Minnesota Administrative Rules

2830.0070 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

The methods, acts, or practices in this part are standards of conduct governing the activities of abstracters. The failure to comply with the standards shall constitute grounds for denial, refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation of the license of such person, or censure of the abstracter. An abstracter shall:

A.

refrain from using the abstracter's name or certification on an abstract, the preparation of which or part of which the abstracter was not directly responsible for;

B.

refrain from engaging in any discriminatory practices prohibited by law in the conduct of business;

C.

employ competent abstracters and employees;

D.

provide proper training and instruction for all employees; and

E.

refrain from splitting fees, or accepting or paying referral fees for abstracting services.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 386.63

History:

16 SR 1086; L 1993 c 369 s 27

Published Electronically:

September 14, 2007