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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.            
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
   IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS TO ASSURE THAT APPRAISERS OF PERSONAL
   PROPERTY MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS AND CONFORM TO
   PROVISIONS OF UNIFORM STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL
   PRACTICE.



 1       WHEREAS, qualified and professional appraisers of personal
 2   property provide a needed and valuable service by reliably and
 3   accurately establishing the fair market valuation of personal
 4   property for consumers, insurance companies, and probate and
 5   estate proceedings; and
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 7       WHEREAS, the regulation and certification of personal
 8   property appraisers will reduce instances of error and fraud,
 9   and thereby protect all consumers; now, therefore,
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11       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
12   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
13   of 2000, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Commerce
14   and Consumer Affairs is requested to immediately implement
15   rules requiring that all appraisers of personal property
16   practicing commercially in the State of Hawaii:
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18       (1)  Conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional
19            Appraisal Practice in the conduct of each transaction;
20            and
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22       (2)  Be accredited or certified by at least two of the
23            following organizations:
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25            (a)  Accredited Gemologists Association;
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27            (b)  Accredited International Society of Appraisers;
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29            (c)  National Association of Jewelry Appraisers;
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31            (d)  American Society of Appraisers; and
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33            (e)  American Gem Society;
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35   and

 
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 1       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
 2   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of
 3   Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
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