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SC Code § 40-60-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-400. Certification or licensure required for employees and independent contractors.

 An employee, or independent contractor of, the appraisal management company must be an appraiser certified or licensed in this State to perform a Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisals Practice Standard 3 appraisal review of property located in this State.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-410. Good standing with board required for certified or licensed appraisers.

 An appraisal management company registered in this State pursuant to this article may not enter into contracts or agreements with a certified or licensed appraiser, who is an independent contractor, to perform a real estate appraisal service in this State unless the person performing the appraisal service is certified or licensed in good standing with the board.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-420. Record-keeping requirements for registration renewal.

 An appraisal management company seeking to be registered shall certify to the board, at each renewal, that it:  (1) maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives;  (2) has a policy that requires a certified or licensed appraiser who is an independent contractor and who performs a real estate appraisal service for the appraisal management company to maintain those records, including, but not limited to, the work file, for at least the later of:  (a) five years after preparation; or  (b) two years after final disposition of a judicial proceeding in which the appraiser or the appraisal management company provided testimony related to the assignment.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-430. Criminal background checks for appraisers.

 A registered appraisal management company that requires a real estate appraiser to submit to a criminal background check as a condition of employment, contractual relationship, or access to an appraisal portal shall accept a criminal background check performed within the preceding twelve months if it substantially conforms to the criminal background checks of the company selected by the appraisal management company.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-450. Payment for completions of an appraisal or valuation assignment.

 (A) An appraisal management company shall, except in cases of breach of contract or substandard performance of services, make payment to certified or licensed appraisers, who are independent contractors, for the completion of an appraisal or valuation assignment within forty-five days after the date on which the certified or licensed appraisers, who are independent contractors, transmit or otherwise provide the completed appraisal or valuation study to the appraisal management company or its assignee.  (B) An appraisal management company shall compensate appraisers at a rate that is customary and reasonable for appraisals being performed in the market area of the property being appraised, consistent with the requirements of 15 U.S.C. Section 1639e and regulations adopted pursuant to it.  (C) An appraiser may not be prohibited by the appraisal management company, client of the appraiser, or another third party from disclosing the fee paid to the appraiser for the performance of the appraisal in the appraisal report.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-460. Appraiser's consent required to modify report; use of appraisal reports.

 (A) An appraisal management company may not alter, modify, or otherwise change a completed appraisal report submitted by a licensed or certified independent appraiser without the appraiser's consent, except as necessary to comply with regulatory mandates or legal requirements.  (B) An appraisal management company may not use an appraisal report submitted by a licensed or certified independent appraiser, or any of the data or information contained therein, for any purpose other than its intended use without the appraiser's or the intended end user's consent, except as necessary to comply with regulatory mandates or legal requirements.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-470 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-470. Disciplinary action for violations of this article.

 (A) In addition to the grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to Section 40-1-110, the board may discipline, publicly or privately reprimand, or fine an appraisal management company or suspend or revoke a registration issued under this article if, in the opinion of the board, an appraisal management company is attempting to perform, has performed, or has attempted to:  (1) commit an act in violation of this article;  (2) violate a rule or regulation adopted by the board in the interest of the public and consistent with the provisions of this article;  (3) procure a registration, license, or certification by fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit; or  (4) violate the South Carolina Real Estate Appraisers Act or the federal Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.  (B) In addition to the sanctions provided in Section 40-1-120, the board may impose a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars for an initial violation and not to exceed twenty thousand dollars for subsequent violations and may require payment of investigative costs. A fine is payable immediately upon the effective date of discipline unless otherwise provided by the board. A registrant against whom a fine is levied is not eligible for reinstatement until the fine is paid in full.  (C) A decision by the board to publicly or privately reprimand, fine, revoke, suspend, or otherwise restrict a registrant or to limit or otherwise discipline a registrant becomes effective upon delivery of a copy of the decision to the registrant.  (D) Nothing in this section prevents a registrant from voluntarily entering into a consent agreement with the board in which a violation is not contested and a sanction is accepted.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-480 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-480. Investigations and disciplinary proceedings; notice requirements.

 The board may conduct investigations and disciplinary proceedings in accordance with Sections 40-1-80 and 40-1-90 and the Administrative Procedures Act, provided:  (1) before disciplining a registrant by publicly or privately reprimanding, fining, or suspending or revoking a registration, the board shall notify the registrant in writing of charges made at least thirty days prior to the date set for the hearing and shall afford the registrant an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel;  (2) the written notice requirement is satisfied by sending the notice through the United States Postal Service by regular mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the controlling person of the registrant to the address of the registrant on file with the board;  (3) a hearing on the charges must be held at a time and place prescribed by the board; and  (4) a registrant aggrieved by a final action of the board may seek review of the decision pursuant to Section 40-1-160 and the Administrative Procedures Act.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-490 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-490. Board authorized to issue restraining orders.

