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11 The Committee on Regulated Industries (Posey) recommended the
12 following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
15 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17 and insert:
18 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 475.611, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 475.611 Definitions.--
21 (1) As used in this part, the term:
22 (a) "Appraisal" or "appraisal services" means the
23 services provided by certified or licensed appraisers or
24 registered trainee appraisers, and includes:
25 1. "Appraisal assignment" denotes an engagement for
26 which a person is employed or retained to act, or could be
27 perceived by third parties or the public as acting, as an
28 agent or a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased
29 analysis, opinion, review, or conclusion relating to the
30 nature, quality, value, or utility of specified interests in,
31 or aspects of, identified real property.
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1 2. "Analysis assignment" denotes appraisal services
2 that relate to the employer's or client's individual needs or
3 investment objectives and includes specialized marketing,
4 financing, and feasibility studies as well as analyses,
5 opinions, and conclusions given in connection with activities
6 such as real estate brokerage, mortgage banking, real estate
7 counseling, or real estate consulting.
8 3. "Appraisal review assignment" denotes an engagement
9 for which an appraiser is employed or retained to develop and
10 communicate an opinion about the quality of another
11 appraiser's appraisal, appraisal report, or work. An appraisal
12 review may or may not contain the reviewing appraiser's
13 opinion of value.
14 (b) "Appraisal Foundation" or "foundation" means the
15 Appraisal Foundation established on November 20, 1987, as a
16 not-for-profit corporation under the laws of Illinois.
17 (c) "Appraisal report" means any communication,
18 written or oral, of an appraisal, appraisal review, appraisal
19 consulting service, analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating
20 to the nature, quality, value, or utility of a specified
21 interest in, or aspect of, identified real property, and
22 includes any report communicating an appraisal analysis,
23 opinion, or conclusion of value, regardless of title. However,
24 in order to be recognized in a federally related transaction,
25 an appraisal report must be written.
26 (d) "Appraisal review" means the act or process of
27 developing and communicating an opinion about the quality of
28 another appraiser's appraisal, appraisal report, or work.
29 (e) "Appraisal subcommittee" means the designees of
30 the heads of the federal financial institutions regulatory
31 agencies established by the Federal Financial Institutions
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1 Examination Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. ss. 3301 et seq.),
2 as amended.
3 (f) "Appraiser" means any person who is a registered
4 trainee real estate appraiser, licensed real estate appraiser,
5 or a certified real estate appraiser. An appraiser renders a
6 professional service and is a professional within the meaning
7 of s. 95.11(4)(a).
8 (g) "Board" means the Florida Real Estate Appraisal
9 Board established under this section.
10 (h) "Certified general appraiser" means a person who
11 is certified by the department as qualified to issue appraisal
12 reports for any type of real property.
13 (i) "Certified residential appraiser" means a person
14 who is certified by the department as qualified to issue
15 appraisal reports for residential real property of one to four
16 residential units, without regard to transaction value or
17 complexity, or real property as may be authorized by federal
18 regulation.
19 (j) "Department" means the Department of Business and
20 Professional Regulation.
21 (k) "Direct supervision" means the degree of
22 supervision required of a supervisory appraiser overseeing the
23 work of a registered trainee appraiser by which the
24 supervisory appraiser has control over and detailed
25 professional knowledge of the work being done. Direct
26 supervision is achieved when a registered trainee appraiser
27 has regular direction, guidance, and support from a
28 supervisory appraiser who has the competencies as determined
29 by rule of the board.
30 (l)(k) "Federally related transaction" means any real
31 estate-related financial transaction which a federal financial
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1 institutions regulatory agency or the Resolution Trust
2 Corporation engages in, contracts for, or regulates, and which
3 requires the services of a state-licensed or state-certified
4 appraiser.
5 (m)(l) "Licensed appraiser" means a person who is
6 licensed by the department as qualified to issue appraisal
7 reports for residential real property of one to four
8 residential units or on such real estate or real property as
9 may be authorized by federal regulation. After July 1, 2003,
10 the department shall not issue licenses for the category of
11 licensed appraiser.
12 (n)(m) "Registered trainee appraiser" means a person
13 who is registered with the department as qualified to perform
14 appraisal services only under the direct supervision of a
15 licensed or certified appraiser. A registered trainee
16 appraiser may accept appraisal assignments only from her or
17 his primary or secondary supervisory appraiser.
