New York Consolidated Laws, Executive Law - EXC § 160-u. Disciplinary proceedings

a. Procuring or attempting to procure a certificate or license pursuant to this article by knowingly making a false statement, submitting false information, refusing to provide complete information in response to a question in an application for certification or license or through any form of fraud or misrepresentation;

b. Failing to meet the minimum qualifications established by this article;

c. Paying money other than provided for by this article to any member or employee of the department to procure a certificate or license under this article;

d. A conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a person developing real estate appraisals and communicating real estate appraisals to others;

e. An act or omission involving dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation with the intent to substantially benefit the certificate or license holder or another person or with the intent to substantially injure another person;

f. Violation of any of the standards for the development or communication of real estate appraisals as provided in this article;

g. Failure or refusal without good cause to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal, preparing an appraisal report or communicating an appraisal;

h. Negligence or incompetence in developing an appraisal, in preparing an appraisal report, or in communicating an appraisal;

i. Willfully disregarding or violating any of the provisions of this article or the regulations of the board for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article;

j. Accepting an appraisal assignment as defined in section one hundred sixty-x of this article, when the employment itself is contingent upon the appraiser reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis or opinion, or where the fee to be paid is contingent upon the appraiser reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis or opinion, or where the fee to be paid is contingent upon the opinion, conclusion or valuation reached, or upon the consequences resulting from the appraisal assignment;

k. Violating the confidential nature of governmental records to which he or she gained access through employment or engagement as an appraiser by a governmental agency;

l. Entry of a final civil judgment against the person on grounds of fraud, misrepresentation or deceit in the making of any appraisal of real property;  or

m. Violation of article fifteen of the executive law committed in his or her capacity as a real estate appraiser.