Chapter 305
2013 -- H 5531
Enacted 07/15/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - HOME INSPECTORS
Introduced
By: Representatives Shekarchi, McNamara, Ferri, and
Date Introduced: February 14, 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. --
(a) 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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LC01514
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