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NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-2.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-2.1 - Registration, license, or certificate required of real estate appraisers.

 93E-1-2.1. Registration, license, or certificate required of real estate appraisers.It is unlawful for any person in this State to act as a real estate appraiser, to directly or indirectly engage or assume to engage in the business of real estate appraisal, or to advertise or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting the business of real estate appraisal without first obtaining a registration, license, or certificate issued by the Appraisal Board under the provisions of this Chapter. It is also unlawful, with regard to any real property where any portion of that property is located within this State, for any person to perform any of the acts listed above without first being registered, licensed, or certified by the Appraisal Board under the provisions of this Chapter. (1995, c. 482, s. 1; 2001-399, s. 1; 2007-506, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-3.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-3.1 - Prohibited use of title; permissible use of title.

 93E-1-3.1. Prohibited use of title; permissible use of title.(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to assume or use the title "registered trainee", "licensed real estate appraiser", "certified real estate appraiser", or any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of registration, licensure, or certification as a real estate appraiser, unless the person is registered, licensed, or certified by the Appraisal Board in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. The Board may adopt for the exclusive use of persons licensed or certified under the provisions of this Chapter, a seal, symbol, or other mark identifying the user as a licensed or certified real estate appraiser.(b) Any person certified as a real estate appraiser by an appraisal trade organization shall retain the right to use the term "certified" or any similar term in identifying the person to the public, provided that:(1) In each instance wherein the term is used, the name of the certifying organization or body is prominently and conspicuously displayed immediately adjacent to the term; and(2) The use of the term does not create the impression of certification by the State.This subsection does not entitle any person certified only by a trade organization to conduct an appraisal that requires a State registration, license, or certification.  (c) The term "registered trainee", "licensed real estate appraiser", "certified real estate appraiser", or any similar term shall not be used following or immediately in connection with the name of a partnership, association, corporation, or other firm or group, or in a manner that might create the impression of registration, licensure, or certification as a real estate appraiser under this Chapter. (1995, c. 482, s. 3; 2001-399, s. 1; 2007-506, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-6.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-6.1 - Trainee supervision.

 93E-1-6.1. Trainee supervision.All trainees shall perform all real estate appraisal-related activities under the immediate, active, and personal supervision of a certified real estate appraiser. All appraisal reports must be signed by the appraiser who supervised the trainee. By signing the appraisal report, the appraiser accepts shared responsibility, with the trainee, for the content of and conclusions in the report. All trainees and any appraisers desiring to supervise a trainee shall complete a course in trainee supervision as required in rules adopted by the Board.  (2001-399, s. 1; 2007-506, s. 7; 2013-403, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-9 - Nonresident licensure and certification.

 93E-1-9. Nonresident licensure and certification.(a) An applicant from another state may become licensed or certified in North Carolina by conforming to all of the provisions of this Chapter and, in the discretion of the Board, such other terms and conditions as are required of North Carolina residents applying for licensure or certification in such other state.(b) The Board, in its discretion, may undertake to license or certify on a reciprocal basis, persons licensed or certified in another state if the appraiser licensing and certification program of the other state is in compliance with 12 U.S.C. 3331, et seq.(c) The Board may by rule establish a procedure for granting temporary appraiser licensure or certification and may charge an application fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for temporary appraiser licensure or certification.(d) Every applicant for State licensure, or certification under this Chapter who is not a resident of this State shall submit with his application an irrevocable consent that service of process in any action against the applicant arising out of the applicant's activities as a State-licensed or State-certified real estate appraiser may be made by delivery of the process on the Executive Director of the Board.  (1993, c. 419, s. 6; 2001-399, s. 1; 2019-146, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-10 - Rule-making authority.

 93E-1-10. Rule-making authority.The Board may adopt rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter and the General Statutes of North Carolina which may be reasonably necessary to implement, administer, and enforce the provisions of this Chapter, including, but not limited to, the authority to:(1) Prescribe forms and procedures for submitting information to the Board;(2) Prescribe standards of practice for persons registered as a trainee, licensed or certified under this Chapter; and(3) Prescribe standards for the operation of real estate appraiser education programs. (1993, c. 419, s. 6; 2001-399, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-11 - Register of applicants; roster of trainees, State-licensed and State-certified appraisers; financial report to Secretary of State; administrative expenses.

