Grounds for disciplinary action; authorized disciplinary action; limitations on reissuance of certificate, license or registration card after revocation; orders imposing discipline deemed public records.
1. Grounds for disciplinary action against a certified or licensed appraiser or registered intern include:
(a) Unprofessional conduct;
(b) Professional incompetence;
(c) A criminal conviction for a felony relating to the practice of appraisers or any offense involving moral turpitude; and
(d) The suspension or revocation of a registration card, certificate, license or permit to act as an appraiser in any other jurisdiction.
2. If grounds for disciplinary action against an appraiser or intern exist, the Commission may do one or more of the following:
(a) Revoke or suspend his certificate, license or registration card.
(b) Place conditions upon his certificate, license or registration card, or upon the reissuance of a certificate, license or registration card revoked pursuant to this section.
(c) Deny the renewal of his certificate, license or registration card.
(d) Impose a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation.
3. If a certificate, license or registration card is revoked by the Commission, another certificate, license or registration card must not be issued to the same appraiser or intern for at least 1 year after the date of the revocation, or at any time thereafter except in the sole discretion of the Administrator, and then only if the appraiser or intern satisfies all the requirements for an original certificate, license or registration card.
4. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.
Last modified: February 27, 2006