# WAC 308-125-010: WAC 308-125-010. Definitions > Washington · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_125_010 ## Section - **Citation:** WAC 308-125-010 - **Heading:** WAC 308-125-010. Definitions - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 308 / Chapter 308-125 / Section 308-125-010 ## Text (1) Words and terms used in these rules shall have the same meaning as each has in the Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act, (chapter 18.140 RCW) and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). (2) "Appraisal foundation" means a private association of appraiser professional organizations. The appraisal foundation develops appraisal standards which the regulatory agencies must use as minimum standards for federally related transactions and it develops qualification criteria for appraisers. (3) "Appraisal subcommittee" means a committee created by Title XI. It monitors all activities related to the implementation of Title XI. (4) "Appraisal standards board" means a board established by the appraisal foundation for the purpose of developing, publishing, interpreting and amending the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice . (5) "The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)" means the current edition of the publication in force of the appraisal standards board (ASB) of the appraisal foundation. USPAP is the applicable standard for all appraisal practice in the state of Washington regulated under the provisions of chapter 18.140 RCW. (6) "Appraiser qualifications board" means a board of the appraisal foundation for the purpose of developing, publishing, interpreting and amending the real property appraiser qualification criteria. (7) "Real property appraiser qualification criteria" means the minimum criteria establishing the minimum education, experience and examination requirements for real property appraisers to obtain a state certification as established by the appraiser qualifications board (AQB) of the appraisal foundation under the provisions of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) of 1989, and any additional qualifying criteria established by the director in accordance with chapter 18.140 RCW. (8) "Classroom hour" means fifty minutes out of each sixty minute hour. te certification as established by the appraiser qualifications board (AQB) of the appraisal foundation under the provisions of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) of 1989, and any additional qualifying criteria established by the director in accordance with chapter 18.140 RCW. (8) "Classroom hour" means fifty minutes out of each sixty minute hour. (9) "Full-time" means the equivalent twelve-month period in which an applicant works at least one thousand hours in real estate appraisal. (10) "Required core curriculum" means a set of appraiser subject matter areas (known as "modules") that require a specified number of educational hours at each credential level as established by the appraiser qualifications board. (11) "Module" means an appraisal subject matter area (and required hours of coverage) as identified in the required core curriculum. (12) "Residential properties" means one to four single family residential units and lots where the highest and best use is for one to four family purposes. (13) "Significant professional appraisal assistance" shall include but not be limited to the work contributed or performed toward the completion of an appraisal report by either a trainee, state-licensed, or state-certified appraiser, while under the direct supervision of a certified residential appraiser or certified general appraiser as required by the department as qualifying appraisal experience for licensing. Significant professional appraisal assistance shall consist of identifying and analyzing the scope of work, collection of data, analyzing data to derive an opinion of value, or writing the appraisal report in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice . (14) "Inactive status" means the status of an appraiser license or certification that is not expired and is eligible for reinstatement or renewal. An appraiser license in inactive status is not eligible to provide real estate appraisal services. ## Nearby sections - [WAC 308-125-010 WAC 308-125-010. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_125_010.md) - [WAC 308-125-020 WAC 308-125-020. Application process to take examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_125_020.md) - [WAC 308-125-025 WAC 308-125-025. Application process to register as a real estate appraiser trainee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_125_025.md) - [WAC 308-125-030 WAC 308-125-030. Examination prerequisite general classification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_125_030.md) - [WAC 308-125-040 WAC 308-125-040. 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