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WY Stat § 33-39-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-112 - Examination Prerequisites.

33-39-112. Examination prerequisites.| (a) Certified general classification. As a prerequisite to taking the examination for a permit to practice as a certified general real estate appraiser, an applicant shall have successfully completed a minimum number of classroom hours of courses in subjects related to real estate appraisal from a nationally recognized appraisal organization or a college or university as prescribed by the appraisal foundation in rule and approved by the board.  (b) Certified residential classification. As a prerequisite to taking the examination for a permit to practice as a certified residential real estate appraiser, an applicant shall have successfully completed a minimum number of classroom hours of courses in subjects related to real estate appraisal from a nationally recognized appraisal organization or a college or university as prescribed by the appraisal foundation in rule and approved by the board.  (c) Certified appraiser trainee classification. To receive a permit to practice as a certified appraisal trainee, an applicant shall successfully complete a minimum number of classroom hours of education in subjects related to real estate appraisal as prescribed by the appraisal foundation in rule and approved by the board.  (d) Temporary certified appraiser classification. A temporary certified appraiser is only eligible for a temporary permit. To receive a temporary permit to practice as a temporary certified appraiser, an applicant shall be actively certified in a recognized permitting jurisdiction and satisfy all additional requirements prescribed by the appraisal foundation in rule and approved by the board.
WY Stat § 33-39-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-113 - Experience Requirement.

33-39-113. Experience requirement.| (a) Certified general classification. An original permit to practice as a certified general real estate appraiser shall not be issued to any person who does not possess the minimum experience criteria as prescribed by the appraisal foundation in rule and approved by the board.  (b) Certified residential classification. An original permit to practice as a certified residential real estate appraiser shall not be issued to any person who does not possess the minimum experience criteria as prescribed by the appraisal foundation in rule and approved by the board.  (c) Each applicant for a permit shall furnish, under oath, a detailed listing of the real estate appraisal reports or file memoranda for each year for which experience is claimed by the applicant. Upon request, the applicant shall make available to the board copies of appraisal reports which the applicant has assisted in preparing.
WY Stat § 33-39-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-114 - Term of Permit.

33-39-114. Term of permit.| The term of a permit issued under the authority of this act shall be two (2) years from the date of issuance. The expiration date of the permit shall appear on the permit and no other notice of its expiration need be given to its holder.
WY Stat § 33-39-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-115 - Nonresident Permit.

33-39-115. Nonresident permit.| (a) Prior to being issued a permit, every nonresident permittee shall file with the board a designation in writing which appoints the director of the board to act as his licensed agent upon whom all judicial and other process or legal notices directed to the permittee may be served. Service upon the agent so designated shall be equivalent to personal service upon the permittee. Copies of the appointment, certified by the director of the board, shall be received in evidence in any proceeding and shall be given the same force and effect as the original. In the written designation the permittee shall agree that any lawful process against the permittee which is served upon his appointed agent shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the permittee, and that the authority of the agent shall continue in force so long as any liability of the permittee remains outstanding in this state. Upon the receipt of any process or notice, the director shall mail a copy of the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known business address of the permittee.  (b) No permit shall be issued to a nonresident until he has agreed in writing to abide by all the provisions of this act with respect to his certified real estate appraisal activities within this state and to submit to the jurisdiction of the board and this state as provided in subsection (a) of this section. The agreement shall be filed with the board and shall remain in force for so long as the nonresident holds a permit issued by this state and thereafter with respect to acts or omissions committed while holding a permit in this state as a nonresident permittee.  (c) A nonresident of this state who has complied with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section may obtain a permit to practice as a certified real estate appraiser by conforming to all of the provisions of this act relating to certified real estate appraisers.
WY Stat § 33-39-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-116 - Nonresident Permit by Reciprocity.

33-39-116. Nonresident permit by reciprocity.| If the board determines that another jurisdiction has substantially equivalent requirements and reciprocity exists between the jurisdictions, an applicant from such other jurisdiction may obtain a permit to practice as a certified real estate appraiser in this state.
WY Stat § 33-39-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-117 - Renewal Permit.

33-39-117. Renewal permit.| To obtain a renewal permit to practice as a certified real estate appraiser or certified appraiser trainee, the holder of a current permit shall make application and pay the prescribed fee to the board. With the application for renewal, the certified real estate appraiser or certified appraiser trainee shall present evidence in the form prescribed by the board of having completed the continuing education requirements for renewal as specified in this act.
WY Stat § 33-39-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-118 - Basis for Denial.

33-39-118. Basis for denial.| The board may deny a permit as a certified real estate appraiser or certified appraiser trainee to an applicant on any of the grounds enumerated in this act.
WY Stat § 33-39-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-119 - Principal Place of Business; Address.

