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MT Code § 37-54-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-504. Contact individual

  37-54-504. Contact individual. (1) Each appraisal management company shall designate one individual as the main contact for communication between the board and the appraisal management company. An appraisal management company may designate a controlling person of the company as the contact individual.   (2) The contact individual designated pursuant to subsection (1):   (a) must hold a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in at least one state;   (b) must not have had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation in any state unless the license or certificate was subsequently granted or reinstated;   (c) must be of good moral character, as determined by the board; and   (d) shall submit to a background examination as determined by the board.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-505. Employee requirements

  37-54-505. Employee requirements. An appraisal management company may not:   (1) employ a person who may have any responsibility in ordering appraisal reports, providing quality control testing for appraisal reports, or communicating with appraisers regarding any potential appraisal report deficiencies who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in any state refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation unless the license or certificate was subsequently granted or reinstated;   (2) enter into an independent contractor arrangement with a person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in any state refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation unless the license or certificate was subsequently granted or reinstated.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-506. Appraisal review

  37-54-506. Appraisal review. An employee or independent contractor of the appraisal management company that performs an appraisal review for a property located in this state:   (1) must be an appraiser licensed or certified in this state; and   (2) shall comply with the review provisions of the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-507. Mandatory reporting

  37-54-507. Mandatory reporting. An appraisal management company that has a reasonable basis to believe an appraiser is failing to comply with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice, is violating applicable laws, or is otherwise engaging in unethical or unprofessional conduct shall refer the matter to the board.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-508. Limitations

  37-54-508. Limitations. (1) An appraisal management company registered in this state pursuant to this chapter may not enter into contracts or agreements with an individual for the performance of appraisals unless the company obtains verification that the individual is licensed or certified to perform appraisals pursuant to this chapter. Verification by reference to information published on the website of the appraisal subcommittee of the federal financial institutions examination council must be considered acceptable for purposes of compliance with this section.   (2) Unless prohibited by the policies of a client or an end user of an appraisal report, an appraisal management company may not prevent or otherwise restrict a licensed real estate appraisal trainee from performing work in accordance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice, pursuant to the requirements of the board, and under the supervision of a real estate appraiser mentor who is on the appraisal management company's appraisal panel.   (3) Unless prohibited by the policies of a client or an end user of an appraisal report or by other state or federal law, an appraisal management company may not prevent or otherwise restrict a licensed or certified real estate appraiser from transferring an appraisal assignment to another licensed or certified real estate appraiser who is on the appraisal management company's appraisal panel if:   (a) the transferee is an employee of the transferor; and   (b) the transferee can complete the appraisal assignment in accordance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and pursuant to the requirements of the board.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 270, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 303, L. 2015.
MT Code § 37-54-509 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-509. Certification to board -- appraisal panel members

  37-54-509. Certification to board -- appraisal panel members. Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis that the appraisal management company has a system and process in place to verify that all appraisers on the appraisal panel of the appraisal management company are licensed or certified in this state pursuant to this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-510. Certification to board -- continuing licensure

  37-54-510. Certification to board -- continuing licensure. Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis that the appraisal management company has a system in place to verify that an appraiser to whom the appraisal management company is making an assignment for the completion of an appraisal has not had a license or certification as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation since the last time that the appraisal management company made an assignment for an appraisal to the appraiser. Verification by reference to information published on the website of the appraisal subcommittee of the federal financial institutions examination council must be considered acceptable for purposes of compliance with this section.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-511. Certification -- adherence to standards

  37-54-511. Certification -- adherence to standards. Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis that it has a system in place to perform on an annual basis an appraisal review of the work of all appraisers who are performing appraisals for the appraisal management company to validate that the appraisals are being conducted in accordance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 270, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 55, L. 2017.
MT Code § 37-54-512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-512. Audits

  37-54-512. Audits. Upon renewal, not less than 10% of the appraisal management companies in this state must be subjected to a random audit. Audited appraisal management companies shall submit the recordkeeping documentation described in 37-54-513 for the 12-month period prior to renewal and any other documentation the board requests to validate compliance with this chapter. Any costs incurred by the board during an audit may be attributed to the appraisal management company.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-513 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-513. Recordkeeping

