Rhode Island General Laws 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.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-4
- Associate home inspector: means a person who is employed by a licensed home inspector to conduct a home inspection of a residential building on behalf of a client for a fee under the direct supervision of the licensed home inspector and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- Board: means the contractors' registration and licensing board. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- Home inspector: means any person licensed as a home inspector to conduct a home inspection of a residential building on behalf of a client for a fee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(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 subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(4), 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 subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), 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, 2013.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 282, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 228, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 305, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 409, § 1.