Ohio Revised Code Title XLVII. Occupations Professions § 4763.08

On and after December 22, 1992, each certificate, registration, and license issued under this chapter, other than a temporary certificate or license issued under division (E)(2) of section 4763.05 of the Revised Code, is valid for a period of one year from its date of issuance. The superintendent of real estate shall provide renewal notices to certificate holders, registrants, and licensees no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the certificate, registration, or license. The superintendent shall issue to each person initially certified, registered, or licensed under this chapter a certificate, registration, or license in the form and size the superintendent prescribes. The initial certificate, registration, and license shall indicate the name of the certificate holder, registrant, or licensee, bear the signatures of the members of the real estate appraiser board, be issued under the seal prescribed in section 121.20 of the Revised Code, and contain a certificate, registration, or license number assigned by the superintendent. The superintendent shall issue to each person who renews a certificate, registration, or license a renewal certificate, registration, or license in the size and form the superintendent prescribes. The renewal certificate, registration, or license shall contain the name of the certificate holder, registrant, or licensee and the expiration and number of the certificate, registration, or license. Each certificate holder and licensee shall place the certificate holder's or licensee's certificate or license number adjacent to the title “state-licensed residential real estate appraiser,” “state-certified residential real estate appraiser,” or “state-certified general real estate appraiser,” when issuing an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used in conducting real estate appraisal activities as required by section 4763.12 of the Revised Code. If a state-registered real estate appraiser assistant participated in the appraisal or specialized service report, the certificate holder or licensee shall also place the registrant's name, registration number, and the title “state-registered real estate appraiser assistant” on the report.