A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor who (1) does not hold a certificate issued by the board, whose certificate is suspended or revoked, or whose certificate has lapsed or terminated, and holds out as a certified real estate appraiser in any way, orally or in writing, directly or by implication; (2) is certified as a residential real estate appraiser and holds out as certified to appraise real estate other than (A) residential real property of four or fewer units; or (B) residential real property of 12 or fewer units when a net income capitalization analysis is not required by the terms of the appraisal assignment and a secondary mortgage market form is used; or (3) is certified as an institutional real estate appraiser and (A) holds out as certified to appraise real estate other than (i) residential real property of four or fewer units having a transaction value of less than $1,000,000; or (ii) commercial property having a transaction value of less than $250,000; (B) holds out as performing real estate appraisal services for a fee or for the public at large; (C) accepts a fee for real estate appraisal services other than for services conducted as a full-time employee of a as performing real estate appraisal services for a fee or for the public at large; (C) accepts a fee for real estate appraisal services other than for services conducted as a full-time employee of a financial institution with offices in the state and other than a salary received as a full-time employee of the financial institution; or (D) performs a real estate appraisal for other than the portfolio of the financial institution for which the person is employed.
Alaska Legal Code