Nebraska Statutes 76-2227. Credentials; application; requirements
(1) Applications for initial credentials, upgrade of credentials, credentials through reciprocity, temporary credentials, and renewal of credentials, including authorization to take the appropriate examination, shall be made in writing to the board on forms approved by the board. The payment of the appropriate fee in an amount established by the board pursuant to section 76-2241 shall accompany all applications.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 76-2227
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Appraisal: means (1) as a noun, an opinion of value or the act or process of developing an opinion of value or (2) as an adjective, pertaining to appraising and related functions such as real property appraisal practice. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2204
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Board: means the Real Property Appraiser Board. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2207.18
- Completed application: means an application for credentialing has been processed, all statutory requirements for a credential to be issued have been met by the applicant, and all required documentation is submitted to the board for final consideration. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2207.23
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Credential: means a registration, license, or certificate. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2207.25
- Credential holder: means (1) any person who holds a valid credential as a trainee real property appraiser, licensed real property appraiser, certified residential real property appraiser, or certified general real property appraiser and (2) any person who holds a temporary credential to engage in real property appraisal practice within this state. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2207.26
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2207.32
- 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.
- Person: means an individual or a firm, a partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a corporation, or any other group engaged in joint business activities, however organized. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2213.02
- 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.
- Real estate: means a parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2214
- Real property: means one or more defined interests, benefits, or rights inherent in the ownership of real estate. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2214.01
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) Applications for credentials shall include the applicant’s social security number and such other information as the board may require.
(3) At the time of filing an application for a credential, the applicant shall sign a pledge that he or she has read and will comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Each applicant shall also certify that he or she understands the types of misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated.
(4) To qualify for an initial credential, an upgrade of a credential, a credential through reciprocity, a temporary credential, or a renewal of a credential, an applicant shall:
(a) Certify that disciplinary proceedings are not pending against him or her in any jurisdiction or state the nature of any pending disciplinary proceedings;
(b) Certify that he or she has not surrendered an appraiser credential, or any other registration, license, or certification, issued by any other regulatory agency or held in any other jurisdiction, in lieu of disciplinary action pending or threatened within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application;
(c) Certify that his or her appraiser credential, or any other registration, license, or certification, issued by any other regulatory agency or held in any other jurisdiction, has not been revoked or suspended within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application;
(d) Not have been convicted of, including a conviction based upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere:
(i) Any felony or, if so convicted, has had his or her civil rights restored;
(ii) Any crime of fraud, dishonesty, breach of trust, money laundering, misrepresentation, or deceit involving real estate, financial services, or in the making of an appraisal within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application; or
(iii) Any other crime which is related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a real property appraiser within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application;
(e) Certify that no civil judicial actions, including dismissal with settlement, in connection with real estate, financial services, or in the making of an appraisal have been brought against him or her within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application;
(f) Demonstrate character and general fitness such as to command the confidence and trust of the public; and
(g) Not possess a background that would call into question public trust or a credential holder‘s fitness for credentialing.
(5) Credentials shall be issued only to persons who have a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to perform real property appraisal practice assignments in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and only after satisfactory proof of such qualification has been presented to the board upon request and a completed application has been approved.
(6) No credential shall be issued to a person other than an individual.