Education
 Certification Requirements
All personnel appraising property for taxation purposes in
South Dakota must be certified by the South Dakota Department of Revenue and
Regulation. To obtain the CAA (Certified Appraiser, Assessor) designation all
persons in the program must complete the following within a year of entering the
program. (Receiving a temporary permit)
Complete successfully the following courses:
IAAO Site Evaluation
IAAO Market Evaluation
IAAO Cost Approach to Value
IAAO Income Approach to Value
IAAO Mass Appraisal
South Dakota Department of Revenue Basic Course
In addition, each candidate for certification must:
Take and pass with a score of at least 80% the CAA
test.
Work for one year in an assessor’s office.
To recertify, the following requirements must be met in every
5 year recertification period:
Attend three annual assessor schools and receive a
passing grade on the final exam, one school must be a 30 hour course from
the IAAO education curriculum.
Attend at least 3 conferences. (SDAAO, NCRAAO or IAAO)
Attend at least 3 department or department-approved
workshops. Any department-approved workshop must be approved by the
secretary for credit pror to the workshop; and
Attend two courses on the
Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) approved by the secretary.
During the applicant's first recertification period, one of these courses
must be a tested 15-hour USPAP course approved by the secretary. The
applicant must receive a passing grade on the tested course.
A one-time exemption from the requirements if they possess a
professional designation as listed in the manual.
When you attend a Department of Revenue & Regulation school,
an SDAAO conference or department conducted workshop, you DO NOT need to send
anything to Bonnie to receive credit. Your registration at these will give
you credit automatically. If you attend other schools, conferences or
workshops you must send a copy of your registration to Bonnie to receive credit.
Remember that workshops not conducted by the department must be approved prior
to attending.
Though the Department will try to help you keep track, remember that it is your
responsibility to meet the requirements for certification and re-certification.
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