§ 17-11-404 — Investigations - Independent or private investigator

(a) A member of the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall not: (1) Act as an investigator on a matter before the board; or (2) Perform any investigative task or work required by the board. (b) (1) (A) The board shall contract an independent investigator or private investigator to perform any investigative task or work as needed or as required by law. (B) An independent investigator or private investigator contracted under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall have expertise or background in the subject matter in which he or she is being contracted to investigate. (2) An appropriation made available for professional fees in the board's Operations appropriation act shall be made available to the board for the purpose of contracting under subdivision (b)(1) of this section. (c) (1) The board shall file a report annually on or before December 1 with the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs for the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs' and the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs' review. (2) The report shall include: (A) The number of complaints that have been filed; (B) A list of who has been investigated and the purported violation; and (C) A summary of the findings of each investigation.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2023, No. 800,§ 54, eff. 7/1/2023.