18 (o)(n) "Supervisory appraiser" means a licensed
19 appraiser, a certified residential appraiser, or a certified
20 general appraiser responsible for the direct supervision of
21 one or more registered trainee appraisers and fully
22 responsible for appraisals and appraisal reports prepared by
23 those registered trainee appraisers. The board, by rule, shall
24 determine the responsibilities of a supervisory appraiser, the
25 geographic proximity required, the minimum qualifications and
26 standards required of a licensed or certified appraiser before
27 she or he may act in the capacity of a supervisory appraiser,
28 and the maximum number of registered trainee appraisers to be
29 supervised by an individual supervisory appraiser.
30 (p) "Training" means the process of providing for and
31 making available to a registered trainee appraiser, under
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1 direct supervision, a planned, prepared, and coordinated
2 program, or routine of instruction and education, in appraisal
3 professional and technical appraisal skills as determined by
4 rule of the board.
5 (q)(o) "Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
6 Practice" means the most recent standards approved and adopted
7 by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.
8 (r)(p) "Valuation services" means services pertaining
9 to aspects of property value and includes such services
10 performed by certified appraisers, registered trainee
11 appraisers, and others.
12 (s)(q) "Work file" means the documentation necessary
13 to support an appraiser's analysis, opinions, and conclusions.
14 Section 2. Section 475.612, Florida Statutes, is
15 amended to read:
16 475.612 Certification, licensure, or registration
17 required.--
18 (1) A person may not use the title "certified real
19 estate appraiser," "licensed real estate appraiser," or
20 "registered trainee real estate appraiser," or any
21 abbreviation or words to that effect, or issue an appraisal
22 report in connection with any federally related transaction,
23 unless such person is certified, licensed, or registered by
24 the department under this part. However, the work upon which
25 an appraisal report is based may be performed by a person who
26 is not a certified or licensed appraiser or registered trainee
27 appraiser if the work report is supervised and approved, and
28 the report is signed, by a certified or licensed appraiser who
29 has full responsibility for all requirements of the report and
30 valuation service. Only a certified or licensed appraiser may
31 issue an appraisal report and receive direct compensation for
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1 providing valuation services for the appraisal report. A
2 registered trainee appraiser may only receive compensation for
3 appraisal services from her or his authorized certified or
4 licensed appraiser.
5 (2) This section does not preclude a Florida licensed
6 real estate broker, sales associate, or broker associate who
7 is not a Florida certified or licensed real estate appraiser
8 or registered trainee real estate appraiser from providing
9 valuation services for compensation. Such persons may continue
10 to provide valuation services for compensation so long as they
11 do not represent themselves as certified, licensed, or
12 registered under this part.
13 (3) This section does not apply to a real estate
14 broker or sales associate who, in the ordinary course of
15 business, performs a comparative market analysis, gives a
16 price opinion, or gives an opinion of the value of real
17 estate. However, in no event may this comparative market
18 analysis, price opinion, or opinion of value of real estate be
19 referred to or construed as an appraisal.
20 (4) This section does not prevent any state court or
21 administrative law judge from certifying as an expert witness
22 in any legal or administrative proceeding an appraiser who is
23 not certified, licensed, or registered; nor does it prevent
24 any appraiser from testifying, with respect to the results of
25 an appraisal.
26 (5) This section does not apply to any full-time
27 graduate student who is enrolled in a degree program in
28 appraising at a college or university in this state, if the
29 student is acting under the direct supervision of a certified
30 or licensed appraiser and is engaged only in appraisal
31 activities related to the approved degree program. Any
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1 appraisal report by the student must be issued in the name of
2 the supervising individual who is responsible for the report's
3 content.
4 (6) This section does not apply to any employee of a
5 local, state, or federal agency who performs appraisal
6 services within the scope of her or his employment. However,
7 this exemption does not apply where any local, state, or
8 federal agency requires an employee to be registered,
9 licensed, or certified to perform appraisal services.
10 Section 3. Section 475.615, Florida Statutes, is
11 amended to read:
12 475.615 Qualifications for registration, licensure, or
13 certification.--
14 (1) Any person desiring to act as a registered trainee
15 appraiser or as a licensed or certified appraiser must make
16 application in writing to the department in such form and
17 detail as the board shall prescribe. Each applicant must be at
18 least 18 years of age and hold a high school diploma or its
19 equivalent. At the time of application, a person must furnish
20 evidence of successful completion of required education and
21 evidence of required experience, if any.