 93E-1-11. Register of applicants; roster of trainees, State-licensed and State-certified appraisers; financial report to Secretary of State; administrative expenses.(a) The Executive Director of the Board shall keep a register of all applicants for State trainee registration or for State licensure or certification as real estate appraisers, showing for each the date of application, name, business or residence address, and whether the registration, license or certificate was granted or refused. The register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters received therein.(b) The Executive Director of the Board shall also keep a current roster showing the names and places of business of all registered trainees and State-licensed and State-certified real estate appraisers, which roster shall be kept on file in the office of the Board and be open to public inspection.(c) On or before the first day of November of each year, the Board shall file with the Secretary of State a copy of the roster of registered trainees and real estate appraisers licensed or certified by the Board and a report containing a complete statement of income received by the Board in connection with the trainee registration and the licensure and certification of real estate trainees and appraisers for the preceding fiscal year ending June 30th, attested by the affidavit of the Executive Director of the Board.(d) In addition to those fees prescribed in this Chapter for making application for and renewing trainee registrations, appraiser licenses, and certificates, the Board may collect from applicants and holders of the licenses and certificates and remit to the appropriate agency or instrumentality of the federal government any additional fees as may be required to render North Carolina State-licensed or State-certified appraisers eligible to perform appraisals in connection with federally related transactions as well as an additional fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) to cover the administrative costs associated therewith. (1993, c. 419, s. 6; 1995, c. 482, s. 8; 2001-399, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-12.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-12.1 - Investigations and complaints.

 93E-1-12.1. Investigations and complaints.(a) The Board may dismiss a complaint, accept a consent order, or hold a hearing, or may accept a voluntary surrender of a registration, license, or certificate or of approval as a course sponsor.(b) Records, papers, and other documents containing information received, collected, or compiled by the Board, its members, or its employees, as a result of a complaint or investigation, shall not be considered public records within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. Any statement of charges contained within a notice of a hearing to be held by the Board is a public record, even though it may contain information collected and compiled as a result of a complaint or investigation against a trainee, licensee, or certificate holder or an applicant. Any record, paper, or other document admitted into evidence in a hearing held by the Board, and any final decisions and orders by the Board, including consent orders, shall be public records within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.(c) The Board may inspect records maintained pursuant to this Chapter periodically, without prior notice, and may also inspect these records whenever the Board determines that they are pertinent to an investigation of any specific complaint against a person registered, licensed, or certified by the Board. (2001-399, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-13 - Penalty for violation of this Chapter.

 93E-1-13. Penalty for violation of this Chapter.(a) Any person who acts as, or holds himself or herself out to be, a registered trainee or a State-licensed or State-certified real estate appraiser without first obtaining a registration, license, or certificate as provided in this Chapter, or who willfully performs the acts specified in G.S. 93E-1-12(a) shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.(b) The Board may appear in its own name in superior court in actions for injunctive relief to prevent any person from violating the provisions of this Chapter or the rules promulgated by the Board. The superior court shall have the power to grant these injunctions whether or not criminal prosecution has been or may be instituted as a result of the violations, and whether or not the person is the holder of a registration, license, or certificate issued by the Board under this Chapter. (1993, c. 419, s. 6; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 49; 1995, c. 482, s. 10; 2001-399, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-1-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 1 - Real Estate Appraiser.|§ 93E-1-14 - Referral of cases by courts.

 93E-1-14. Referral of cases by courts.Whenever any registered trainee, licensee, or certificate holder is adjudged by a civil or criminal court to have injured or damaged any person, partnership, association, or corporation through gross negligence, incompetency, fraud, dishonesty, or other civil or criminal misconduct, the court may, as part of its judgment or decree, order a written copy of the transcript of the record in said case to be forwarded by the clerk of court to the Board with a recommendation that the registration, license, or certificate of the registered trainee, licensee, or certificate holder be revoked or otherwise subject to disciplinary action. (1993, c. 419, s. 6; 1995, c. 482, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-2-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 2 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies.|§ 93E-2-1 - Registration required of real estate appraisal management companies; exceptions.

