Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 458.6. Qualifications for certification

(a) Requirement.--All persons responsible for the valuation of real property for ad valorem taxation purposes in this Commonwealth and all revaluation company personnel shall be certified under this act.

(b) Application.--Application for certification shall be made to the board by completion of the board's prescribed application form and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee established by the board. An applicant shall:

(c) Examination.--Applicants shall successfully complete a comprehensive examination covering all phases of the appraisal process and the assessment function established by the assessment statutes of this Commonwealth. Any such examination shall be prepared and administered by a qualified and approved professional testing organization in accordance with section 812.1 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175),  1 known as The Administrative Code of 1929.

(d) Certification.--Upon successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the board shall issue a Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator's Certificate to the applicant. A certificate shall be valid for two years or until the next renewal cycle administered by the board for other professional certification renewals, whichever occurs earlier.

(e) Licensure.--Nothing in this act shall relieve any individual or company from any otherwise applicable legal obligation to be licensed as a real estate broker pursuant to the act of February 19, 1980 (P.L. 15, No. 9),  2 known as the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, or to be certified as a certified State real estate appraiser under the act of July 10, 1990 (P.L. 404, No. 98),  3 known as the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act.