Section 298-2-004 - APPLICATION004.01Trainee Real Property Appraiser and Supervisory Real Property Appraiser Requirements004.01A Any applicant for the trainee real property appraiser credential must:004.01A.1 Submit an application and required documentation on forms approved by the Board showing compliance by the applicant with all credentialing requirements established by the Act or by this Title;004.01A.2 Pay a non-refundable application fee of $150.00; and004.01A.3 Pay a non-refundable criminal history record check fee of $45.25.004.01B Any application received at the Board's office considered to be incomplete will not be processed, and may be returned to the applicant as incomplete. Any application not considered to be incomplete will be processed.004.01C If the Board's director finds that the applicant meets the general and education requirements in the Act and this Title, the application will be considered a completed application and a credential may be issued to the applicant. If the Board's director finds that the applicant may not meet one or more of the requirements in the Act and this Title, the application shall be placed before the Board for consideration. If the Board finds that the applicant meets the general and education requirements in the Act and this Title, the application will be considered a completed application and a credential may be issued to the applicant.004.01D Upon the approval as a trainee real property appraiser, the applicant will be issued: (1) A letter notifying him or her of his or her status as a Nebraska trainee real property appraiser,(2) A wall certificate on a form approved by the Board, and(3) Instructions to access his or her credentialing card.004.01E The Board may deny an application at any time during the process if the Board finds that the applicant fails to meet the requirements in the Act and/or this Title that pertain to credentialing. Before submitting a new application, the Applicant may be required by the Board to:004.01E.1 Complete additional education; and/or004.01E.2 Not reapply for the trainee real property appraiser classification for an amount of time to be determined by the Board.004.01F If the Board denies an application for any reason excluding the national criminal history record check, the applicant may file a new application, and if so, meet the requirements in place at the time a new application is submitted to the Board.004.01G If the fingerprint-based national criminal history record check result is the basis for denial, the applicant is entitled to a copy of his or her national criminal history record, and an opportunity to dispute the result.004.01G.1 In order to receive a copy of such record, the applicant shall: 004.01G.1a In person, complete a form approved by the Board that relieves the Board from any liability related to the release of the national criminal history record; and004.01G.1b Present a passport, driver's license, or other government-issued identification card with a photograph to be copied by the Board.004.01G.2 If the applicant provides evidence acceptable to the Board that the fingerprint-based national criminal history record check result that was the basis for denial is incorrect, the Board may reconsider the application.004.01H A trainee real property appraiser may request approval for a supervisory real property appraiser at any time after he or she is issued a credential as a trainee real property appraiser by the Board provided the credential is current and active. The trainee real property appraiser is not required to submit an additional application for approval as a trainee real property appraiser, or pay any additional fees. Each request made by a trainee real property appraiser for approval of a supervisory real property appraiser will be submitted to the Board on a form approved by the Board.004.01I Any applicant for approval as a supervisory real property appraiser must apply his or her signature on the application submitted by a trainee real property appraiser showing compliance by the applicant with all supervisory real property appraiser requirements established by the Act or by this Title. Along with the application, the trainee real property appraiser must submit any documentation required for supervisory real property appraiser approval.004.01J Any application for approval as a supervisory real property appraiser received at the Board's office considered to be incomplete will not be processed, and may be returned to the trainee real property appraiser as incomplete. Any application for approval as a supervisory real property appraiser not considered to be incomplete will be processed.004.01K If the Board's director finds that the applicant meets the requirements in the Act and this Title, and the certified real property appraiser is in good standing, the application will be considered a completed application and the applicant may be approved as a supervisory real property appraiser. If the Board's director finds that the applicant may not meet one or more of the requirements in the Act and this Title, the application shall be placed before the Board for consideration. If the Board finds that the applicant meets the requirements in the Act and this Title, and the certified real property appraiser is in good standing, the application will be considered a completed application and the applicant may be approved as a supervisory real property appraiser.004.01L Upon approval of a supervisory real property appraiser, the supervisory real property appraiser and the trainee real property appraiser will each be issued a letter notifying them of the supervisory real property appraiser's approval.004.01M The Board may deny an application for approval as a supervisory real property appraiser at any time during the process if the Board finds that the supervisory real property appraiser applicant, or the trainee real property appraiser, fails to meet the requirements in the Act and/or this Title that pertain to approval as a trainee real property appraiser and/or approval as a supervisory real property appraiser. Before submitting a new application, the supervisory real property appraiser applicant and/or the trainee real property appraiser may be required by the Board to:004.01M.1 Complete additional education; and/or004.01M.2 Not reapply for the trainee real property appraiser classification, and/or approval as a supervisory real property appraiser, for an amount of time to be determined by the Board.004.01N If the Board denies an application for approval as a supervisory real property appraiser, the