(a) A person applying for registration as an appraisal management company may not be owned in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by:
(1) a person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in any state; or
(2) another entity that is owned by a person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in any state.
(b) The owner of an appraisal management company shall:
(1) be of good character and reputation, as determined by the Commission; and
(2) submit to a background investigation, as determined by the Commission.
(c) A person applying for registration as an appraisal management company shall certify to the Commission that it has reviewed each entity that owns the person and that no other entity that owns the person is directly owned by a person that has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in any state.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 16 - Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors
Subtitle 5B - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies
Section 16-5B-01 - Definitions
Section 16-5B-02 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 16-5B-03 - Registration Required
Section 16-5B-04 - Application and Registration
Section 16-5B-05 - Ownership Requirements
Section 16-5B-06 - Person Designated as Controlling Person
Section 16-5B-07 - Prohibited Relationships
Section 16-5B-08 - Competency Requirements
Section 16-5B-10 - Prohibited Acts
Section 16-5B-11 - Compliance With Appraisal Independence and Impartiality Standards
Section 16-5B-12 - Duty to Report Compliance Failures and Violations
Section 16-5B-13 - Standards of Unprofessional Conduct
Section 16-5B-14 - Schedule of Payments to Appraisers on Completion of Work
Section 16-5B-15 - Alterations of Completed Reports; Digital Signature or Seal
Section 16-5B-16 - Issuance and Use of Registration Number; Annual List of Companies
Section 16-5B-17 - Disciplinary Procedures
Section 16-5B-18 - Regulations
Section 16-5B-19 - Appraisal Management Company Annual Federal Registry Fee Fund