1. (a) A person desiring to be licensed as an appraiser or appraiser trainee shall file an application using a process acceptable to the Board. The Board may decline to accept for filing an application that is materially incomplete or that is not accompanied by the appropriate fee. Except as provided by the Act, the Board may not grant a license to an applicant who has not:

   1. (1) paid the required fees;
   2. (2) submitted a complete and legible set of fingerprints as required in §153.12 of this title (relating to Criminal History Checks);
   3. (3) satisfied any experience and education requirements established by the Act, Board rules, and the AQB;
   4. (4) successfully completed any qualifying examination prescribed by the Board;
   5. (5) provided all supporting documentation or information requested by the Board in connection with the application;
   6. (6) satisfied all unresolved enforcement matters and requirements with the Board; and
   7. (7) met any additional or superseding requirements established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board.

2. (b) Termination of application. An application is subject to no further evaluation or processing if within one year from the date an application is filed, an applicant fails to satisfy:

   1. (1) a current education, experience or exam requirement; or
   2. (2) the fingerprint and criminal history check requirements in §153.12 of this title.
3. (c) A license is valid for the term for which it is issued by the Board unless suspended or revoked for cause and unless revoked, may be renewed in accordance with the requirements of §153.17 of this title (relating to License Renewal).
4. (d) The Board may deny a license to an applicant who fails to satisfy the Board as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.
5. (e) The Board may deny a license to an applicant who submits incomplete, false, or misleading information on the application or supporting documentation.
6. (f) When an application is denied by the Board, no subsequent application will be accepted within two years after the date of the Board's notice of denial as required in §157.7 of this title (Denial of a License, Renewal or Reinstatement; Adverse Action Against a License Holder).

Source Note:The provisions of this §153.9 adopted to be effective March 2, 1992, 17 TexReg 1231; amended to be effective April 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 1680; amended to be effective November 10, 1993,18 TexReg 7542; amended to be effective July 21, 1994, 19 TexReg 5354; amended to be effective March 1, 1995, 19 TexReg 10357; amended to be effective March 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 1717; amended to be effective March 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 2351; amended to be effective November 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 10090; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2163; amended to be effective September 30, 2004, 29 TexReg 9188; amended to be effective July 25, 2005, 30 TexReg 4212; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8689; amended to be effective June 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 4624; amended to be effective October 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 7687; amended to be effective November 9, 2008, 33TexReg 8942; amended to be effective November 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 7806; amended to be effective September 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective September 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 7174; amended to be effective December 22, 2013, 38 TexReg 9048; amended to be effective September 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 6857; amended to be effective March 19, 2015, 40 TexReg 1379; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8891; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 7106; amended to be effective September 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 5776; amended to be effective December 8, 2019, 44 TexReg 7536; amended to be effective September 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 5336; amended to be effective December3, 2023, 48 TexReg 6903; amended to be effective September 3, 2025, 50TexReg 5699.