Florida Statutes Part II - Appraisers (Ss. 475.610-475.631)
- 475.610 - Purpose.
The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of the public welfare to regulate real estate appraisers in this state.History.—ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-89; s....
- 475.611 - Definitions.
(1) As used in this part, the term:(a) “Appraisal” or “appraisal services” means the services provided by certified or licensed appraisers or registered trainee appraisers, and includes:1. “Appraisal...
- 475.612 - Certification, Licensure, Or Registration Required.
(1) A person may not use the title “certified real estate appraiser,” “licensed real estate appraiser,” or “registered trainee real estate appraiser,” or any abbreviation or...
- 475.613 - Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board.
(1) There is created the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board, which shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate....
- 475.614 - Power Of Board To Adopt Rules And Decide Questions Of Practice; Requirements For Protection Of Appraiser’s Signature.
(1) The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of law conferring duties upon it. The board may...
- 475.6145 - Seal.
The board shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings, records, and acts. Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the...
- 475.6147 - Fees.
(1)(a) The board by rule may establish fees to be paid for application, licensing and renewal, certification and recertification, registration and reregistration, reinstatement, and recordmaking and...
- 475.615 - Qualifications For Registration Or Certification.
(1) Any person desiring to act as a registered trainee appraiser or as a certified appraiser must make application in writing to the department in such...
- 475.616 - Examination Requirements.
To be certified as an appraiser, the applicant must demonstrate, by passing a written examination, that she or he possesses:(1) A knowledge of technical terms commonly...
- 475.617 - Education And Experience Requirements.
(1) To be registered as a trainee appraiser, an applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he has successfully completed at least...
- 475.6171 - Issuance Of Registration Or Certification.
The registration or certification of an applicant may be issued upon receipt by the board of the following:(1) A complete application indicating compliance with qualifications as...
- 475.6175 - Registered Trainee Appraiser; Postlicensure Education Required.
(1) The board shall prescribe postlicensure educational requirements in order for a person to maintain a valid registration as a registered trainee appraiser. If prescribed, the...
- 475.618 - Renewal Of Registration, License, Certification, Or Instructor Permit; Continuing Education.
(1)(a) The department shall renew a registration, license, certification, or instructor permit upon receipt of the renewal application and proper fee. Such application shall include proof...
- 475.619 - Inactive Status.
(1) A registration, license, or certification which has become inactive may be renewed upon application to the department. The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education...
- 475.620 - Corporations And Partnerships Ineligible For Licensure Or Certification.
(1) A license or certification may not be issued under this part to a corporation, partnership, firm, or group. However, an appraiser licensed or certified under...
- 475.621 - Registry Of Licensed And Certified Appraisers.
(1) The department shall transmit to the appraisal subcommittee, no less than annually, a roster listing individuals who hold a valid state license or certification as...
- 475.622 - Display And Disclosure Of Licensure, Certification, Or Registration.
(1) Each appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall place her or his registration, license, or certification number adjacent to or immediately beneath the...
- 475.6221 - Employment Of And By Registered Trainee Real Estate Appraisers.
(1) A registered trainee real estate appraiser must perform appraisal services under the direct supervision of a certified appraiser who is designated as the primary supervisory...
- 475.6222 - Supervision And Training Of Registered Trainee Appraisers.
The primary or secondary supervisory appraiser of a registered trainee appraiser shall provide direct supervision and training to the registered trainee appraiser. The role and...
- 475.623 - Registration Of Firm Or Business Name And Office Location.
Each appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall furnish in writing to the department each firm or business name and address from which...
- 475.6235 - Registration Of Appraisal Management Companies Required; Exemptions.
(1) A person may not engage, or offer to engage, in appraisal management services for compensation in this state, or advertise or represent herself or himself...
- 475.624 - Discipline Of Appraisers.
The board may deny an application for registration or certification of an appraiser; may investigate the actions of any appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under...
- 475.6245 - Discipline Of Appraisal Management Companies.
(1) The board may deny an application for registration of an appraisal management company; may investigate the actions of any appraisal management company registered under this...
- 475.625 - Final Orders.
The board may publish and distribute, in such manner and form as it may prescribe, any of its final orders or decisions made under this...
- 475.626 - Violations And Penalties.
(1) A person may not:(a) Operate or attempt to operate as a registered trainee appraiser, a licensed or certified appraiser, or an appraisal management company without being...
- 475.627 - Appraisal Course Instructors.
(1) Where the course or courses to be taught are prescribed by the board or approved precedent to registration, licensure, certification, or renewal as a registered...
- 475.628 - Professional Standards For Appraisers Registered, Licensed, Or Certified Under This Part.
The board shall adopt rules establishing standards of professional practice which meet or exceed nationally recognized standards of appraisal practice, including standards adopted by the...
- 475.629 - Retention Of Records.
An appraiser registered, licensed, or certified under this part shall prepare and retain a work file for each appraisal, appraisal review, or appraisal consulting assignment....
- 475.6295 - Authority To Inspect.
Duly authorized agents and employees of the department shall have the power to inspect in a lawful manner at all reasonable hours any appraisal management...
- 475.630 - Temporary Practice.
(1) The board shall recognize, on a temporary basis, the license or certification of an appraiser issued by another state, if:(a) The property to be appraised is...
- 475.631 - Nonresident Licenses And Certifications.
(1) Any resident state-certified appraiser who becomes a nonresident shall, within 60 days, notify the board of the change in residency and comply with nonresident requirements....
Last modified: September 23, 2016