Board of Real Estate Appraisers

Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation in Montana, all Montana Department of Labor & Industry offices are closed to the public to protect the health and safety of our clients and staff.  Our services are available through remote delivery.  We are available to assist customers through our online public portal at EBIZ.MT.GOV/POL (Professional and Occupational Licenses) and EBIZ.MT.GOV (for Permits). For other services, please contact us via email at DLIBSDWEBHELP@MT.GOV or by phone (406) 841-2300.

Click here for information on the Governor's Stay at Home Directive and What is Considered Essential Business

Please see this important notice from the Testing Center.

Due to the COVID-19 health emergency, all board meetings will be held by conference call.  No outside participants or stakeholders will be allowed access in the building.  Please attend by phone.

The Appraisal Standards Board offers reminders that USPAP does not require inspections. Please click here: USPAP requirements and interior inspections for additional information and suggestions about dealing with such assignments.

Welcome to the Montana Board of Real Estate Appraisers

The Board of Real Estate Appraisers makes every effort to include on this website all relevant information pertaining to the licensing and regulation of Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies.

How to apply for a license

Please click on the License Information tab and the Checklists for application requirements for each level of real estate appraiser license.

The Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria

Thank you for your interest in contacting the Montana Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

If you are already licensed, have applied for a license, are about to apply for a license, or are renewing your license from the Board of Real Estate Appraisers:

Professional Licensing Customer Service:

(406) 444-6880

DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV

If you have scope of practice questions or comments for the Board of Real Estate Appraisers:

Sharon Peterson, Executive Officer

(406) 841-2375

DLIBSDREA@MT.GOV

If you have questions about continuing education:

(406) 444-5696

AUDIT@MT.GOV

If you have questions about filing a complaint against a licensee:

(406) 841-2357

DLIBSDCOMPLAINTS@MT.GOV

Board meetings are usually held several times a year.
Meeting minutes are posted within 3 days of board approval.

In general, Board meetings are open to the public.
There are certain meetings or parts (Screening Panel and Executive Session), which are closed to the public.

Board members are appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation. Members serve 3 year terms with a two term limit per member.

Individual Board Members can be contacted by email at dlibsdrea@mt.gov. In your message please specify which board member you would like to contact. 

For additional contact information and information on board member terms, please visit the Governor’s Office link for Board Members and Councils at http://boards.mt.gov/.

Fiscal Years 2016-2017: Professional and Occupational Licensing Report

New Licensees/Applicants: The board recognizes that the current pandemic has created discord in the normal application, examination, and licensure process. We are striving to address these concerns and potential roadblocks as quickly as possible; however, please understand that this will not occur overnight. The board must continue its public safety mission while adapting to daily changes occurring from the pandemic. This will take time. For now, applicants are encouraged to begin their application for licensure and to complete as much of the required information as possible. Applications remain valid for one (1) year under normal circumstances. If you submit your application and an item is missing, our licensing specialist will work with you to complete the application. We do not deny applicants for submitting an incomplete application. By completing the application’s remaining parts, exempting exams, etc., you can get ahead on the licensure process. The board is continuing to monitor the pandemic and will update this website as a point of public communication.  Please make sure your email address is up to date in our licensing records using the change address form under Quick Links or email the help desk at dlibsdhelp@mt.gov.  

All non-routine applications are reviewed by the Board at their regularly scheduled board meetings. The Board only meets four times a year.  If we are unable to process your application in time for the Board meeting, your application may not be reviewed until the next regularly-scheduled Board meeting.  To ensure that your application is reviewed at the earliest available meeting date, please allow at least 45 days from the meeting date for staff to process your complete application received in the Board office.  The schedule of board meetings can be found under the Board Information/Board Meeting tab or on the Events calendar.  

Please utilize the checklists for the list of required documents which must be submitted with each license appilcation type.

For a list of approved qualifying and continuing education, please click on the Education tab.  You must contact the education provider listed next to the course to inquire about availiability of the course.

Exam candidates will be notified of your eligibility to test when the Board has reviewed your application and the required documents.  Do not schedule your exam before you have been made eligible to test.

Results of the Fingerprint Background check will be sent directly to the Board office from the Department of Justice.

The Board utilizes the Montana Appraisal Review Report form to review all appraisal reports.

Ad Valorem Applicant Instructions

Ad Valorem Mass Appraisal Log

• Examination Information:  Please do not schedule your examination with Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP) until you have received written confirmation from the Board that your qualifying education and experience have been approved, and you are eligible to test.

