§ 33-39-106 — Additional powers and duties of the board; disposition of fees

(a) The board shall:
(i) Receive applications for permits and
certification;
(ii) Establish the administrative procedures for
processing applications;
(iii) Maintain a registry of the names and addresses
of people certified and issued a permit to practice under this
act;
(iv) Retain records and all application materials;
(v) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 184, § 3.
(vi) Issue to each permittee a permit in the size and
form as it may approve. The permit shall remain the property of
the state, and, upon suspension or revocation of the permit to
practice pursuant to this act, shall be returned immediately to
the board;
(vii) Require criminal history record background
checks on applicants for permits under this act, excluding those
who apply for temporary permits.
(b) All fees collected by the board shall be deposited in
the state treasury. The state treasurer shall deposit the fees
to the credit of the certified real estate appraiser board
account. Disbursements from the account shall not exceed the
monies credited to it. The real estate commission director
shall appropriately authorize payments for all costs and
expenses related to the administration and enforcement of this
act with approval from the board. All payments shall be made
using fees collected pursuant to this act.
(c) The commission may employ employees to assist in the
discharge of the duties imposed upon it by this act subject to
the rules and regulations of the human resources division of the
department of administration and information. All files, records
and property of the commission shall at all times remain in the
office. No employee of the commission shall be a paid employee
of any real estate association or group of real estate dealers,
brokers or appraisers.