(a) Authority of board.--The board may deny, suspend or revoke certificates or limit, restrict or reprimand a certificate holder for any of the following causes:
(1) Procuring or attempting to procure a certificate or renewal of a certificate pursuant to this act by knowingly making a false statement, submitting false information or refusing to provide complete information in response to a question in an application for certification or renewal.
(2) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications established by this act.
(3) Paying or offering to pay any valuable consideration other than provided for by this act to any member or employee of the board to procure a certificate or renewal of a certificate under this act.
(4) Being convicted of or pleading guilty to a crime that directly relates to or has a direct bearing on the fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the development of real property assessments.
(5) Performing an act or omitting an act when such performance or omission involves dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation with intent to substantially benefit the certificate holder in his profession or with the intent to substantially injure another person.
(6) Violating any of the standards of professional conduct for real property assessment as adopted by the board by regulation.
(7) Failing or refusing, without good cause, to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an assessment or preparing an assessment report.
(8) Negligently or incompetently developing an assessment or preparing an assessment.
(9) Willfully disregarding or violating any of the provisions of this act or the regulations of the board for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this act.
(10) Violating the confidential nature of records to which the certificate holder gained access through employment or engagement as an assessor.
(11) Having an assessor's or evaluator's license or certificate suspended, revoked or refused or receiving other disciplinary action by a licensing or certification authority of another state, territory or country.
(b) Board action.--When the board finds that the certification or application for certification or renewal of a person should be denied, revoked, restricted or suspended under the terms of subsection (a), the board may:
(1) Deny the application for certification or renewal.
(2) Administer a public reprimand.
(3) Revoke, suspend, limit or otherwise restrict a certificate as determined by the board.
(4) Suspend enforcement of its findings and place a certificate holder on probation with the right to vacate the probationary order for noncompliance.
(5) Restore a suspended certification and impose any disciplinary or corrective measure which it might originally have imposed.
Credits
1992, April 16, P.L. 155, No. 28, § 7, imd. effective, retroactive to March 17, 1992. Amended 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 731, No. 88, § 6, effective in 180 days [April 27, 2021].
63 P.S. § 458.7, PA ST 63 P.S. § 458.7
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