33-39-119. Principal place of business; address.| Each certified real estate appraiser or certified appraiser trainee holding a permit to practice under this act shall advise the board of the address of his principal place of business. Whenever a certified real estate appraiser or certified appraiser trainee changes a place of business, he shall within thirty (30) days give written notification of the change to the board, and pay the required change of address fee.
WY Stat § 33-39-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-121 - Use of Designation.

33-39-121. Use of designation.| (a) The term "certified real estate appraiser" shall only be used to refer to individuals who hold permits under this act and may not be used following or immediately in connection with the name or signature of a firm, partnership, corporation, or group, or in such manner that it might be interpreted as referring to a firm, partnership, corporation, group, or anyone other than an individual holder of the permit.  (b) No permit shall be issued under the provisions of this act to a corporation, partnership, firm or group. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent a certified real estate appraiser from signing an appraisal report on behalf of a corporation, partnership, firm or group practice.
WY Stat § 33-39-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-122 - Continuing Education.

33-39-122. Continuing education.| (a) As a prerequisite to renewal of a permit, a certified real estate appraiser shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having met the continuing education requirements of this act.  (b) The basic continuing education requirement for renewal of a permit shall be the completion by the applicant, during the immediately preceding term of the permit, of the number of classroom or remote hours of instruction established by board rules consistent with federal requirements in courses or seminars that have received the approval of the board. The courses or seminars that the board approves for continuing education credit shall include one (1) board approved seven (7) hour national USPAP update course.  (c) The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of the provisions of continuing education to assure that persons renewing their permits have current knowledge of real estate appraisal theories, practices and techniques which will provide a high degree of service and protection to the public. The regulations shall prescribe the following:  (i) Policies and procedures for obtaining board approval of courses of instruction;  (ii) Standards, policies and procedures to be applied by the board in evaluating an applicant's claims of equivalency; and  (iii) Standards, monitoring methods and systems for recording attendance to be employed by course sponsors.
WY Stat § 33-39-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-124 - Hearing.

33-39-124. Hearing.| The hearing on any charge of violation of W.S. 33-39-123 shall be at a time and place prescribed by the board and in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
WY Stat § 33-39-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-125 - Retention of Records.

33-39-125. Retention of records.| (a) A certified real estate appraiser shall retain, for at least seven (7) years, originals or true copies of all written contracts engaging his services for real estate appraisal work, and all reports and supporting data assembled and formulated by the appraiser in preparing the reports.  (b) The seven (7) year period for retention of records provided by subsection (a) of this section is applicable to each engagement of the services of the appraiser and shall commence upon the date of the submittal of the appraisal to the client unless, within the seven (7) year period, the appraiser is notified that the appraisal or report is involved in litigation, in which event the seven (7) year period for the retention of records shall commence upon the date of the final disposition of the litigation.  (c) All records required to be maintained under the provisions of this act shall be made available by the certified real estate appraiser for inspection and copying by the board on reasonable notice to the appraiser.
WY Stat § 33-39-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-126 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Education Account Created; Initial Monies; Fees.

33-39-126. Certified real estate appraiser education account created; initial monies; fees.| (a) There is created a certified real estate appraiser education account which shall be under the direction of the board.  (b) Every person obtaining or renewing a certified appraiser trainee or certified real estate appraiser's permit shall pay an additional fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) which shall be deposited in the certified appraiser education account.  (c) All civil penalties levied under this act shall be collected, paid to the state treasurer and credited as provided in W.S. 8-1-109.  (d) When the certified appraiser education account balance exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) the board shall not collect annual fees under this section.  (e) The board may use the funds in the education account for the purposes of raising the standards of practice and the competency of permittees by:  (i) Promoting the advancement of education and research for the benefit of those issued permits under this act;  (ii) Underwriting educational seminars and all other similar forms of educational projects for the benefit of permittees; and  (iii) Contracting for particular education or research projects to further the purposes of this section.
WY Stat § 33-39-127 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-127 - Enjoining Violations of Chapter.

33-39-127. Enjoining violations of chapter.| (a) Any person who violates or proposes to violate any provisions of this act, or any rules and regulations promulgated under this act, may be restrained or enjoined from the action at any time by an order issued by the district court. An action may be initiated by the attorney general or the district attorney for the county in which the violation has or is about to occur.  (b) Any defendant so enjoined who violates an injunction shall be punished for contempt of court by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months or both.
WY Stat § 33-39-128 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-128 - Contested Cases; Independent Hearing Officers; Appeals.

33-39-128. Contested cases; independent hearing officers; appeals.| (a) The board may contract with independent hearing officers to hear all contested cases arising under this act. The hearing officer shall not be an employee of the office of the attorney general, or an employee or member of the board.  (b) All hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. A hearing officer has the power specified in W.S. 16-3-112(b). The hearing officer shall make in each contested case and forward to the board written findings of fact and conclusions of law.  (c) Any judicial review of the administrative decision under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act may be in the district court in the county where the violation allegedly occurred.
WY Stat § 33-39-129 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-129 - Penalties.

