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MN Stat § 82B.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82B — Real Estate Appraisers|Section 82B.25 — Valuation Bias.

82B.25 VALUATION BIAS. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "valuation bias" means to explicitly, implicitly, or structurally select and apply data to an appraisal methodology or technique in a biased manner that harms a protected class, as defined by the Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended. Subd. 2. Education. Within two years of receiving a license under this chapter and as required by the Appraiser Qualifications Board, a real property appraiser shall provide to the commissioner evidence of satisfactory completion of a continuing education course on the valuation bias of real property. History:  2021 c 16 s 10  NOTE: A real property appraiser who has received a license prior to September 1, 2021, must complete the course required by this section by August 31, 2023. Laws 2021, chapter 16, section 10, the effective date.
MN Stat § 82C.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.01 — Title.

82C.01 TITLE. This chapter shall be known as the "Minnesota Appraisal Management Company Licensing and Regulation Act." History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 9
MN Stat § 82C.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.025 — Appraiser Panel; Annual Size Calculation.

82C.025 APPRAISER PANEL; ANNUAL SIZE CALCULATION. (a) For purposes of determining whether, within a 12-month period, an appraisal management company oversees an appraiser panel of more than 15 Minnesota state-licensed or state-certified real property appraisers employed as independent contractors or 25 or more state-certified or state-licensed appraisers employed as independent contractors in two or more states, the provisions in paragraphs (b) through (e) shall apply. (b) An appraiser is deemed part of the appraisal management company's appraiser panel as of the earliest date on which the appraisal management company: (1) accepts the appraiser for the appraisal management company's consideration for future appraisal assignments; or (2) engages the appraiser to perform one or more appraisals on behalf of a client. (c) An appraiser who is deemed part of the appraisal management company's appraiser panel pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section is deemed to remain on the panel until the date on which the appraisal management company: (1) sends written notice to the appraiser removing the appraiser from the appraiser panel, with an explanation of its action; or (2) receives written notice from the appraiser asking to be removed from the appraiser panel or notice of the death or incapacity of the appraiser. (d) If an appraiser is removed from an appraisal management company's appraiser panel pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, but the appraisal management company subsequently accepts the appraiser for consideration for future assignments or engages the appraiser at any time during the 12 months after the appraisal management company's removal, the removal will be deemed not to have occurred, and the appraiser will be deemed to have been part of the appraisal management company's appraiser panel without interruption. (e) The period for purposes of counting appraisers on an appraisal management company's appraiser panel is the 12-month period established with which the appraisal management company is required to register. History:   2016 c 156 s 7
MN Stat § 82C.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.04 — Term Of License.

82C.04 TERM OF LICENSE. Initial licenses issued under this chapter are valid for a period not to exceed one year. Each initial license must expire on August 31 of the expiration year assigned by the commissioner. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 12
MN Stat § 82C.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.05 — License Renewal.

82C.05 LICENSE RENEWAL. Subdivision 1. Term. Licenses renewed under this chapter are valid for a period of 12 months. Subd. 2. Timely renewal. (a) Application for timely renewal of a license is considered timely filed if received by the commissioner before the date of the license expiration. (b) An application for renewal is considered properly filed if made upon a form prescribed by the commissioner, accompanied by fees prescribed by this chapter, and containing any information the commissioner requires. (c) A licensee failing to make timely application for renewal of the license is unlicensed until the renewal license has been issued by the commissioner and is received by the licensee. Subd. 3. Contents of renewal application. Application for the renewal of an existing license must contain the information specified in section 82C.03. However, only the requested information having changed from the most recent prior application need be submitted. Subd. 4. Cancellation. A licensee ceasing an activity or activities regulated by this chapter and desiring to no longer be licensed shall so inform the commissioner in writing and, at the same time, surrender the license and all other symbols or indicia of licensure. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 13
MN Stat § 82C.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.06 — Exemptions.

