Florida Administrative Code
61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
61J1 - Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
Chapter 61J1-7 - OPERATION AND BUSINESS
Section 61J1-7.0065 - Signatures on Appraisal Report and Certification

Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 61J1-7.0065

Current through Reg. 50, No. 060; March 26, 2024

(1) Each appraiser signing a certification of an appraisal report must sign the certification with the name that the licensee has registered with the Department. A signature may be represented by a handwritten mark or a digitized image controlled by a personal identification number, password, or other security feature. A facsimile signature may be either affixed by hand or electronically by computer software. An appraiser shall at all times maintain direct control of the appraiser's signature.

(2) An appraiser shall develop and maintain a written method by which his or her signature shall be affixed, for its security protection and the prohibition of practices that might discredit its use.

(3) An appraiser shall not grant blanket authority to another to affix the appraiser's signature to an appraisal report or other work performed by the appraiser. Any grant of permission to another to affix an appraiser's signature to an appraisal report or other work performed by the appraiser shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Be in writing;

(b) Extend only to one specific appraisal report; and

(c) Be maintained in the appraiser's work file.

Rulemaking Authority 475.614 FS. Law Implemented 475.613(2), 475.614 FS.

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