 93E-2-1. Registration required of real estate appraisal management companies; exceptions.Beginning January 1, 2011, it shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, subsidiary, unit, or any other business entity in this State to do any of the following without first registering with the Board under the provisions of this Article:(1) Directly or indirectly engage or attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management company.(2) Advertise or make a representation that the person or entity is engaging in or conducting business as an appraisal management company.(3) In any way act as or provide the services of an appraisal management company.  (2010-141, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-2-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 2 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies.|§ 93E-2-3 - Rule-making authority.

 93E-2-3. Rule-making authority.The Board shall have the authority to adopt rules that are reasonably necessary to implement, administer, and enforce the provisions of this Article.  (2010-141, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-2-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 2 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies.|§ 93E-2-5 - Compliance manager.

 93E-2-5. Compliance manager.Each appraisal management company registered under this Article shall designate a compliance manager who is responsible for ensuring the company operates in compliance with this Article. The compliance manager shall be a certified real estate appraiser on active status and in good standing, certified under Article 1 of this Chapter or under the comparable laws of another state. The appraisal management company shall file a form with the Board indicating the appraisal management company's designation of compliance manager and the individual's acceptance of the responsibility. An appraisal management company shall notify the Board of any change in the appraisal management company's compliance manager. Any appraisal management company that does not comply with this section shall have the appraisal management company's registration suspended pursuant to G.S. 93E-2-8 until the appraisal management company complies with this section. An individual operating an appraisal management company as a sole proprietorship shall be considered the compliance manager for purposes of this Article.  (2010-141, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-2-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 2 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies.|§ 93E-2-6 - Fees and renewals.

 93E-2-6. Fees and renewals.(a) Each application for registration as an appraisal management company under this Article shall be accompanied by a registration fee in an amount set by the Board not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500). Registration issued under this Article shall expire on June 30, 2012, and on June 30 of each year thereafter. The registration shall become invalid after that date unless renewed before the expiration date by filing an application with and paying to the Board a fee in an amount set by the Board not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).(b) All registrations reinstated after the expiration date are subject to a late filing fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each month or part thereof that the registration is lapsed, not to exceed one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00). The late filing fee shall be in addition to the required renewal fee. In the event a registrant fails to reinstate the registration within six months after the expiration date, the registration shall expire and the registrant shall be required to file a new application for registration. Reinstatement of a registration shall not be retroactive.(c) The Board may issue a replacement registration to the registrant upon payment of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the Board. The Board may certify the registration history of an appraisal management company registered under this Article upon payment of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to the Board.(d) In addition to those fees prescribed for renewal, the Board shall collect from registrants any additional fees as may be required pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 3338 to render North Carolina registered appraisal management companies and federally regulated appraisal management companies eligible to perform services in connection with federally related transactions and shall remit those fees to the Appraisal Management Company National Registry ("AMC National Registry") of the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.(e) The Board may also collect a fee from an appraisal management company that is a subsidiary wholly owned and controlled by a financial institution in order to be eligible to be placed on the AMC National Registry.  (2010-141, s. 1; 2019-146, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-2-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 2 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies.|§ 93E-2-9 - Records.

