§ 25-1-11-13 — Summary license suspension of real estate appraisers and other practitioners; notification by consumer protection division

Indiana § 25-1-11-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 11: Professional Licensing Standards of Practice

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(a) The board may summarily suspend a
practitioner's license for ninety (90) days before a final adjudication or
during the appeals process if the board finds that a practitioner
represents a clear and immediate danger to the public's health, safety,
or property if the practitioner is allowed to continue to practice. The
summary suspension may be renewed upon a hearing before the board,
and each renewal may be for not more than ninety (90) days.
(b) The board may summarily suspend the license of a real estate
appraiser for ninety (90) days before a final adjudication or during the
appeals process if the board finds that the licensed real estate appraiser
has engaged in material and intentional misrepresentations or
omissions in the preparation of at least three (3) written appraisal
reports that were submitted by a person to obtain a loan. The summary
suspension may be renewed after a hearing before the board. Each
renewal of a summary suspension may be for not more than ninety (90)
days.
(c) The board may summarily suspend the license of an individual
licensed under IC 25-34.1 for ninety (90) days before a final
adjudication or during the appeals process if the board finds that the
individual has engaged in material and intentional misrepresentations
or omissions in at least three (3) transactions. The summary suspension
may be renewed after a hearing before the board. Each renewal of a
summary suspension may be for not more than ninety (90) days.
(d) Before the board may summarily suspend a license under this
section, the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney
general shall make a reasonable attempt to notify a practitioner of:
(1) a hearing by the board to suspend the practitioner's license;
and
(2) information regarding the allegation against the practitioner.
The consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general
shall also notify the practitioner that the practitioner may provide a
written or an oral statement to the board on the practitioner's behalf
before the board issues an order for summary suspension. A reasonable
attempt to notify the practitioner is made if the consumer protection
division of the office of the attorney general attempts to notify the
practitioner by telephone or facsimile at the last telephone number or
facsimile number of the practitioner on file with the board.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.214-1993, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.178-1997, SEC.2; P.L.197-2007, SEC.25; P.L.209-2007, SEC.3; P.L.3-2008, SEC.182; P.L.231-2013, SEC.9.