IC 24-5-23.5-7: Prohibition against corrupting or improperly influencing a real estate appraiser or an appraisal

Sec. 7. A person shall not corrupt or improperly influence, or attempt to corrupt or improperly influence:

(1) the independent judgment of a real estate appraiser with respect to the value of the real estate that is the subject of a real estate transaction; or

(2) the development, reporting, result, or review of an appraisal prepared in connection with a real estate transaction;

through bribery, coercion, extortion, intimidation, collusion, or any other manner.