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17-14-304. Use of terms.
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17-14-304. Use of terms.
(a) The terms “certified real property appraiser”, “certified real estate appraiser”, and “certified appraiser” shall only be used to refer to individuals who hold a current certificate and shall not be used in connection with or as part of the name or signature of an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, group, or other business entity, or anyone other than an individual holder of the certificate.
(b) An appraiser practicing or providing appraisal services in this state as defined in § 17-14-103 may not use the term “registered”, “certified”, or “licensed” in conjunction with his or her appraisal practice, unless he or she holds a valid registration, license, or certification issued under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq.
(c) The terms “licensed real estate appraiser”, “licensed real property appraiser”, and “licensed appraiser” shall only be used to refer to an individual who holds a current license and shall not be used in connection with or as part of the name or signature of an individual, firm, corporation, or group or in a manner that may be interpreted as referring to a firm, partnership, corporation, group, or other business entity, or anyone other than an individual holder of the license.
(d) A person other than a state-registered appraiser, state-licensed appraiser, registered apprentice appraiser, or state-certified appraiser shall not assume or use that title or any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of registration, licensing, or certification as an appraiser by this state.
(e) A person who is not registered, licensed, or certified under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-14-304
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17-14-304. Use of terms.
(a) The terms “certified real property appraiser”, “certified real estate appraiser”, and “certified appraiser” shall only be used to refer to individuals who hold a current certificate and shall not be used in connection with or as part of the name or signature of an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, group, or other business entity, or anyone other than an individual holder of the certificate.
(b) An appraiser practicing or providing appraisal services in this state as defined in § 17-14-103 may not use the term “registered”, “certified”, or “licensed” in conjunction with his or her appraisal practice, unless he or she holds a valid registration, license, or certification issued under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq.
(c) The terms “licensed real estate appraiser”, “licensed real property appraiser”, and “licensed appraiser” shall only be used to refer to an individual who holds a current license and shall not be used in connection with or as part of the name or signature of an individual, firm, corporation, or group or in a manner that may be interpreted as referring to a firm, partnership, corporation, group, or other business entity, or anyone other than an individual holder of the license.
(d) A person other than a state-registered appraiser, state-licensed appraiser, registered apprentice appraiser, or state-certified appraiser shall not assume or use that title or any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of registration, licensing, or certification as an appraiser by this state.
(e) A person who is not registered, licensed, or certified under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., shall not describe or refer to any appraisal report, written or oral, or other evaluation of real estate covered under the activities of appraisers by the term “registered”, “licensed”, “certified”, or any other similar term that may be construed to imply qualification or competency recognized by the state.
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17-14-101. Title.
Section 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq. shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-14-101
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17-14-103. Definitions.
As used in the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq.:
(1) “Appraisal”:
(A) As a noun, means the act or process of estimating value or an estimate of value; and
(B) As an adjective, means of or pertaining to appraising and related functions, i.e., appraisal practice and appraisal services;
(2) “Appraisal Foundation” and “foundation” mean the Appraisal Foundation established on November 30, 1987, as a not-for-profit corporation under the laws of Illinois;
(3) “Appraisal practice” and “appraisal services” mean the work or services performed by appraisers for clients;
(4) “Appraisal Standards Board” means the board created under Article XI, sections 11.01 — 11.13 inclusive, of the bylaws of the Appraisal Foundation, as amended April 22, 1990;
(5) “Appraisal Subcommittee” means the subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council established under Title XI, the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, section 1102, by amendment to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978, 12 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq., through the addition of new section 1011, “Establishment of Appraisal Subcommittee”;
(6) “Appraiser” or “real estate fee appraiser” means any person who, for a fee or other consideration, develops and communicates a real estate appraisal or otherwise gives an opinion of the value of real estate or any interest in real estate;
(7) “Appraiser Qualifications Board” means the board created under Article XII, sections 12.01 — 12.08 inclusive, of the bylaws of the Appraisal Foundation, as amended April 22, 1990;
(8) “Board” means the Arkansas
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-14-103
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17-14-201. Composition — Membership — Chair.
(a) There is created the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, to be composed of ten (10) members as follows:
(1) Seven (7) practicing certified or licensed appraisers as follows:
(A) At least five (5) of the appraiser members of the board shall be state-certified appraisers;
(B) No more than two (2) appraiser members shall reside in the same congressional district of the four (4) Arkansas congressional districts; and
(C) The seven (7) practicing appraiser members shall be representative of the various disciplines found in the appraisal profession, including without limitation residential appraisal, commercial and industrial appraisal, forestry and timberland appraisal, rural appraisal, and any other appraisal discipline that may be affected by the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq.;
(2) One (1) board member shall be a representative of financial institutions familiar with the appraisal process;
(3) One (1) senior citizen representative; and
(4) One (1) consumer representative.
(b)(1) The Governor shall appoint the members of the board subject to confirmation by the Senate and may remove a member for cause.
(2) At least five (5) real estate appraiser members appointed to the board shall be members in good standing of:
(A) A state or regional chapter of a nationally recognized real estate appraisal organization that requires an individual to have qualified appraisal experience, education, and testing in order to become a designated member and to adhere to standards of professional practice in order to retain such a designation; or
(B) The Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc., Arkansas Chapt
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-14-201
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17-14-301. Business entities — Eligibility for licensing.
A registration, license, or certificate shall not be issued under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., to a firm, corporation, partnership, group, or other business entity.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-14-301
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-14-301. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.