# Title 101 — Real Estate Appraiser Qualifications and Ethics Board

## Article 101-02 — Appraiser Apprentice, Licensure, and Certification

## Chapter 101-02-02 — Definitions, Criteria, and Qualifications

### § 101-02-02-01. Statutory definitions.

Unless otherwise defined, or made inappropriate by context, all terms defined in North Dakota
Century Code chapter 43-23.3 have the same meanings in this chapter.
History: Effective October 1, 1992.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-03
### § 101-02-02-02. Appraiser permit definitions, criteria, and qualifications.

To apply for and maintain any appraiser permit an individual must meet all of the following
requirements:
1. Be at least eighteen years of age.
2. Have a high school education or its equivalent.
3. Possess good character.
4. All applicants for permits of apprentice appraiser, licensed appraiser, certified residential
appraiser, and certified general appraiser agree to follow the uniform standards of professional
appraisal practice and must satisfy the qualification requirements listed in chapter 101-02-02.
History: Effective October 1, 1992; amended effective October 1, 1998; January 1, 2008; July 1, 2019.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-08, 43-23.3-18
### § 101-02-02-03. Apprentice appraiser.

1. Permit. An apprentice appraiser permit must be issued to an individual who successfully
meets all of the requirements for such a permit. An apprentice is the equivalent to a trainee
under the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and Interpretation of the Criteria",
appraiser qualifications board, appraisal foundation.
Education, experience, and examination requirements for apprentice are all set by the
appraisal foundation, appraiser qualifications board. The board adopts these as its
requirements for apprentices. These requirements may be found in the "Real Property
Appraiser Qualification Criteria and Interpretation of the Criteria, Effective May 1, 2018",
appraiser qualifications board, appraisal foundation.
2. Scope of practice. The apprentice appraiser shall assist a certified appraiser in appraisal
work, provided the certified appraiser accepts full responsibility for the appraisal performed.
The scope of practice for the apprentice appraiser is the appraisal of those properties that the

supervising appraiser is permitted and qualified to appraise. The apprentice appraiser shall be
subject to the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.
3. Examination. An applicant for an apprentice permit shall pass an open-book examination
covering North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative Code
title 101.
4. Education. An applicant for the apprentice appraiser permit shall meet all of the education
requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation. These
requirements may be found in the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and
Interpretation of the Criteria, Effective May 1, 2018", appraiser qualifications board, appraisal
foundation.
In addition to the requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal
foundation, an applicant for the apprentice appraiser permit must be familiar with North
Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative Code title 101.
5. Apprentice appraiser responsibilities. Prior to issuance of an apprentice appraiser permit
the applicant for the apprentice level is required to register the name, office, and address of
each supervising appraiser with the board on a form prescribed by the board. Registration of a
supervising appraiser is effective the day the registration forms from both the supervising
appraiser and apprentice appraiser are received and approved. These forms can be obtained
by contacting the board office.
The apprentice and supervising appraiser shall notify the board in writing within ten days of
terminating supervision.
6. Supervisor responsibilities. A supervising appraiser must meet the requirements set by the
appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation. These requirements may be found
in the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and Interpretation of the Criteria,
Effective May 1, 2018", appraiser qualifications board, appraisal foundation.
A certified appraiser who wishes to supervise an apprentice must register with the board on a
form prescribed by the board. Registration of a supervising appraiser is effective the day the
registration forms from both the supervising appraiser and from the apprentice appraiser are
received and approved. These forms can be obtained by contacting the board office.
a. The apprentice and supervising appraiser shall notify the board in writing within ten days
of terminating supervision.
b. The supervising appraiser must either have or must complete an open-book examination
covering North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative
Code title 101.
History: Effective October 1, 1992; amended effective October 1, 1998; February 1, 2003; January 1,
2008; July 1, 2012; January 1, 2015; July 1, 2019; October 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-03, 43-23.3-06, 43-23.3-08, 43-23.3-09, 43-23.3-17, 43-23.3-18
### § 101-02-02-04. Transitionally licensed real property appraiser.

Repealed effective October 1, 1998.

