2016 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 58 PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY
Article 47 KANSAS APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY REGISTRATION ACT
58-4711 Same; AMC appraiser requirements.

58-4711. Same; AMC appraiser requirements. (a) If a license or certification is required to perform an appraisal, prior to placing an assignment with an appraiser on the appraiser panel of an AMC, the AMC shall verify that the appraiser receiving the assignment holds a credential in good standing in this state issued pursuant to this act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder. A letter of engagement shall include instructions to the appraiser to decline the assignment in the event the appraiser is not geographically competent or the assignment falls outside the appraiser's scope of practice.

(b) Any employee of, or independent contractor to, the AMC that performs an appraisal review for a property located in Kansas shall be an appraiser credentialed in good standing in the state of Kansas.

(c) No AMC registered in this state pursuant to this act shall enter into any contract or agreement with an appraiser for the performance of appraisals in Kansas unless such AMC verifies that the individual is credentialed in good standing to perform the appraisal pursuant to the state certified and licensed real property appraisers act.

(d) Each AMC registered or seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis on a form prescribed by the board that such AMC has a system and process in place to verify that any individual being added to the appraiser panel of the AMC for appraisal services in Kansas:

(1) Holds a credential in good standing in this state pursuant to the state certified and licensed real estate appraisers act; and

(2) is geographically competent and performs appraisal assignments within the appraiser's scope of practice.

History: L. 2012, ch. 93, § 11; July 1.