Automotive Damage Appraisers Test
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
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.
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,(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
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,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
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, 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.
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
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.
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,(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
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,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
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, 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.
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