Licensed in North Carolina

Licensed vehicle appraiser services in North Carolina

Jonathon A. Thomas, the appraiser SecondAppraisal Inc acts through, holds an active North Carolina credential (Motor-Vehicle Damage Appraiser). You don't have to take our word for it: every credential we display publicly can be verified directly with the state.

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Active North Carolina credential

Motor-Vehicle Damage Appraiser

Credential holder

Jonathon A. Thomas

Our North Carolina credential

The certificate as North Carolina issued it. We've removed the licensee's home address; nothing else is altered. To confirm it's current, check North Carolina's license lookup ↗ — that record, not this copy, is the authority.

What a North Carolina license means for your claim

North Carolina requires vehicle appraisers to hold an active state credential before they can act in insurance appraisals. SecondAppraisal acts through Jonathon A. Thomas, who holds the required North Carolina credential, so when you invoke your policy's appraisal clause we can serve as your appraiser the way North Carolina law expects — and you can verify his credential directly with the state.

North Carolina's total-loss framework is governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-63-15; N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 75-1.1, 75-16, 75-16.1; 11 NCAC 04 .0418; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-33-26(a); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-71.3 — official source ↗.

Why work with a licensed appraiser in North Carolina

Independently verifiable — our credentials are public record. Verify them with the state before you engage us.
Appraisal-clause ready — under the appraisal clause of your policy, if it has one, you can appoint us as your appraiser. Your policy's own clause sets the terms.
State-specific expertise — total-loss thresholds, valuation rules, and consumer rights differ by state; we work North Carolina claims under North Carolina rules.

More North Carolina total-loss resources

North Carolina total-loss rights guideThresholds, statutes, and the appraisal-clause playbook All our licenses & credentialsThe appraiser licenses and certificate SecondAppraisal Inc and Jonathon A. Thomas hold, each linked to the state's official lookup where one exists.

Frequently asked questions

Is SecondAppraisal licensed in North Carolina?▼

Jonathon A. Thomas, the appraiser SecondAppraisal Inc acts through, holds an active North Carolina credential (Motor-Vehicle Damage Appraiser). The credential is public record: you can verify it directly through the state's official license lookup, and our full credential list is published at secondappraisal.com/credentials.

Does North Carolina require a license to appraise my totaled vehicle?▼

Yes. North Carolina requires vehicle appraisers to hold a state credential before acting in insurance appraisals, and Jonathon A. Thomas, the appraiser SecondAppraisal Inc acts through, holds it. Working with an unlicensed appraiser in North Carolina can put your appraisal-clause position at risk.

How do I verify a vehicle appraiser's license in North Carolina?▼

Check the state's own record. A certificate — ours or anyone else's — shows what was issued on the day it was printed; only the state's live record shows whether that credential is still active today. The verify link on this page goes straight to North Carolina's lookup. We publish our credentials, and the certificate above, precisely so you have everything you need to check us yourself.

What does SecondAppraisal do for North Carolina policyholders?▼

We start with a free appraisal consultation on your insurer's total-loss offer. If we take your consultation on, we produce the appraisal research, audit the insurer's comparables line by line, and serve as your appointed appraiser through the appraisal-clause process under North Carolina rules.

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