The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board adopts amendments to §153.37, Offenses with Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Penalties, without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 25, 2003, issue of the Texas Register (28 TexReg 5732), and will not be replublished.

The adopted amendments would implement provisions of SB-1013, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, which amended the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act (Chapter 1103, Occupations Code). The adopted rules provide for criminal penalties, civil penalties, and administrative penalties for a person not certified or licensed who engages in real estate appraisals, appraisal practices, or related activities.

A comment was received from the Foundation Appraisers coalition of Texas, Inc., in support for the adoption of 22 TAC §153.37, Offenses with Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Penalties.

The amendment is adopted under the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, Subchapter D, Board Powers and Duties (Occupations Code, Chapter 1103), which provides the board with authority to adopt rules.

Section 1103.201, Certificate or License Required; §1103.451, Complaint; and after September 1, 2003, the implementation date of SB-1013, §1103.551, Injunction; §1103.552, Administrative Penalty; §1103.5532, Civil Penalty for Filing Frivolous Complaint; §1103.5535, Civil Penalty for Engaging in Activity without Required Certificate or License; §1103.554, Criminal Penalty for Misrepresenting Qualifications, §1103.5545, Criminal Penalty for Engaging Activity without Required Certificate or License, will also be affected.