22 (2) The board is authorized to waive or modify any
23 education, experience, or examination requirements established
24 in this part in order to conform with any such requirements
25 established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board of the
26 Appraisal Foundation and recognized by the Appraisal
27 Subcommittee or any successor body recognized by federal law,
28 including any requirements adopted on February 20, 2004. The
29 board shall implement this section by rule.
30 (3) Appropriate fees, as set forth in the rules of the
31 board pursuant to s. 475.6147, and a fingerprint card must
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1 accompany all applications for registration or, certification,
2 or licensure. The fingerprint card shall be forwarded to the
3 Division of Criminal Justice Information Systems within the
4 Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of processing the
5 fingerprint card to determine if the applicant has a criminal
6 history record. The fingerprint card shall also be forwarded
7 to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of
8 processing the fingerprint card to determine if the applicant
9 has a criminal history record. The information obtained by the
10 processing of the fingerprint card by the Florida Department
11 of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
12 shall be sent to the department for the purpose of determining
13 if the applicant is statutorily qualified for registration or,
14 certification, or licensure. Effective July 1, 2006, an
15 applicant must provide fingerprints in electronic format.
16 (4) In the event that the applicant is currently a
17 registered trainee appraiser or a licensed or certified
18 appraiser and is making application to obtain a different
19 status of appraisal credential licensure, should such
20 application be received by the department within 180 days
21 prior to through 180 days after the applicant's scheduled
22 renewal, the charge for the application shall be established
23 by the rules of the board pursuant to s. 475.6147.
24 (5) At the time of filing a notarized application for
25 registration, licensure, or certification, the applicant must
26 sign a pledge to comply with the Uniform Standards of
27 Professional Appraisal Practice upon registration, licensure,
28 or certification, and must indicate in writing that she or he
29 understands the types of misconduct for which disciplinary
30 proceedings may be initiated. The application shall expire 1
31 year after from the date received, if the applicant for
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1 registration, licensure, or certification fails to take the
2 appropriate examination.
3 (6) All applicants must be competent and qualified to
4 make real estate appraisals with safety to those with whom
5 they may undertake a relationship of trust and confidence and
6 the general public. If any applicant has been denied
7 registration, licensure, or certification, or has been
8 disbarred, or the applicant's registration, license, or
9 certificate to practice or conduct any regulated profession,
10 business, or vocation has been revoked or suspended by this or
11 any other state, any nation, or any possession or district of
12 the United States, or any court or lawful agency thereof,
13 because of any conduct or practices which would have warranted
14 a like result under this part, or if the applicant has been
15 guilty of conduct or practices in this state or elsewhere
16 which would have been grounds for disciplining her or his
17 registration, license, or certification under this part had
18 the applicant then been a registered trainee appraiser or a
19 licensed or certified appraiser, the applicant shall be deemed
20 not to be qualified unless, because of lapse of time and
21 subsequent good conduct and reputation, or other reason deemed
22 sufficient, it appears to the board that the interest of the
23 public is not likely to be endangered by the granting of
24 registration, licensure, or certification.
25 (7) No applicant seeking to become registered,
26 licensed, or certified under this part may be rejected solely
27 by virtue of membership or lack of membership in any
28 particular appraisal organization.
29 Section 4. Section 475.616, Florida Statutes, is
30 amended to read:
31 475.616 Examination requirements.--To be licensed or
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1 certified as an appraiser, the applicant must demonstrate, by
2 passing a written examination, that she or he possesses:
3 (1) A knowledge of technical terms commonly used in
4 real estate appraisal.
5 (2) An understanding of the principles of land
6 economics, real estate appraisal processes, reliable sources
7 of appraising data, and problems likely to be encountered in
8 the gathering, interpreting, and processing of data in
9 carrying out appraisal disciplines.
10 (3) An understanding of the standards for the
11 development and communication of real estate appraisals as
12 provided in this part.
13 (4) An understanding of the types of misconduct for
14 which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against a
15 licensed or certified appraiser, as set forth in this part.
16 (5) Knowledge of the theories of depreciation, cost
17 estimating, methods of capitalization, and the mathematics of
18 real estate appraisal that are appropriate for the licensure
19 or certification for which application is made.
