Chapter 409

2013 -- S 0386

Enacted 07/15/13

A N A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - HOME INSPECTORS

Introduced By: Senator William A. Walaska

Date Introduced: February 26, 2013

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Sections 5-65.1-4 and 5-65.1-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-65.1

entitled "Home Inspectors" are hereby amended to read as follows:

5-65.1-4. Eligibility for licensure as home inspector. -- (a) To be eligible for licensure

as a home inspector, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

      (1) Be of good moral character;

      (2) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;

      (3) Have been engaged as a licensed associate home inspector for no less than one year,

and have performed not less than one hundred (100) home inspections for compensation, or have

been a registered/licensed contractor in good standing in any state for an aggregate of not less

than five (5) years; and

      (4) Have passed an examination approved or administered by the board. The

examination may have been passed before the effective date of this chapter.

      (b) After the effective date of this chapter the board shall issue a license to any person

upon application, provided that the applicant meets:

      (1) The requirements of subdivisions (a)(1), (2) and (4) of this section, and either:

      (i) Has been engaged in the practice of home inspections for compensation for not less

than one year prior to the effective date of this chapter and has performed not less than one

hundred (100) home inspections for compensation prior to the effective date of this chapter; or

      (ii) Is a registered/licensed contractor in good standing in any state for an aggregate of

not less than five (5) years; or

      (2) The requirements of subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section, and has been engaged

in the practice of home inspections for compensation for not less than two (2) years and

performed not less than one hundred fifty (150) home inspections for compensation prior to July

1, 2006 July 1, 2013.

5-65.1-5. Eligibility for licensure as associate home inspector. -- To be eligible for

licensure as an associate home inspector, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

      (1) Be of good moral character;

      (2) Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;

      (3) Have assisted in not less than fifty (50) home inspections in the presence of a

licensed home inspector; and

      (4) Have passed an examination approved or administered by the board. The

examination may have been passed before July 1, 2001 July 1, 2013.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC01542

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