2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 32 - Professions and Occupations
32-3662 Registration

32-3662. Registration

A. A person shall not directly or indirectly engage or attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management company, directly or indirectly perform or attempt to perform appraisal management services or advertise or hold itself out as engaging in or conducting business as an appraisal management company without first obtaining a registration issued by the board pursuant to this article, regardless of the entity's use of appraisal management company, mortgage technology company or any other name.

B. A person who wishes to be registered as an appraisal management company in this state must file a written application with the board on a form prepared and furnished by the board and pay a fee in an amount to be determined by the board. The registration required by subsection A shall include:

1. The name, residence address, business address and telephone number of the applicant and the location of each principal office and branch office at which the appraisal management company will conduct business in this state.

2. The name under which the applicant will conduct business as an appraisal management company.

3. The name, residence address, business address and telephone number of each person who will have an interest in the appraisal management company as a principal, partner, officer, director or trustee, specifying the capacity and title of each person.

4. If the person seeking registration is a corporation that is not domiciled in this state, the name and contact information for the company's agent for service of process in this state.

5. A certification that the person seeking registration has a system and process in place to verify that a person being added to the appraiser panel for the appraisal management company's appraisal management services in this state holds a license or certification in good standing in this state.

6. A certification that the person seeking registration has a system in place to review the work of all independent appraisers that are performing real property appraisal services for the appraisal management company on a periodic basis to confirm that the real property appraisal services are being conducted in accordance with uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.

7. A certification that the person maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the independent appraiser that performs the real property appraisal services for the appraisal management company.

8. A certification that the person seeking registration has a system in place to train those who select individual appraisers for real property services in this state, to ensure that the selectors have appropriate training in placing appraisal assignments.

9. An irrevocable consent to service of process.

10. Any other information required by the board deemed reasonable in scope and content and necessary for the implementation and administration of this chapter.

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