1. A. No person, other than a state licensed, state certified residential or state certified general real estate appraiser, shall assume or use that title or any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of certification as a real estate appraiser by this state. A person who is not certified pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act shall not describe or refer to any appraisal or other evaluation of real estate located in this state by using the term "state certified".
2. B. This act is hereby deemed to be voluntary on the part of those who apply to become state licensed, state certified residential or state certified general real estate appraisers. Users of appraisals may determine, by their own discretion or by guidelines, whether or not to use a state licensed, state certified residential or state certified general real estate appraiser.

Added by Laws 1990, HB 2267, c. 327, § 5, emerg. eff. May 31, 1990; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1671, c. 271, § 2, eff. September 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2419, c. 132, § 2, eff. September 1, 1992.