# Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-105: Certification - Restrictions on use - Prerequisite to preparing and signing certified appraisal > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T62_C39_S62-39-105 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-105 - **Heading:** Certification - Restrictions on use - Prerequisite to preparing and signing certified appraisal - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 62 / Chapter 39 / Section 62-39-105 ## Text (a) No person other than a state certified real estate appraiser under this chapter shall assume or use that title or any title, designation or abbreviation likely to create the impression of certification as a real estate appraiser by this state. (b) (1) Only an individual who has qualified as a state certified real estate appraiser under this chapter is authorized to prepare and sign a certified appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state. (2) If an appraisal report is prepared and signed by a state certified real estate appraiser and the appraisal report is certified as such by the state certified real estate appraiser, a holder of a real estate appraiser license or a certificate of registration as a real estate appraiser trainee who assisted in the preparation of the appraisal report is authorized to co-sign the appraisal report. (3) An individual who has not qualified as a state certified real estate appraiser shall not describe nor refer to any appraisal or appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state by the terms "certified appraisal" or "certified appraisal report." Acts 1990, ch. 865, § 6; 2009, ch. 279, § 9. (a) No person other than a state certified real estate appraiser under this chapter shall assume or use that title or any title, designation or abbreviation likely to create the impression of certification as a real estate appraiser by this state. (b) (1) Only an individual who has qualified as a state certified real estate appraiser under this chapter is authorized to prepare and sign a certified appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state. (2) If an appraisal report is prepared and signed by a state certified real estate appraiser and the appraisal report is certified as such by the state certified real estate appraiser, a holder of a real estate appraiser license or a certificate of registration as a real estate appraiser trainee who assisted in the preparation of the appraisal report is authorized to co-sign the appraisal report. (3) An individual who has not qualified as a state certified real estate appraiser shall not describe nor refer to any appraisal or appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state by the terms "certified appraisal" or "certified appraisal report." (1) Only an individual who has qualified as a state certified real estate appraiser under this chapter is authorized to prepare and sign a certified appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state. (2) If an appraisal report is prepared and signed by a state certified real estate appraiser and the appraisal report is certified as such by the state certified real estate appraiser, a holder of a real estate appraiser license or a certificate of registration as a real estate appraiser trainee who assisted in the preparation of the appraisal report is authorized to co-sign the appraisal report. (3) An individual who has not qualified as a state certified real estate appraiser shall not describe nor refer to any appraisal or appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state by the terms "certified appraisal" or "certified appraisal report." Acts 1990, ch. 865, § 6; 2009, ch. 279, § 9. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T62_C39_S62-39-101.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-102 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T62_C39_S62-39-102.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-103 License or certificate required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T62_C39_S62-39-103.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-104 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T62_C39_S62-39-104.md) - [Tenn. 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