Tennessee § 62-39-323 - License or certificate number to appear on appraisal reports — Authorized use of initials.
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§ 62-39-323. License or certificate number to appear on appraisal reports — Authorized use of initials.
A license or certificate issued under authority of this chapter shall bear the license or certificate number assigned by the commission. Each state licensed real estate appraiser shall place the real estate appraiser's license number adjacent to or immediately below the title “State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser” when used in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used by the license holder in conducting appraisal activities, unless the licensed appraiser is also a state certified appraiser. Each state certified real estate appraiser shall place the real estate appraiser's certificate number adjacent to or immediately below the title “State Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser” or “State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser” when used in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used by the certificate holder in conducting appraisal activities. In lieu of spelling out the full title as set forth in this section, a state-certified general real estate appraiser may use the initials “C.G.,” a state-certified residential real estate appraiser may use the initials “C.R.” and a state licensed real estate appraiser may use the initials “L.I.” The initials should be immediately followed by the license or certificate number. The unauthorized use of these initials by an unlicensed person to imply that the person is a licensed or certified appraiser constitutes a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1990, ch. 865, § 32; 1994, ch. 605, § 8; 1995, ch. 222, § 3. Cross-References. Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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