SECTION 94.21. Registration

To be registered an applicant must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) be a resident of the State of Texas;

(3) be a person of good moral character;

(4) be a graduate of an accredited high school or holder of high school graduation equivalency;

(5) be actively engaged in appraisal, assessing/collecting, or collecting for an appraisal district, tax office, or private firm working for an appraisal district or tax office;

(6) submit a completed application on a form approved by the department;

(7) pay the applicable fees under §94.80; and

(8) successfully complete all requisites appropriate for the applicant's classification level:

(A) Appraisers

(i) A Class I appraiser must be registered.

(ii) A Class II appraiser must:

(I) be a Class I appraiser registrant; and

(II) successfully complete within twelve months of registration:

(-a-) no less than 32 hours in the basics of the Texas property tax system;

(-b-) no less than 8 hours in ethics; and

(iii) A Class III appraiser must:

(I) be registered as a Class II appraiser registrant; and

(II) successfully complete within thirty-six months of registration:

(-a-) no less than 18 hours in the income approach to value;

(-b-) no less than 18 hours in the theory and practice of personal property appraisal;

(-c-) no less than 15 hours in USPAP;

(-d-) no less than 24 hours in the theory and practice of appraisal of real property; and

(-e-) pass the Class III examination.

(iv) A Class IV appraiser (RPA) must:

(I) be registered as a Class III appraiser registrant; and

(II) successfully complete within sixty months of registration:

(-a-) no less than 18 hours in analyzing real property appraisal;

(-b-) no less than 16 hours in Texas Property Tax Law; and

(-c-) no less than 18 hours in mass appraisal;

(III) successfully complete no less than 3.5 hours in USPAP if the 15 hour USPAP course has not been completed in the last two years;

(IV) pass the appraiser Class IV examination within five years of registration; and

(V) have a minimum of three years experience as a registered appraiser.

(B) Assessor/Collectors

(i) A Class I assessor/collector must be registered.

(ii) A Class II assessor/collector must:

(I) be registered as a Class I assessor/collector registrant; and

(II) successfully complete within twelve months of registration:

(-a-) no less than 32 hours in the basics of the Texas property tax system; and

(-b-) no less than 8 hours in ethics.

(iii) A Class III assessor/collector must:

(I) be registered as a Class II assessor/collector registrant; and

(II) successfully complete within thirty-six months of registration:

(-a-) no less than 16 hours in Texas Property Tax Law; and

(-b-) no less than 18 hours in assessment and collection.

(iv) A Class IV assessor/collector (RTA) must:

(I) be registered as a Class III assessor/collector registrant;

(II) successfully complete within sixty months of registration:

(-a-) no less than 18 hours in advanced assessment and collections;

(-b-) no less than 12 hours in truth in taxation;

(III) pass the Class IV assessor/collector examination within five years of registration; and

(IV) have a minimum of three years experience as a registered assessor/collector.

(C) Collectors

(i) A Class I collector must:

(I) be registered; and

(II) successfully complete within twelve months of registration:

(-a-) no less than 32 hours in the basics of the Texas property tax system; and

(-b-) no less than 8 hours in ethics.

(ii) A Class II collector must:

(I) be registered as a Class I registrant; and

(II) successfully complete:

(-a-) no less than 16 hours in Texas Property Tax Law;

(-b-) no less than 18 hours in assessment and collection; and

(-c-) no less than 18 hours in advanced assessment and collections.

(iii) A Class III collector (RTC) must:

(I) be registered as a Class II collector registrant;

(II) pass the collector Class III examination within three years of registration; and

(III) have a minimum of two years experience as a registered collector.

(D) The provisions in this paragraph apply to registrations that renew on or after January 1, 2011.

Source Note: The provisions of this §94.21 adopted to be effective January 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 367; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11625; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9524