trainee real property appraiser may file a new application for the supervisory real property appraiser applicant. The supervisory real property appraiser applicant must meet the requirements pertaining to approval as a supervisory real property appraiser in place at the time a new application is submitted to the Board.004.01O If disciplinary action is taken against a supervisory real property appraiser by the Board, or any other appraiser regulatory agency in any other jurisdiction, the supervisory real property appraiser's approval will be revoked as of the date of action by the Board or other jurisdiction.004.01P Any certified real property appraiser that has been approved by the Board as a supervisory real property appraiser, and is currently acting in a supervisory capacity for one or more trainee real property appraisers, may use the title supervisory real property appraiser or designation "S.A." in conjunction with his or her name.004.02Licensed Residential, Certified Residential, and Certified General Real Property Appraiser Credentialing004.02A Any applicant for the licensed residential, certified residential, or certified general real property appraiser credential must:004.02A.1 Submit an application and required documentation for the appropriate classification on forms approved by the Board showing compliance by the applicant with all credentialing requirements established by the Act or by this Title;004.02A.2 Pay a non-refundable application fee of $150.00; and004.02A.3 Pay a non-refundable criminal history record check fee of $45.25.004.02B Any application received at the Board's office considered to be incomplete will not be processed, and may be returned to the applicant as incomplete. Any application not considered to be incomplete will be processed.004.02C If the Board's director finds that the applicant meets the general, education, and experience requirements in the Act and this Title, the applicant may be approved to sit for the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination. If the Board's director finds that the applicant may not meet one or more of the requirements in the Act and this Title, the application shall be placed before the Board for consideration. If the Board finds that the applicant meets the requirements in the Act and this Title, the applicant may be approved to sit for the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination.004.02D If an official copy of the test results is provided within twelve months from the date the applicant was approved sit for examination showing that he or she has successfully passed the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination, the application will be considered a completed application and the applicant is approved for issuance of a credential as a licensed residential, certified residential, or certified general real property appraiser.004.02E Within thirty days of approval that the applicant may be issued a credential as a licensed residential, certified residential, or certified general real property appraiser, an applicant shall pay a non-refundable credentialing fee of $300.00 before the applicant is authorized to act as a real property appraiser within the applied for classification in this State.004.02F Within thirty days of approval that the applicant may be issued a credential as a licensed residential, certified residential, or certified general real property appraiser, an applicant that does not hold a current licensed residential, certified residential, or certified general real property appraiser credential issued by the Board shall pay an annual Appraiser Registry fee of $40.00 before the applicant is authorized to act as a real property appraiser in this State.004.02G If an applicant fails to provide the required fees as specified in Section 004.02E and Section 004.02F of this Chapter, the application will be placed before the Board for reconsideration.004.02H Upon receipt of the required fees at the Board's office, the applicant will be issued:(1) A letter notifying him or her of his or her status as a Nebraska real property appraiser, and that his or her credential will be entered into the Appraisal Subcommittee's Appraiser Registry,(2) A wall certificate on a form approved by the Board, and(3) Instructions to access his or her credentialing card.004.02I The Board may deny an application at any time during the process if the applicant fails to meet the requirements in the Act and/or this Title that pertain to credentialing. Before submitting a new application, the applicant may be required by the Board to: 004.02I.1 Complete additional education;004.02I.2 Obtain additional real property appraisal practice experience; and/or004.02I.3 Not reapply for the same classification of credentialing for an amount of time to be determined by the Board.004.02J If the Board denies an application for any reason excluding the national criminal history record check, the applicant may file a new application, and if so, meet the requirements in place at the time a new application is submitted to the Board. If a new application for credentialing in the same classification is received within one year of the Board's denial of a previous application by the applicant, and one or more reports were reviewed for conformity with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice by a qualified disinterested third party certified real property appraiser to assist the Board with evaluation of the applicant's experience for that previous application, the applicant shall pay any cost(s) associated with any report(s) reviewed in accordance with Section 002 of this Chapter.004.02K If the fingerprint-based national criminal history record check result is the basis for denial, the applicant is entitled to a copy of his or her national criminal history record, and an opportunity to dispute the result.004.02K.1 In order to receive a copy of such record, the applicant shall: 004.02K.1a In person, complete a form approved by the Board that relieves the Board from any liability related to the release of the national criminal history record; and004.02K.1b Present a passport, driver's license, or other government-issued identification card with a photograph to be copied by the Board.004.02K.2 If the applicant provides evidence acceptable to the Board that the fingerprint-based national criminal history record check result that was the basis for denial is incorrect, the Board may reconsider the application.298 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 004
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