Minnesota Administrative Rules

1950.1050 ACCREDITED MINNESOTA ASSESSOR (AMA).

A local assessor employed by a township or city shown on the "List of Assessor License Levels for Minnesota Taxing Jurisdictions" under the heading "Accredited" must obtain licensure as an accredited Minnesota assessor. Requirements to initially obtain licensure as an accredited Minnesota assessor are given in items A to F.

A.

A certified Minnesota assessor license or meeting the requirements for licensure as a certified Minnesota assessor, plus:

(1)

a passing grade in two board-approved income courses with a board-specified minimum number of hours of instruction;

(2)

a passing grade in a board-approved assessment administration course with a board-specified minimum number of hours of instruction;

(3)

a passing grade in one elective from the list of approved elective courses shown in the Minnesota State Board of Assessors' Education and Licensing Manual; and

(4)

completion of a board-approved 15-hour seminar on Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

B.

A passing grade on one demonstration narrative appraisal. In lieu of this narrative appraisal, the applicant may substitute:

(1)

obtaining the designation of SRA or MAI from the Appraisal Institute or its successor organization;

(2)

obtaining the designation of residential evaluation specialist (RES) or certified assessment evaluator (CAE) from the International Association of Assessing Officers;

(3)

a four-year degree with a major in real estate from an accredited college or university; or

(4)

submitting a residential form appraisal that has received a passing grade and successful completion of a board-approved residential case studies examination.

C.

A satisfactory interview by the board.

D.

Three years of assessment experience.

E.

In addition to the requirements in items A to D, the board may require a passing grade on a board-approved comprehensive examination or the board may substitute the examination for the satisfactory interview by the board. If the board requires applicants to take an examination, the board must publish notice of its intent to require an examination, whether the examination will be in addition to or in place of the interview and whether the requirement continues until further notice. The notice must be published in the board minutes and on the board's website at least 180 days before the date the examination is to be given.

F.

Application to the board, and the appropriate fee.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 270.41; 270.47

History:

13 SR 2751; 16 SR 135; 18 SR 1442; 21 SR 1245; 26 SR 1334; 29 SR 1450; 35 SR 2012

Published Electronically:

September 6, 2018