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The Board may do all things necessary and convenient for carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 20.2 (\u00a7 54.1-2020 et seq.), and all things required or expected of a state appraiser certifying and licensing agency under Title 11 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. \u00a7 3331 et seq.). The Board shall promulgate necessary regulations.\n\t\tThe Board shall include in its regulations educational and experience requirements as conditions for licensure, provisions for the supervision of appraiser practices, provisions for the enforcement of standards of professional appraiser practice, and provisions for the disposition of referrals of improper appraiser conduct from any person or any federal agency or instrumentality. This paragraph shall not be construed to limit the powers and authority of the Board.\n\t\tThe Board may set different education and experience requirements for licensed residential real estate appraisers, certified residential real estate appraisers, and certified general real estate appraisers. All applicants for licensure under this chapter shall meet applicable educational and experience requirements prior to licensure.\n\t\tApplicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser or a certified general real estate appraiser shall successfully complete an examination administered or approved by the Board prior to licensure. The Board may set different examination requirements for certified residential real estate appraisers and certified general real estate appraisers. 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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 1993, chapter 539; in 2010, chapter 91<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 210<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68635,"section_number":"54.1-2013.2","catch_line":"Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Program experience accepted","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2013.2\/"},{"id":76719,"section_number":"58.1-512","catch_line":"Land preservation tax credits for individuals and corporations","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-512\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74681,"section_number":"54.1-200","catch_line":"Composition of regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-200\/"},{"id":80792,"section_number":"54.1-2020","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2020\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239845,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56882,"identifier":"54.1-2013","token":"54.1\/II\/20.1\/54.1-2013","url":"\/54.1-2013\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2013\/","token":"54.1\/II\/20.1\/54.1-2013","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers of Real Estate Appraiser Board; regulations; educational requirements for licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2013","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall have all of the powers of a regulatory board<\/span> under Chapter 2 (\u00a7 54.1-200<\/a> et seq.). The Board<\/span> may do all things necessary and convenient for carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 20.2 (\u00a7 54.1-2020<\/a> et seq.), and all things required or expected of a state appraiser certifying and licensing agency under Title 11 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. \u00a7 3331 et seq.). The Board<\/span> shall promulgate necessary regulations<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall include in its regulations<\/span> educational and experience requirements as conditions for licensure, provisions for the supervision of appraiser practices, provisions for the enforcement of standards of professional appraiser practice, and provisions for the disposition<\/span> of referrals of improper appraiser conduct from any person or any federal agency or instrumentality. This paragraph shall not be construed to limit the powers and authority of the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> may set different education and experience requirements for licensed residential real estate appraisers<\/span>, certified residential real estate appraisers<\/span>, and certified general real estate appraisers<\/span>. All applicants for licensure under this chapter shall meet applicable educational and experience requirements prior to licensure.\n\t\tApplicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser<\/span> or a certified general real estate appraiser<\/span> shall successfully complete an examination administered or approved by the Board<\/span> prior to licensure. The Board<\/span> may set different examination requirements for certified residential real estate appraisers<\/span> and certified general real estate appraisers<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may require that licensed residential real estate appraisers<\/span> successfully complete an examination administered or approved by the Board<\/span> prior to licensure or prior to the renewal of an initial license.\n\t\tAll regulations<\/span> established by the Board<\/span> shall satisfy any minimum criteria that are necessary in order<\/span> that the federal financial institution’s regulatory agencies recognize and accept licenses for licensed residential real estate appraisers<\/span>, certified residential real estate appraisers<\/span>, certified general real estate appraisers<\/span>, and appraisal<\/span> management companies issued by the Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISER BOARD; REGULATIONS; EDUCATIONAL\nREQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE (\u00a7 54.1-2013)\n\nThe Board shall have all of the powers of a regulatory board under Chapter 2 (\u00a7\n54.1-200 et seq.). The Board may do all things necessary and convenient for\ncarrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 20.2 (\u00a7 54.1-2020\net seq.), and all things required or expected of a state appraiser certifying\nand licensing agency under Title 11 of the Financial Institutions Reform,\nRecovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. \u00a7 3331 et seq.). The Board\nshall promulgate necessary regulations.\n\t\tThe Board shall include in its regulations educational and experience\nrequirements as conditions for licensure, provisions for the supervision of\nappraiser practices, provisions for the enforcement of standards of professional\nappraiser practice, and provisions for the disposition of referrals of improper\nappraiser conduct from any person or any federal agency or instrumentality. This\nparagraph shall not be construed to limit the powers and authority of the Board.\n\t\tThe Board may set different education and experience requirements for licensed\nresidential real estate appraisers, certified residential real estate\nappraisers, and certified general real estate appraisers. All applicants for\nlicensure under this chapter shall meet applicable educational and experience\nrequirements prior to licensure.\n\t\tApplicants for licensure as a certified residential real estate appraiser or a\ncertified general real estate appraiser shall successfully complete an\nexamination administered or approved by the Board prior to licensure. The Board\nmay set different examination requirements for certified residential real estate\nappraisers and certified general real estate appraisers. The Board may require\nthat licensed residential real estate appraisers successfully complete an\nexamination administered or approved by the Board prior to licensure or prior to\nthe renewal of an initial license.\n\t\tAll regulations established by the Board shall satisfy any minimum criteria\nthat are necessary in order that the federal financial institution’s\nregulatory agencies recognize and accept licenses for licensed residential real\nestate appraisers, certified residential real estate appraisers, certified\ngeneral real estate appraisers, and appraisal management companies issued by the\nBoard.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 459; 1992, c. 68; 1993, c. 539; 2010, c. 91; 2014, c. 210.","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}}