N.Y. Exec. Law § 160-b

§ 160-b. Use of the title "state certified real estate appraiser" or\n"state licensed real estate appraiser" or "state licensed real estate\nappraiser assistant". 1. Only a person certified under this article\nshall use the title "state certified real estate appraiser" or licensed\nunder this article shall use the title "state licensed real estate\nappraiser" or "state licensed real estate appraiser assistant" or assume\nthat title or any title, designation or abbreviation likely to create\nthe impression of certification or license by this state as a real\nestate appraiser or real estate appraiser assistant. After December\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, only a person who is\ncertified or licensed pursuant to this article shall describe or refer\nto any appraisal or other evaluation of real estate located in this\nstate by the term "certified" or "licensed".\n 2. Nothing in this article shall preclude a person who is not a state\ncertified or licensed real estate appraiser or a licensed real estate\nappraiser assistant from appraising real estate for compensation.\n