Section 86.03. Use of certificate number and title.

 

(1)  Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , each licensed and certified appraiser shall place his or her certificate number adjacent to or immediately below the title "Wisconsin certified general appraiser," "Wisconsin certified residential appraiser," or "Wisconsin licensed appraiser," as appropriate, on each appraisal report and each written appraisal agreement used by the appraiser in conducting appraisal activities.

(2)  An appraiser may use the following abbreviations when placing his or her title on a report or agreement in the manner specified in sub. (1) :

(a) "Appraiser" may be written as "app" or "appr."

(b) "Certified" may be written as "cer" or "cert."

(c) "General" may be written as "gen."

(d) "Licensed" may be written as "lic."

(e) "Residential" may be written as "res."

(f) "Wisconsin" may be written as "WI" or "Wis."

(3)  In lieu of placing a title on a report or agreement in the manner specified in sub. (1) , an appraiser may place his or her certificate number adjacent to or immediately below the initials "WCGA," "WCRA" or "WLA," as appropriate, on a report or agreement, in any instance in which he or she determines that it is impractical to comply with the requirement in sub. (1) , because of space limitations on a report or agreement.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1994, No. 460 , eff. 5-1-94.