PA MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE APPRAISER'S LICENSE
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.
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
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.
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