### § 101-02-02-05. Licensed appraiser.

1. Permit. A licensed appraiser permit must be issued to an individual who successfully meets all
of the requirements for such a permit.
Education, experience, and examination requirements for licensure are all set by the appraiser
qualifications board. The board adopts these as its requirements for licensure. These
requirements may be found in the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and
Interpretation of the Criteria, Effective May 1, 2018", appraiser qualifications board, appraisal
foundation.
2. Scope of practice. The licensed appraiser is allowed to appraise noncomplex, one-to-four
family residential properties that have a transaction value of up to one million dollars and
complex one-to-four family residential properties that have a transaction value of up to two
hundred fifty thousand dollars. In addition, a licensed appraiser is allowed to appraise
noncomplex, nonresidential properties, that have a transaction value of up to two hundred fifty
thousand dollars. The licensed appraiser is bound by the competency provisions of the
uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.
3. Education. An applicant for a licensed appraiser permit shall meet all of the following
education requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation.
These requirements may be found in the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and
Interpretation of the Criteria, Effective May 1, 2018", appraiser qualifications board, appraisal
foundation.
In addition to the requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal
foundation, an applicant for a licensed appraiser permit must be familiar with North Dakota
Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative Code title 101.
4. Experience. The applicant for licensure must submit a log from which a selection of reports
will be reviewed. The reports must meet the current uniform standards of professional
appraisal practice as of the effective date of the appraisal and must reflect that the applicant
has an acceptable level of competency and understanding of the principles, practices, and
procedures consistent with the body of knowledge for the licensed level.
a. Adequate experience will be determined by the actual hours spent on an assignment,
subject to a maximum established by the board.
(1) Maximum hours are based on the types of appraisals performed and the types of
properties appraised.
(2) The number of allowable hours assigned for each appraisal type are assigned by
the board as detailed in the following table:
Licensed and Certified Residential
Review
Review Appraisals
Appraisals (With (Without Field
Type of Property Full Field Review and Review and Condemnation
Appraised Appraisals Separate Report) Separate Report) Appraisals
Single family 8 4 2 12
Multifamily (two to 16 8 3 24
four units)
Vacant lot (one to 4 2 1 6
four units)
Farm (homestead 16 8 3 24

Licensed and Certified Residential
- less than one
hundred acres)
Certified General
Review
Review Appraisals
Appraisals (With (Without Field
Type of Property Full Field Review and Review and Condemnation
Appraised Appraisals Separate Report) Separate Report) Appraisals
Land point value 24 12 5 36
may be doubled if
all three
approaches to
value are used
Residential 48 24 10 72
multifamily (five to
twelve units)
Residential 64 32 13 96
multifamily (add
sixteen hours for
proposed project)
Commercial - 48 24 10 72
Single tenant
Commercial - 80 40 32 120
Multitenant (add
twenty-four hours
for proposed
project)
Industrial or 64 32 13 96
institutional
(3) The board may grant exceptions for good cause.
b. After accumulating a minimum of fifty percent of the required appraisal experience, an
applicant for licensure may voluntarily submit work product to the board to be reviewed
by a board reviewer for educational purposes only. One report may be submitted for
review. The board will not initiate a complaint for violations identified in this review.
If the board determines the reviewed report meets the minimum requirements set forth in
the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and the applicant has an
acceptable level of competency and understanding of the principles, practices, and
procedures consistent with the body of knowledge for the licensed level, the board may
allow the applicant to use the educational review as part of the application process for
licensure.
History: Effective October 1, 1992; amended effective January 1, 1995; October 1, 1998; February 1,
2003; January 1, 2008; July 1, 2012; January 1, 2015; July 1, 2019.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03, 43-23.3-09
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-03, 43-23.3-06, 43-23.3-07, 43-23.3-08, 43-23.3-09, 43-23.3-17,
43-23.3-18

### § 101-02-02-05.1. Certified residential appraiser.

1. Permit. A certified residential appraiser permit must be issued to an individual who
successfully meets all of the requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the
appraisal foundation for such a permit.
Education, experience, and examination requirements for certified residential are all set by the
appraiser qualifications board. The board adopts these as its requirements for certified
residential. These requirements may be found in the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification
Criteria and Interpretation of the Criteria, Effective May 1, 2018", appraiser qualifications
board, appraisal foundation.
2. Scope of practice. The certified residential appraiser may appraise one-family to four-family
family residential properties without regard to value or complexity. In addition, a certified
residential appraiser may appraise noncomplex, nonresidential properties, that have a
transaction value of up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The certified residential appraiser
is bound by the competency provision of the uniform standards of professional appraisal
practice.
3. Education. An applicant for a certified residential appraiser permit shall meet all of the
education requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation.
These requirements may be found in the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and
Interpretation of the Criteria, Effective May 1, 2018", appraiser qualifications board, appraisal
foundation.
In addition to the requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal
foundation, an applicant for a certified residential appraiser permit must be familiar with North
Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative Code title 101.
4. Experience. The applicant for certified residential appraiser must submit a log from which a
selection of reports will be reviewed. Collectively the reports must include and demonstrate
competence and a working knowledge of all three approaches to value. The reports submitted
must meet the current uniform standards of professional appraisal practice as of the effective
date of the appraisal and must reflect that the applicant has an acceptable level of
competency and understanding of the principles, practices, and procedures consistent with
the body of knowledge for the certified residential level.
a. Adequate experience will be determined by the actual hours spent on an assignment,
subject to a maximum established by the board.
(1) Maximum hours awarded are based on the types of appraisals performed and the
types of properties appraised.
(2) The number of allowable hours assigned for each appraisal type are assigned by
the board and referenced in paragraph 2 of subsection a of subsection 4 of section
101-02-02-05.
b. After accumulating a minimum of fifty percent of the required appraisal experience, an
applicant for certified residential may voluntarily submit work product to the board to be
reviewed by a board reviewer for educational purposes only. One report may be
submitted for review. The board will not initiate a complaint for violations identified in this
review.
If the board determines the reviewed report meets the minimum requirements set forth in
the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and the applicant has an
acceptable level of competency and understanding of the principles, practices, and
procedures consistent with the body of knowledge for the certified residential level, the

