Florida Regulations 61J1-3.001: Application by Individuals
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(1) An applicant for registration or certification as an appraiser shall submit an application in such a manner as provided by the Department.
(2) The applicant must show that the applicant has the necessary qualifications as follows:
(a) That the applicant is 18 years of age or older.
(b) That the applicant holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) The applicant shall indicate whether the applicant is seeking registration, or certification.
(4) At the time of application, the applicant must furnish evidence of successful completion of the required education pursuant to Rule 61J1-4.001 or 61J1-4.002, F.A.C., and evidence of the required experience pursuant to Fl. Admin. Code R. 61J1-6.001
(5) At the time of filing the application for registration, or certification, the applicant must sign a pledge to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as defined in Section 475.611(1)(bb), F.S., and must indicate in writing that the applicant understands the types of misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated.
(6) The applicant must make it possible for the Board to begin the inquiry as to whether the applicant is competent and qualified to make real estate appraisals with safety to those with whom the applicant may undertake a relationship of trust and confidence and the general public:
(a) By disclosing whether the applicant has ever been convicted or found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to, regardless of adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the activities of an appraiser, or which involves moral turpitude or fraudulent or dishonest conduct; and
(b) By disclosing any civil proceedings pending against the applicant or if any civil judgment has been rendered against the applicant in a case wherein the pleadings charged the applicant with fraudulent or dishonest dealings; and
(c) By disclosing if the applicant has had a registration, license, or certification to practice any regulated profession, business, or vocation revoked, suspended, disbarred or otherwise acted against by this or any other state, any nation, or any possession or district of the United States, or has had an application for such registration, licensure or certification to practice or conduct any regulated profession, business or vocation denied by this or any other state, any nation, or any possession or district of the United States.
(d) If an applicant disclosed information pursuant to paragraph 61J1-3.001(6)(a), (b), or (c), F.A.C., then the applicant must submit copies of the following documents along with his or her application to be considered for licensure: criminal judgments and sentences, civil judgments, civil decrees, and/or final orders by administrative and/or regulatory agencies pertaining to licensure. If such documents are no longer retained by a clerk of court or agency clerk or are no longer in existence, then the applicant must submit proof, such as a written affidavit or statement from a clerk of court or agency clerk, that said documents are no longer retained or are no longer in existence.
(7) If the applicant fails to take the examination or fails to successfully complete the examination within 1 year of the Department receiving the application, the application shall expire and a new application must be filed.
Rulemaking Authority 475.614 FS. Law Implemented 475.615, 475.617, 475.624 FS. History-New 10-15-91, Formerly 21VV-3.001, Amended 10-29-98, 1-7-99, 2-21-02, 5-25-04, 1-8-06, 12-4-06, 3-13-07, 11-2-23.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 61J1-3.001
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
(a) That the applicant is 18 years of age or older.
(b) That the applicant holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) The applicant shall indicate whether the applicant is seeking registration, or certification.
(4) At the time of application, the applicant must furnish evidence of successful completion of the required education pursuant to Rule 61J1-4.001 or 61J1-4.002, F.A.C., and evidence of the required experience pursuant to Fl. Admin. Code R. 61J1-6.001
(5) At the time of filing the application for registration, or certification, the applicant must sign a pledge to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as defined in Section 475.611(1)(bb), F.S., and must indicate in writing that the applicant understands the types of misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated.
(6) The applicant must make it possible for the Board to begin the inquiry as to whether the applicant is competent and qualified to make real estate appraisals with safety to those with whom the applicant may undertake a relationship of trust and confidence and the general public:
(a) By disclosing whether the applicant has ever been convicted or found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to, regardless of adjudication, of a crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the activities of an appraiser, or which involves moral turpitude or fraudulent or dishonest conduct; and
(b) By disclosing any civil proceedings pending against the applicant or if any civil judgment has been rendered against the applicant in a case wherein the pleadings charged the applicant with fraudulent or dishonest dealings; and
(c) By disclosing if the applicant has had a registration, license, or certification to practice any regulated profession, business, or vocation revoked, suspended, disbarred or otherwise acted against by this or any other state, any nation, or any possession or district of the United States, or has had an application for such registration, licensure or certification to practice or conduct any regulated profession, business or vocation denied by this or any other state, any nation, or any possession or district of the United States.
(d) If an applicant disclosed information pursuant to paragraph 61J1-3.001(6)(a), (b), or (c), F.A.C., then the applicant must submit copies of the following documents along with his or her application to be considered for licensure: criminal judgments and sentences, civil judgments, civil decrees, and/or final orders by administrative and/or regulatory agencies pertaining to licensure. If such documents are no longer retained by a clerk of court or agency clerk or are no longer in existence, then the applicant must submit proof, such as a written affidavit or statement from a clerk of court or agency clerk, that said documents are no longer retained or are no longer in existence.
(7) If the applicant fails to take the examination or fails to successfully complete the examination within 1 year of the Department receiving the application, the application shall expire and a new application must be filed.
Rulemaking Authority 475.614 FS. Law Implemented 475.615, 475.617, 475.624 FS. History-New 10-15-91, Formerly 21VV-3.001, Amended 10-29-98, 1-7-99, 2-21-02, 5-25-04, 1-8-06, 12-4-06, 3-13-07, 11-2-23.