New York Laws
Article 6-E - State Certified and Licensed Real Estate Appraisers
160-H - Licenses and Certifications.

§ 160-h. Licenses and certifications. 1. There shall be one class of
license for state licensed real estate appraiser assistants, one class
of license for state licensed real estate appraisers and two classes of
certification for state certified real estate appraisers. The classes of
certification shall be state certified residential real estate appraiser
and state certified general real estate appraiser. The board shall
prescribe the scope of practice for each license and both classes of
certification, provided, however, that in no event shall the scope of
practice prescribed by the board be less than the minimum criteria
established by the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council or by the Appraiser Qualification Board
of the Appraisal Foundation as referred to in title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

2. The application for original certification and recertification or
original license and renewal of license, and examination shall specify
whether it is for a license or certification being applied for and
previously granted. If the application is for a license or renewal, it
shall specify for what class of license the application is being made.
If the application is for a certification or recertification, it shall
specify for what class of certification the application is being made.