RPL Application
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Are you qualified questionnaire:
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Maintaining Certification
Each designation requires continuing education and application for recertification to maintain the designation. Failure to re-certify will result in loss of designation.

A. Requirements

1. Recertification credits
   RPLs must accrue 25 recertification credits within each five-year period, including 2 ethics credits.
   Designation must earn the appropriate credits through participation in AAPL approved continuing education events, as described below.
2. Active Landwork - Continuing involvement in Landwork is required.
3. Ethical conduct
   RPL’s must continue to adhere to the AAPL Code of Ethics as set forth in the AAPL Bylaws and as further defined by the AAPL’s Standards of Practice.

B. Application for Recertification
RPLs must apply for recertification and pay the recertification fee by the fifth anniversary of his last certification date and every five years thereafter.

RPL Recertification Application
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Recertification
To obtain recertification the RPL must make application, pay the appropriate fee, and complete a form indicating the total number of credits resulting from full or partial attendance at AAPL or AAPL-accredited continuing education programs within the respective recertification period.

Each application for recertification made on the appropriate AAPL recertification form on or before the end of the certification period will be processed by the AAPL staff.

Record Maintenance
Each RPL shall be responsible for maintaining a record of recertification credits. AAPL will maintain a backup computer file of AAPL and AAPL-accredited programs attendance from affidavits received. AAPL will notify each RPL of the recorded recertification credits for the appropriate period preceding the date of recertification. This notification will serve only as a reminder and does not relieve the RPL of the responsibility to maintain a record of recertification status.

Failure of Timely Recertification
Should certification lapse, the RPL will be allowed 90 days from the certification expiration date to seek reinstatement by furnishing the necessary evidence of satisfying the recertification requirements. Thereafter, compliance with the procedure for the appropriate certification, including passing the examination, will be required.

Grace Period
Under extenuating circumstances, the AAPL Certification Committee has the authority to grant additional time to seek recertification, upon applicant applying, in writing, for such additional time and providing necessary and reasonable evidence of good cause for such additional time.

Fees
All applicable certification, recertification and record maintenance fees will be established by the Executive Committee of AAPL by a majority vote of those present and may be changed as deemed appropriate by that same body.

Program Specifications
You are referred to the Certification Program Specifications contained in the annual Landman’s Directory for the full and official program requirements.

Each RPL must complete an AAPL approved affidavit of attendance for each program for which credit is requested. The affidavit will state the percentage of the total program attended by the applicant and will be forwarded to AAPL. Each RPL is responsible for seeing that this is accomplished at the time the program is presented or forwarded to AAPL within 30 days after the program.

Each RPL shall be responsible for maintaining a record of recertification credits. AAPL will maintain a backup computer file of AAPL and AAPL-accredited programs attendance from affidavits received. AAPL will notify each RPL of his recorded recertification credits for the appropriate period preceding the date of his recertification. This notification will serve only as a reminder and does not relieve the RPL of the responsibility to maintain a record of recertification status.

 

To become a RPL, a landman must:
a. Have at least 5 "Credit Years" of full-time work experience as a Land Professional (although a 4-year college degree is NOT required for the RPL, credit years can be applied to your full-time work experience requirement if you possess a Bachelors, Graduate, and/or Law degree(s));
b. Be currently engaged, on a full-time basis, for at least the immediate past four years, in the active performance of Negotiations Landwork;
c. Score at least 70 on all parts of the AAPL administered RPL exam;
d. Be an active member of AAPL for at least one year;
e. Be sponsored by at least 3 CPLs;
f. Complete the RPL application in its entirety.

RPLs must complete a total of 25 hours, including 2 ethics credits, of land, industry, or professional development education courses in each five year recertification period.
See your directory for a complete description of requirements for CPL, RPL, and RL programs. The application forms also contain information on the requirements for each designation.

RPL Exam
The RPL exam is a comprehensive examination (though less so than the CPL exam). Extensive landwork knowledge and experience will be required to pass the examination; however, it is not expected that a Landman be an expert in every area. Successful completion of the exam shall require that a grade of at least seventy (70) be secured on each section of the examination. The content of the examination will be approved by the AAPL Certification Committee.

Exam Retakes
Any applicant who has failed any portion(s) of the RPL examination shall have the opportunity to retake and pass a re-examination of the part(s) failed within one year from the date of the exam. Notification of the results of the exam will be revealed only upon approval of the application. A candidate may request no more than two retakes of any part. Failure to pass any section in those two retakes will require the candidate to reapply for approval, pay the required fees and take the entire RPL examination.

Retakes may be scheduled at:
* AAPL HQ – Fort Worth
* Local Association
* Any AAPL Review/Exam