(a)
The county assessor shall, upon request, disclose information, furnish abstracts, copies of maps, construction permits, notices of completion, sales confirmation, and permit access to all records in his or her office or branch offices, to the Office of Real Estate Appraisers when it is conducting an investigation related to professional conduct of appraisers.
(b)
Whenever the assessor discloses information, furnishes abstracts, and all of the above and permits access to records to the Office of Real Estate Appraisers, the office shall reimburse the assessor for any reasonable cost incurred as a result thereof.