Colorado § 12-10-619 - Special provision for appraiser employees of county assessors.
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§ 12-10-619. Special provision for appraiser employees of county assessors.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, unless a federal waiver is applied for and granted pursuant to section 12-10-604 (1)(i), a person acting as a real estate appraiser in this state shall be licensed or certified as provided in this part 6. No person shall practice without a license or certificate or hold himself or herself out to the public as a licensed or certified real estate appraiser unless licensed or certified pursuant to this part 6.
(2) An appraiser employee of a county assessor who is employed to appraise real property shall be licensed or certified as provided in this part 6 and shall have two years from the date of taking office or the beginning of employment to comply with this part 6.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 684, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-61-719 as it existed prior to 2019.
ANNOTATION
This section is unconstitutional as applied to county assessors. The qualifications for county officers that are specified in article XIV, § 10, of the Colorado Constitution are exclusive. Thus, the general assembly does not have authority to require additional qualifications, including licensure. Reale v. Bd. of Real Estate Appraisers, 880 P.2d 1205 (Colo. 1994) (decided under former law).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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