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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 38 - Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers and Chemical Dependency Specialists › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 33-38-113 - Privileged Communication.

33-38-113. Privileged communication.
(a) In judicial proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or juvenile, in administrative proceedings, and in proceedings preliminary and ancillary thereto, a patient or client, or his guardian or personal representative, may refuse to disclose and may prevent the disclosure of confidential information, including information contained in administrative records, communicated to a person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this act or in accordance with the Interstate Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors under W.S. 33-38-202, and their agents, for the purpose of diagnosis, evaluation or treatment of any mental or emotional condition or disorder. A person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this act or in accordance with the Interstate Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors under W.S. 33-38-202 shall not disclose any information communicated as described above in the absence of an express waiver of the privilege except in the following circumstances:
(i) Where abuse or harmful neglect of children, the elderly or disabled or incompetent individuals is known or reasonably suspected;
(ii) Where the validity of a will of a former patient or client is contested;
(iii) Where such information is necessary to defend against a malpractice action brought by the patient or client;
(iv) Where an immediate threat of physical violence against a readily identifiable victim is disclosed to the person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this act or in accordance with the Interstate Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors under W.S. 33-38-202;
(v) In the context of civil commitment proceedings, where an immediate threat of self-inflicted damage is disclosed to the person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this act or in accordance with the Interstate Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors under W.S. 33-38-202;
(vi) Where the patient or client alleges mental or emotional damages in civil litigation or otherwise places his mental or emotional state in issue in any judicial or administrative proceeding concerning child custody or visitation;
(vii) Where the patient or client is examined pursuant to court order; or
(viii) In the context of investigations and hearings brought by the patient or client and conducted by the board where violations of this act or the Interstate Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors under W.S. 33-38-202 are at issue. Information that is deemed to be of sensitive nature shall be inspected by the board in camera and the board shall determine whether or not the information shall become a part of the record and subject to public disclosure.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 38 - Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers and Chemical Dependency Specialists › Article 2 - Interstate Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors › Section 33-38-201 - Short Title.

33-38-201. Short title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Interstate Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-101 - Short Title; License Required.

33-39-101. Short title; license required.
(a) This act shall be known as the "Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act."
(b) Beginning July 1, 1991, it is unlawful for any person to directly or indirectly engage in, advertise, conduct the business of or act in any capacity as a certified real estate appraiser for compensation within this state without first obtaining certification as provided in this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-103 - Exemptions.

33-39-103. Exemptions.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act does not apply to any person who does not hold himself out as, or offer to perform services as, a certified real estate appraiser.
(b) Any licensed real estate licensee shall only provide an opinion as to the price of real estate as provided in W.S. 33-28-125.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-104 - Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.

33-39-104. Board of certified real estate appraisers.
(a) There is hereby established as an adjunct to the Wyoming real estate commission the certified real estate appraiser board which shall consist of six (6) members, one (1) of whom shall be a public member, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the banking industry, one (1) of whom shall be an owner or representative of an appraisal management company and three (3) of whom shall be certified real estate appraisers. The director of the real estate commission will serve as an ex officio member.
(b) The governor shall appoint the members of the certified real estate appraiser board. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. No more than one (1) board member shall be appointed from the same county. The members first appointed to the board shall be members in good standing of a nationally recognized real estate appraisal organization or have five (5) years of documented experience as a real estate appraiser in Wyoming. Thereafter, each real estate appraiser member of the board shall be a certified real estate appraiser. At least two (2) of the appraiser members shall hold a general certified appraiser permit. The term of each member shall be three (3) years, except that, of the members first appointed, two (2) shall serve for three (3) years, two (2) shall serve for two (2) years and one (1) shall serve for one (1) year. Upon expiration of their terms, members of the board shall continue to hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors. No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two (2) consecutive terms. The public member of the board shall not be engaged in the practice of certified real estate appraising. The members of the board shall annually elect a chairperson from among the members to preside at board meetings. A quorum of the board shall be three (3) members.
(c) Each member of the board shall receive from the certified real estate appraisal board account for each day actually spent on his official duties, per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii) for the performance of official duties.
(d) The Wyoming attorney general shall render to the board opinions on all questions of law and shall act as attorney for the board in all actions and proceedings brought by or against it under or pursuant to any of the provisions of this act. Fees and expenses of the attorney general arising out of such duties shall be paid out of the certified real estate appraisal board account.
(e) The board through the attorney general may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents, records and other papers, to administer oaths and to take testimony and receive evidence concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-105 - Powers of the Board; Rulemaking Authority.