20 Section 5. Section 475.617, Florida Statutes, is
21 amended to read:
22 475.617 Education and experience requirements.--
23 (1) To be registered as a trainee appraiser, an
24 applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the board that
25 she or he has successfully completed at least 100 75 hours of
26 approved academic courses in subjects related to real estate
27 appraisal, which shall include coverage of the Uniform
28 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice from a nationally
29 recognized or state-recognized appraisal organization, career
30 center, accredited community college, college, or university,
31 state or federal agency or commission, or proprietary real
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1 estate school that holds a permit pursuant to s. 475.451. The
2 board may increase the required number of hours to not more
3 than 125 100 hours. A classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes
4 out of each 60-minute segment. Past courses may be approved on
5 an hour-for-hour basis.
6 (2) To be licensed as an appraiser, an applicant must
7 present evidence satisfactory to the board that she or he:
8 (a) Has 2 years of experience in real property
9 appraisal as defined by rule.
10 (b) Has successfully completed at least 90 classroom
11 hours, inclusive of examination, of approved academic courses
12 in subjects related to real estate appraisal, which shall
13 include coverage of the Uniform Standards of Professional
14 Appraisal Practice from a nationally recognized or
15 state-recognized appraisal organization, career center,
16 accredited community college, college, or university, state or
17 federal agency or commission, or proprietary real estate
18 school that holds a permit pursuant to s. 475.451. The board
19 may increase the required number of hours to not more than 120
20 hours. A classroom hour is defined as 50 minutes out of each
21 60-minute segment. Past courses may be approved by the board
22 and substituted on an hour-for-hour basis.
23 (2)(3) To be certified as a residential appraiser, an
24 applicant must present satisfactory evidence to the board that
25 she or he has met the minimum education and experience
26 requirements prescribed by rule of the board. The board shall
27 prescribe by rule education and experience requirements that
28 meet or exceed the following real property appraiser
29 qualification criteria adopted on February 20, 2004, by the
30 Appraisal Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation:
31 (a) Has at least 2,500 hours of experience obtained
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1 over a 24-month period in real property appraisal as defined
2 by rule.
3 (b) Has successfully completed at least 200 120
4 classroom hours, inclusive of examination, of approved
5 academic courses in subjects related to real estate appraisal,
6 which shall include a 15-hour National coverage of the Uniform
7 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice course from a
8 nationally recognized or state-recognized appraisal
9 organization, career center, accredited community college,
10 college, or university, state or federal agency or commission,
11 or proprietary real estate school that holds a permit pursuant
12 to s. 475.451. The board may increase the required number of
13 hours to not more than 165 hours. A classroom hour is defined
14 as 50 minutes out of each 60-minute segment. Past courses may
15 be approved by the board and substituted on an hour-for-hour
16 basis.
17 (3)(4) To be certified as a general appraiser, an
18 applicant must present evidence satisfactory to the board that
19 she or he has met the minimum education and experience
20 requirements prescribed by rule of the board. The board shall
21 prescribe education and experience requirements that meet or
22 exceed the following real property appraiser qualification
23 criteria adopted on February 20, 2004, by the Appraisal
24 Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation:
25 (a) Has at least 3,000 hours of experience obtained
26 over a 30-month period in real property appraisal as defined
27 by rule.
28 (b) Has successfully completed at least 300 180
29 classroom hours, inclusive of examination, of approved
30 academic courses in subjects related to real estate appraisal,
31 which shall include a 15-hour National coverage of the Uniform
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1 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice course from a
2 nationally recognized or state-recognized appraisal
3 organization, career center, accredited community college,
4 college, or university, state or federal agency or commission,
5 or proprietary real estate school that holds a permit pursuant
6 to s. 475.451. The board may increase the required number of
7 hours to not more than 225 hours. A classroom hour is defined
8 as 50 minutes out of each 60-minute segment. Past courses may
9 be approved by the board and substituted on an hour-for-hour
10 basis.
11 (4)(5) Each applicant must furnish, under oath, a
12 detailed statement of the experience for each year of
13 experience she or he claims. Upon request, the applicant shall
14 furnish to the board, for its examination, copies of appraisal
15 reports or file memoranda to support the claim for experience.
16 Any appraisal report or file memoranda used to support a claim
17 for experience must be maintained by the applicant for no less
18 than 5 years after the date of certification.
19 (5) The board may implement the provisions of this
20 section by rule.
