§ 16-401. Records

MD Bus Occ & Prof Code § 16-401 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a licensed real estate appraiser shall keep, for 5 years from the date of delivery to the client, the original or a copy of:

(1)    each contract the licensee enters into for the provision of real estate appraisal services;

(2)    each appraisal report the licensee prepares or signs; and

(3)    all supporting data that the licensee assembles or formulates to prepare an appraisal report.

(b)    If, within the 5-year period for the retention of records, a licensed real estate appraiser is given notice that an appraisal or appraisal report is involved in litigation, a new 5-year period shall start on the date of the final disposition of the litigation.

(c)    On request, a licensed real estate appraiser shall make any record required to be kept under this section available to the Commission to inspect or copy.