18VAC130-20-170. Standards of ethical conduct.
In obtaining a real estate appraiser license and performing a real estate appraisal, a licensee shall comply with each provision of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Ethics Rule and the following standards of ethical conduct:
1. All applicants for licensure shall follow all rules established by the board with regard to conduct at the examination. Such rules shall include any written instructions communicated prior to the examination date and any instruction communicated at the site, either written or oral, on the date of the examination. Failure to comply with all rules established by the board or a testing service acting on behalf of the board with regard to conduct at the examination shall be grounds for denial of a license.
2. A licensee, certificate holder or registrant shall not obtain or attempt to obtain a license, certification or registration by false or fraudulent representation.
3. A licensee, registrant or certificate holder shall not make any misrepresentation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2013 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR583-01-03 § 4.2, eff. April 15, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1995; Volume 19, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2003; Volume 24, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2008.