# Title 101 — Real Estate Appraiser Qualifications and Ethics Board

## Article 101-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 101-01-01 — Organization of the Board

### § 101-01-01-01. Organization and history of the board.

1. History and functions. The 1991 legislative assembly passed real estate appraiser
legislation codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3. This legislation requires
the governor to appoint a board identified as the North Dakota real estate appraiser
qualifications and ethics board. The board is responsible for licensing and certifying applicants
based on specific minimum requirements. The board must specifically define the minimum
levels of experience, education, and testing which an applicant must meet prior to being an
apprentice, licensed, or certified. The appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal
foundation has identified the minimum requirements for apprentices and licensed and certified
appraisers needed to meet the requirements of the federal law, and the board adopts those
minimums as its requirements. The board must issue permits to qualified apprentices and
licensed and certified applicants, maintain a registry of names and addresses of apprenticed,
licensed, and certified permittees, discipline permittees when necessary, hold meetings,
hearings, and examinations in places and at times as it designates, maintain records of board
activities, and adopt rules necessary to comply with federal and state laws.
The 2017 legislative assembly passed appraisal management legislation codified as North
Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.5, giving the board the responsibility to register appraisal
management companies.
2. Board membership. The board consists of five members appointed by the governor. One
member must represent the public, one member must represent the financial industry, and
three members must be qualified real estate appraisers, with at least two appraisers being
certified appraisers. One of the appraiser members must be experienced in the appraisal of
agricultural property. Board members serve five year terms, with one term expiring each year.
3. Administration - Executive director. The board may contract for services necessary to carry
out requirements imposed by state and federal law. This could include administrative affiliation
with existing entities or contracting with independent individuals or entities. The executive
director must be appointed by the board and is responsible for administering the activities of
the board and providing other duties and services as authorized by the board.
4. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the board may be addressed to the executive director at:
North Dakota Real Estate Appraiser Board
P.O. Box 1336
Bismarck, ND 58502-1336
www.ndappraiserboard.org
History: Effective October 1, 1992; amended effective July 1, 2019.
General Authority: NDCC 43-23.3-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-23.3-07
