A credential holder advertising through any media may be identified as a state-certified general appraiser, state-certified residential appraiser, state-licensed appraiser, or registered trainee appraiser by listing the appropriate classification title as displayed on the credential issued by the department.

A credential holder's advertising may not be misleading in characterizing the credential possessed by the credential holder.

For purposes of this section, the term, media, includes newspapers, magazines, business cards, Internet, and directories, including any listing in a telephone directory.

Source: 23 SDR 113, effective January 12, 1997; 30 SDR 115, effective February 2, 2004; 44 SDR 27, effective August 14, 2017 ; 49 SDR 48, effective November 22, 2022; 49 SDR 48, effective October 1, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-21B-3 (14) .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-21B-1 , 36-21B-3 (14).

Prior versions effective: 2022-11-22, 2017-08-14, 2004-02-02.