Section 50IAC15-4-1. Certification requirements

   (a) To be designated as a professional appraiser, an individual must:

(1) be a certified Level Two assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5, but must, by December 31, 2013, be a certified Level Three assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5;

(2) enter a contract that contains all applicable standard contract provisions developed by the department under IC 6-1.1-4-19.5;

(3) specify in the contract entered under IC 6-1.1-4-19.5 that the contract is void if the individual's appraiser certification, issued under IC 6-1.1-31.7, is revoked; and

(4) specify in the contract entered under IC 6-1.1-4-19.5 the precise contractual duties that:

(A) the professional appraiser will personally:

(i) fulfill; and

(ii) review, direct, administer, supervise, or oversee;

(B) will be conducted by an administrative assistant or any person other than the professional appraiser; and

(C) will remain the responsibility of the township or county.

  (b) Professional appraisers that are firms must:

(1) employ a certified Level Two assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5, but must, by December 31, 2013, employ a certified Level Three assessor-appraiser under IC 6-1.1-35.5;

(2) enter a contract that contains all applicable standard contract provisions developed by the department under IC 6-1.1-4-19.5, including, specifically, provisions for sanctions;

(3) specify in the contract entered under IC 6-1.1-4-19.5 that the contract is void if the firm's appraiser certification, issued under IC 6-1.1-31.7, is revoked; and

(4) specify in the contract entered under IC 6-1.1-4 the precise contractual duties that:

(A) a certified Level Two assessor-appraiser will personally fulfill, but, after December 31, 2013, the precise contractual duties a certified Level Three assessor-appraiser will personally fulfill;

(B) a certified Level Two assessor-appraiser will personally review, direct, administer, supervise, or oversee, but after December 31, 2013, the precise contractual duties that a certified Level Three assessor-appraiser will personally review;

(C) will be conducted by administrative personnel or any person other than a certified Level Two assessor-appraiser, but after December 31, 2013, the precise contractual duties that will be conducted by administrative personnel or any person other than a certified Level Three assessor-appraiser; and

(D) will remain the responsibility of the township or county.

(Department of Local Government Finance; 50 IAC 15-4-1; filed Mar 31, 1999, 10:31 a.m.: 22 IR 2483; filed Dec 13, 2002, 3:20 p.m.: 26 IR 1518; filed Dec 14, 2009, 2:34 p.m.: 20100113-IR-050090197FRA)