82C.06 EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a person that exclusively employs appraisers on an employer and employee basis for the performance of appraisals, and: (i) the employer is responsible for ensuring that the appraisals are performed by employees in accordance with USPAP; and (ii) the employer accepts all liability associated with the performance of the appraisal by the employee; (2) a department or unit within a financial institution that is subject to direct regulation by an agency of the United States government, or to regulation by an agency of this state, that receives a request for the performance of an appraisal from one employee of the financial institution, and another employee of the same financial institution assigns the request for the appraisal to an appraiser that is an independent contractor to the institution, except that an appraisal management company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of a financial institution is considered a department or unit within a financial institution to which the provisions of this chapter do not apply; (3) a person that enters into an agreement, whether written or otherwise, with an appraiser for the performance of an appraisal, and upon the completion of the appraisal, the report of the appraiser performing the appraisal is signed by both the appraiser who completed the appraisal and the appraiser who requested the completion of the appraisal, except that an appraisal management company may not avoid the requirements of this chapter by requiring that an employee of the appraisal management company that is an appraiser to sign an appraisal that is completed by an appraiser that is part of the appraisal panel of the appraisal management company; (4) any governmental agency performing appraisals on behalf of that level of government or any agency performing ad valorem tax appraisals for county assessors; or (5) an appraisal management company that is a subsidiary owned and controlled by a financial institution regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency, except that it must provide the fees and information required to be collected by the commissioner pursuant to section 82C.08, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), for transmission to the Appraisal Subcommittee for the National Registry. History:  2010 c 347 art 6 s 14; 2020 c 80 art 1 s 20; 2020 c 94 s 2
MN Stat § 82C.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.07 — Consent To Service Of Process.

82C.07 CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS. Each entity applying for a license as an appraisal management company in this state shall complete an irrevocable Uniform Consent to Service of Process as prescribed by the commissioner. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 15
MN Stat § 82C.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.08 — Licensing Fees.

82C.08 LICENSING FEES. Subdivision 1. Establishment and retention. Except as provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), the fees shall be retained by the commissioner for the sole purpose of administering this licensing and regulation program. Subd. 2. Amounts. (a) Each application for initial licensure shall be accompanied by a fee of $5,000. (b) Each application for renewal of the license must be received prior to its expiration with the renewal fee of $2,500. (c) The commissioner must collect from appraisal management companies and federally regulated appraisal management companies operating in Minnesota any fees and information required by the Appraisal Subcommittee for the National Registry. The commissioner must transmit the fees and information collected under this paragraph to the Appraisal Subcommittee. Subd. 3. Forfeiture. All fees are nonrefundable except that an overpayment of a fee must be refunded upon proper application. History:  2010 c 347 art 6 s 16; 2011 c 108 s 48; 2020 c 94 s 3,4
MN Stat § 82C.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.09 — Investigations And Subpoenas.

82C.09 INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBPOENAS. The commissioner has under this chapter the same powers with respect to chapter 45.027, including the authority to impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 17
MN Stat § 82C.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.10 — Employee Requirements.

82C.10 EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS. An employee of the appraisal management company that has the responsibility to review the work of employed and independent appraisers where the subject properties are located within this state, which include the reviewer's opinion of value or concurrence with the original appraiser's value, must be licensed according to chapter 82B and perform the review assignments in compliance with USPAP and chapter 82B. This requirement does not apply to employees who review appraisals for completeness and compliance in connection with an appraisal management company's internal quality control processes, but who do not perform appraisal reviews that are subject to Standard 3 of USPAP. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 18
MN Stat § 82C.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.11 — Limitations.

82C.11 LIMITATIONS. An appraisal management company licensed in this state pursuant to this chapter may enter into contracts or agreements for appraisal assignments in this state only with an employee or independent appraiser holding an active Minnesota real estate appraiser license pursuant to chapter 82B. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 19
MN Stat § 82C.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.12 — Adherence To Standards.

82C.12 ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS. An appraisal management company must have a system in place to review the work of all employed and independent appraisers that are performing real estate appraisal assignments for the appraisal management company on a periodic basis to verify that the real estate appraisal services are being conducted in accordance with USPAP and chapter 82B. An appraisal management company is required to make referrals directly to state appraiser regulatory authorities when a state licensed or certified appraiser violates USPAP, applicable state law, or engages in other unethical or unprofessional conduct. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 20
MN Stat § 82C.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.13 — Record Keeping.

