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PA Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser's
License. Exam Questions And Answers.
Updated And Verified.
Applicant Age - Answer✔18 years or older
How long do you have to wait to be eligible to retake an examination if you fail? - Answer✔30
days
The Commissioner will prescribe the form of the appraiser's license and it will contain: -
Answer✔Name of the appraiser
Address of the appraiser's place of business
Date of issuance and expiration date of license
Any other information which the commissioner determines is necessary
Experience and Fitness requirements for Licensing - Answer✔-A minimum of six months'
continuous experience within the previous three years at an occupation, such as body repair,
that directly involves the estimation of physical damage to motor vehicles.
-Successful completion of education or training related to appraising motor vehicle physical
damage taken within the previous three years.
An application for a license may be denied for any of the following - Answer✔-The applicant has
provided incorrect, misleading or incomplete answers to interrogatories on forms incidental to
applying for a license.
-The applicant has been denied a license or has had an existing license revoked, suspended or
not renewed by the Department or a regulatory authority in another state, territory, or
possession of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, or the Canadian Provinces.
-The applicant does not possess the professional competence and trustworthiness required to
engage in conducting motor vehicle appraisals.
-An applicant has been found guilty of a felony or of criminal conduct which relates to the
applicant's suitability to conduct motor vehicle appraisals.
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An applicant has been found guilty of a felony or of criminal conduct which relates to the
applicant's suitability to conduct motor vehicle appraisals. - Answer✔ex: unlawful practices,
embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, conspiracy to defraud, bribery, or
corrupt influence, perjury or false swearing, unlicensed activity or criminal offence involving
moral turpitude or harm to another.
-Examples of violations or incidents which the Department will not consider related to the
applicant's suitability to engage in the business of an appraiser are all summary offenses,
records of arrests if there is no conviction of a crime based on the arrest, convictions which
have been annulled or expunged or convictions for which the applicant has received a pardon
from the Governor.
The Commissioner may deny initial issuance of, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any
appraiser's license for any cause specified in any other provision of this act, or for any of the
following causes: - Answer✔1. For any cause for which issuance of the license could have been
refused had it been existent and been known to the Commissioner.
2. If the licensee willfully violates or fails to comply with or knowingly participates in the
violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this act or any rule or regulation
promulgated there under.
3. If the licensee has obtained or attempted to obtain any such license through willful
misrepresentation or fraud, or has failed to pass any examination required under this act.
4. If the licensee has, with intent, to deceive, materially misrepresented the terms or effect of
any insurance contact; or has engaged or is about to engage in any fraudulent transaction.
5. If the licensee has been convicted, by final judgement, of a felony.
6. If in the conduct of his affairs under the license, the licensee has shown himself to be, and is
so deemed by the Commissioner, incompetent, or untrustworthy, or a source of injury and loss
to the public.
How often should you carry your appraisal license? - Answer✔Each appraiser, while engage in
appraisal duties, must carry the license issued to him by the Insurance Department and display
it, upon request, to an owner whose vehicle is being inspected, to the repair shop
representative involved, or to any authorized representative of the insurance department.
What should an appraiser leave with the shop? - Answer✔-The appraiser must leave a legible
copy of his appraisal with that f the repair shop selected by the consumer to make the repairs
and also furnish a copy to the owner of the vehicle.
What if there is prior damage to the vehicle? - Answer✔Should be clearly indicated on the
appraisal.
What should be on the appraisal? - Answer✔Itemized listing of all damages, specifying those
parts to be replaced or repaired.
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PA Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser's
License. Exam Questions And Answers.
Updated And Verified.
Applicant Age - Answer✔18 years or older
How long do you have to wait to be eligible to retake an examination if you fail? - Answer✔30
days
The Commissioner will prescribe the form of the appraiser's license and it will contain: -
Answer✔Name of the appraiser
Address of the appraiser's place of business
Date of issuance and expiration date of license
Any other information which the commissioner determines is necessary
Experience and Fitness requirements for Licensing - Answer✔-A minimum of six months'
continuous experience within the previous three years at an occupation, such as body repair,
that directly involves the estimation of physical damage to motor vehicles.
-Successful completion of education or training related to appraising motor vehicle physical
damage taken within the previous three years.
An application for a license may be denied for any of the following - Answer✔-The applicant has
provided incorrect, misleading or incomplete answers to interrogatories on forms incidental to
applying for a license.
-The applicant has been denied a license or has had an existing license revoked, suspended or
not renewed by the Department or a regulatory authority in another state, territory, or
possession of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, or the Canadian Provinces.
-The applicant does not possess the professional competence and trustworthiness required to
engage in conducting motor vehicle appraisals.
-An applicant has been found guilty of a felony or of criminal conduct which relates to the
applicant's suitability to conduct motor vehicle appraisals.
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An applicant has been found guilty of a felony or of criminal conduct which relates to the
applicant's suitability to conduct motor vehicle appraisals. - Answer✔ex: unlawful practices,
embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, conspiracy to defraud, bribery, or
corrupt influence, perjury or false swearing, unlicensed activity or criminal offence involving
moral turpitude or harm to another.
-Examples of violations or incidents which the Department will not consider related to the
applicant's suitability to engage in the business of an appraiser are all summary offenses,
records of arrests if there is no conviction of a crime based on the arrest, convictions which
have been annulled or expunged or convictions for which the applicant has received a pardon
from the Governor.
The Commissioner may deny initial issuance of, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any
appraiser's license for any cause specified in any other provision of this act, or for any of the
following causes: - Answer✔1. For any cause for which issuance of the license could have been
refused had it been existent and been known to the Commissioner.
2. If the licensee willfully violates or fails to comply with or knowingly participates in the
violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this act or any rule or regulation
promulgated there under.
3. If the licensee has obtained or attempted to obtain any such license through willful
misrepresentation or fraud, or has failed to pass any examination required under this act.
4. If the licensee has, with intent, to deceive, materially misrepresented the terms or effect of
any insurance contact; or has engaged or is about to engage in any fraudulent transaction.
5. If the licensee has been convicted, by final judgement, of a felony.
6. If in the conduct of his affairs under the license, the licensee has shown himself to be, and is
so deemed by the Commissioner, incompetent, or untrustworthy, or a source of injury and loss
to the public.
How often should you carry your appraisal license? - Answer✔Each appraiser, while engage in
appraisal duties, must carry the license issued to him by the Insurance Department and display
it, upon request, to an owner whose vehicle is being inspected, to the repair shop
representative involved, or to any authorized representative of the insurance department.
What should an appraiser leave with the shop? - Answer✔-The appraiser must leave a legible
copy of his appraisal with that f the repair shop selected by the consumer to make the repairs
and also furnish a copy to the owner of the vehicle.
What if there is prior damage to the vehicle? - Answer✔Should be clearly indicated on the
appraisal.
What should be on the appraisal? - Answer✔Itemized listing of all damages, specifying those
parts to be replaced or repaired.
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