Missouri § 339.537 Records to be retained, retention period — availability of records for appraisers, when, cost.

Missouri Statutes

§ 339.537 — Records to be retained, retention period — availability of records for appraisers, when, cost.

Missouri § 339.537

Title XXIIOCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 339Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.537 (2026).

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1.State-certified real estate appraisers and state licensed real estate appraisers shall retain originals or true copies of contracts engaging an appraiser's services for appraisal assignments, specialized appraisal services, appraisal reports, and supporting data assembled and formulated in preparing appraisal reports, for five years. The period for retention of the records applicable to each engagement of the services of the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall run from the date of the submission of the appraisal report to the client. Upon requests by the commission, these records shall be made available by the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser for inspection and copying at his or her expense,

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1. State-certified real estate appraisers and state licensed real estate appraisers shall retain originals or true copies of contracts engaging an appraiser's services for appraisal assignments, specialized appraisal services, appraisal reports, and supporting data assembled and formulated in preparing appraisal reports, for five years. The period for retention of the records applicable to each engagement of the services of the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall run from the date of the submission of the appraisal report to the client. Upon requests by the commission, these records shall be made available by the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser for inspection and copying at his or her expense, by the commission on reasonable notice to the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser. When litigation is contemplated at any time, reports and records shall be retained for two years after the final disposition.

2. All appraisal management company records shall be retained by the appraisal management company for five years. Upon request by the commission, such records shall promptly be made available to the commission for inspection and copying at the expense of the appraisal management company.