21 Section 6. Section 475.6171, Florida Statutes, is
22 created to read:
23 475.6171 Issuance of registration or
24 certification.--The registration or certification of an
25 applicant may be issued upon receipt by the board of the
26 following:
27 (1) A complete application indicating compliance with
28 qualifications as specified in s. 475.615.
29 (2) Proof of successful course completion as specified
30 in s. 475.617.
31 (3) Proof of experience for certification as specified
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1 in s. 475.617.
2 (4) If required, proof of passing a written
3 examination as specified in s. 475.616. No certification shall
4 be issued based upon any examination results obtained more
5 than 24 months after the date of examination.
6 (5) The board shall implement this section by rule.
7 Section 7. Subsection (3) is added to section
8 475.6221, Florida Statutes, to read:
9 475.6221 Employment of and by registered trainee real
10 estate appraisers.--
11 (3) A supervisory appraiser may not be employed by a
12 trainee or by a corporation, partnership, firm, or group in
13 which the trainee has a controlling interest.
14 Section 8. Section 475.6222, Florida Statutes, is
15 amended to read:
16 475.6222 Supervision and training of registered
17 trainee appraisers.--The primary or secondary supervisory
18 appraiser of a registered trainee appraiser shall provide
19 direct supervision and training to the registered trainee
20 appraiser. The role and responsibility of the supervisory
21 appraiser is determined by rule of the board.
22 Section 9. Section 475.623, Florida Statutes, is
23 amended to read:
24 475.623 Registration of firm or business name and
25 office location.--Each appraiser registered, licensed, or
26 certified under this part shall furnish in writing to the
27 department each firm or business name and address from which
28 she or he operates in the performance of appraisal services.
29 Each appraiser must notify the department of any change of
30 firm or business name and any change of address within 10 days
31 on a form provided by the department.
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1 Section 10. Section 475.624, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 475.624 Discipline.--The board may deny an application
4 for registration, licensure, or certification; may investigate
5 the actions of any appraiser registered, licensed, or
6 certified under this part; may reprimand or impose an
7 administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 for each count or
8 separate offense against any such appraiser; and may revoke or
9 suspend, for a period not to exceed 10 years, the
10 registration, license, or certification of any such appraiser,
11 or place any such appraiser on probation, if it finds that the
12 registered trainee, licensee, or certificateholder:
13 (1) Has violated any provisions of this part or s.
14 455.227(1); however, certificateholders, registrants, and
15 licensees under this part are exempt from the provisions of s.
16 455.227(1)(i).
17 (2) Has been guilty of fraud, misrepresentation,
18 concealment, false promises, false pretenses, dishonest
19 conduct, culpable negligence, or breach of trust in any
20 business transaction in this state or any other state, nation,
21 or territory; has violated a duty imposed upon her or him by
22 law or by the terms of a contract, whether written, oral,
23 express, or implied, in an appraisal assignment; has aided,
24 assisted, or conspired with any other person engaged in any
25 such misconduct and in furtherance thereof; or has formed an
26 intent, design, or scheme to engage in such misconduct and
27 committed an overt act in furtherance of such intent, design,
28 or scheme. It is immaterial to the guilt of the registered
29 trainee, licensee, or certificateholder that the victim or
30 intended victim of the misconduct has sustained no damage or
31 loss; that the damage or loss has been settled and paid after
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1 discovery of the misconduct; or that such victim or intended
2 victim was a customer or a person in confidential relation
3 with the registered trainee, licensee, or certificateholder,
4 or was an identified member of the general public.
5 (3) Has advertised services in a manner which is
6 fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading in form or
7 content.
8 (4) Has violated any of the provisions of this part
9 section or any lawful order or rule issued under the
10 provisions of this part section or chapter 455.
11 (5) Has been convicted or found guilty of, or entered
12 a plea of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a
13 crime in any jurisdiction which directly relates to the
14 activities of a registered trainee appraiser or licensed or
15 certified appraiser, or which involves moral turpitude or
16 fraudulent or dishonest conduct. The record of a conviction
17 certified or authenticated in such form as admissible in
18 evidence under the laws of the state shall be admissible as
19 prima facie evidence of such guilt.
