Section 298-4-003 - APPLICATIONA credential issued under the Real Property Appraiser Act other than a temporary credential remains in effect until December 31 of the designated year unless surrendered, revoked, suspended, or canceled prior to such date. A credential, other than a trainee real property appraiser credential, may be renewed for one or two years; the trainee real property appraiser credential remains in effect until December 31 of the second year of the two-year continuing education period. The entire two-year continuing education period must be satisfactorily completed prior to renewing a credential for a two-year period.
003.01 Any applicant for renewal of a trainee real property appraiser credential must: 003.01A Submit an application and required documentation on forms approved by the Board showing compliance by the applicant with all renewal and continuing education requirements established by the Act and by this Title; and003.01B Pay a non-refundable criminal history record check fee of $5.00 for each year of renewal for maintenance of the random fingerprint audit program.003.02 Except for the trainee real property appraiser credential and temporary credential, any applicant for renewal of a credential issued by the Board must:003.02A Submit an application and required documentation for the appropriate classification on forms approved by the Board showing compliance by the applicant with all renewal and continuing education requirements established by the Act and by this Title;003.02B Pay a non-refundable credentialing fee of $275.00 for each year of renewal;003.02C Pay an annual Appraiser Registry fee of $40.00 for each year of renewal; and003.02D Pay a non-refundable criminal history record check fee of $5.00 for each year of renewal for maintenance of the random fingerprint audit program.003.03 Any application received at the Board's office considered to be incomplete will not be processed and may be returned to the applicant as incomplete. Any application not considered to be incomplete will be processed.003.04 Any renewal application post-marked before November 30 will be reviewed by the Board's staff. If a credential holder meets all renewal requirements in the Act and this Title, the application will be considered a completed application and the applicant's credential may be renewed. If the Board's director finds that the applicant may not meet one or more of the renewal requirements in the Act and this Title, or the application is post-marked after November 30, the application shall be placed before the Board for consideration. If the Board finds that the applicant meets the renewal requirements in the Act and this Title, the application will be considered a completed application and the applicant's credential may be renewed.003.05 If a criminal history record check report has not been returned to the Board's office by the State Patrol prior to December 31, and all other requirements for renewal in the Act and this Title are met prior to November 30, a credential may be renewed contingent upon the results of the criminal history record check report.003.06 Upon renewal the credential holder will be issued:(1) A notification informing him or her of his or her status as a Nebraska real property appraiser, and(2) Instructions to access his or her credentialing card.003.07 The renewal application may be denied at any time during the process if the applicant fails to meet the requirements in the Act and this Title that pertain to renewal of a credential. If a renewal application is denied for any reason excluding the national criminal history record check, the applicant may file a new application for credentialing, and if so, meet the credentialing requirements in place at the time the new application is submitted to the Board.003.08 If the fingerprint-based national criminal history record check result is the basis for denial, the credential holder is entitled to a copy of his or her national criminal history record, and an opportunity to dispute the result. 003.08A In order to receive a copy of such record, the credential holder shall:003.08A.1 In person, complete a form approved by the Board that relieves the Board from any liability related to the release of the national criminal history record; and003.08A.2 Present a passport, driver's license, or other government-issued identification card with a photograph to be copied by the Board.003.08B If the credential holder provides evidence acceptable to the Board that the fingerprint-based national criminal history record check result that was the basis for denial is incorrect, the Board may reconsider the application.298 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 003
Amended effective 2/27/2017.Amended effective 4/10/2019Amended effective 12/16/2020Amended effective 12/21/2021Amended effective 6/5/2023