board may allow the applicant to use the educational review as part of the application
process for certified residential.
History: Effective January 1, 2008; amended effective July 1, 2012; January 1, 2015; July 1, 2019.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-03, 43-23.3-06, 43-23.3-07, 43-23.3-08, 43.23.3-09, 43-23.3-17,
43-23.3-18
### § 101-02-02-06. Certified general appraiser.

1. Permit. A certified general appraiser permit must be issued to an individual who successfully
meets all of the requirements for such a permit.
Education, experience, and examination requirements for certified general are all set by the
appraiser qualifications board. The board adopts these as its requirements for certified
general. These requirements may be found in the "Real Property Appraiser Qualification
Criteria and Interpretation of the Criteria, Effective May 1, 2018", appraiser qualifications
board, appraisal foundation.
2. Scope of practice. The certified general appraiser may appraise all types of properties. The
certified general appraiser is bound by the competency provision of the uniform standards of
professional appraisal practice.
3. Education. An applicant for a certified general appraiser permit shall meet all of the education
requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation.
In addition to the requirements set by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal
foundation, an applicant for a certified general appraiser permit must be familiar with North
Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative Code title 101.
4. Experience. The applicant for certification must submit a log from which a selection of reports
will be reviewed. Collectively the reports must include and demonstrate competence and a
working knowledge of all three approaches to value. The reports submitted must meet the
current uniform standards of professional appraisal practice as of the effective date of the
appraisal and must reflect that the applicant has an acceptable level of competency and
understanding of the principles, practices, and procedures consistent with the body of
knowledge for the certified general level.
a. Adequate experience will be determined by the actual hours spent on an assignment,
subject to a maximum established by the board.
(1) Maximum hours awarded are based on the types of appraisals performed and the
types of properties appraised.
(2) The number of allowable hours assigned for each appraisal type are assigned by
the board and referenced in paragraph 2 of subdivision a of subsection 4 of section
101-02-02-05.
b. After accumulating a minimum of fifty percent of the required appraisal experience, an
applicant for certified general may voluntarily submit work product to the board to be
reviewed by a board reviewer for educational purposes only. One report may be
submitted for review during the experience portion of the certification process. The board
will not initiate a complaint for violations identified in this review.
If the board determines the reviewed report meets the minimum requirements set forth in
the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and the applicant has an
acceptable level of competency and understanding of the principles, practices, and

procedures consistent with the body of knowledge for the certified general level, the
board may allow the applicant to use the educational review as part of the application
process for certified general.
History: Effective October 1, 1992; amended effective January 1, 1995; October 1, 1998; February 1,
2003; January 1, 2008; July 1, 2012; January 1, 2015; July 1, 2019.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03, 43-23.3-09
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-03, 43-23.3-06, 43-23.3-07, 43-23.3-08, 43-23.3-09, 43-23.3-17,
43-23.3-18
### § 101-02-02-07. Inactive status.

1. A licensed or certified appraiser may be assigned to inactive status upon written request.
2. A licensed or certified appraiser on inactive status may not directly or indirectly engage in,
advertise, conduct the business of, or act in any capacity as a licensed or certified appraiser.
3. A licensed or certified appraiser on inactive status must renew a permit as required by North
Dakota Century Code section 43-23.3-12 and section 101-02-04-01, except a licensed or
certified appraiser on inactive status is not required to complete the continuing education
required by North Dakota Century Code sections 43-23.3-12 and 43-23.3-19 and North
Dakota Administrative Code section 101-04-01-01.
4. A licensed or certified appraiser on inactive status may be removed from inactive status upon
written request and proof of completion of all the continuing education that would have been
required if the licensed or certified appraiser was not on inactive status, including the most
recent edition of the seven-hour national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice
update course or its equivalent.
History: Effective October 1, 1992; amended effective January 1, 2008; July 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03, 43-23.3-12
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-12, 43-23.3-19, 43-23.3-20
