(A) An employee of the appraisal management company who is responsible for performing appraisal reviews of certified or licensed appraisers, who are independent contractors, must demonstrate knowledge of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as determined by the board.

(B) An appraisal management company that applies to the board for a registration to do business in this State as an appraisal management company shall not knowingly:

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-60-390

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • appraisal: means of or pertaining to appraising and related functions including, but not limited to, appraisal practice and appraisal services. See South Carolina Code 40-60-20
  • Appraiser: means a person who holds a permit, license, or certification issued by the board that allows the person to appraise real property. See South Carolina Code 40-60-20
  • Board: means the South Carolina Real Estate Appraisers Board established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-60-20
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, or association, foreign and domestic. See South Carolina Code 40-60-20

(1) employ a person who has had a certificate or license to act as an appraiser in this State or in another state refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation in a position in which the person has the responsibility to order appraisals or to review completed appraisals;

(2) enter into an independent contractor arrangement for appraisal services, whether in verbal, written, or other form, with a person who has had a certificate or license to act as an appraiser in this State or in another state refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation; or

(3) enter into a contract, agreement, or other business relationship, whether in verbal, written, or another form, with an entity for appraisal services that employs, has entered into an independent contract arrangement, or has entered into a contract, agreement, or other business relationship, whether in verbal, written, or other form, with a person who has ever had a certificate or license to act as an appraiser in this State or in another state refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation.