1. A. An individual who wishes to act as a supervisory appraiser for a registered trainee appraiser shall:

   1. 1. Apply for and obtain designation as a supervisory appraiser before providing supervision to a registered trainee appraiser,
   2. 2. Have been state certified for at least three years, and
   3. 3. Apply for designation under A.R.S. § 32-3614.02.

2. B. To apply for designation as a supervisory appraiser, a certified appraiser shall submit to the Department:

   1. 1. An application for designation;
   2. 2. A statement whether the applicant for designation has been disciplined in any jurisdiction in the last three years in a manner that affects the applicant’s eligibility to engage in appraisal practice and if so, the name of the jurisdiction, date of the discipline, circumstances leading to the discipline, and date when the discipline was completed;
   3. 3. Evidence that the applicant for designation completed a training course that complies with the course content established by the AQB and that is specifically oriented to the requirements and responsibilities of supervisory and trainee appraisers;
   4. 4. A signed affirmation that the applicant for designation will comply with the USPAP Competency Rule for the property type and geographic location in which the supervision will be provided; and
   5. 5. Any other information and documentation that is necessary to meet the qualification criteria established and updated by the AQB.

3. C. Supervision requirements:

   1. 1. A registered trainee appraiser may have more than one designated supervisory appraiser.
   2. 2. A designated supervisory appraiser shall not supervise more than three registered trainee appraisers at any one time.

   3. 3. A registered trainee appraiser shall maintain a separate appraisal log for each designated supervisory appraiser and, at a minimum, include the following in each log for each appraisal:

      1. a. Type of property,
      2. b. Date of report,
      3. c. Address of appraised property,
      4. d. Description of work performed by the registered trainee appraiser,
      5. e. Scope of review and supervision provided by the designated supervisory appraiser,
      6. f. Number of actual work hours worked by the registered trainee appraiser on the assignment, and
      7. g. Signature and state certificate number of the designated supervisory appraiser.
   4. 4. A designated supervisory appraiser shall provide to the Department in writing the name and address of each registered trainee appraiser within 10 days of engagement and notify the Department in writing within 10 days when the engagement ends.

   5. 5. If a registered trainee appraiser or designated supervisory appraiser fails to comply with the applicable requirements of this Section:

      1. a. The registered trainee appraiser or the designated supervisory appraiser may be subject to disciplinary action under A.R.S. § 32-3631(A)(8), and
      2. b. The Director may decline the experience credit hours logged during any period that the registered trainee appraiser or designated supervisory appraiser failed to comply with this Section. The registered trainee appraiser and designated supervisory appraiser shall provide documentation and justification of the non-compliance for review by the Director.

Historical Note

Section R4-46-201.01 made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 4023, effective November 21, 2013 (Supp. 13-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1139, effective June 10, 2019 (Supp. 19-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 893 (May 6, 2022), effective June 11, 2022 (Supp. 22-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 3515 (November 22, 2024), effective January 5, 2025 (Supp. 24-4).