Unless a statutory exemption applies, a permit is required to act, advertise or do business as an apprentice, licensed or certified appraiser.
Apprentice applicants must pass an open-book examination on Chapter 43-23.3 and Administrative Code Title 101.
All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year.
28 hours
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
North Dakota Real Estate Appraiser Qualifications and Ethics Board
"Board" means the North Dakota real estate appraiser qualifications and ethics board.Official source
The rules adopt the AQB education, experience and examination requirements for apprentice, licensed and certified residential permits.
Education, experience, and examination requirements for certified residential are all set by the appraiser qualifications board. The board adopts these as its requirements for certified residential.Official source
Apprentice applicants must pass an open-book examination on Chapter 43-23.3 and Administrative Code Title 101.
An applicant for an apprentice permit shall pass an open-book examination covering North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative Code title 101.Official source
Good-standing licensees or certificate holders from states with substantially equivalent current requirements may apply, provided no statutory grounds for denial exist.
The board shall issue a permit to an applicant who is licensed or certified in good standing by another state if the other state's current requirements to be licensed or certified are at least substantially equivalent to the current requirements imposed by this state, and if grounds for denial of the applications under North Dakota Century Code section 43-23.3-18 do not exist.Official source
Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.
Open the official agency pageUnless a statutory exemption applies, a permit is required to act, advertise or do business as an apprentice, licensed or certified appraiser.
Except as provided in this section, a person may not directly or indirectly engage in, advertise, conduct the business of, or act in any capacity as an apprentice, licensed, or certified appraiser without first obtaining a permit as provided in this chapter.Official source
Apprentices may only assist a certified appraiser in an appraisal assignment.
An apprentice appraiser may only assist a certified appraiser in the performance of an appraisal assignment.Official source
Application fees: apprentice $300; licensed and certified residential $400 each.
The following application fees will be charged: a. Apprentice appraiser permit $300 b. Licensed appraiser permit $400 c. Certified residential appraiser permit $400Official source
Annual renewal: apprentice $350; licensed and certified residential $350 plus the national registry fee.
The following annual renewal fees will be charged: a. Apprentice appraiser permit $350 b. Licensed appraiser permit $350 + national registry fee c. Certified residential permit $350 + national registry feeOfficial source
Contact the board office for an apprentice, licensed or certified appraiser permit application.
A person who wishes to file an application for a permit to be an apprentice appraiser, a licensed appraiser, or a certified appraiser may contact the board office.Official source
All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year.
All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year. 2. A holder of an appraiser permit desiring the renewal of such permit shall, during the month preceding the expiration date of such permit, make application and pay the required fee.Official source
28 hours
the board has set the minimum level at twenty-eight hours over a two-year education renewal period.Official source
Two-year CE includes the seven-hour USPAP update, fourteen hours of appraisal-specific real-estate valuation education, and up to seven hours of board-approved appraisal-related subjects.
Of the twenty-eight hours, appraisers must complete the seven-hour national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice update course, or its equivalent, every two years. Fourteen hours of the twenty-eight hours must include appraisal-specific education related to the valuation of real estate, and seven hours may be comprised of appraisal-related subject matter, approved as such by the board.Official source
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All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year.
All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year. 2. A holder of an appraiser permit desiring the renewal of such permit shall, during the month preceding the expiration date of such permit, make application and pay the required fee.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
North Dakota Real Estate Appraiser Qualifications and Ethics Board
North Dakota Real Estate Appraiser Qualifications and Ethics Board
"Board" means the North Dakota real estate appraiser qualifications and ethics board.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://ndlegis.gov/prod/cencode/t43c23-3.pdf
43-23.3-05. Permit process.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
The rules adopt the AQB education, experience and examination requirements for apprentice, licensed and certified residential permits.
The rules adopt the AQB education, experience and examination requirements for apprentice, licensed and certified residential permits.
Education, experience, and examination requirements for certified residential are all set by the appraiser qualifications board. The board adopts these as its requirements for certified residential.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Apprentice applicants must pass an open-book examination on Chapter 43-23.3 and Administrative Code Title 101.
Apprentice applicants must pass an open-book examination on Chapter 43-23.3 and Administrative Code Title 101.
An applicant for an apprentice permit shall pass an open-book examination covering North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-23.3 and North Dakota Administrative Code title 101.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year.
All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year. Applies to: Appraiser permits; apply and pay during the month preceding expiration.
All permits expire on December thirty-first of each year. 2. A holder of an appraiser permit desiring the renewal of such permit shall, during the month preceding the expiration date of such permit, make application and pay the required fee.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
28 hours
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the board has set the minimum level at twenty-eight hours over a two-year education renewal period.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Two-year CE includes the seven-hour USPAP update, fourteen hours of appraisal-specific real-estate valuation education, and up to seven hours of board-approved appraisal-related subjects.
Two-year CE includes the seven-hour USPAP update, fourteen hours of appraisal-specific real-estate valuation education, and up to seven hours of board-approved appraisal-related subjects.
Of the twenty-eight hours, appraisers must complete the seven-hour national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice update course, or its equivalent, every two years. Fourteen hours of the twenty-eight hours must include appraisal-specific education related to the valuation of real estate, and seven hours may be comprised of appraisal-related subject matter, approved as such by the board.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Good-standing licensees or certificate holders from states with substantially equivalent current requirements may apply, provided no statutory grounds for denial exist.
Good-standing licensees or certificate holders from states with substantially equivalent current requirements may apply, provided no statutory grounds for denial exist.
The board shall issue a permit to an applicant who is licensed or certified in good standing by another state if the other state's current requirements to be licensed or certified are at least substantially equivalent to the current requirements imposed by this state, and if grounds for denial of the applications under North Dakota Century Code section 43-23.3-18 do not exist.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Unless a statutory exemption applies, a permit is required to act, advertise or do business as an apprentice, licensed or certified appraiser.
Unless a statutory exemption applies, a permit is required to act, advertise or do business as an apprentice, licensed or certified appraiser.
Except as provided in this section, a person may not directly or indirectly engage in, advertise, conduct the business of, or act in any capacity as an apprentice, licensed, or certified appraiser without first obtaining a permit as provided in this chapter.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Apprentices may only assist a certified appraiser in an appraisal assignment.
Apprentices may only assist a certified appraiser in an appraisal assignment.
An apprentice appraiser may only assist a certified appraiser in the performance of an appraisal assignment.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Application fees: apprentice $300; licensed and certified residential $400 each.
Application fees: apprentice $300; licensed and certified residential $400 each.
The following application fees will be charged: a. Apprentice appraiser permit $300 b. Licensed appraiser permit $400 c. Certified residential appraiser permit $400Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Annual renewal: apprentice $350; licensed and certified residential $350 plus the national registry fee.
Annual renewal: apprentice $350; licensed and certified residential $350 plus the national registry fee.
The following annual renewal fees will be charged: a. Apprentice appraiser permit $350 b. Licensed appraiser permit $350 + national registry fee c. Certified residential permit $350 + national registry feeOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Contact the board office for an apprentice, licensed or certified appraiser permit application.
Contact the board office for an apprentice, licensed or certified appraiser permit application.
A person who wishes to file an application for a permit to be an apprentice appraiser, a licensed appraiser, or a certified appraiser may contact the board office.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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