The purpose of the Appraiser Board is to examine candidates, issue certificates, investigate violations and infractions of the law and rules, revoke, suspend or administer other disciplinary sanctions to persons found to be in violation of the law and/or administrative rules.
The Board consists of seven members, two of whom shall be public members and five of whom shall be real estate appraisers. All Board members are appointed to three-year staggered terms by the Governor and are subject to confirmation by the Senate. Iowa is a voluntary certification state. To view the current appointed Board members, please visit: https://talentbank.iowa.gov/.
Applications for board positions, both public and certified appraisers, can be completed online at: https://talentbank.iowa.gov/.
The following chapters from Iowa Administrative Code 841 apply to professional licensing boards within the Department of Inspections, Appeals, Inspections, and Licensing.
Rulemaking notices, along with adopted rule changes, are published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin.
The preamble for each notice includes a summary of the proposed rule changes. The notice includes information about how to submit public comment when applicable. All comments are forwarded to the board for review prior to making a final decision on the outcome of rule change proposals.
The process for seeking a waiver from an administrative rule and the standards under which the petition will be evaluated are described in IAC 481 — Chapter 6.
