011-13 Wyo. Code R. §§ 13-5 - Certification

(a) Recommended coursework may be posted on the Property Tax Division website for different career paths within the Assessor's Office and for State of Wyoming employees. The County Assessor shall ensure that no individual within the County Assessor's Office performs the duties or exercises the authority of a property tax appraiser unless certified by the Department. The Administrator shall ensure that no individuals within the Department performs the duties or exercises the authority of a property tax appraiser unless certified.

(i) Valuations provided by third party appraisers must be approved by a Wyoming certified property tax appraiser in the jurisdiction requesting the valuation.

(ii) Valuations of centrally assessed properties by third party appraisers must be approved by a Wyoming certified property tax appraiser within the Department of Revenue.

(b) Certified property tax appraisers shall receive a certificate signed by the Department Director and Division Administrator, indicating the designation and year of certification. Said certificate shall be available for display to the public.

(i) Department certification will only be extended to individuals employed with the Wyoming Department of Revenue and Wyoming County Assessor Offices who have met the certification requirements as outlined in this chapter per W.S. 18-3-201(c).

(c) An individual may serve as County Assessor without certification for one elected term, and the remainder of any unexpired term to which appointed per W.S. 18-3-201(d).

(d) The Department shall refuse to confer a certificate or shall have the right to revoke a certificate to an individual who may otherwise qualify for certification under this Chapter, upon a written finding the individual has not demonstrated to the Department he or she is competent to perform the necessary work or administer the necessary operation of a County Assessor's Office. Such a finding shall be supported by documentation indicating a pattern of violation or disregard of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the law, or the rules and orders relating to appraisal and assessment of property for tax purposes per W.S. 18-3-201(d).

(e) Permanent Certification Requirements

(i) Individuals may qualify for permanent certification as a Property Tax Appraiser by fulfilling one of the following requirements:

(A) Successful completion of IAAO Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal, the USPAP National 15-Hour Course and 90 additional hours of core education courses as identified in Section 6 with passing grade.

(B) Earning and maintaining a current status of professional designation from one of the appraisal organizations of the Appraisal Foundation or a General Real Estate Appraisers License issued by the Wyoming Real Estate Appraisers Board;

(C) Earning and maintaining IAAO "Accredited Member Status".

(ii) If a failed examination is challenged and successfully completed, the student shall receive full credit for the course hours. Any re-test failed shall require the student to retake the entire course over to get credit.

(iii) Successfully completed courses cannot be retaken within a four year period for credit, unless the Department has previously acknowledged that the subject matter changes significantly.

(iv) Every person who holds permanent certification shall in a two (2) calendar year period preceding each assessment date complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education. Testing is not required. The 7-hour USPAP Update Course is required to be taken once every four (4) years. The 7-hour USPAP Update Course will count toward the 30 hours of accredited education required to maintain certification.

(v) All course work must be completed by December 31 to be granted certification for the following year. Exceptions may be approved by the Administrator due to weather delays or other unforeseen situations.

(vi) Temporarily Certified employees must fulfill the requirements for Permanent Certification by the end of year six. This six year period begins when the individual's job duties include one or more of the valuation judgements described in Section 3(h), commencing January 1 after they have completed the requirements for the initial Temporary Certification.

(vii) Lapse of permanent certification

(A) If period of lapse is less than five (5) years, an individual may regain permanent certification after successful completion, with a passing grade, of 30 hours of core education courses and the 7-Hour USPAP Update Course. This must be completed within two years from the date of the first class taken since the lapse of permanent certification.

(B) If 5 years or greater, an individual may regain permanent certification after successful completion, with a passing grade of 60 hours of core education courses, in addition, to the 7-Hour USPAP Update Course. This must be completed within two years from the date of the first class taken since the lapse of permanent certification.

(f) Temporary Certification Requirements

(i) The Department shall consider the following educational program as qualification for temporary certification:

(A) In year one, complete Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal and the USPAP National 15-Hour Course to achieve temporary status commencing January 1 of the following year. A passing grade must be earned.

(B) To achieve yearly Temporary Certification status, an individual must take 30 hours of core classes every two years. Temporary Certification can be maintained annually for up to six years. If the 30 hours are to count toward the goal of Permanent Certification, taking and passing the test is required.

(ii) In order to receive approval by the Administrator for accredited hours for which a test is given, a certificate indicating a passing grade must be submitted to the department. If a passing grade is not received, no credit shall be granted, however full credit may subsequently be allowed if an applicant retakes the test within one (1) year of course completion, and receives a passing grade. Any retest failed shall require the student to retake the entire course over. Successfully completed courses cannot be retaken within a four year period for credit, unless the Department has previously acknowledged that the subject matter changes significantly.

(iii) All coursework must be completed by December 31 to be granted certification for the following year. Exceptions may be approved by the Administrator due to weather delays or other unforeseen situations.

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011-13 Wyo. Code R. §§ 13-5

Amended, Eff. 3/22/2023.