§ 11418.2. — 11418.2. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 58.)

If the bureau pays from the Recovery Account any amount in settlement of a claim or toward satisfaction of a judgment against a licensed appraiser, the license of the appraiser shall be automatically suspended upon the date of payment from the Recovery Account if the final judgment was established by proof by clear and convincing evidence or the bureau determined that the claimant provided clear and convincing evidence of the fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit with intent to defraud. No appraiser licensee shall be granted reinstatement until they have repaid in full, plus interest at the prevailing legal rate applicable to a judgment rendered in any court of this state, the amount paid from the Recovery Account on their account. A discharge in bankruptcy shall not relieve a person from the penalties and disabilities provided
in this chapter.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 58. (SB 774) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 11420.