Sec. 08.18.151. Legal actions by contractor or home inspector.
A person acting in the capacity of a contractor or home inspector may not bring an action in a court of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of work or for breach of a contract for which registration is required under this chapter without alleging and proving that the contractor or […]
Sec. 08.18.152. Prohibited acts for home inspectors.
An individual registered under this chapter as a home inspector or associate home inspector may not (1) perform or offer to perform, for an additional fee, repairs to a subject property on which the home inspector or the home inspector’s company has prepared a home inspection report in the past 12 months; (2) inspect for […]
Sec. 08.18.154. Limitation on home inspector’s activities.
A registration issued under AS 08.18.022 does not authorize the holder to perform an activity for which a license is required under provisions of this title that are outside of this chapter.
Sec. 08.18.156. Exemptions related to home inspections.
(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, an individual who inspects a home is not required to be registered under this chapter as a home inspector or associate home inspector if the individual is (1) employed by the federal or state government, a political subdivision of the state, a regional housing authority created under AS […]
Sec. 08.18.161. Exemptions.
To the extent that this chapter governs contractors, this chapter does not apply to (1) an authorized representative of the United States government, the state, or a political subdivision or agency of the state; (2) an officer of a court when acting within the scope of office; (3) a public utility operating under the regulations […]
Sec. 08.18.171. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “builder” means general contractor; (2) “cash deposit” means a cash deposit or other negotiable security filed with the commissioner in lieu of a surety bond under AS 08.18.071(b); (3) “commissioner,” unless the text reads otherwise, means the commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (4) “contractor” means a […]
Sec. 08.18.051. Identification requirements for contractors.
(a) Except as provided otherwise by law, a person who has registered as a contractor under one name as required by this chapter may not act in the capacity of a contractor under any other name unless that name also is registered. (b) All advertising, contracts, correspondence, cards, signs, posters, papers, and documents prepared by […]
Sec. 08.18.125. Administrative fine and procedure.
(a) Notwithstanding any other remedy available under this chapter and except as provided in (e) of this section, the department may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for the first violation and not more than $1,500 for a second or subsequent violation of either AS 08.18.011 or 08.18.025. (b) The department shall […]
Sec. 08.18.053. Identification requirements for home inspectors.
(a) Except as provided otherwise by law, an individual who is registered as a home inspector or associate home inspector under this chapter by one name may not act in the capacity of a home inspector or associate home inspector under any other name. (b) All advertising and business cards prepared by a registered home […]
Sec. 08.18.131. Injunction; civil penalty.
In an action instituted in the superior court by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the court may enjoin a person from acting in the capacity of a contractor in violation of this chapter. In an action instituted in the superior court by the Department […]