Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-717
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Denial of certificate
Official statutory text
A. The Board shall, in accordance with the provisions of the
Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act relating to hearings
on original certification and the requirement for such applicants to
submit to a criminal history records search on and after January 1,
2015, deny the issuance of a certificate as a trainee, state-
licensed, state-certified residential or state-certified general
real estate appraiser to the applicant on any of the grounds stated
below:
1. If the applicant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or
nolo contendere to a felony in a domestic or foreign court during
the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application;
2. If the applicant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or
nolo contendere to a felony in a domestic or foreign court at any
time preceding the date of application if such felony involved an
act of fraud, dishonesty, a breach of trust or money laundering; or
3. The applicant has failed to demonstrate character and
general fitness such as to warrant a determination that the
applicant may not operate honestly and fairly in the conduct of
appraisals as outlined within the real property appraisal
qualifications criteria established by the Appraiser Qualifications
Board.
B. The Board may for all other applicants, in accordance with
the provisions of the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act
relating to hearings, deny the issuance of a certificate as a
trainee, state licensed, state certified residential or state
certified general real estate appraiser to an applicant on any of
the grounds enumerated in the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate
Appraisers Act.
Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act relating to hearings
on original certification and the requirement for such applicants to
submit to a criminal history records search on and after January 1,
2015, deny the issuance of a certificate as a trainee, state-
licensed, state-certified residential or state-certified general
real estate appraiser to the applicant on any of the grounds stated
below:
1. If the applicant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or
nolo contendere to a felony in a domestic or foreign court during
the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application;
2. If the applicant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or
nolo contendere to a felony in a domestic or foreign court at any
time preceding the date of application if such felony involved an
act of fraud, dishonesty, a breach of trust or money laundering; or
3. The applicant has failed to demonstrate character and
general fitness such as to warrant a determination that the
applicant may not operate honestly and fairly in the conduct of
appraisals as outlined within the real property appraisal
qualifications criteria established by the Appraiser Qualifications
Board.
B. The Board may for all other applicants, in accordance with
the provisions of the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act
relating to hearings, deny the issuance of a certificate as a
trainee, state licensed, state certified residential or state
certified general real estate appraiser to an applicant on any of
the grounds enumerated in the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate
Appraisers Act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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