 93E-2-9. Records.(a) The Board shall maintain a list of all applicants for registration under this Article that includes for each applicant the date of application, the name and primary business location of the applicant, and whether the registration was granted or refused.(b) The Board shall maintain a current roster showing the names and places of business of all registered appraisal management companies that lists the appraisal management companies' respective officers and directors. The rosters shall: (i) be kept on file in the office of the Board; (ii) contain information regarding all orders or other action taken against the company, its officers, and other persons; and (iii) be open to public inspection.(b1) The Board shall report annually by December 31 to the Department of Revenue the following information about registered appraisal management companies:(1) Name and name used to do business in the State.(2) Main address of company.(3) Name and address of agent for service of process in the State if not domiciled in the State.(4) Legal structure, such as domestic corporation, foreign corporation, domestic partnership, or foreign partnership.(5) Employer identification number or social security number.(6) Secretary of State identification number if required.(c) Every registered appraisal management company shall maintain the accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, and other records related to services provided by the appraisal management company as prescribed in rules adopted by the Board, including in electronic form. All records shall be preserved for five years unless the Board, by rule, prescribes otherwise for particular types of records.(d) If the information contained in any document filed with the Board is or becomes inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, the appraisal management company shall promptly file a correcting amendment to the information contained in the document.  (2010-141, s. 1; 2012-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 93E-2-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 93E - North Carolina Appraisers Act|Article 2 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies.|§ 93E-2-10 - Penalty; injunctive relief.

 93E-2-10. Penalty; injunctive relief.(a) Any person violating the provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.(b) The Board may appear in its own name in superior court in actions for injunctive relief to prevent any person from violating the provisions of this Article or rules adopted by the Board. The superior court shall have the power to grant these injunctions whether criminal prosecution has been or may be instituted as a result of the violations or whether the person is the holder of a registration issued by the Board under this Article.  (2010-141, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 1 - Department of Labor.|§ 95-1 - Department of Labor established.

 95-1. Department of Labor established.A Department of Labor is hereby created and established. The duties of said Department shall be exercised and discharged under the supervision and direction of a commissioner, to be known as the Commissioner of Labor. (Rev., s. 3909; 1919, c. 314, s. 4; C.S., s. 7309; 1931, c. 312, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 95-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 1 - Department of Labor.|§ 95-2 - Election of Commissioner; term; salary; vacancy.

 95-2. Election of Commissioner; term; salary; vacancy.The Commissioner of Labor shall be elected by the people in the same manner as is provided for the election of the Secretary of State. The term of office of the Commissioner of Labor shall be four years, and the salary of the Commissioner of Labor shall be set by the General Assembly in the Current Operations Appropriations Act. Any vacancy in the office shall be filled by the Governor, until the next general election. The office of the Department of Labor shall be kept in the City of Raleigh and shall be provided for as are other public offices of the State. In addition to the salary set by the General Assembly in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, longevity pay shall be paid on the same basis as is provided to employees of the State who are subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act.  (Rev., ss. 3909, 3910; 1919, c. 314, s. 4; C.S., s. 7310; 1931, c. 312, s. 2; 1933, c. 282, s. 5; 1935, c. 293; 1937, c. 415; 1939, c. 349; 1943, c. 499, s. 2; 1947, c. 1041; 1949, c. 1278; 1953, c. 1, s. 2; 1957, c. 1; 1963, c. 1178, s. 5; 1967, c. 1130; c. 1237, s. 5; 1969, c. 1214, s. 5; 1971, c. 912, s. 5; 1973, c. 778, s. 5; 1975, 2nd Sess., c. 983, s. 20; 1977, c. 802, s. 42.11; 1983, c. 761, s. 207; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 164; 1987, c. 738, s. 32(b); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 95-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations|Article 1 - Department of Labor.|§ 95-3 - Divisions of Department; Commissioner; administrative officers.

 95-3. Divisions of Department; Commissioner; administrative officers.The Department of Labor shall consist of the following officers, divisions and sections:A Commissioner of Labor.A Division of Standards and Inspections.A Division of Occupational Safety and Health.Each division shall be in the charge of a chief administrative officer and shall be organized under such rules and regulations as the Commissioner of Labor and the head of the division concerned shall prescribe and promulgate. The Commissioner of Labor may make provision for one person to act as chief administrative officer of two or more divisions, when such is deemed advisable. The chief administrative officers of the several divisions shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner of Labor may combine or consolidate the activities of two or more of the divisions of the Department, or provide for the setting up of other divisions when such action shall be deemed advisable for the more efficient and economical administration of the work and duties of the Department.  (1931, c. 277; c. 312, s. 4; 1933, c. 46; 1963, c. 313, s. 2; 2015-221, s. 1.1.)