Section 308-125-070. Experience requirements.

(1) A minimum of two years (twenty-four months) full-time experience within five years of application is required for the state licensed and certified residential appraiser. Certified general applicants must accumulate three thousand hours within a minimum of thirty months and a maximum of seven years. However, no more than one thousand five hundred hours may be credited in any consecutive twelve months for any of the licensing categories.

(2) Any work product claimed for experience credit dated January 1, 1990, and later shall conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice in effect at the time the appraisal is completed.

(a) Reports shall be in writing.

(b) An appraisal work file must be available to the director to substantiate work performed.

(c) Appraisal experience must have been performed as a licensed or certified appraiser or a registered trainee to qualify.

(3) A registered trainee may gain experience under the supervision of no more than six supervisory appraisers during his/her trainee period.

(4) The department may request appraiser work files to verify, confirm, or compare entries made on the experience log. Failure to provide work files to the department upon its request may disqualify the reports as qualifying experience.

(5) An applicant for certification or license shall certify, under penalty of perjury, the completion of the required experience.

(6) Appraisal work qualifying for appraisal experience includes, but is not limited to, the following: Fee and staff appraisal, ad valorem tax appraisal, appraisal review, appraisal analysis, appraisal consulting, highest and best use analysis, feasibility analysis/study.

(7) The department may require a supervisory appraiser to certify, under penalty of perjury, the applicant's work experience.

(8) The department may request written reports or work files to verify an applicant's experience.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030 (1) and (15). WSR 16-02-008, § 308-125-070, filed 12/28/15, effective 1/28/16; WSR 13-17-002, § 308-125-070, filed 8/7/13, effective 9/7/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030 (1), (7), (8), and (15). WSR 06-06-069, § 308-125-070, filed 2/28/06, effective 4/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030(1). WSR 97-02-004, § 308-125-070, filed 12/20/96, effective 1/20/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030(1) and 18.140.090. WSR 95-17-078, § 308-125-070, filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030(1). WSR 93-17-020, § 308-125-070, filed 8/10/93, effective 9/10/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030 (1)(14) and chapter 18.40 RCW. WSR 92-18-018, § 308-125-070, filed 8/24/92, effective 9/24/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030. WSR 91-04-074, § 308-125-070, filed 2/5/91, effective 3/8/91.]

RCW 18.140.030 (1) and (15). WSR 16-02-008, § 308-125-070, filed 12/28/15, effective 1/28/16; WSR 13-17-002, § 308-125-070, filed 8/7/13, effective 9/7/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030 (1), (7), (8), and (15). WSR 06-06-069, § 308-125-070, filed 2/28/06, effective 4/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030(1). WSR 97-02-004, § 308-125-070, filed 12/20/96, effective 1/20/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030(1) and 18.140.090. WSR 95-17-078, § 308-125-070, filed 8/21/95, effective 9/21/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030(1). WSR 93-17-020, § 308-125-070, filed 8/10/93, effective 9/10/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030 (1)(14) and chapter 18.40 RCW. WSR 92-18-018, § 308-125-070, filed 8/24/92, effective 9/24/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030. WSR 91-04-074, § 308-125-070, filed 2/5/91, effective 3/8/91.