2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 11340-11344 CHAPTER 4. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION APPLICATION

11340.  The director shall adopt regulations governing the process
and the procedure of applying for a license which shall include, but
not be limited to, necessary experience or education, equivalency,
and minimum requirements of the Appraisal Foundation, if any.
   (a) For purposes of the educational background requirements
established under this section, the director shall grant credits for
any courses taken on real estate appraisal ethics or practices
pursuant to Section 10153.2, or which are deemed by the director to
meet standards established pursuant to this part and federal law.
   (b) For the purpose of implementing and applying this section, the
director shall prescribe by regulation "equivalent courses" and
"equivalent experience."  The experience of employees of an assessor'
s office or of the State Board of Equalization in setting forth
opinions of value of real property for tax purposes shall be deemed
equivalent to experience in federally related real estate appraisal
activity.  Notwithstanding any other law, a holder of a valid real
estate broker license shall be deemed to have completed appraisal
license application experience requirements upon proof that he or she
has accumulated 1,000 hours of experience in the valuation of real
property.
   (c) The director shall adopt regulations for licensure which shall
meet, at a minimum, the requirements and standards established by
the Appraisal Foundation, the Resolution Trust Corporation, and the
federal financial institutions regulatory agencies acting pursuant to
Section 1112 of the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989, Public Law 101-73 (FIRREA).  The director
shall, by regulation, require the application for a real estate
appraiser license to include the applicant's social security number.
   (d) In evaluating the experience of any applicant for a license,
regardless of the number of hours required of that applicant, the
director shall apply the same standards to the experience of all
applicants.
   (e) No license shall be issued to an applicant who is less than 18
years of age.
11341.  A license issued with an effective date of January 1, 2000,
or later shall be valid for two years unless otherwise extended or
limited by the director.
11343.  (a) Each applicant for a license shall submit two completed
fingerprint cards.
   (b) The fingerprint cards shall be used for the purpose of a
criminal records check of applicants and licensees through state and
federal law enforcement authorities.
   (c) Results of any records check by federal law enforcement
authorities shall not be released except in accordance with federal
requirements.
11344.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 11341, a temporary license may
be issued pending the outcome of the fingerprint and background check
or as otherwise prescribed by the director.  A temporary license is
valid for up to 150 days. Unless otherwise prohibited pursuant to
Section 11350.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a temporary
license may be renewed once at the discretion of the director.
   (b) The director may issue a probationary license as follows:
   (1) By term.
   (2) By conditions to be observed in the exercise of the privileges
granted.