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The terms of Board members shall be four years.\n\t\t\tThe appointment of appraiser members may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by Virginia affiliates of professional appraisal organizations that are members of the Appraisal Foundation. The appointment of the bank or savings institution member may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by the Virginia Bankers Association and the Virginia Association of Community Banks. The appointment of the appraisal management company member may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by the Virginia Bankers Association. Nominations for appointments to regular terms shall be submitted to the Governor on or before June 1 of each year. The Governor may notify the above organizations of any vacancy other than by expiration and like nominations may be made for the filling of the vacancy. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding § 54.1-200, all members of the Board, including the citizen members, shall be eligible to participate in all matters, including decisions regarding the examination of applicants for licensure and decisions regarding the professional competence of licensees.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from its membership, provided that the chairman shall be an appraiser member.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall meet at least once each year, and additional meetings may be called by the chairman or, if the chairman is incapacitated, by the vice-chairman, as deemed necessary.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings.B\n\nAs soon as practicable, the Board shall determine the anticipated availability of licensed and certified appraisers to perform appraisals in Virginia. If, at any time, the Board determines that there is, or will be, a scarcity of certified general real estate appraisers, certified residential real estate appraisers, or licensed residential real estate appraisers to perform appraisals in connection with federally related transactions in any part of Virginia that leads, or will lead, to significant delays in the performance of such appraisals, the Board, subject to federal approval, shall extend the effective date of the licensing requirements of this chapter to the extent permitted under any temporary waiver granted under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended (12 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223980,"text":"The Real Estate Appraiser Board shall be composed of 10 members as follows: (i) six members shall be licensed as real estate appraisers, provided that, at all times, at least two of the appraiser members on the Board shall be certified general real estate appraisers and one shall be a certified residential real estate appraiser, and provided further, that all six appraiser members have been licensed for a period of at least five years prior to their appointment; (ii) one member shall be an officer or employee familiar with mortgage lending of a financial institution as defined in § 6.2-100 or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof; (iii) one member shall be an officer or employee of an appraisal management company; and (iv) two members shall be citizen members. The terms of Board members shall be four years.\n\t\t\tThe appointment of appraiser members may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by Virginia affiliates of professional appraisal organizations that are members of the Appraisal Foundation. The appointment of the bank or savings institution member may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by the Virginia Bankers Association and the Virginia Association of Community Banks. The appointment of the appraisal management company member may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by the Virginia Bankers Association. Nominations for appointments to regular terms shall be submitted to the Governor on or before June 1 of each year. The Governor may notify the above organizations of any vacancy other than by expiration and like nominations may be made for the filling of the vacancy. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding § 54.1-200, all members of the Board, including the citizen members, shall be eligible to participate in all matters, including decisions regarding the examination of applicants for licensure and decisions regarding the professional competence of licensees.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from its membership, provided that the chairman shall be an appraiser member.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall meet at least once each year, and additional meetings may be called by the chairman or, if the chairman is incapacitated, by the vice-chairman, as deemed necessary.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":223981,"text":"As soon as practicable, the Board shall determine the anticipated availability of licensed and certified appraisers to perform appraisals in Virginia. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 459 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 68; in 1999, chapters 208<\/a> and 505<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 91<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 405<\/a> and 522<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74681,"section_number":"54.1-200","catch_line":"Composition of regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-200\/"},{"id":80540,"section_number":"6.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239841,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61302,"identifier":"54.1-2012","token":"54.1\/II\/20.1\/54.1-2012","url":"\/54.1-2012\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2012\/","token":"54.1\/II\/20.1\/54.1-2012","dublin_core":{"Title":"Real Estate Appraiser Board; membership; chairman; meetings; seal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2012","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Real Estate Appraiser Board<\/span> shall be composed of 10 members as follows: (i) six members shall be licensed as real estate appraisers, provided that, at all times, at least two of the appraiser members on the Board<\/span> shall be certified general real estate appraisers<\/span> and one shall be a certified residential real estate appraiser<\/span>, and provided further, that all six appraiser members have been licensed for a period of at least five years prior to their appointment; (ii) one member shall be an officer or employee familiar with mortgage lending of a financial institution as defined in § 6.2-100<\/a> or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof; (iii) one member shall be an officer or employee of an appraisal<\/span> management company; and (iv) two members shall be citizen members. The terms of Board<\/span> members shall be four years.