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Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2010 (2026)

Exemptions from licensure

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A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

1. A real estate broker or salesperson licensed in the Commonwealth who, in the ordinary course of business, provides a valuation or analysis of real estate for a fee; however, such person shall not hold himself out as a real estate appraiser, and the valuation shall not be referred to as an appraisal and shall not be used in lieu of an appraisal performed by a licensed appraiser.

2. An officer or employee of the United States of America, or of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof, where the employee or officer is performing his official duties, provided that such individual does not furnish advisory service for compensation to the public or act as an independent contracting party in the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof in connection with the appraisal of real estate or real property.

3. Any person who, in the ordinary course of business, provides consulting services or consultative brokerage for a fee, which services may include a valuation or analysis of real estate or standing or severed timber; provided such consulting services or consultative brokerage shall not be referred to as an appraisal and shall not be used in connection with obtaining a loan to finance or refinance real property or standing or severed timber or in connection with any federally related transaction.

4. Any person who, in the regular course of business, provides services to his employer, which services may include a valuation or analysis of real estate, provided such services shall not be referred to as an appraisal and shall not be used in lieu of an appraisal performed by an appraiser licensed hereunder.

5. Any person, including (i) a licensed residential real estate appraiser, certified residential real estate appraiser, or certified general real estate appraiser or (ii) an employee of a financial institution or lender, who provides an evaluation of real estate or real property in connection with a real estate-related financial transaction where an appraisal by a state-certified or state-licensed appraiser is not required by the state or federal financial institution's regulatory agency engaging in, contracting for or regulating such real estate-related financial transaction or regulating the financial institution or lender engaged in or about to engage in such real estate-related financial transaction. The evaluations provided by such persons shall comply with any standards imposed by the state or federal financial institution's or lender's regulatory agencies for evaluations prepared by nonstate-certified or nonstate-licensed appraisers.

B. Nothing contained herein shall proscribe the powers of a judge to determine who may qualify as an expert witness to testify in any legal proceeding.

1990, c. 459; 1992, c. 68; 1995, c. 327; 1999, c. 259; 2017, cc. 258, 269.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1995–2019 · leading case: Cnty. of Albemarle v. Keswick Club, LP, 699 S.E.2d 491 (Va. 2010).
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Cnty. of Albemarle v. Keswick Club, LP, 699 S.E.2d 491 (Va. 2010). · cites it 4× “Further, the court stated that because it was a continuing proceeding and Sangree was fully qualified and accepted without objection as an expert appraiser earlier in the proceeding, the court could allow Sangree to testify pursuant to Code § 54.1-2010(B). Sangree testified that…”
Lee Gardens Arlington Ltd. P'ship v. Arlington Cnty. Bd., 463 S.E.2d 646 (Va. 1995). · cites it 3× “” Lee Gardens contends that the statutory exception defined in Code § 54.1-2010(3) “clearly applies to Mr.”
Commonwealth Transp. Comm'r v. Baxter, 44 Va. Cir. 148 (Spotsylvania Cir. Ct. 1997). · cites it 9× “The landowner contends that an amendment to Virginia Code § 54.1-2010 supersedes prior law on that issue.”
Appalachian Power Co. v. Orr, 40 Va. Cir. 370 (Washington Cir. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “Thus, Appalachian Power Company anticipates an objection from the defendant under § 54.1-2010 et seq. of the Code and the holding in the case of Lee Gardens Limited Partnership v.”
Virginia Int'l Gateway v. City of Portsmouth (Va. 2019). · cites it 16× “” Code § 54.1-2010, in turn, sets forth various categories of people who are exempt from this licensure requirement.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2010(3) — 1 case
Lee Gardens Arlington Ltd. P'ship v. Arlington Cnty. Bd., 463 S.E.2d 646 (Va. 1995). “” Lee Gardens contends that the statutory exception defined in Code § 54.1-2010(3) “clearly applies to Mr.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2010(B) — 3 cases
Cnty. of Albemarle v. Keswick Club, LP, 699 S.E.2d 491 (Va. 2010). “Further, the court stated that because it was a continuing proceeding and Sangree was fully qualified and accepted without objection as an expert appraiser earlier in the proceeding, the court could allow Sangree to testify pursuant to Code § 54.1-2010(B). Sangree testified that…”
Commonwealth Transp. Comm'r v. Baxter, 44 Va. Cir. 148 (Spotsylvania Cir. Ct. 1997). “The landowner contends that an amendment to Virginia Code § 54.1-2010 supersedes prior law on that issue.”
Virginia Int'l Gateway v. City of Portsmouth (Va. 2019). “” Code § 54.1-2010, in turn, sets forth various categories of people who are exempt from this licensure requirement.”
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