The Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board finalized Advisory Ruling 2026-1 at its July 14 meeting, reaffirming that shops must employ or retain a licensed appraiser to prepare damage appraisals. The Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board has adopted an advisory ruling requiring auto body repair shops to employ or retain licensed motor vehicle damage appraisers […]
Massachusetts Appraiser Board Proposes Ruling Reaffirming Licensed-Appraiser Requirement for Repair Shops
Board moves to reaffirm its own licensed-appraiser requirement after the Division of Standards stopped mandating one for shop registration. Public comment is open before the July 14 vote. The Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board is seeking public comment on a proposed advisory ruling that would reaffirm that auto body repair shops must keep licensed […]
Nearly 100 Collision Repair Professionals Learn How to “Take Back Their Business” at AASP-Massachusetts Fall Meeting
Collision repair professionals from all over Massachusetts filed into the auditorium at Assabet Valley Vocational Technical School in Marlborough, Mass. on November 19 to take part in a full day of beneficial education and collaboration focused on the idea of “Taking Back Their Business,” presented by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA). […]
AASP/MA Meets with Legislators on Appraiser Licensing Board Reform Legislation
On September 9, Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) Executive Director Evangelos “Lucky” Papageorg and Board members Ray Belsito, of Arnie’s Auto Body in Charlton, and Joshua Fuller, of Fuller Auto Body in Auburn, welcomed Senator Michael O. Moore (D-2nd Worcester), Representative Peter J. Durant (R-6th Worcester) and Representative Paul K. Frost (R-7th […]
Bill to Abolish Massachusetts Appraiser Licensing Board Scheduled for Hearing Tomorrow
Proposed legislation would eliminate the independent body charged with regulation of appraisers. Non-OEM parts and repair facility choice disclosure bill also to be heard. A bill to abolish the Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board, (ADALB) before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services, is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow, December 1 at 11 […]
Massachusetts ADALB Overturns Ruling on Use of Video to Appraise Damage; Addresses Used Part Specification
Safety concerns led to repeal of last year’s advisory ruling by the appraiser licensing board on the use of photos and video. Issues new ruling cautioning appraisers on specification of used parts, such as suspension, that could impact safety. Following the appointment of three new members to the Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board by […]