Any person required to be certified by this Act, who engages in the practice of real estate appraising without obtaining a license, shall be liable for a penalty as prescribed by the Director. The appraiser shall be ineligible to obtain certification for such period of time as may be fixed by the Director from date of conviction of such offense, unless the Director, at his discretion, waives such period of ineligibility. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 21-28:18.