PA Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser's License
Exam with correct answers
Applicant Age - correct answer -18 years or older
How long do you have to wait to be eligible to retake an examination if you fail? - correct answer -30 days
The Commissioner will prescribe the form of the appraiser's license and it will contain: - correct answer -Name of the
appraiser
Address of the appraiser's place of business
Date of issuance and expiration date of license
Any other information which the commissioner determines is necessary
Experience and Fitness requirements for Licensing - correct answer --A minimum of six months' continuous experience
within the previous three years at an occupation, such as body repair, that directly involves the estimation of physical damage
to motor vehicles.
-Successful completion of education or training related to appraising motor vehicle physical damage taken within the previous
three years.
An application for a license may be denied for any of the following - correct answer --The applicant has provided incorrect,
misleading or incomplete answers to interrogatories on forms incidental to applying for a license.
-The applicant has been denied a license or has had an existing license revoked, suspended or not renewed by the Department
or a regulatory authority in another state, territory, or possession of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, or the
Canadian Provinces.
-The applicant does not possess the professional competence and trustworthiness required to engage in conducting motor
vehicle appraisals.
-An applicant has been found guilty of a felony or of criminal conduct which relates to the applicant's suitability to conduct
motor vehicle appraisals.
An applicant has been found guilty of a felony or of criminal conduct which relates to the applicant's suitability to conduct
motor vehicle appraisals. - correct answer -ex: unlawful practices, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses,
conspiracy to defraud, bribery, or corrupt influence, perjury or false swearing, unlicensed activity or criminal offence
involving moral turpitude or harm to another.
-Examples of violations or incidents which the Department will not consider related to the applicant's suitability to engage in
the business of an appraiser are all summary offenses, records of arrests if there is no conviction of a crime based on the
arrest, convictions which have been annulled or expunged or convictions for which the applicant has received a pardon from
the Governor.
The Commissioner may deny initial issuance of, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any appraiser's license for any cause
specified in any other provision of this act, or for any of the following causes: - correct answer -1. For any cause for which
issuance of the license could have been refused had it been existent and been known to the Commissioner.
2. If the licensee willfully violates or fails to comply with or knowingly participates in the violation of or failure to comply
with any provision of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated there under.
3. If the licensee has obtained or attempted to obtain any such license through willful misrepresentation or fraud, or has failed
to pass any examination required under this act.
4. If the licensee has, with intent, to deceive, materially misrepresented the terms or effect of any insurance contact; or has
engaged or is about to engage in any fraudulent transaction.
5. If the licensee has been convicted, by final judgement, of a felony.
6. If in the conduct of his affairs under the license, the licensee has shown himself to be, and is so deemed by the
Commissioner, incompetent, or untrustworthy, or a source of injury and loss to the public.
How often should you carry your appraisal license? - correct answer -Each appraiser, while engage in appraisal duties, must
carry the license issued to him by the Insurance Department and display it, upon request, to an owner whose vehicle is being
inspected, to the repair shop representative involved, or to any authorized representative of the insurance department.
What should an appraiser leave with the shop? - correct answer --The appraiser must leave a legible copy of his appraisal with
that f the repair shop selected by the consumer to make the repairs and also furnish a copy to the owner of the vehicle.
