KS Stat § 58-4709 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property|Article 47 - Kansas Appraisal Management Company Registration Act|58-4709 Same; limitation on ownership interest in an AMC; conditions.

58-4709. Same; limitation on ownership interest in an AMC; conditions. (a) No single interest in an AMC applying for, holding or renewing a registration under this act shall be owned by:(1) An individual who has held a credential issued by any appraiser-credentialing jurisdiction to act as an appraiser and such credential:(A) Was refused, denied, suspended, revoked, or surrendered or nonrenewed in lieu of a pending disciplinary proceeding in any jurisdiction against such individual; and(B) not subsequently granted or reinstated; or(C) is otherwise not in good standing; or(2) any person who owns an interest in an entity and such person has held a credential issued by any appraiser-credentialing jurisdiction to act as an appraiser that:(A) Was refused, denied, revoked, suspended, or surrendered or nonrenewed in lieu of a pending disciplinary proceeding in any jurisdiction against such person; and(B) (i) not subsequently granted or reinstated; or(ii) is otherwise not in good standing.(b) (1) Each individual that owns an interest in an AMC who applies for, holds, or renews a registration under this act shall be of good moral character as determined by the board by rules and regulations.(2) As a part of an application for an original registration, and for a renewal registration if required by the board, the board shall require the individual to be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check. The individual's fingerprints shall be used to identify the individual and to determine whether the individual has a record of criminal history in this state or other jurisdiction. The board shall require the individual to submit the fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for a state and national criminal history record check. The board shall use the information obtained from the fingerprinting and the criminal history for purposes of verifying the identification of the individual and in the official determination of the qualifications and fitness of the applicant to be issued, maintain, or renew a registration.(3) Local and state law enforcement officers and agencies shall assist the board in taking and processing fingerprints of individuals for any registration and shall release all records of adult convictions to the board.(4) The board may fix and collect a fee in an amount necessary to reimburse the board for the cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record check. Such fee shall be established by rules and regulations.(c) Each AMC applying for registration or for renewal of a registration under this act shall certify to the board on a form prescribed by the board that:(1) Such AMC has reviewed each person or entity that owns an interest in the AMC; and(2) no person or entity that owns an interest in the AMC has held a credential issued by any appraiser-credentialing jurisdiction to act as an appraiser and such credential:(A) Was refused, denied, suspended, revoked, or surrendered or nonrenewed in lieu of a pending disciplinary proceeding in any jurisdiction against such individual; and(B) (i) was not subsequently granted or reinstated; or(ii) is otherwise not in good standing.History: L. 2012, ch. 93, § 9; L. 2018, ch. 69, § 3; July 1.