2310.1 Except as provided in § 2310.2, this section shall apply to all applicants for the renewal or reinstatement of each license classification.

2310.2 (a) Until January 1, 2026, an applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a real estate appraiser license, or renewal of an appraiser trainee license, shall be required to satisfactorily complete continuing education courses according to the following schedule:

(1) Applicants obtaining a license one hundred eighty-five (185) days or less from the renewal date required by the license cycle are not required to complete any hours of continuing education for that license cycle;

(2) Applicants obtaining a license during the last twelve (12) months of a license cycle, but before the one hundred eighty-five (185) day period must complete fourteen (14) hours of continuing education for that license cycle;

(3) All other licensees must complete the full twenty-eight (28) hours of continuing education for the license cycle; and

(4) All licensees must complete the seven (7)-Hour National USPAP Update Course as part of the twenty-eight (28) hours of continuing education.

(b) Effective January 1, 2026, an applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a real estate appraiser license, or renewal of an appraiser trainee license, shall be required to satisfactorily complete continuing education courses according to the following schedule:

(1) Applicants obtaining a license one hundred eighty-five (185) days or less from the renewal date required by the license cycle are not required to complete any hours of continuing education for that license cycle;

(2) Applicants obtaining a license during the last twelve (12) months of a license cycle, but before the one hundred eighty-five (185) day period, shall complete fourteen (14) hours of continuing education for that license cycle;

(3) All other licensees shall complete the full twenty-eight (28) hours of continuing education for the license cycle;

(4) Licensees shall complete the seven (7)-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education Course as part of the twenty-eight (28) hours of continuing education; and

(5) Licensees shall complete a course that meets the content requirements of the Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations Course Outline within the two (2) previous calendar years as part of the twenty-eight (28) hours of continuing education as follows:

(A) The first time a licensee completes the continuing education requirement for this course, the course length shall be seven (7) hours, unless a licensee has completed a seven (7)-hour course (plus a one (1)-hour exam) as part of a licensee's pre-licensing education; and

(B) Every two (2) calendar years thereafter, the course length shall be at least four (4) hours.

2310.3 A licensee shall not receive additional credit for his or her completion of any continuing education course that is the same or substantially similar to a course for which he or she has previously received credit during the same license cycle.

2310.4 The Board will grant credit toward the classroom hour requirement only when the length of the educational offering is at least three (3) hours.

2310.5 The Board may approve the following continuing education activities, not to exceed (10) hours, if the activity relates to real estate appraising:

(a) Serving as an instructor or speaker at a conference, seminar, or workshop; and

(b) Publication of an article in a professional journal, publication of a book or a chapter in a book, or publication of a review in a professional journal.

2310.6 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is a part of a Board-approved program or activity.

2310.7 [RESERVED]

2310.8 (a) Until January 1, 2026, continuing education credit for the National USPAP Update Course shall only be awarded to licensees completing USPAP continuing education courses taught by an AQB-certified instructor who is

also a certified appraiser.

(b) Effective January 1, 2026, continuing education credit for the seven (7)-H our National USPAP Continuing Education Course shall only be awarded to licensees completing USPAP continuing education courses taught by an AQB-certified instructor who is also a certified appraiser in good standing.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 8480 (December 10, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 5846 (July 21, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 9991 (September 26, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10590, 10597 (December 16, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 9714 (June 28, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 13131 (December 26, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 007585 (July 4, 2025).