§ 17-52-315. Application for registration
(a) Any person applying for registration or renewal of registration as a home inspector shall submit to the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board: (1) An application under oath upon a form to be prescribed by the board; (2) A current certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company licensed or surplus lines approved to do […]
§ 17-52-316. Fees and reimbursements
(a) (1) The Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board may set registration and renewal fees not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per year. (2) The board shall notify the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing of the registration fee for the next year and by June 1 every year thereafter until transferred to […]
§ 17-52-317. Certificates of registration
(a) (1) Certificates of registration shall be issued by the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board to an applicant after compliance with the registration or renewal requirements of this subchapter and approval by the board. (2) Certificates shall be consecutively numbered. (b) When registration is renewed, that person’s registration number shall be perpetuated. (c) Certificates of […]
§ 17-52-318. Insurance
(a) (1) All home inspectors are required to carry general liability insurance. (2) Coverage limits shall be not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). (b) All policies and certificates shall provide that cancellation or renewal of the policy shall not be effective unless and until at least ten (10) days’ notice of cancellation or […]
§ 17-52-319. Standards of care
(a) It is the duty of all home inspectors doing business in the state to conduct home inspections with the degree of care that a reasonably prudent home inspector would exercise. (b) All home inspections conducted for compensation in this state shall be conducted according to the standards of practice and code of ethics set […]
§ 17-52-304. Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board — Creation — Members
(a) There is created the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board. (b) The board shall consist of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the Governor as follows: (1) Four (4) members shall be registered home inspectors; (2) One (1) member shall be a licensed real estate professional; (3) One (1) member shall be a licensed […]
§ 17-52-305. Meetings
(a) The Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board shall physically meet not fewer than two (2) times each calendar year to conduct the business of the board. (b) The board may conduct any additional meetings in person, by telephone conference call, or by other electronic means. (c) Dates, times, and places of meetings shall be decided […]
§ 17-52-306. Powers and duties of the board
The Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board may: (1) Perform the duties and functions appropriate and necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter; (2) Review, approve, or reject registration applications and issue registration certificates to applicants; (3) Establish a mandatory continuing education program designed to upgrade the professional skills and knowledge of home inspectors […]
§ 17-52-307. Hearings — Review — Access to records
(a) As part of an investigation or as a condition of renewal, the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board may require a home inspector to submit in writing home inspection reports and other documents to be reviewed by the board. (b) Requests by the board for copies of home inspection reports shall supersede any contract of […]
§ 17-52-301. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Home Inspectors Registration Act”.