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<chapter num="08" heading="Temporary Permits and Reciprocity" title_num="09" subtitle_num="19">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Temporary Permits.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Commission may issue a temporary permit allowing an individual to provide, on a temporary basis, certified or licensed real estate appraisal services in the State, if the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Individual is licensed or certified in another state;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Property to be appraised is located in Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Appraiser's business is of a temporary nature in Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Individual files an application for a temporary permit on a form prepared by the Commission; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Individual pays the fee set by the Commission.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>A temporary permit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>May be issued only for a particular appraisal assignment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>May include multiple properties; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>May not be renewed.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>An individual may hold more than one temporary permit at a time.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>More than one permit may be issued per year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>The term for a temporary permit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is 6 months from the date of issuance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>May not exceed the term of the license or certificate of the permit holder; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Terminates automatically and immediately if the temporary permit holder's license from the other state expires or is suspended or revoked.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>A temporary permit automatically expires on the date the specific assignment is completed or the expiration date specified on the temporary permit, whichever occurs first.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>Upon request, the Commission may extend the term of a temporary permit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="H.">
      <text>When a temporary permit is in effect, it authorizes the individual to provide licensed or certified appraisal services only for the specific assignment listed on the temporary permit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="I.">
      <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of §16-602, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Commission may deny or revoke a temporary permit for any applicable ground under Business Occupations and Professions Article, §16-701, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Reciprocal Licenses and Certificates.">
    <text>The Commission may waive the examination requirement and issue a reciprocal license or certificate to an individual, if the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Holds a valid license or certificate in another state;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Is licensed or certified by a state that is in compliance with Title XI of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as determined by the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Files an application for a reciprocal license or certificate and, if the applicant is a nonresident, executes an irrevocable consent to service of process specifying that service of process on the Secretary of State is binding on the applicant in any legal action concerning the provision of appraisal services; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Pays the fee required by COMAR 09.19.07.01D.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Business Occupations and Professions Article, §§16-216, 16-220, 16-305, and 16-507, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 473)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective March 15, 2004 (31:5 Md. R. 448); May 23, 2005 (32:10 Md. R. 925)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective January 30, 2006 (33:4 Md. R. 349); amended permanently effective May 22, 2006 (33:10 Md. R. 881)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 amended effective September 26, 2016 (43:19 Md. R. 1072); March 31, 2025 (52:6 Md. R 267)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>