Section R4-46-201.01. Application for Designation as a Supervisory Appraiser; Supervision of a Registered Trainee Appraiser

A.      On and after January 1, 2015, an individual who wishes to act as a supervisory appraiser for a registered trainee appraiser shall:

1.        Apply for and obtain designation from the Board as a supervisory appraiser before providing supervision to a registered trainee appraiser;

2.        Have been state certified for at least three years; and

3.        Apply for designation under A.R.S. § 32-3614.02.

B.       To apply for designation as a supervisory appraiser on and after January 1, 2015, a certified appraiser shall submit to the Board:

1.        An application for designation, which is available from the Board office and on its web site;

2.        A statement whether the applicant for designation has been disciplined in any jurisdiction in the last three years in a manner that affects the applicant’s eligibility to engage in appraisal practice and if so, the name of the jurisdiction, date of the discipline, circumstances leading to the discipline, and date when the discipline was com- pleted;

3.        Evidence that the applicant for designation completed a training course that complies with the course content established by the AQB and is specifically oriented to the requirements and responsibilities of supervisory and trainee appraisers;

4.        A signed affirmation that the applicant for designation will comply with the USPAP competency rule for the property type and geographic location in which the super- vision will be provided;

5.        Fingerprints that meet the criteria of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and are taken by a law enforcement agency or other qualified entity. The applicant for desig- nation shall obtain a fingerprint card from the Board and provide the card to the agency or entity that takes the fin- gerprints; and

6.        The amount charged by the Department of Public Safety for processing fingerprints.

C.      Supervision requirements.

1.        A registered trainee appraiser may have more than one designated supervisory appraiser.

2.        A designated supervisory appraiser shall not supervise more than three registered trainee appraisers at any one time.

3.        A registered trainee appraiser shall maintain a separate appraisal log for each designated supervisory appraiser and, at a minimum, include the following in each log for each appraisal:

a.         Type of property,

b.        Date of report,

c.         Address of appraised property,

d.        Description of  work performed by the registered trainee appraiser,

e.         Scope of review and supervision provided by the designated supervisory appraiser,

f.         Number of actual work hours worked by the regis- tered trainee appraiser on the assignment, and

g.        Signature and state certificate number of the desig- nated supervisory appraiser.

4.        A designated supervisory appraiser shall provide to the Board in writing the name and address of each registered trainee appraiser within 10 days of engagement, and notify the Board in writing immediately when the engagement ends.

5.        If a registered trainee appraiser or designated supervisory appraiser fails to comply with the applicable require- ments of this Section:

a.         The registered trainee appraiser or the designated supervisory appraiser may be subject to disciplinary action under A.R.S. § 32-3631(A)(8), and

b.        The registered trainee appraiser shall not receive experience credit for hours logged during the period that the registered trainee appraiser or designated supervisory appraiser failed to comply with the applicable requirements of this Section.

D.      Through December 31, 2014, to act as a supervising appraiser of a trainee appraiser, a certified appraiser whose certificate is in good standing and who has not been disciplined in a manner that affects the certified appraiser’s eligibility to engage in appraisal practice in the last three years may apply for designa- tion under subsection (B) or shall:

1.        Submit to the Board proof that the certified appraiser completed at least four hours of Board-approved continu- ing education regarding the role of a supervising appraiser;

2.        Comply with subsection (C);

3.        Instruct and directly supervise the trainee appraiser; and

4.        Review and sign all final appraisal documents certifying the appraisals comply with USPAP.

Historical Note

Section R4-46-201.01 made by exempt rulemaking at 19

A.A.R. 4023, effective November 21, 2013 (Supp. 13-4).