20 (6) Has had a registration, license, or certification
21 as an appraiser revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted
22 against, or has been disbarred, or has had her or his
23 registration, license, or certificate to practice or conduct
24 any regulated profession, business, or vocation revoked or
25 suspended by this or any other state, any nation, or any
26 possession or district of the United States, or has had an
27 application for such registration, licensure, or certification
28 to practice or conduct any regulated profession, business, or
29 vocation denied by this or any other state, any nation, or any
30 possession or district of the United States.
31 (7) Has become temporarily incapacitated from acting
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1 as an appraiser with safety to those in a fiduciary
2 relationship with her or him because of drunkenness, use of
3 drugs, or temporary mental derangement; however, suspension of
4 a license, certification, or registration in such cases shall
5 only be for the period of such incapacity.
6 (8) Is confined in any county jail, postadjudication;
7 is confined in any state or federal prison or mental
8 institution; or, through mental disease or deterioration, can
9 no longer safely be entrusted to deal with the public or in a
10 confidential capacity.
11 (9) Has failed to inform the board in writing within
12 30 days after pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, or being
13 convicted or found guilty of, any felony.
14 (10) Has been found guilty, for a second time, of any
15 misconduct that warrants disciplinary action, or has been
16 found guilty of a course of conduct or practice which shows
17 that she or he is incompetent, negligent, dishonest, or
18 untruthful to an extent that those with whom she or he may
19 sustain a confidential relationship may not safely do so.
20 (11) Has made or filed a report or record, either
21 written or oral, which the registered trainee, licensee, or
22 certificateholder knows to be false; has willfully failed to
23 file a report or record required by state or federal law; has
24 willfully impeded or obstructed such filing, or has induced
25 another person to impede or obstruct such filing. However,
26 such reports or records shall include only those which are
27 signed or presented in the capacity of a registered trainee
28 appraiser or licensed or certified appraiser.
29 (12) Has obtained or attempted to obtain a
30 registration, license, or certification by means of knowingly
31 making a false statement, submitting false information,
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1 refusing to provide complete information in response to an
2 application question, or engaging in fraud, misrepresentation,
3 or concealment.
4 (13) Has paid money or other valuable consideration,
5 except as required by this section, to any member or employee
6 of the board to obtain a registration, license, or
7 certification under this section.
8 (14) Has violated any standard for the development or
9 communication of a real estate appraisal or other provision of
10 the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
11 (15) Has failed or refused to exercise reasonable
12 diligence in developing an appraisal or preparing an appraisal
13 report.
14 (16) Has failed to communicate an appraisal without
15 good cause.
16 (17) Has accepted an appraisal assignment if the
17 employment itself is contingent upon the appraiser reporting a
18 predetermined result, analysis, or opinion, or if the fee to
19 be paid for the performance of the appraisal assignment is
20 contingent upon the opinion, conclusion, or valuation reached
21 upon the consequences resulting from the appraisal assignment.
22 (18) Has failed to timely notify the department of any
23 change in business location, or has failed to fully disclose
24 all business locations from which she or he operates as a
25 registered trainee real estate appraiser or licensed or
26 certified real estate appraiser.
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5 An act relating to regulation of real estate
6 appraisers; amending s. 475.611, F.S.; revising
7 and providing definitions; amending s. 475.612,
8 F.S.; revising requirements relating to work
9 performed by persons who are not certified,
10 licensed, or registered; providing requirements
11 relating to issuance of appraisal reports and
12 compensation of appraisers, including trainees;
13 amending s. 475.615, F.S.; removing obsolete
14 language relating to qualifications for
15 registration, licensure, or certification;
16 revising education and experience requirements;
17 amending s. 475.616, F.S.; removing obsolete
18 language relating to examination requirements;
19 amending s. 475.617, F.S.; revising the minimum
20 and maximum course hour requirements for
21 trainee appraiser registration; removing
22 obsolete provisions establishing education and
23 experience requirements for licensure as an
24 appraiser; revising education and experience
25 requirements for certification as a residential
26 appraiser or general appraiser; requiring
27 applicants for certification to maintain
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3 prohibiting supervisory appraisers from certain
4 employment; amending s. 475.6222, F.S.;
5 requiring supervisory appraisers to provide
6 direct training to registered trainee
7 appraisers; amending s. 475.623, F.S.;
8 requiring appraisers to furnish their firm or
9 business name and any change in that name to
10 the Department of Business and Professional
11 Regulation; amending s. 475.624, F.S.; removing
12 obsolete references; correcting
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