Section R162-2g-102 - Definitions(1) "Affiliation" means an ongoing business association:(a) between: (i) two individuals registered, licensed, or certified under Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act; or(ii) an individual registered, licensed, or certified under Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act and: (A) an appraisal entity; or(b) for providing an appraisal service; and(c) regardless of whether an employment relationship exists between the parties.(2) The acronym "AQB" stands for the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation.(3) "Board" means the Utah Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.(4) "Business day" means a day other than: (c) a federal or state holiday.(5) The acronym "CAMA" stands for Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal.(6) "Classification" means the type of license or certification held by an appraiser.(7) "Day" means calendar day unless specified as "business day."(8) "Deferral" means the postponement or delay for completion of a continuing education requirement due to active military duty or due to the impacts of a state- or federally-declared disaster as specified in Section R162-2g-306a.(9) "Desk review" means review of an appraisal:(a) including verification of the data; but(b) not including a physical inspection of the property.(10) "Distance education" means an education process based on the geographical separation of student and instructor, including:(a) computer conferencing;(b) satellite teleconferencing;(d) interactive computer software;(e) Internet-based instruction; and(f) other interactive online courses.(11) "Division" means the Division of Real Estate of the Department of Commerce.(12) "Draft report" means an appraisal report that is distributed before it is completed, as provided in Subsection R162-2g-502b(1).(13) "Entity" means: (c) a sole proprietorship;(d) a limited liability company;(e) another business entity; or(f) a subsidiary or unit of an entity described in this subsection.(14) "Field review" means review of an appraisal, including:(a) a physical inspection of the property; and(b) verification of the data.(15) "Non-certified education" means a continuing education course offered outside of Utah, but for which a licensee may apply for credit pursuant to Subsection R162-2g-307d(4).(16) The acronym "PAREA" stands for Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal approved by the AQB as an alternative to the supervisor trainee model for gaining appraisal experience.(17) "Person" means an individual or an entity.(18) "Reinstatement" means renewing a license or certification for an additional period after its expiration date has passed, but before 12 months after the expiration date.(19) The acronym "RELMS" stands for Real Estate Licensing and Management System, which is the online database through which individuals registered, licensed, or certified under these rules must submit certain information to the division.(20) "Renewal" means reissuing a license or certification upon its expiration for an additional period.(21) "School" means: (a) an accredited college, university, junior college, or community college;(b) any state or federal agency or commission;(c) a nationally recognized real estate appraisal or real estate related organization, society, institute, or association; or(d) any school or organization approved by the board.(22) "School director" means an authorized individual in charge of the educational program at a school.(23) "Supervisory Appraiser" means a state-certified residential appraiser or a state-certified general appraiser that directly supervises a trainee.(24) "Trainee" means a person who is working under the direct supervision of a state-certified residential appraiser or a state-certified general appraiser to earn experience hours for licensure, and who meets the requirements of Section R162-2g-302.(25) "Transaction value" means: (a) for loans or other extensions of credit, the amount of the loan or extension of credit;(b) for sales, leases, purchases, and investments in, or exchanges of, real property, the market value of the real property interest involved; and(c) for the pooling of loans or interests in real property for resale or purchase, the amount of the loan or market value of the real property calculated with respect to each such loan or interest in real property.(26) The acronym "USPAP" stands for the 2020-2021 edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice published by the Appraisal Foundation, effective through December 31, 2022. This rule incorporates by reference the 2020-2021 edition of USPAP.(27) "Virtual-live education" also described as synchronous education, means education that is presented in a live, video conferencing format, using interactive instructional methods where instructor and student may be separated by distance but not by time. Approved courses may include either pre-licensing or continuing education courses. An instructor of a virtual-live course can interact, and does interact with students in real time.Utah Admin. Code R162-2g-102
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-2, effective 1/1/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-19, effective 9/14/2022