\n\t\t\tThe appointment of appraiser members may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by Virginia affiliates of professional appraisal<\/span> organizations that are members of the Appraisal<\/span> Foundation. The appointment of the bank or savings institution member may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by the Virginia Bankers Association and the Virginia Association of Community Banks. The appointment of the appraisal<\/span> management company member may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by the Virginia Bankers Association. Nominations for appointments to regular terms shall be submitted to the Governor on or before June 1 of each year. The Governor may notify the above organizations of any vacancy other than by expiration and like nominations may be made for the filling of the vacancy. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding § 54.1-200<\/a>, all members of the Board<\/span>, including the citizen members, shall be eligible to participate in all matters, including decisions regarding the examination of applicants for licensure and decisions regarding the professional competence of licensees.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from its membership, provided that the chairman shall be an appraiser member.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall meet at least once each year, and additional meetings may be called by the chairman or, if the chairman is incapacitated, by the vice-chairman, as deemed necessary.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> As soon as practicable, the Board<\/span> shall determine the anticipated availability of licensed and certified appraisers to perform appraisals<\/span> in Virginia. If, at any time, the Board<\/span> determines that there is, or will be, a scarcity of certified general real estate appraisers<\/span>, certified residential real estate appraisers<\/span>, or licensed residential real estate appraisers<\/span> to perform appraisals<\/span> in connection with federally related transactions<\/span> in any part of Virginia that leads, or will lead, to significant delays in the performance of such appraisals<\/span>, the Board<\/span>, subject to federal approval, shall extend the effective date of the licensing requirements of this chapter to the extent permitted under any temporary waiver<\/span> granted under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended (12 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; CHAIRMAN; MEETINGS; SEAL (\u00a7 54.1-2012)\n\nA. The Real Estate Appraiser Board shall be composed of 10 members as follows:\n(i) six members shall be licensed as real estate appraisers, provided that, at\nall times, at least two of the appraiser members on the Board shall be certified\ngeneral real estate appraisers and one shall be a certified residential real\nestate appraiser, and provided further, that all six appraiser members have been\nlicensed for a period of at least five years prior to their appointment; (ii)\none member shall be an officer or employee familiar with mortgage lending of a\nfinancial institution as defined in § 6.2-100 or an affiliate or subsidiary\nthereof; (iii) one member shall be an officer or employee of an appraisal\nmanagement company; and (iv) two members shall be citizen members. The terms of\nBoard members shall be four years.\n\t\t\tThe appointment of appraiser members may be made from lists of at least three\nnames each, submitted by Virginia affiliates of professional appraisal\norganizations that are members of the Appraisal Foundation. The appointment of\nthe bank or savings institution member may be made from lists of at least three\nnames each, submitted by the Virginia Bankers Association and the Virginia\nAssociation of Community Banks. The appointment of the appraisal management\ncompany member may be made from lists of at least three names each, submitted by\nthe Virginia Bankers Association. Nominations for appointments to regular terms\nshall be submitted to the Governor on or before June 1 of each year. The\nGovernor may notify the above organizations of any vacancy other than by\nexpiration and like nominations may be made for the filling of the vacancy. In\nno case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the\nnominees.\n\t\t\tNotwithstanding § 54.1-200, all members of the Board, including the\ncitizen members, shall be eligible to participate in all matters, including\ndecisions regarding the examination of applicants for licensure and decisions\nregarding the professional competence of licensees.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from its membership,\nprovided that the chairman shall be an appraiser member.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall meet at least once each year, and additional meetings may be\ncalled by the chairman or, if the chairman is incapacitated, by the\nvice-chairman, as deemed necessary.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings.\n\nB. As soon as practicable, the Board shall determine the anticipated\navailability of licensed and certified appraisers to perform appraisals in\nVirginia. If, at any time, the Board determines that there is, or will be, a\nscarcity of certified general real estate appraisers, certified residential real\nestate appraisers, or licensed residential real estate appraisers to perform\nappraisals in connection with federally related transactions in any part of\nVirginia that leads, or will lead, to significant delays in the performance of\nsuch appraisals, the Board, subject to federal approval, shall extend the\neffective date of the licensing requirements of this chapter to the extent\npermitted under any temporary waiver granted under the Financial Institutions\nReform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended (12 U.S.C. § 3301\net seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 459; 1992, c. 68; 1999, cc. 208, 505; 2010, c. 91; 2012, cc.\n405, 522.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}