• Renewal Dates: Feb. 1 - March 31

• Continuing Education Requirements:
  At every other renewal, licensees shall provide evidence to the board of having completed at least 28 hours of instruction in courses or seminars approved by the board, including the 7 hours National USAP update course. 

To apply for the Licensed Appraiser using the online application please click here.

The following outlines general licensing information. For specific information on filing an application, you will need to obtain the license application. 

Please review the Checklist for a detailed list of requirements:

Checklist for application by Examination

Checklist for application by Reciprocity

Fingerprint/Background Check Process

• Examination Information:  Please do not schedule your examination with Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP) until you have received written confirmation from the Board that your qualifying education and experience have been approved, and you are eligible to test.
   
• Renewal Period: Feb. 1 - March 31.
   
• Continuing Education Requirements:  At every other renewal, licensees shall provide evidence to the board of having completed at least 28 hours of instruction in courses or seminars approved by the board, including the 7 hours National USPAP update course. 

The following outlines general licensing information. For specific information on filing an application, you will need to obtain the license application. 

Please review the Checklist for a detailed list of requirements:

Checklist for application by Examination

Checklist for application by Reciprocity

Certified Residential Appraiser Additional Required Qualifying Education

Fingerprint/Background Check Process

• Exam Information:  Please do not schedule your examination with Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP) until you have received written confirmation from the Board that your qualifying education and experience have been approved, and you are eligible to test.
   
• Renewal Period: Feb. 1 - March 31.
   
• Continuing Education Requirements: At every other renewal, licensees shall provide evidence to the board of having completed at least 28 hours of instruction in courses or seminars approved by the board, including the 7 hours National USAP update course. 

The following outlines general information. For specific information on filing an application, you will need to obtain the application. 

Please review the Checklist for a list of the requirements:

Checklist for Mentor application
 

The following outlines general licensing information. For specific information on filing an application, you will need to obtain the license application. 

Please review the Checklist for a detailed list of requirements:

Checklist for Trainee application

Fingerprint/Background Check Process

The following outlines general licensing information. For specific information on filing an application, you will need to obtain the license application which includes a detailed listing of the requirements.

A. Application Fee: All Fees are Non-Refundable $250.00 Application Fee

B. Renewal Period:
Temporary registration may be awarded for a 6-month period and renewed one time within the 12-month period following the original date on which the temporary registration was issued. If you anticipate having ongoing assignments in the State of Montana you will need to make application for a permanent license.

All of the Statutes and Rules listed here are applicable to this board.

Statutes are laws passed by the Legislature. All changes in statutes must go through the legislative process and be passed into law before they become effective. Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 3 is the Uniform Regulatory Act passed by the Legislature in 1995. All professional and occupational licensing is covered in these statutes.

Administrative Rules pertaining to real estate appraisers are written and adopted by the Real Estate Appraisers Board. The Board writes rules in order to administer the laws over which the Legislature has given the Board authority. Rules can be changed by going through the rule-making procedure. They do not go through the Legislative process. The Real Estate Appraisers Board continuously reviews rules to determine needed changes.

The Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) at this site contain what should be the same text as the official version published by the Office of the Secretary of State. There is a possibility, however, that the content may vary from the official version. In addition, the format has been changed for viewing on this web site. A copy of the official ARM in official format can be obtained from the ARM Bureau of the Office of the Secretary of State, by emailing: SOSARM@mt.gov. A web version of the ARM published by the Secretary of State can be viewed at Secretary of State's Administrative Rules of Montana.

• Chapter 207 - Board of Real Estate Appraisers

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• Chapter 24 - Labor and Industry

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• Chapter 101 - Business Standards Division

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Click here to find rules notices older than one year at the Montana Secretary of State website.

MONTANA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER (MAR) 24-101-309

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 24.101.402 definitions and the adoption of New Rule I applicants with criminal convictions

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION
(published October 9, 2020)

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION
(effective November 21,2020)

MONTANA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER (MAR) 24-101-308

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 24.101.417 registration for out-of-state volunteer professionals

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT
published May 29, 2020

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
effective July 25, 2020

MONTANA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER (MAR) 24-207-43

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 24.207.508 pertaining to ad valorem tax appraisal experience

