§14013.__Exemptions

This chapter does not apply to any electrician, plumber, carpenter or any other person who repairs, maintains or inspects real property or improvements to real property and who does not represent to the public through personal solicitation or public advertising that the person is in the business of home inspection.__ The provisions of this chapter may not be construed to prevent any person from performing any acts that the person is authorized to perform pursuant to a license or registration issued by this State or any governmental subdivision of this State.

§14014. Grandfathering

1.__Requirements.__A person who applies for licensure and remits the application and appropriate fees by January 1, 2001 must be licensed by the board if:

A.__The applicant has previously passed the examination of the American Society of Home Inspectors, or its successor organization, or an equivalent examination approved by the board; or

B.__The applicant submits satisfactory evidence of having used or been identified by the title "home inspector" and has a combination of home inspector education and diversified and appropriate experience totaling 6 years; except that if the home inspector has one year or less of home inspector education, then 2 years of home inspector experience acceptable to the board may be substituted for each year of home inspector education required.__A person is considered to have used or been identified by the title "home inspector" if the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the person was either self-employed as a home inspector or, in the course of regular employment, rendered or offered to render to another person home inspection services.

§14015.__Inactive licenses

The board, by rule, may adopt terms and conditions by which an inspector may apply for, renew or place a license on inactive status and rules by which an inactive inspector may return to active status.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II- A.