§ 33-39-123 — Disciplinary proceedings

Wyoming § 33-39-123

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 39: REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
• Art. 1: CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE APPRAISER ACT

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(a) The board shall upon a written sworn complaint or may
upon its own motion investigate the actions of any certified
real estate appraiser or certified appraiser trainee and may
impose an administrative fine not to exceed two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each separate offense, censure
the permittee, place the permittee on probation and set the
terms of the probation, deny, suspend or revoke any permit
issued under this act for any of the following:
(i) Procuring, or attempting to procure, a permit to
practice pursuant to this act by knowingly making a false
statement, submitting false information, refusing to provide
complete information in response to a question in an application
for a permit or through any form of fraud or misrepresentation;
(ii) Being convicted of a felony that relates to the
practice of real estate appraisal or to the ability to practice
real estate appraisal or any felony sexual offense or violent
crime;
(iii) Making any substantial misrepresentation, false
promises or false or fraudulent representation;
(iv) Violating any rules or regulations of the board
or any provision of this chapter;
(v) Being negligent or incompetent, as defined in the
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices, in
developing an appraisal, in preparing an appraisal report or in
communicating an appraisal;
(vi) Accepting an appraisal assignment when the
employment is contingent upon the certified appraiser reporting
a predetermined estimate, analysis or opinion, or where the fee
to be paid is contingent upon the opinion, conclusion, or
valuation reached, or upon the consequences resulting from the
appraisal assignment;
(vii) Violating the confidential nature of
governmental records to which he or she gained access through
employment or engagement as a certified appraiser by a
governmental agency;
(viii) Entering into an agreement to perform
specialized services for a contingent fee, and failing to
clearly state this fact in each written and oral report;
(ix) Failing to report to the board any civil or
criminal proceedings in which the permittee is a party, if the
proceeding involves appraisal services provided by the
permittee. The requirement to report to the board under this
paragraph shall include providing the board with a copy of the
complaint, information or other initial pleading upon receipt
and immediately providing the board with a copy of the final
judgment, judgment and sentence, settlement agreement or other
document reflecting the terms of the final disposition of the
proceeding;
(x) Use of the services of an appraisal management
company not registered with the board.
(b) Upon receipt from the department of family services of
a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend
or otherwise restrict a permit issued by the board, the board
shall notify the party named in the court order of the
withholding, suspension or restriction of the permit in
accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under
the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a
permit withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.