  37-54-513. Recordkeeping. Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis that it has retained the following documentation in accordance with the recordkeeping provisions of the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and applicable state law:   (1) a full record as prescribed by the board that includes the names of the entities requesting service from the appraisal management company and the corresponding names of the appraisers that performed the appraisal services; and   (2) all certifications and supporting documentation for board registration and renewals, including audit reports required by this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-514 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-514. Appraiser independence -- prohibitions

  37-54-514. Appraiser independence -- prohibitions. (1) An employee, director, officer, or agent of an appraisal management company registered in this state may not influence or attempt to influence the development, reporting, or review of an appraisal through coercion, extortion, collusion, compensation, inducement, intimidation, or bribery or in any other manner, including but not limited to:   (a) withholding or threatening to withhold timely payment for an appraisal;   (b) withholding or threatening to withhold future business for an appraisal assignment or demoting or terminating or threatening to demote or terminate an appraiser;   (c) expressly or impliedly promising future business, promotions, or increased compensation for an appraiser;   (d) conditioning the request for an appraisal or the payment of an appraisal fee, salary, or bonus on the opinion, conclusion, or valuation to be reached or on a preliminary estimate or opinion requested from an appraiser;   (e) requesting that an appraiser provide an estimated, predetermined, or desired valuation in an appraisal report or provide estimated values or comparable sales at any time prior to the appraiser's completion of an appraisal;   (f) providing to an appraiser an anticipated, estimated, encouraged, or desired value for a subject property or a proposed or target amount to be loaned to the borrower, except that a copy of the sales contract for a purchase transaction may be provided;   (g) providing stock or other financial or nonfinancial benefits to an appraiser or a person related to the appraiser;   (h) allowing the removal of an appraiser from an appraiser panel without prior written notice to the appraiser; or   (i) performing any other act or practice that impairs or attempts to impair an appraiser's independence, objectivity, or impartiality.   (2) Subsection (1) may not be construed as prohibiting an appraisal management company from requesting that an appraiser:   (a) consider additional appropriate property information that falls within the original scope of work for that appraisal service;   (b) provide additional information about the basis for a valuation; or   (c) correct objective factual errors in an appraisal report.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-515 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-515. Guaranty of payment

  37-54-515. Guaranty of payment. Each appraisal management company registered in this state shall, except in cases of breach of contract, pay an appraiser for the completion of an appraisal or valuation assignment within 60 days of the date on which the appraiser transmits or otherwise provides the completed appraisal or valuation study to the appraisal management company or its assignee.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-516 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-516. Alteration of appraisal report

  37-54-516. Alteration of appraisal report. An appraisal management company may not alter, modify, or otherwise change a completed appraisal report submitted by an appraiser unless the alteration is mandated by federal laws, guidelines, or provisions. This section does not apply to the conversion of appraisal reports to data streams required by federal lending agencies.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-517 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-517. Registration

  37-54-517. Registration. The department shall publish annually a list of appraisal management companies that have registered with the department pursuant to this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-54-518 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-518. Advertising

  37-54-518. Advertising. (1) An appraisal management company registered in this state shall disclose its registration number on its engagement letter for each appraisal assignment.   (2) An appraiser shall list the appraisal management company's approved registration number in the body of the appraisal report.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 270, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 303, L. 2015.
MT Code § 37-54-519 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 54. Real Estate Appraisers|Part 5. Appraisal Management Companies|37-54-519. Unprofessional conduct

  37-54-519. Unprofessional conduct. An appraisal management company engages in unprofessional conduct if it:   (1) requires an appraiser to modify any aspect of an appraisal report other than those items identified by a quality control examination, including items that are found to be incomplete within the defined scope of work in the original assignment;   (2) requires an appraiser to prepare an appraisal report if the appraiser, in the appraiser's own professional judgment, believes the appraiser does not have the necessary expertise for the specific geographic area and the appraiser has notified the appraisal management company of the issue;   (3) requires an appraiser to prepare an appraisal report under a timeframe that the appraiser, in the appraiser's professional judgment, believes does not allow the appraiser to meet all relevant legal and professional obligations and the appraiser has notified the appraisal management company of the issue;   (4) prohibits or inhibits legal and allowable communication between the appraiser and:   (a) the lender;   (b) a real estate licensee; or   (c) any other person from whom the appraiser, in the appraiser's professional judgment, believes information would be relevant;   (5) requires the appraiser to do anything that does not comply with:   (a) the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice; or   (b) assignment conditions and certifications required by the client;   (6) makes any portion of the appraiser's fee or the appraisal management company's fee contingent on a favorable outcome, including but not limited to:   (a) a loan closing; or   (b) a specific dollar amount being achieved by the appraiser in the appraisal report.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 270, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-60-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 1. General|37-60-102. Repealed