 The board may issue restraining orders and cease and desist orders pursuant to Section 40-1-100.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-500 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-500. Jurisdiction.

 The board has jurisdiction over the actions committed or omitted by current and former registrants as provided by Section 40-1-115.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-510. Grounds for denial of registration.

 As provided in Section 40-1-130, the board may deny registration to an applicant based on the same grounds for which the board may take disciplinary action against a registrant.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-520. Denial of registration; prior criminal conviction.

 A registration obtained pursuant to this chapter may not be denied solely because of a prior criminal conviction unless the criminal conviction directly relates to the profession or occupation.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-530. Voluntary surrender of registration; public disclosure.

 A registrant under investigation for a violation of this article or a regulation promulgated under this article may voluntarily surrender his registration to practice, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 40-1-150. A person whose registration is voluntarily surrendered may not practice or represent himself as authorized to practice until the board takes final action in the pending disciplinary matter. The voluntary surrender of a registration is subject to public disclosure pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 30. The board has discretion to credit time that an authorization has been surrendered toward a period of suspension or other restriction of practice.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-540. Review of board decision by the Administrative Law Court.

 A respondent aggrieved by a final decision of the board may seek review of the decision by the Administrative Law Court pursuant to Section 40-1-160. Motions for continuance and for other interlocutory relief are not subject to review by the Administrative Law Court until a final decision has been issued by the board.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-550. Confidentiality of investigations and proceedings; communications privileged.

 Investigations and proceedings conducted under this article are confidential, and all communications are privileged as provided in Section 40-1-190.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-60-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60 - South Carolina Real Estate Appraiser License And Certification Act|Section 40-60-560. Civil actions; additional penalties.

 The department, in addition to instituting a criminal proceeding, may institute a civil action through the Administrative Law Court, in the name of the State, for injunctive relief against a person or entity violating this article, a regulation promulgated under this article, or an order of the board. The court may impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation in addition to a fine imposed by the board for the same violation.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 32 (S.279), Section 1, eff May 10, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 32, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. In the event that a registration process is unavailable upon the effective date of this act, an appraisal management company already conducting business in this State may continue to conduct business until one hundred twenty days after a registration process becomes available."
SC Code § 40-61-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 61 - Sanitarians|Section 40-61-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (1) "Board" means the South Carolina State Board of Examiners for Registered Environmental Sanitarians.  (2) "Environmental sanitarian" means a person trained and qualified to carry out educational, inspectional, and supervisory duties in environmental health and control programs and who is registered.  (3) "Environmental health and control programs" means programs for achieving and maintaining conditions to insure an environment that is conducive to health, comfort, safety, and well-being and provides adequate protection to the public.  (4) "Certificate of registration" means a serially numbered document issued by the board certifying that the person named therein has been duly registered by the board as a registered sanitarian, containing the name of the person registered and the date of registration, and authenticated by the signatures as determined by the board.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1546.2; 1962 (52) 1918; 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 58A.
SC Code § 40-61-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 40 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 61 - Sanitarians|Section 40-61-20. State Board of Examiners for Registered Environmental Sanitarians; composition; responsibilities; removal of members; vacancies.

 There is created the South Carolina State Board of Examiners for Registered Environmental Sanitarians composed of six members appointed by the Governor, one of whom is the executive officer of the Department of Health and Environmental Control or his designee, three environmental sanitarians who are qualified by education and experience to be registered environmental sanitarians, and two public members who are not environmental sanitarians or do not have any pecuniary interests in any entity engaged in the business of environmental sanitarians. All members of the board must be residents of the State and serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members of the board are eligible for reappointment but cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.  The board is responsible for examining applicants for registered environmental sanitarians, investigating complaints, and investigating and prosecuting violations of this chapter.  The board may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  The Governor may remove any member of the board who has been guilty of continued neglect of his duties or who is found to be incompetent, unprofessional, or dishonorable. No member must be removed without first giving him an opportunity to refute the charges filed against him. He must be given a copy of the charges at the time they are filed.  Vacancies on the board are filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1546.1; 1962 (52) 1918; 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 58A.