Opinion No.

Mr. Michael T. Pyron, Chairman Appraiser Licensing Certification Board 324 Spring Street, Suite 215 Little Rock, AR 72201

Dear Mr. Pyron:

This is in response to your request for an opinion, on behalf of the Appraiser Licensing Certification Board, regarding the authority of the Board pursuant to the Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, which is codified at A.C.A. §§ 17-51-101—306 (Repl. 1992). Your question is set out below:

When an individual voluntarily elects to become a state licensed or certified appraiser and is rendering appraisal services in an area in which the appraiser is not…