Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.510 — MO Code / Chapter 339 / Section 339.510
339.510 Criminal background check, fingerprint submission.
Status: in_force

339.510. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The Missouri real estate appraisers commission may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as a certified residential appraiser, a certified residential appraiser trainee, a certified general appraiser, a certified general appraiser trainee, a state-licensed appraiser, a state-licensed appraiser trainee, an appraisal management company, a controlling person of an appraisal management company, and an owner of an appraisal management company.

2. If the Missouri real estate appraisers commission requires that fingerprint submissions be made as part of such application, the Missouri real estate appraisers commission shall require applicants to submit the fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol for the purpose of conducting a state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background check.

3. The fingerprints and any required fees shall be sent to the Missouri state highway patrol's central repository. The fingerprints shall be used for searching the state criminal records repository and shall also be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a federal criminal records search under section 43.540 . The Missouri state highway patrol shall notify the Missouri real estate appraisers commission of any criminal history record information or lack of criminal history record information discovered on the individual. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.120 to the contrary, all records related to any criminal history information discovered shall be accessible and available to the Missouri real estate appraisers commission.

4. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Appraisal management company" , an individual that utilizes an appraisal panel and performs appraisal management services for licensure;

(2) "Appraisal management services" , to perform any of the following functions on behalf of a lender, financial institution, or client:

(a) Administer an appraiser panel;

(b) Recruit, qualify, verify licensing or certification, and negotiate fees and service level expectations with persons who are part of an appraiser panel;

(c) Receive an order for an appraisal from one individual and deliver the order for the appraisal to an appraiser that is part of an appraiser panel for completion;

(d) Track and determine the status of orders for appraisals performed by appraisers who are part of an appraisal panel;

(e) Conduct quality control of a completed appraisal performed by an appraiser who is part of an appraisal panel prior to the delivery of the appraisal to the individual who ordered the appraisal; and

(f) Provide a completed appraisal performed by an appraiser who is part of an appraisal panel to one or more individuals who have ordered an appraisal;

(3) "Certified general appraiser" , an individual who is qualified by education, experience, and examination to appraise any real property, and whose fingerprints are required for licensure;

(4) "Certified general appraiser trainee" , an individual who, under supervision, is qualified to appraise certain real property and whose fingerprints are required for licensure;

(5) "Certified residential appraiser" , an individual who is qualified to appraise certain real property and whose fingerprints are required for licensure;

(6) "Certified residential appraiser trainee" , an individual who, under supervision, is qualified to appraise certain real property and whose fingerprints are required for licensure;

(7) "Controlling person of an appraisal management company" :

(a) An owner of an appraisal management company;

(b) An individual employed, appointed, or authorized by an appraisal management company that has the authority to enter into a contractual relationship with other persons for the performance of appraisal management services and has the authority to enter into agreements with appraisers for the performance of appraisals; or

(c) An individual who possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an appraisal management company whose fingerprints are required for licensure;

(8) "Owner of an appraisal management company" , an individual who owns ten percent or more of a licensed appraisal management company and whose fingerprints are required for licensure;

(9) "State-licensed appraiser" , an individual who is qualified to appraise certain real property and whose fingerprints are required for licensure;

(10) "State-licensed appraiser trainee" , an individual who, under supervision, is qualified to appraise certain real property and whose fingerprints are required for licensure.

(L. 2025 S.B. 71 merged with S.B. 81 & 174)