33-39-105. Powers of the board; rulemaking authority.
(a) The board shall:
(i) Define by regulation each category of certified real estate appraiser, the type of educational experience, appraisal experience and equivalent experience that will meet the statutory requirements of this act;
(ii) Establish examination specifications for each category of certified real estate appraiser and provide or procure appropriate examinations;
(iii) Approve or disapprove applications for certification and issue permits to practice;
(iv) Define by regulation continuing education requirements for the renewal of permits;
(v) Impose an administrative fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each separate offense, censure the permittee, place the permittee on probation and set the terms of probation, suspend or revoke any permit as provided in this act and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;
(vi) Hold meetings, hearings and examinations in places and at times as it shall designate;
(vii) Promote research and conduct studies relative to the profession of certified real estate appraising and sponsor educational activities;
(viii) Contract for services necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
(ix) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the requirements imposed under Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA);
(x) Implement, administer and enforce, and promulgate rules and regulations that are necessary to implement, administer and enforce the provisions of the Wyoming Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act, W.S. 33-39-201 through 33-39-224.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-106 - Additional Powers and Duties of the Board; Disposition of Fees.

33-39-106. Additional powers and duties of the board; disposition of fees.
(a) The board shall:
(i) Receive applications for permits and certification;
(ii) Establish the administrative procedures for processing applications;
(iii) Maintain a registry of the names and addresses of people certified and issued a permit to practice under this act;
(iv) Retain records and all application materials;
(v) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 184, 3.
(vi) Issue to each permittee a permit in the size and form as it may approve. The permit shall remain the property of the state, and, upon suspension or revocation of the permit to practice pursuant to this act, shall be returned immediately to the board;
(vii) Require criminal history record background checks on applicants for permits under this act, excluding those who apply for temporary permits.
(b) All fees collected by the board shall be deposited in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall deposit the fees to the credit of the certified real estate appraiser board account. Disbursements from the account shall not exceed the monies credited to it. The real estate commission director shall appropriately authorize payments for all costs and expenses related to the administration and enforcement of this act with approval from the board. All payments shall be made using fees collected pursuant to this act.
(c) The commission may employ employees to assist in the discharge of the duties imposed upon it by this act subject to the rules and regulations of the human resources division of the department of administration and information. All files, records and property of the commission shall at all times remain in the office. No employee of the commission shall be a paid employee of any real estate association or group of real estate dealers, brokers or appraisers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-107 - Standards of Professional Certified Appraisal Practice.

33-39-107. Standards of professional certified appraisal practice.
Each certified real estate appraiser issued a permit to practice under this act shall comply with the standards of professional appraisal practice and ethical rules specified by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-108 - Fees.

33-39-108. Fees.
Pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201, the board shall establish fees for examinations, original permits, temporary permits, renewals, change of place of business, certifications and change of contractual association. The fees shall be used to pay the expense of maintaining and operating the office of the board and the enforcement of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-109 - Permit and Temporary Permit Process.

33-39-109. Permit and temporary permit process.
(a) Any person who desires to engage in the practice of certified real estate appraisal in this state or to practice as a certified appraiser trainee shall make application, in writing, on forms prescribed by the board.
(b) Fees, as fixed by the board, shall accompany all applications for original permits, renewal permits, examinations and other applications authorized under this act.
(c) Each applicant for a certified appraiser trainee, certified residential or general permit shall have reached the age of majority.
(d) An application for a permit under this act shall be accompanied by fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as provided under W.S. 7-19-201, excluding applications for temporary permits.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-110 - Classes of Permits.

33-39-110. Classes of permits.
(a) There shall be the following classes of permits for certified real estate appraisers and temporary certified appraisers:
(i) Certified residential real estate appraiser classification shall consist of those persons meeting the requirements for a permit relating to the appraisal of residential real property of one (1) to four (4) units;
(ii) Certified general real estate appraiser classification shall consist of those persons meeting the requirements for a permit relating to the appraisal of all types of real property;
(iii) A certified appraiser trainee is authorized only to assist a certified general or residential appraiser in the performance of an appraisal assignment;
(iv) A temporary certified appraiser is authorized only to act in accordance with the terms of the temporary permit, shall have a predetermined permit expiration and is not required to submit to a background check.
(b) A certified real estate appraiser is authorized to perform only those real estate appraisal assignments that are within the scope of his permit classification.
(c) The appraisal report shall include the signature of the permittee.
(d) The application for the original permit, renewal permit and examination shall specify the classification of the permit being applied for.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 1 - Certified Real Estate Appraiser Act › Section 33-39-111 - Examination Requirement.

33-39-111. Examination requirement.
(a) An original permit as a certified real estate appraiser shall be issued to any person who has demonstrated through a written examination process that he possesses the following:
(i) Knowledge of technical terms used in or related to real estate appraising, appraisal report writing and economic concepts applicable to real estate;
(ii) Understanding of the principles of land economics, real estate appraisal processes and of problems likely to be encountered in gathering, interpreting and processing of data in carrying out appraisal disciplines;
(iii) Understanding the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices as adopted by the board;
(iv) Knowledge of theories of depreciation, cost estimating, methods of capitalization and the mathematics of real estate appraisal that are appropriate for the classification of the permit applied for;
(v) Knowledge of other principles and procedures as may be appropriate for the respective classifications;
(vi) Basic understanding of real estate law; and
(vii) Understanding of the types of misconduct for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against certified real estate appraisers, as set forth in this act and regulations promulgated by the board.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-211 - Designated Contact Person; Requirements.

33-39-211. Designated contact person; requirements.
(a) In order to serve as a contact person of an appraisal management company, a person shall:
(i) 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.
(ii) Have not been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any felony involving theft, dishonesty or breach of trust; and
(iii) Submit fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as provided under W.S. 7-19-201.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-212 - Employee Requirements.

33-39-212. Employee requirements.
(a) Any employee of the appraisal management company, or any person working on behalf of the appraisal management company, who has the responsibility of selecting independent appraisers for the performance of real estate appraisal services for the appraisal management company shall receive appropriate training concerning the application of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
(b) Any employee of or any person working on behalf of the appraisal management company that performs an appraisal review of an appraisal of a parcel of real property in this state shall hold a valid appraiser certificate in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-213 - Limitations.

33-39-213. Limitations.
An appraisal management company registered in this state pursuant to this article shall not enter into any contract or agreement with an independent appraiser for the performance of real estate appraisal services unless the appraiser holds an appraiser certificate in good standing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-214 - Pre-Engagement Certification.

33-39-214. Pre-engagement certification.
Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered or renew a registration in this state shall certify to the board on an annual basis on a form prescribed by the board that the appraisal management company has a system and process in place to verify that a person being added to the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company holds an appraiser certificate in good standing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-215 - Adherence to Standards.

33-39-215. Adherence to standards.
(a) Each appraisal management company shall certify to the board on an annual basis that:
(i) It has a system in place to review the work of all independent appraisers who are performing real estate appraisal services for the appraisal management company on a periodic basis to verify that the real estate appraisal services are being conducted in accordance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and
(ii) It requires all appraisers to have required competency to perform real estate appraisal services as provided in the applicable edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice for the appraisal being assigned.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-216 - Recordkeeping.

33-39-216. Recordkeeping.
Each appraisal management company shall certify to the board on an annual basis that it maintains a detailed record of each service request it receives and the name of the independent appraiser who performs the real estate appraisal services for the appraisal management company for a period of five (5) years from the final appraisal submission to the client, or two (2) years after final disposition of a judicial proceeding related to the assignment, whichever period expires later.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-217 - Registration Number.

33-39-217. Registration number.
(a) The board shall issue a unique registration number to each appraisal management company registered in this state pursuant to this article.
(b) The board shall maintain and publish a list of the appraisal management companies registered in this state and the registration numbers assigned to each company.
(c) An appraisal management company registered in this state shall disclose the registration number provided to it by the board on the engagement documents presented to an appraiser.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-219 - Compensation of Appraisers.

33-39-219. Compensation of appraisers.
An appraisal management company shall have a system in place to require that appraisals are conducted independently and free from inappropriate influence and coercion as required by the appraisal independence standards established under Section 129E of the Truth In Lending Act, 16 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., or subsequent similar federal enactment, including the requirement that fee appraisers be compensated at a customary and reasonable rate, consistent with presumptions of compliance under federal law, when the appraisal management company is providing services for a consumer credit transaction secured by real estate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-220 - Statement of Fees.

33-39-220. Statement of fees.
(a) In reporting to a client, an appraisal management company shall separately state the fees:
(i) Paid to an appraiser for the completion of an appraisal service; and
(ii) Charged by the appraisal management company for appraisal management services.
(b) An appraisal management company shall not:
(i) Prohibit an appraiser from recording the fee that the appraiser was paid by the appraisal management company for completing the appraisal service in the body of the report that is submitted by the appraiser to the appraisal management company; or
(ii) Include any fees for appraisal management services performed by the appraisal management company in the amount the company reports as charges for the actual completion of an appraisal service by an appraiser.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-221 - Mandatory Reporting.

33-39-221. 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, in a manner that materially affects the value conclusion contained in an appraisal report, shall file a complaint with the board pursuant to W.S. 33-39-123.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-222 - Requirement for Payment.

33-39-222. Requirement for payment.
An appraisal management company shall, except in cases of breach of contract or substandard performance of services, make payment to an independent appraiser for the completion of an appraisal or valuation assignment within sixty (60) days of the date on which the independent appraiser transmits or otherwise provides the appraisal or valuation study to the appraisal management company or its assignee unless a mutually agreed upon alternate arrangement has been previously established.