{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-60-31","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-60-31","heading":"Qualifications.","body":"To qualify as an appraiser, an applicant shall:\n(1) have attained the age of eighteen years;\n(2) satisfy educational requirements of having:\n(a) as an apprentice, state-licensed, or mass appraiser:\n(i) a high school diploma; or\n(ii) hold a certificate of equivalency;\n(b) as a state-certified residential appraiser:\n(i) a high school diploma or certificate of equivalency; and\n(ii) additional education as required by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation or as promulgated by the board through regulation;\n(3) submit proof of completion of appraiser qualifying education as required by the Appraiser Qualifications Board and experience requirements as specified in this chapter or promulgated by the board through regulation;\n(4) submit certificates of licensure from all jurisdictions where presently or previously certified;\n(5) submit to a state fingerprint-based criminal records check, to be conducted by the State Law Enforcement Division, a national criminal records check, supported by fingerprints, conducted by the FBI, and, if required by the Appraiser Qualifications Board, undergo a criminal background check in compliance with AQB requirements to be submitted by the applicant with his application; and\n(6) pass an examination, if applicable. An applicant who does not become licensed or certified within two years after passing the examination must retake the examination.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 60 Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies","ARTICLE 1 South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License and Certification Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c060.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:23:44Z","sha256":"9a00e5937b82a8c3935203293aa6a0e0317bbb7885a1a4143c1b6f8df859698b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-60-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-60-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}