Iowa § 543D.15 Use of term

Iowa Statutes

§ 543D.15 — Use of term

Iowa § 543D.15

Title XIIICOMMERCE

Ch. 543DREAL ESTATE APPRAISALS AND APPRAISERS

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a.The title “certified real estate appraiser”, “associate real estate appraiser”, or any otherliketitleshallonlybeusedtorefertoindividualswhoholdthecertificateorregistration, as applicable, and shall not be used in connection with or as part of the name or signature of a firm, partnership, corporation, or group, or in a manner that it may be interpreted as referring to a firm, partnership, corporation, group, other business entity, or anyone other than an individual holder of the certificate or registration.

b.In connection with an appraisal assignment performed on real estate located in this state, the title “certified real estate appraiser”, “associate real estate appraiser”, or any other like title, including a title that suggests an individual is licensed or certified under the la

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1. a. The title “certified real estate appraiser”, “associate real estate appraiser”, or any
otherliketitleshallonlybeusedtorefertoindividualswhoholdthecertificateorregistration,
as applicable, and shall not be used in connection with or as part of the name or signature
of a firm, partnership, corporation, or group, or in a manner that it may be interpreted as
referring to a firm, partnership, corporation, group, other business entity, or anyone other
than an individual holder of the certificate or registration.
b. In connection with an appraisal assignment performed on real estate located in this
state, the title “certified real estate appraiser”, “associate real estate appraiser”, or any other
like title, including a title that suggests an individual is licensed or certified under the laws of
this state or another state, shall only be used to refer to individuals who hold a certificate or
registration under this chapter.
2. The term “associate real estate appraiser” shall only be used to refer to individuals who
do not yet fully meet the requirements for certification but who provide significant input into
the appraisal development under the direction of a certified appraiser.
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3. A certificate shall not be issued under this chapter to a firm, corporation, partnership,
group, or other business entity.