Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-7. Applicability
(a) Any person who conducts a home inspection as defined by this chapter shall be licensed pursuant to this chapter and comply with all the requirements of this chapter and any subsequent rules or regulations promulgated by the board.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-7
- agency: means any executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, or administrative body of the state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to: public officials elected or appointed; any department, division, agency, commission, board, office, bureau, authority; any school, fire, or water district; or other agency or quasi-public agency of state or local government that exercises governmental functions. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-65.1-2
- 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 inspection: means an inspection and a written evaluation of the following readily visible and accessible components of a residential building: heating, cooling, plumbing, and electrical systems, structural components, foundation, roof, masonry structure, exterior and interior components, and any other related residential housing components, unless the scope of the inspection is otherwise clearly limited, in writing, in the inspection report. 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
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following provided the person does not hold himself or herself out as a home inspector or one who performs home inspections as defined in this chapter:
(1) Any person who is employed by a governmental agency or public body and acting within the scope of that government employment;
(2) Any person regulated by the state as an architect, professional engineer, electrical contractor, or master plumber who is acting within the scope of practice of his or her profession or occupation;
(3) Any state-licensed real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson, who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;
(4) Any state-licensed real estate appraiser or certified general or residential real estate appraiser, who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;
(5) Any person regulated by the state as an insurance adjuster who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;
(6) Any person certified or registered as a pesticide applicator who is acting within the scope of his or her profession;
(7) Any person performing an inspection under the supervision of a licensed home inspector for the purpose of meeting the requirements of § 5-65.1-5(3) to qualify for licensure as an associate home inspector;
(8) Any person registered/licensed as a contractor in good standing in any state acting within the scope of his or her occupation and experience; and
(9) Any person conducting real estate inspections as a part of the insurance underwriting process.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 140, § 1.