(a) A person licensed or certified under the Act may not sign or endorse an appraisal that was not substantially produced by the person. For purposes of this section, an appraisal is substantially produced by a person who contributes materially and in a verifiable manner to the research or analysis that led to the final opinion of value expressed in the appraisal. (b) For purposes of this section, an appraisal is deemed to have been substantially produced by a person who is certified or licensed under the Act by the appearance of his or her signature on the appraisal report and thus is fully and completely responsible for the contents of the appraisal report.
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