(225 ILCS 458/Art. 1 heading)
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)

    (225 ILCS 458/1‑1)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
    Sec. 1‑1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.
(Source: P.A. 92‑180, eff. 7‑1‑02.)

    (225 ILCS 458/1‑5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
    Sec. 1‑5. Legislative intent. The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this Act is to evaluate the competency of persons engaged in the appraisal of real estate in connection with a federally related transaction and to license and regulate those persons for the protection of the public. Additionally, it is the intent of the General Assembly for this Act to be consistent with the provisions of Title XI of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.
(Source: P.A. 92‑180, eff. 7‑1‑02.)

    (225 ILCS 458/1‑10)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2012)
    Sec. 1‑10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
    "Accredited college or university, junior college, or community college" means a college or university, junior college, or community college that is approved or accredited by the Board of Higher Education, a regional or national accreditation association, or by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
    "Applicant" means person who applies to the Department for a license under this Act.
    "Appraisal" means (noun) the act or process of developing an opinion of value; an opinion of value (adjective) of or pertaining to appraising and related functions, such as appraisal practice or appraisal services.
    "Appraisal assignment" means a valuation service provided as a consequence of an agreement between an appraiser and a client.
    "Appraisal consulting" means the act or process of developing an analysis, recommendation, or opinion to solve a problem, where an opinion of value is a component of the analysis leading to the assignment results.
    "Appraisal practice" means valuation services performed by an individual acting as an appraiser, including, but not limited to, appraisal, appraisal review, or appraisal consulting.
    "Appraisal report" means any communication, written or oral, of an appraisal, appraisal review, or appraisal consulting service that is transmitted to a client upon completion of an assignment.
    "Appraisal review" means the act or process of developing and communicating an opinion about the quality of another appraiser's work that was performed as part of an appraisal, appraisal review, or appraisal assignment.
    "Appraisal Subcommittee" means the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council as established by Title XI.
    "Appraiser" means a person who performs real estate or real property appraisals.
    "AQB" means the Appraisal Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation.
    "Associate real estate trainee appraiser" means an entry‑level appraiser who holds a license of this classification under this Act with restrictions as to the scope of practice in accordance with this Act.
    "Board" means the Real Estate Appraisal Administration and Disciplinary Board.
    "Classroom hour" means 50 minutes of instruction out of each 60 minute segment of coursework.
    "Client" means the party or parties who engage an appraiser by employment or contract in a specific assignment.
    "Coordinator" means the Coordinator of Real Estate Appraisal of the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
    "Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
    "Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration.
    "Federally related transaction" means any real estate‑related financial transaction in which a federal financial institutions regulatory agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mae, or the National Credit Union Administration engages in, contracts for, or regulates and requires the services of an appraiser.
    "Financial institution" means any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage broker, mortgage banker, licensee under the Consumer Installment Loan Act or the Sales Finance Agency Act, or a corporate fiduciary, subsidiary, affiliate, parent company, or holding company of any such licensee, or any institution involved in real estate financing that is regulated by state or federal law.
    "Modular Course" means the Appraisal Qualifying Course Design conforming to the Sub Topics Course Outline contained in the AQB Criteria 2008.
    "Real estate" means an identified parcel or tract of land, including any improvements.
    "Real estate related financial transaction" means any transaction involving:
        (1) the sale, lease, purchase, investment in, or
     exchange of real property, including interests in property or the financing thereof;
        (2) the refinancing of real property or interests in
     real property; and
        (3) the use of real property or interest in property
     as security for a loan or investment, including mortgage backed securities.
    "Real property" means the interests, benefits, and rights inherent in the ownership of real estate.
    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.
    "State certified general real estate appraiser" means an appraiser who holds a license of this classification under this Act and such classification applies to the appraisal of all types of real property without restrictions as to the scope of practice.
    "State certified residential real estate appraiser" means an appraiser who holds a license of this classification under this Act and such classification applies to the appraisal of one to 4 units of residential real property without regard to transaction value or complexity, but with restrictions as to the scope of practice in a federally related transaction in accordance with Title XI, the provisions of USPAP, criteria established by the AQB, and further defined by rule.
    "Supervising appraiser" means either (i) an appraiser who holds a valid license under this Act as either a State certified general real estate appraiser or a State certified residential real estate appraiser, who co‑signs an appraisal report for an associate real estate trainee appraiser or (ii) a State certified general real estate appraiser who holds a valid license under this Act who co‑signs an appraisal report for a State certified residential real estate appraiser on properties other than one to 4 units of residential real property without regard to transaction value or complexity.
    "Title XI" means Title XI of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.
    "USPAP" means the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board pursuant to Title XI and by rule.
    "Valuation services" means services pertaining to aspects of property value.
(Source: P.A. 96‑844, eff. 12‑23‑09.)