N.Y. Executive Law § 160-h: Licenses and certifications

§ 160-h. Licenses and certifications. 1. There shall be one class of

license for state licensed real estate appraiser assistants, one class

of license for state licensed real estate appraisers and two classes of

certification for state certified real estate appraisers. The classes of

certification shall be state certified residential real estate appraiser

and state certified general real estate appraiser. The board shall

prescribe the scope of practice for each license and both classes of

certification, provided, however, that in no event shall the scope of

practice prescribed by the board be less than the minimum criteria

established by the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial

Institutions Examination Council or by the Appraiser Qualification Board

of the Appraisal Foundation as referred to in title XI of the Financial

Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

2. The application for original certification and recertification or

original license and renewal of license, and examination shall specify

whether it is for a license or certification being applied for and

previously granted. If the application is for a license or renewal, it

shall specify for what class of license the application is being made.

If the application is for a certification or recertification, it shall

specify for what class of certification the application is being made.