Kansas Statutes 58-4705. Exemptions from registration
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 58-4705
- AMC: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company or any other business entity acting as an external third party authorized either by a creditor of a consumer credit transaction secured by a consumer's principal dwelling or by an underwriter of or other principal in the secondary mortgage markets:
(1) That performs appraisal management services, regardless of the use of any of the following terms: Appraisal management company, mortgage technology provider, mortgage services provider, lender processing services provider, loan processor, real estate closing services provider, vendor management company or any other like term; and
(2) such entity oversees an appraiser panel of:
(A) More than 15 appraisers who are certified or licensed in Kansas; or
(B) a total of more than 25 appraisers who are certified or licensed in Kansas and in any other jurisdiction. See Kansas Statutes 58-4703
- Board: means the Kansas real estate appraisal board. See Kansas Statutes 58-4703
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any other entity. See Kansas Statutes 58-4703
(a) The registration provisions of this act shall not apply to an AMC that is a subsidiary owned and controlled by a financial institution regulated by a federal financial institutions regulatory agency.
(b) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:
(1) A person as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. 2023 Supp. 58-4703, and amendments thereto, who exclusively employs appraisers on an employer and employee basis for the performance of appraisals; or
(2) an individual or individuals who are state-certified or state-licensed appraisers in good standing credentialed by the board and who are actively engaged in the practice of real estate appraising and, as a function of the practice, maintain a list of not more than 15 employees who are credentialed appraisers in good standing or independent contractor credentialed appraisers in good standing.