160-H - Licenses and certifications. - New York Statutes

§ 160-h. Licenses and certifications. 1. There shall be one class of license for state licensed real estate appraiser assistants, one class of license for state licensed real estate appraisers and two classes of certification for state certified real estate appraisers. The classes of certification shall be state certified residential real estate appraiser and state certified general real estate appraiser. The board shall prescribe the scope of practice for each license and both classes of certification, provided, however, that in no event shall the scope of practice prescribed by the board be less than the minimum criteria established by the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council or by the Appraiser Qualification Board of the Appraisal Foundation as referred to in title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989. 2. The application for original certification and recertification or original license and renewal of license, and examination shall specify whether it is for a license or certification being applied for and previously granted. If the application is for a license or renewal, it shall specify for what class of license the application is being made. If the application is for a certification or recertification, it shall specify for what class of certification the application is being made.