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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 130. Real Estate Appraiser Board
Chapter 20. Real Estate Appraiser Board Rules and Regulations
1/14/2026

18VAC130-20-20. Requirement for registration for business entities.

A. All business entities providing appraisal services must register with the board by completing an application furnished by the board.

1. Partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies must be registered with the State Corporation Commission.

2. Business entities trading under a fictitious name must be authorized to conduct business in accordance with Chapter 5 (§ 59.1-69 et seq.) of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia.

3. Applicants must provide a physical address.

B. Every business entity providing appraisal services must provide the name and license number of a board licensee who must serve as the contact person for the board.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2013 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR583-01-03 § 2.1, eff. April 15, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 31, Issue 20, eff. August 1, 2015; Volume 36, Issue 15, eff. May 1, 2020; Volume 42, Issue 9, eff. January 14, 2026.

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