Section 153.16 - License Reinstatement(a) This section applies only to a person who:(1) previously held a residential appraiser license or certification or general appraiser certification issued by the Board that has been expired for more than six months; and(2) seeks to obtain the same level of appraiser license previously held by the person before its expiration.(b) A person who seeks to reinstate a license expired less than five years must: (1) submit an application for reinstatement on a form approved by the Board;(2) pay the required fee;(3) satisfy the Board as to the person's honesty, trustworthiness and integrity;(4) satisfy the fingerprint and criminal history check requirements in § 153.12 of this title; and(5) complete all AQB continuing education requirements that would have been required had the license not expired.(c) A person who seeks to reinstate a license expired five years or more must: (1) satisfy the requirements of subsection (b); and(2) submit an experience log demonstrating his or her experience complies with USPAP, as outlined in subsection (d).(d) An experience log submitted under subsection (c) must include at least 10 appraisals of a property type accepted by the AQB for the applicable license category, completed within 5 years from the date of application under this section.(e) Unless otherwise provided in this section, the board will verify and award experience submitted under subsection (d) in accordance with § 153.15 of this title (relating to Experience Required for Licensing).(f) If a person who seeks to reinstate a license under subsection (c) is unable to submit appraisals or supporting documentation for verification, he or she may apply for a license as an appraiser trainee for the purposes of acquiring the appraisal experience required for reinstatement.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 153.16
The provisions of this §153.16 adopted to be effective September 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 6202; amended to be effective November 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 10090; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2163; amended to be effective August 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 5368; amended to be effective September 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7316; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 50, December 12, 2014, TexReg 9667, eff. 12/14/2014; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 50, December 11, 2015, TexReg 8891, eff. 1/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 37, September 9, 2016, TexReg 7107, eff. 1/1/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 35, September 1, 2017, TexReg 4466, eff. 9/4/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 36, September 7, 2018, TexReg 5776, eff. 9/15/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 10, March 8, 2024, TexReg 1463, eff. 3/17/2024