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