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§3396. Applications
A. Applications for examination, experience review, registration, licensure, and
renewal shall be made on a form prescribed and in a manner required by the board.
B. Appropriate fees, as set forth in R.S. 37:3407, shall accompany all applications
for examination, experience review, and license renewal.
C. Each applicant shall sign a pledge to comply with the standards set forth in this
Chapter and shall state that he or she understands the types of misconduct for which
disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against a state licensed real estate appraiser.
D.
(1)Licenses shall be granted only to persons who have satisfied the minimum
education, examination, and experience requirements mandated by the Appraiser
Qualifications Board (AQB) of the Appraisal Foundation and
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§3396. Applications
A. Applications for examination, experience review, registration, licensure, and
renewal shall be made on a form prescribed and in a manner required by the board.
B. Appropriate fees, as set forth in R.S. 37:3407, shall accompany all applications
for examination, experience review, and license renewal.
C. Each applicant shall sign a pledge to comply with the standards set forth in this
Chapter and shall state that he or she understands the types of misconduct for which
disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against a state licensed real estate appraiser.
D.(1) Licenses shall be granted only to persons who have satisfied the minimum
education, examination, and experience requirements mandated by the Appraiser
Qualifications Board (AQB) of the Appraisal Foundation and published in the most current
version of the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, including any subsequent
amendments and regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(2) All applicants for a real estate appraiser license shall undergo a background
screening as mandated by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) of the Appraisal
Foundation and prescribed by the board.
(3) When an applicant has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining
money under false pretense, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or theft or has been
convicted of a felony that the board finds is directly related to the practice of real estate
appraisal pursuant to R.S. 37:2950, the conviction itself may be sufficient grounds for refusal
to issue a license.
(4) When an applicant has made a false statement of material fact on his application,
such false statement may in itself be sufficient grounds for refusal to issue a license.
E. Suspension or revocation or grounds for suspension or revocation of a real estate
appraiser license, or its equivalent, or a real estate salesperson or broker license in any
jurisdiction may be grounds for refusal to issue a real estate appraiser license.
F.(1) A real estate appraiser whose license has been revoked as a result of
disciplinary action in any jurisdiction shall not be eligible to apply for a Louisiana real estate
appraiser license for at least five years following the date on which the license, or its
equivalent, was revoked.
(2) An applicant whose license has been revoked shall meet all requirements of an
initial applicant and shall present evidence of completion of continuing education for each
renewal period, or portion thereof, following the date on which the license was revoked.
Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1991, No. 412, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995,
No. 690, §2; Acts 2001, No. 888, §1; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1; Acts 2014, No. 213, §1; Acts
2022, No. 547, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 644, §1.