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
Effective August 24, 2019

MONTANA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER (MAR) 24-207-42

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 24.207.401 fees, 24.207.404 appraisal review - USPAP exemption, 24.207.406 definitions, 24.207.501 examination, 24.207.502 application requirements, 24.207.504 approval of qualifying and continuing education courses, 24.207.508 ad valorem appraisal experience, 24.207.509 qualifying experience, 24.207.515 inactive license/certification, 24.207.516 inactive to active license, 24.207.517 trainee requirements, 24.207.518 mentor requirements, 24.207.1501 registration and renewal of appraisal management companies, 24.207.2101 continuing education - compliance and auditing, 24.207.2301 unprofessional conduct for appraisers, 24.207.2305 unprofessional conduct for appraisal management companies; the adoption of New Rule I incorporation by reference of the real property appraiser qualification criteria, New Rule II appraiser reporting obligations to the board, New Rule III appraisal management company reporting obligations to the board; and the repeal of ARM 24.207.403 regulatory reviews, 24.207.503 experience - number of hours required, 24.207.505 qualifying education requirements for licensed real estate appraisers, 24.207.506 qualifying education requirements for residential certification, 24.207.507 qualifying education requirements for general certification, 24.207.510 scope of practice, 24.207.2102 continuing education noncompliance

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT, ADOPTION, AND REPEAL

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT, ADOPTION, AND REPEAL
Effective January 12, 2019

• Title 2 Chapter 15 Part 17 - Board of Real Estate Appraisers

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• Title 37 Chapter 54 - Real Estate Appraisers

General Forms

• Active/Inactive Request Form
• AMC Change of Person(s)
• AMC Change of Ownership Form
• AMC Panel Member Amendment Form
• Fingerprint/Background Check Process
• Experience and Education Log
• Ad Valorem Applicant Instructions
• Ad Valorem Mass Appraisal Log
• Complaint Form
• Complaint Process

Renewal Forms

• Renewal Form
• Online Renewal Application (during renewal period)

License Application Forms

• Licensed Appraiser
• Certified Residential Appraiser
• Certified General Appraiser
• Trainee Application
• Mentor Application
• AMC Application
• Out-of- State Temporary Appraiser Application

Continuing Education Forms

• Continuing Education Course Application
• CE Audit Worksheet
• Approved Continuing and Qualifying Education

The Montana Department of Labor & Industry and Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards are charged with taking appropriate action for unprofessional, incompetent, or unlawful practice. To learn more about the complaint process or to file a complaint, please visit our Complaint Information page.

Filing a Complaint

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF LICENSURE VERIFICATION REQUESTS:

1). Licensees for any profession can be verified by using LicenseLookup.mt.gov.
This website provides real-time connectivity to the Business Standards Licensing Database.  There is no charge for this service.

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2). To request an official Montana license verification be sent to another state licensing board, jurisdiction or individual for license confirmation status in the State of Montana. The fee for this is $20.00 per verification requested.

Once the fee and official license verification form are received, the request will be processed and mailed within 5 days.

Approved Qualifying and Continuing Education Courses

Continuing Education Course Application (For Providers)

CE Audit Worksheet

AMC Registration Exemptions

37-54-502. Registration exemptions. (1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a person who exclusively employs appraisers on an employer-employee basis for the performance of an appraisal assignment.

(2) An appraisal management company that is a subsidiary owned and controlled by a financial institution that is regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency is not required to register with the board but shall comply with all provisions of this chapter, as long as the provisions of this chapter do not conflict with the federal law related to the operation of an appraisal management company in this state.

Appraisal Management Companies

• Title 37 Chapter 54 - Real Estate Appraisers

October 1, 2011: Legislation is effective
Provides licensure and regulation of Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies. For updates please visit www.leg.mt.gov

For AMC Rules Information please join our interested parties list by emailing us at

Attention Appraisal Management Companies

Beginning August 30, 2019, Montana will be joining other states participating in the Appraisal Management Company (AMC) national registry. The registry is maintained by the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (ASC). This registry is required by federal rule and implements a new AMC registry fee formula. The state of Montana AMC renewal fee of $1,000 remains in place.  An appraisal management company shall, with each renewal of its registration, pay a fee for the AMC national registry of $25 multiplied by the number of appraisers performing an appraisal in a covered transaction for the AMC during the previous year. A year for this purpose is September 1 through August 31.

AMC renewals will be submitted online at EBIZ.MT.GOV/POL. By renewing online your AMC panel list can be maintained for future renewals. Click here to learn more about the new AMC national registry process and online AMC renewal instructions.

The Montana Board of Real Estate Appraisers is available to answer questions regarding the AMC national registry. Please contact Executive Officer Sharon Peterson (406) 841-2375 or SPETERSON@MT.GOV for more information.

If you have questions regarding the general renewal process, please contact our Customer Service team at (406) 444-6880 or by email at DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV.