Automotive Damage Appraisers (2025)
Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Authority .of .the .Auto .Damage .Appraiser
Licensing .Board .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212
CMR .2.01) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2.01: .Scope .of .Regulations
(1) .Purpose .and .Applicability. .The .purpose .of .212 .CMR .2.00 .is .to .promote .the
.public .welfare
and .safety .by .improving .the .quality .and .economy .of .the .appraisal .and .repair .of
.damaged .motor
vehicles. .Any .licensed .appraiser, .individual .or .corporate .entitywho .employs
.licensed .appraisers
shall .be .bound .by .212 .CMR .2.00.
212 .CMR .2.00 .is .intended .to .be .read .in .conjunction .with .211 .CMR .133.00,
.Standards .for
the .Repair .of .Damaged .Motor .Vehicles.
(2) .Authority. .212 .CMR .2.00 .is .promulgated .under .the .authority .granted .to .the
.Auto .Damage
Appraiser .Licensing .Board .by .M.G.L. .c. .26, .§ .8G, .as .added .by .St. .1981, .c. .775,
.§ .1.
(3) .The .Board .may .from .time .to .time .issue .Advisory .Rulings .and .shall .do .so .in
.compliance
with .M.G.L. .c. .30A, .§ .8.
(4) .Definitions
1.2 .Licensing .requirements
Qualifications .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212 .CMR
2.02(2)) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Any .applicant .for .a .license .shall .be .18 .years .of
.age .or .over
and .of .good .moral .character. .He .or .she .shall .furnish .satisfactory .proof .to .the
.Board .that .he .or
she .possesses .the .educational .qualifications .required .for .graduation .from .high
.school .or .that .he
or .she .possesses .relevant .work .experience .deemed .satisfactory .by .the .Board.
.No .applicant .shall
be .considered .competent .unless .the .applicant .has .assisted .in .the .preparation
.of .appraisals .for .at
least .three .months .under .the .close .supervision .of .a .licensed .appraiser. .He .or
.she .shall .complete
, an .approved .appraisal .course .or .at .the .Board's .discretion .work .experience .may
.be .substituted .for
said .schooling.
1.2 .Licensing .requirements: .Process .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212 .CMR .2.02(3)) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Application .and .Examination .Fee .for .a .License. .Any
.applicant .for .a .license .shall .complete
an .application .to .be .prescribed .by .the .Board .and .shall .sign .it .under .the
.penalties .of .perjury. .He
or .she .shall .submit .this .application .and .non-refundable .fee .of .$100 .to .the
.Board. .After .an
application .is .received .and .approved, .the .applicant .shall .be .required .to .pass .an
.examination
given .under .the .supervision .of .the .Board. .All .successful .applicants .will .be
.issued .a .numbered
license. .Any .applicant .failing .to .pass .an .examination, .upon .the .payment .of .a
.further .nonrefundable
fee .of .$50.00, .shall .be .entitled .to .a .reexamination .after .the .expiration .of .six
.months
from .the .date .of .the .last .examination. .Any .applicant .failing .to .pass .an
.examination .shall .be
allowed .to .review .his .or .her .examination.
1.2 .Licensing .requirements: .Display .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212 .CMR .2.02(1)) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Requirement .That .License .Be .Obtained .and .Displayed. .No
.person .in .Massachusetts .shall
appraise .or .estimate .damages .to .motor .vehicles .or .otherwise .present .himself
.or .herself .as .an
appraiser .unless .he .or .she .has .first .obtained .a .license .from .the .Auto .Damage
.Appraiser .Licensing
Board. .This .license .shall .be .valid .for .one .year .or .less .and .shall .be .renewed
.annually .on .July .1st.
Any .appraiser, .while .making .an .appraisal, .shall .carry .his .or .her .license .and
.shall, .upon .request,
display .it .to .any .person .involved .in .the .claim .or .to .any .representative .of .the
.Board.
Maintenance .and .duration .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec.
8G; .212 .CMR .2.02(1)(4)) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-(1) .This .license .shall .be .valid .for
.one .year .or .less .and .shall .be .renewed .annually .on .July .1st. .
(2) .Renewal .of .License. .The .Board .shall .mail .to .each .licensed .appraiser .an
.application .for
renewal. .Such .application .shall .be .completed .and .returned .to .the .Board. .Each
.application .shall
be .accompanied .by .a .renewal .fee .of .$50.00. .After .verification .of .the .facts .stated
.on .the .renewal
application, .the .Board .shall .issue .a .renewal .license .dated .July .first, .and .this
.license .shall .expire
Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Authority .of .the .Auto .Damage .Appraiser
Licensing .Board .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212
CMR .2.01) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2.01: .Scope .of .Regulations
(1) .Purpose .and .Applicability. .The .purpose .of .212 .CMR .2.00 .is .to .promote .the
.public .welfare
and .safety .by .improving .the .quality .and .economy .of .the .appraisal .and .repair .of
.damaged .motor
vehicles. .Any .licensed .appraiser, .individual .or .corporate .entitywho .employs
.licensed .appraisers
shall .be .bound .by .212 .CMR .2.00.
212 .CMR .2.00 .is .intended .to .be .read .in .conjunction .with .211 .CMR .133.00,
.Standards .for
the .Repair .of .Damaged .Motor .Vehicles.
(2) .Authority. .212 .CMR .2.00 .is .promulgated .under .the .authority .granted .to .the
.Auto .Damage
Appraiser .Licensing .Board .by .M.G.L. .c. .26, .§ .8G, .as .added .by .St. .1981, .c. .775,
.§ .1.
(3) .The .Board .may .from .time .to .time .issue .Advisory .Rulings .and .shall .do .so .in
.compliance
with .M.G.L. .c. .30A, .§ .8.
(4) .Definitions
1.2 .Licensing .requirements
Qualifications .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212 .CMR
2.02(2)) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Any .applicant .for .a .license .shall .be .18 .years .of
.age .or .over
and .of .good .moral .character. .He .or .she .shall .furnish .satisfactory .proof .to .the
.Board .that .he .or
she .possesses .the .educational .qualifications .required .for .graduation .from .high
.school .or .that .he
or .she .possesses .relevant .work .experience .deemed .satisfactory .by .the .Board.
.No .applicant .shall
be .considered .competent .unless .the .applicant .has .assisted .in .the .preparation
.of .appraisals .for .at
least .three .months .under .the .close .supervision .of .a .licensed .appraiser. .He .or
.she .shall .complete
, an .approved .appraisal .course .or .at .the .Board's .discretion .work .experience .may
.be .substituted .for
said .schooling.
1.2 .Licensing .requirements: .Process .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212 .CMR .2.02(3)) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Application .and .Examination .Fee .for .a .License. .Any
.applicant .for .a .license .shall .complete
an .application .to .be .prescribed .by .the .Board .and .shall .sign .it .under .the
.penalties .of .perjury. .He
or .she .shall .submit .this .application .and .non-refundable .fee .of .$100 .to .the
.Board. .After .an
application .is .received .and .approved, .the .applicant .shall .be .required .to .pass .an
.examination
given .under .the .supervision .of .the .Board. .All .successful .applicants .will .be
.issued .a .numbered
license. .Any .applicant .failing .to .pass .an .examination, .upon .the .payment .of .a
.further .nonrefundable
fee .of .$50.00, .shall .be .entitled .to .a .reexamination .after .the .expiration .of .six
.months
from .the .date .of .the .last .examination. .Any .applicant .failing .to .pass .an
.examination .shall .be
allowed .to .review .his .or .her .examination.
1.2 .Licensing .requirements: .Display .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec. .8G; .212 .CMR .2.02(1)) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Requirement .That .License .Be .Obtained .and .Displayed. .No
.person .in .Massachusetts .shall
appraise .or .estimate .damages .to .motor .vehicles .or .otherwise .present .himself
.or .herself .as .an
appraiser .unless .he .or .she .has .first .obtained .a .license .from .the .Auto .Damage
.Appraiser .Licensing
Board. .This .license .shall .be .valid .for .one .year .or .less .and .shall .be .renewed
.annually .on .July .1st.
Any .appraiser, .while .making .an .appraisal, .shall .carry .his .or .her .license .and
.shall, .upon .request,
display .it .to .any .person .involved .in .the .claim .or .to .any .representative .of .the
.Board.
Maintenance .and .duration .(M.G.L. .C. .26 .Sec.
8G; .212 .CMR .2.02(1)(4)) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-(1) .This .license .shall .be .valid .for
.one .year .or .less .and .shall .be .renewed .annually .on .July .1st. .
(2) .Renewal .of .License. .The .Board .shall .mail .to .each .licensed .appraiser .an
.application .for
renewal. .Such .application .shall .be .completed .and .returned .to .the .Board. .Each
.application .shall
be .accompanied .by .a .renewal .fee .of .$50.00. .After .verification .of .the .facts .stated
.on .the .renewal
application, .the .Board .shall .issue .a .renewal .license .dated .July .first, .and .this
.license .shall .expire
