2010 Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions
Chapter 14 - Appraisers
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
§ 17-14-202 - Powers and duties -- Reporting standards -- Qualification standards.

17-14-202. Powers and duties -- Reporting standards -- Qualification standards.

(a) The Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board may establish, maintain, report, and periodically update meaningful qualification standards for state-licensed and state-certified appraisers practicing in the State of Arkansas, including testing, experience, and educational requirements that:

(1) Are adequate to demonstrate knowledge and competency; and

(2) Will further demonstrate the continued compliance with:

(A) All applicable federal law and regulations, including Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and related requirements of the federal financial institutions regulatory agencies; and

(B) The minimum standards and qualifications as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board and the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation and as approved by the Appraisal Subcommittee.

(b) The Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board may adopt, maintain, report, and periodically update minimum reporting standards for state-registered, state-licensed, and state-certified appraisers practicing in the State of Arkansas. The reporting standards shall:

(1) Be equivalent to the "Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice" as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation; and

(2) At all times seek compliance with:

(A) All applicable federal law and regulations, including Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and related requirements of the federal financial institutions regulatory agencies; and

(B) The minimum standards as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation and as approved by the Appraisal Subcommittee.