The Florida Senate

475.620  Corporations and partnerships ineligible for licensure or certification.--

(1)  A license or certification may not be issued under this section to a corporation, partnership, firm, or group. However, an appraiser licensed or certified under this section may provide an appraisal report for or on behalf of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, if the report is prepared by, or under the personal direction of, such appraiser and is reviewed and signed by her or him.

(2)  The term "state-registered appraiser," "state-licensed appraiser," or "state-certified appraiser" may only be used to refer to an individual who is registered, licensed, or certified under this section and may not be used following or immediately in connection with the name or signature of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, or in such manner that it could be interpreted as implying registration, licensure, or certification under this section of a corporation, partnership, firm, or group, or anyone other than an individual appraiser. Corporations, partnerships, firms, or groups which employ certified, licensed, or registered appraisers who provide appraisal reports, as defined by this section, may represent to the public and advertise that they offer appraisals performed by registered, licensed, or certified appraisers.

History.--ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-89; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 388, ch. 97-103.