A. The board may censure an appraisal management company, conditionally or unconditionally suspend or revoke any registration issued under the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act, levy fines or impose civil penalties not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation if, in the opinion of the board, an appraisal management company is attempting to perform, has performed or has attempted to perform any of the following acts:

(1) committing any act in violation of the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act;

(2) violating any rule or regulation adopted by the board in the interest of the public and consistent with the provisions of the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act;

(3) procuring a registration, license or certification by fraud, misrepresentation or deceit; or

(4) violating the Real Estate Appraisers Act [Chapter 61, Article 30 NMSA 1978] or the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.

B. The board may deny an application for registration for failure to comply with the minimum requirements and criteria as set forth by the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act.

C. Board action relating to the issuance, suspension or revocation of any registration, license or certificate shall be governed by the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978]; provided that the time limitations set forth in the Uniform Licensing Act shall not apply to the processing of administrative complaints filed with the board, which shall be governed by federal statute, regulation or policy.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 214, § 21; 2013, ch. 143, § 7.

The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, provided standards for enforcement; and added Subsections B and C.