California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 4 — Real EstatePart 3 — Licensing and Certification of Real Estate AppraisersChapter 4 — Licenses and Certification ApplicationSection 11345.6
(a) No appraisal management company may alter, modify, or otherwise change a completed appraisal report submitted by an appraiser.
(b) No appraisal management company may require an appraiser to provide it with the appraiser’s digital signature or seal. However, nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to prohibit an appraiser from voluntarily providing his or her digital signature or seal to another person, to the extent permissible under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
Notes
Prohibits an appraisal management company from altering, modifying, or otherwise changing a completed appraisal report submitted by an appraiser and from requiring an appraiser to provide a digital signature or seal. Allows an appraiser voluntarily to provide a digital signature or seal to another person to the extent permitted by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
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Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 11345.6 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-4/part-3/chapter-4/section-11345-6