82C.13 RECORD KEEPING. An appraisal management company must maintain a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the employee appraiser or independent appraiser that performs the appraisal assignment for the appraisal management company. Records must be kept for a period of at least five years after the appraisal assignment request is sent to the independent appraiser or completion of the appraisal report, whichever period expires later. History:   2010 c 347 art 6 s 21
MN Stat § 82C.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 82C — Appraisal Management Companies|Section 82C.15 — Adjudication Of Disputes Between An Appraisal Management Company And An Independent Appraiser.

82C.15 ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES BETWEEN AN APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER.  An appraisal management company may not remove an appraiser from its appraiser panel, or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate appraisal services to an independent appraiser without: (1) notifying the appraiser in writing of the reasons why the appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel or is not receiving appraisal requests from the appraisal management company; (2) if the appraiser is being removed from the panel for illegal conduct, having determined that the appraiser has violated USPAP, or chapter 82B, taking into account the nature of the alleged conduct or violation; and (3) providing an opportunity for the appraiser to respond and appeal the notification of the appraisal management company. History:  2010 c 347 art 6 s 23; 2020 c 80 art 1 s 21
MN Stat § 83.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.21 — Commissioner Of Commerce To Administer.

83.21 COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCE TO ADMINISTER. Sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 shall be administered by the commissioner of commerce. History:  1973 c 413 s 2; 1980 c 516 s 2; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 452 s 6; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92
MN Stat § 83.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.22 — Citation.

83.22 CITATION. Sections 83.20 to 83.42 may be cited as the "Minnesota Subdivided Land Sales Practices Act." History:   1973 c 413 s 3
MN Stat § 83.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.25 — License.

83.25 LICENSE. Subdivision 1. Requirement. No person shall offer or sell in this state any interest in subdivided lands without having obtained: (1) a license under chapter 82; and (2) MS 2002 [Expired, 2001 c 208 s 20] Subd. 2. Application of other licensing provisions. Every license issued pursuant to this section must be renewed, transferred, suspended, revoked or denied in the same manner as provided in chapter 82 for licenses issued pursuant to that chapter. Subd. 3. Nonapplication. This section does not apply to persons offering or disposing of interests in subdivided lands which are registered as securities pursuant to chapter 80A. Subd. 4. Limited broker licensee. An individual acting on behalf of a limited broker licensee issued a license under section 82.63, subdivision 13, is not required to be an officer of a corporation or a partner of a partnership if: (1) the individual is solely engaged in the business of selling a timeshare interest as defined in section 83.20, subdivision 13; (2) the individual is adequately supervised by the limited broker licensee; and (3) the limited broker licensee maintains a roster of individuals selling a timeshare interest including the date the individual started selling. This roster must be made available to the commissioner upon demand within three days of the request. History:  1973 c 413 s 6; 1976 c 2 s 38; 1984 c 452 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 43; 2001 c 208 s 20; 2008 c 344 s 54
MN Stat § 83.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.27 — Inquiry And Examination.

83.27 INQUIRY AND EXAMINATION. The commissioner may investigate any subdivision required to be registered under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 for the purpose of verifying statements contained in the application for registration or the public offering statement. For the purpose of such investigation, the commissioner may: (a) use and rely upon any relevant information or data concerning a subdivision obtained by the commissioner from the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Veterans Administration, or any state or federal agency having supervisory duties over real estate subdivisions which are comparable to those of the commissioner; (b) require the subdivider to submit reports prepared by an independent licensed or registered engineer concerning any hazard to which, in the opinion of the commissioner, any subdivision offered for disposition is subject, or concerning any other factor which affects the utility of lots, units, parcels, or interests within the subdivision and may require evidence of compliance to remove or minimize all hazards stated by competent engineering reports; (c) conduct an on-site inspection of each subdivision. The subdivider shall defray all actual and necessary expenses incurred by the inspector in the course of the inspection; (d) conduct an annual on-site reinspection of each subdivision for each of the three years after registration and thereafter make periodic on-site inspections. The developer shall defray all actual and necessary expenses incurred by the inspector in the course of such inspection; (e) require the subdivider to deposit the expenses to be incurred in any inspection or reinspection, in advance, based upon an estimate by the commissioner of the expenses likely to be incurred. All such deposits shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the commissioner's investigation fund, from which fund the commissioner shall have power to make disbursements to pay such expenses. Any unexpended portion shall be refunded. On field examinations made by the commissioner or the commissioner's employee away from the office of the commissioner a per diem of $10 for each such person may be charged in addition to the actual expenses. Where additional technical, expert, or special services are used, the actual cost of such services may be charged in addition to actual expenses; (f) where an on-site inspection of any subdivision has been made under sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, an inspection of additional subdivided lands for which a subsequent application for registration is filed may be made. History:  1973 c 413 s 8; 1984 c 452 s 11; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 83.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.30 — Annual Report.

