California Code of Regulations › Title 10 - Investment › Chapter 6.5 - Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers › Article 12 - Discipline › Section 3726 - Initiation of Disciplinary Proceedings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any person may request the Chief to
				initiate disciplinary action against an applicant, licensed appraiser,
				Registrant, or person or entity acting in a capacity requiring a license or
				Certificate of Registration by submitting a Complaint Form REA 4001 (New.
				01/01/2023), which is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) The complainant shall be notified that a
				confidential investigation has been commenced within ten working days of
				receipt of the verified complaint; and shall be notified of final action taken
				on the complaint.
(c) If the
				complaint is not within the jurisdiction of the Chief, or if the Chief is
				unable to make a satisfactory disposition of the complaint, the Chief, if
				appropriate, shall transmit the complaint, together with any appropriate
				evidence or information the Chief has concerning the complaint to the agency,
				public or private, whose authority in the opinion of the Chief will provide the
				most effective means to secure the relief sought. The Chief shall notify the
				complainant of such action and of any other appropriate means which may be
				available to the complainant to secure relief.
(d) An investigation may be initiated by the
				Chief upon information and belief.
1. Renumbering
				  and amendment of former section
				  3554 to new section
				  3726 filed 11-1-96; operative
				  11-1-96 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 44). For prior history, see Register 94, No.
				  26.
2. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(1) and NOTE filed 1-21-2010
				  as an emergency; operative 1-21-2010 (Register 2010, No. 4). A Certificate of
				  Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-20-2010 or emergency language will
				  be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment
				  of subsections (a)-(a)(1) and NOTE refiled 7-21-2010 as an emergency; operative
				  7-21-2010 (Register 2010, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be
				  transmitted to OAL by 10-19-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
4. Amendment of subsections
				  (a)-(a)(1) and NOTE refiled 10-18-2010 as an emergency; operative 10-18-2010
				  (Register 2010, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
				  by 1-18-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
				  following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-18-2010 order
				  transmitted to OAL 12-17-2010 and filed 1-31-2011 (Register 2011, No.
				  5).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a),
				  (a)(1), (c) and (d) filed 2-11-2014 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2014, No. 7).
7. Amendment of section and NOTE
				  filed 1-9-2023; operative 1-9-2023 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2023, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 11313
					 and
					 11314,
					 Business and Professions Code; and Section
					 11180,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 480,
					 490,
					 11310.3,
					 11320
					 and
					 11328.1,
					 Business and Professions Code.