33-39-129. Penalties.| (a) Any person acting or purporting to act as a certified real estate appraiser without first obtaining a permit to practice under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months or both. Upon conviction of a subsequent violation the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year or both. Charges may be initiated by the office of the attorney general with the board as the complainant.  (b) If any person receives any money or the equivalent thereof as a fee, commission, compensation or profit by or in consequence of a violation of any provision of this act, he shall, in addition, be liable to a penalty of not less than the amount of the sum of money so received and not more than three (3) times the sum so received as may be determined by the court, which penalty may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction by any person aggrieved.
WY Stat § 33-39-130 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act|Section 33-39-130 - Noncertified Person May Not Maintain Action for Fee.

33-39-130. Noncertified person may not maintain action for fee.| No action or suit shall be instituted, nor recovery be had, in any court of this state by any person for compensation for any act done or service rendered as a certified real estate appraiser, unless the person held a permit to practice under this act at the time of offering to perform any act or service as a certified real estate appraiser or procuring any promise to contract for the payment of compensation for any contemplated act or service as a certified real estate appraiser.
WY Stat § 33-39-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-201 - Short Title.

33-39-201. Short title.| This article shall be known as the "Wyoming Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act."
WY Stat § 33-39-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-204 - Exemptions.

33-39-204. Exemptions.| (a) This article shall not apply to:  (i) Any person that exclusively employs persons on an employer and employee basis for the performance of real estate appraisal services in the normal course of its business and the employer is responsible for ensuring that the real estate appraisal services being performed by its employees are being performed in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices;  (ii) A department or unit within a financial institution that is regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency, or is regulated by an agency of this state, that receives a request for the performance of an appraisal from one (1) employee of the financial institution, and another employee of the same financial institution assigns the request for the appraisal to an appraiser who is an independent contractor to the institution;  (iii) An appraisal management company that is a subsidiary owned and controlled by a financial institution regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency;  (iv) Any independent contractor appraiser who in the normal course of business enters into an agreement, whether written or otherwise, with another independent contractor appraiser for the performance of real estate appraisal services that the hiring or contracting appraiser cannot complete for any reason, including but not limited to competency, work load, schedule or geographic location;  (v) An appraisal firm as defined in this article;  (vi) Attorneys, certified public accountants, financial advisors, insurance agents, real estate brokers and agents or other professionals who request an appraisal of the client's property on behalf of the client.
WY Stat § 33-39-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-205 - Forms.

33-39-205. Forms.| An applicant for registration as an appraisal management company in this state shall submit to the board an application on a form as prescribed by the board.
WY Stat § 33-39-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-206 - Expiration of Registration.

33-39-206. Expiration of registration.| A registration granted by the board pursuant to this article shall be valid for one (1) year from the date on which it is issued.
WY Stat § 33-39-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-207 - Consent to Service of Process.

33-39-207. Consent to service of process.| Each entity applying for registration as an appraisal management company in this state shall complete an irrevocable "uniform consent to service of process" as prescribed by the board.
WY Stat § 33-39-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-208 - Fees.

33-39-208. Fees.| Pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201, the board shall establish fees for original registrations, renewals and certifications. The fees shall be used to pay the expense of maintaining and operating the office of the board and the enforcement of this article.
WY Stat § 33-39-209 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-209 - Owner Requirements.

33-39-209. Owner requirements.| (a) No appraisal management company shall be eligible for registration in this state if the company, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, is owned by any person who has had an adverse action in any jurisdiction for a substantive cause as determined by the board. If a person has had an adverse action, but the person certifies to the board that the adverse action was for other than a substantive cause and that the person's license or certificate has been issued or reinstated, as applicable, this subsection shall not apply.  (b) Each person who owns more than ten percent (10%) of an appraisal management company performing appraisal management services regarding real estate located in this state shall:  (i) Have not been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any felony involving theft, dishonesty or breach of trust;  (ii) Submit fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as provided under W.S. 7-19-201; and  (iii) Certify to the board that:  (A) The person has never had an adverse action in this state or in any other jurisdiction; or  (B) The adverse action was for other than a substantive cause and the person's license or certificate has been issued or reinstated, as applicable, by the state or states in which the appraiser was licensed or certified.
WY Stat § 33-39-210 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers|Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act|Section 33-39-210 - Designated Contact Person.

33-39-210. Designated contact person.| Each appraisal management company applying to the board for registration in this state shall designate one (1) contact person who will be the main contact for all communication between the board and the appraisal management company.