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required by this section and in lieu of the requirement that the
applicant be licensed as an apprentice inspector or a home
inspector before issuance of a license as a home inspector or
professional inspector.__The rules adopted by the board under this
section may not require an applicant to complete more than 60
additional classroom hours of core home inspection courses.__Rules
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as
defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

 
3.__Application forms.__An applicant must file an application
for a license with the board on forms prescribed by the board.

 
4.__Apprentice sponsorship.__Before a licensed professional
inspector may sponsor an apprentice inspector or a home inspector,
the professional inspector must provide sufficient proof to the
board that the professional inspector has completed not fewer than
200 home inspections while licensed as a professional inspector
under this chapter.

 
A license issued under this chapter entitles the licensee to
inspect all types of real property in the State.

 
§14006.__Examination

 
All applicants for a professional inspector or home inspector
license are required to pass a written examination in subjects the
board considers necessary to determine the fitness of the applicant
to practice.__The board shall establish the passing score for all
examinations.__Examinations are held at such times as the board
determines necessary. To qualify for examination, an applicant
required to take an examination under this section must submit
evidence of compliance with the education requirements set forth in
section 14005.

 
§14007.__Fees

 
1.__Application and examination fees.__Application and
examination fees may be established by the board by rule in amounts
that are reasonable and necessary for their respective uses.__
License fees may not exceed the following amounts:

 
A.__Seventy-five dollars to file an original application for a
license as an apprentice inspector;

 
B.__One hundred twenty-five dollars to file an original
application for a license as a home inspector;

 
C.__One hundred fifty dollars to file an original application
for a license as a professional inspector;


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