83.30 ANNUAL REPORT. Subdivision 1. Form; due date. During the period a registration is effective, the subdivider shall file an annual report in a format the commissioner may by rule prescribe for subdivisions under section 83.23, subdivision 3. Subdividers under section 83.23, subdivision 2, shall not be required to file the annual report form except by order of the commissioner but are required to submit the fee under section 83.30, subdivision 2. Every annual report shall be due by the 120th day following the end of the subdivider's fiscal year, unless extended in writing by the commissioner for good cause. Subd. 2. Fee. Every annual report filed pursuant to section 83.23, subdivision 2, shall be accompanied by a fee of $75. Every annual report filed pursuant to section 83.23, subdivision 3, shall be accompanied by a fee of $150. Subd. 3. Failure to file; effect. Failure to file the annual report shall be cause for cancellation of the registration. If canceled, the registration may be reinstated at a subsequent date following the filing of the report and payment of the appropriate fees. History:  1973 c 413 s 11; 1974 c 440 s 5; 1977 c 46 s 1; 1984 c 452 s 15; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1987 c 358 s 100; 1989 c 252 s 5; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 16; 2014 c 222 art 1 s 28
MN Stat § 83.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.31 — Changes Subsequent To Registration.

83.31 CHANGES SUBSEQUENT TO REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Report of sales. The commissioner may by rule or order require the subdivider or subdivider's agent to submit reports of sales. Subd. 2. Report of material changes. A subdivider or subdivider's agent shall within 30 days report any material changes in the information contained in the application for registration or the exhibits appended thereto on file with the commissioner by submitting an application to amend accompanied by an amendment fee of $25. Subd. 3. Rules; form of amendment. The commissioner may by rule define what shall be considered a material change and prescribe the format for an application to amend. The amendment shall become effective when ordered by the commissioner. History:  1973 c 413 s 12; 1984 c 452 s 16; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 17,18
MN Stat § 83.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.32 — Inspection Of Records.

83.32 INSPECTION OF RECORDS. All records of a subdivider and the subdivider's agents pertaining to the advertising or disposition of subdivided lands shall be maintained by the subdivider and the subdivider's agents and be subject to inspection by the commissioner. The commissioner shall be promptly notified of any change of address affecting the location of the records of the subdivider and the subdivider's agents. History:  1973 c 413 s 13; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 83.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.33 — Blanket Encumbrance Sales And Other Prohibited Acts.

83.33 BLANKET ENCUMBRANCE SALES AND OTHER PROHIBITED ACTS. Subdivision 1. Compliance with rules. A person may not sell lots, units, parcels, or interests within a subdivision subject to a blanket encumbrance without having complied with such rules as the commissioner may promulgate concerning such sales, which rules shall be specific requirements for the protection of the purchaser. Subd. 2. Use of prohibited practice. The act, use, or employment by any person of any prohibited practice as set forth in section 83.24, with the intent that others rely thereon in connection with the offer or sale of subdivided lands not excepted from sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 is a violation of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44, whether or not any person has in fact been damaged thereby. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1984 c 452 s 30] History:  1973 c 413 s 14; 1984 c 452 s 17,18; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 83.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 82 - 83 — Real Estate Sales Regulations|Chapter 83 — Subdivided Lands|Section 83.36 — Injunctions; Receivers.

83.36 INJUNCTIONS; RECEIVERS. If it appears that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice constituting a violation of sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or order hereunder, the commissioner, with or without prior administrative proceedings, may bring an action in district court to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce compliance with sections 83.20 to 83.42, 83.43 and 83.44 or any rule or order hereunder. Upon proper showing, injunctive relief or temporary restraining orders shall be granted and a receiver or conservator may be appointed. The commissioner is not required to post a bond in any court proceedings. History:  1973 c 413 s 17; 1984 c 452 s 21