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business in this State if the licensee maintains an active place of
business in the state of domicile.

 
§14010.__Changes

 
The licensee shall report any change of address or name or other
material change in the conditions or qualifications set forth in
the original application no later than 10 days after the change.__
Upon proper application and payment of the prescribed fee, the
board records must be changed and a new license issued for the
unexpired term of the current license, if appropriate.

 
§14011.__Waiver for out-of-state applicants

 
The board may waive any license requirement for an applicant
with a valid license from another state having license requirements
substantially equivalent to those of this State.

 
§14012.__Prohibited acts

 
A professional inspector, a home inspector or an apprentice
inspector licensed under this chapter may not:

 
1.__Contingent assignment.__Accept an assignment for home
inspection if the employment or fee is contingent on the reporting
of a specific, predetermined condition of the improvements to real
property or is contingent on the reporting of specific findings
other than those known by the inspector to be facts at the time of
accepting the assignment;

 
2.__Dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation.__Act in a manner or
engage in a practice that is dishonest or fraudulent or that
involves deceit or misrepresentation;

 
3.__Negligence; incompetence.__Perform a home inspection in a
negligent or incompetent manner;

 
4.__Undisclosed principal.__Act in the dual capacity of
inspector and undisclosed principal in a transaction;

 
5.__Real estate broker or salesperson.__Act in the dual capacity
of inspector and real estate broker or salesperson in a
transaction;

 
6.__Perform repairs or maintenance.__Perform or agree to perform
any repairs or maintenance in connection with a home inspection
pursuant to the provisions of any earnest money contract, lease
agreement or exchange of home; or


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