The Florida Senate

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 designation "state-registered assistant real estate appraiser," "state-licensed real estate appraiser," "state-certified residential real estate appraiser," or "state-certified general real estate appraiser," or their appropriate abbreviations as defined by rule, as applicable, when such term is used in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used by the appraiser in conducting real property appraisal activities. The applicable designation shall be included in any newspaper, telephone directory, or other advertising medium, as defined by rule, used by the appraiser.

(2)  A registered assistant appraiser or licensed or certified appraiser may not sign any appraisal report or communicate same without disclosing in writing that she or he is a state-registered assistant appraiser or state-licensed, state-certified residential, or state-certified general appraiser, as applicable, even if the appraisal performed is outside of the scope of the appraiser's registration, licensure, or certification as an appraiser.

(3)  The primary or secondary supervising licensed or certified appraiser of a registered assistant real estate appraiser must sign any appraisal report signed by the registered assistant.

(4)  The supervising appraiser of a registered assistant real estate appraiser must disclose his or her appropriate designation and number any time the registered assistant is required to make such disclosures.

History.--ss. 9, 11, ch. 91-89; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 152, ch. 92-149; s. 389, ch. 97-103; s. 30, ch. 98-250; s. 2, ch. 2001-274.