  37-60-102. Repealed. Sec. 34, Ch. 550, L. 1983.   History: En. 66-3305 by Sec. 5, Ch. 234, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3305(1).
MT Code § 37-60-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 1. General|37-60-103. Purpose

  37-60-103. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to increase the levels of integrity, competency, and performance of security companies and their employees who are required to be licensed, firearms instructors, private investigators, and process servers to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare against illegal, improper, or incompetent actions committed by security companies and their licensed employees, firearms instructors, private investigators, or process servers.   History: En. 66-3305 by Sec. 5, Ch. 234, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3305(2); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 550, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 405, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 502, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 194, L. 2009.
MT Code § 37-60-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 1. General|37-60-104. Restrictions on contract security company and proprietary security organization

  37-60-104. Restrictions on contract security company and proprietary security organization. An employee of a contract security company or proprietary security organization may not make any investigation or investigations except those that are incidental to the theft, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation, or concealment of any property or any other thing that the employee has been hired or engaged to protect, guard, or watch.   History: En. 66-3305 by Sec. 5, Ch. 234, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3305(3); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 550, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1421, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 37-60-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 2. Director of Department -- Board|37-60-201. Organization -- meetings -- records

  37-60-201. Organization -- meetings -- records. The board shall meet annually and shall elect from among the seven members a president and a secretary. The board shall hold other meetings when necessary to transact its business. The department shall keep complete minutes and records of the meetings and rules and orders promulgated by the board. Copies of records and papers kept by the department, certified by the president and authenticated by the seal of the board, must be received in evidence in courts with like effect as the original. Records of the board are open to public inspection under rules it prescribes.   History: En. 66-3302 by Sec. 2, Ch. 234, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3302; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 550, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 492, L. 2001.
MT Code § 37-60-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 2. Director of Department -- Board|37-60-202. Rulemaking power

  37-60-202. Rulemaking power. The board shall adopt and enforce rules:   (1) fixing the qualifications of resident managers, licensees, holders of identification cards, and process servers, in addition to those prescribed in Title 25, chapter 1, part 11, and in this chapter, necessary to promote and protect the public welfare;   (2) establishing, in accordance with 37-1-134, application fees for original licenses and identification cards, and providing for refunding of any fees;   (3) (a) requiring approval of the board prior to the establishment of branch offices of any licensee; and   (b) establishing qualification requirements and license fees for branch offices identified in subsection (3)(a);   (4) for the certification of private investigator, private security guard, security alarm installer, and alarm response runner training programs, including the certification of firearms training programs;   (5) for the licensure of firearms instructors;   (6) for the approval of weapons;   (7) requiring licensees, except process servers, to file an insurance policy with the board; and   (8) providing for the issuance of probationary identification cards for private investigators and security alarm installers who do not meet the requirements for age, employment experience, or written examination.   History: En. 66-3303 by Sec. 3, Ch. 234, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3303; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 550, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 647, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 63, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 115, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 126, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 405, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 502, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 100, L. 2011.
MT Code § 37-60-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 2. Director of Department -- Board|37-60-203. through 37-60-210 reserved

  37-60-203 through 37-60-210 reserved.
MT Code § 37-60-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 2. Director of Department -- Board|37-60-211. Compensation of board members -- expenses

  37-60-211. Compensation of board members -- expenses. Each member of the board shall receive compensation and travel expenses as provided for in 37-1-133.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 550, L. 1983.
MT Code § 37-60-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 37. Professions and Occupations|Chapter 60. Private Investigators, Private Security and Fire Entities, and Process Servers|Part 2. Director of Department -- Board|37-60-212. Repealed

  37-60-212. Repealed. Sec. 128, Ch. 429, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 550, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 281, L. 1983.