CHAPTER 5. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
IC 25-20.2-5
Chapter 5. Licensing Requirements
IC 25-20.2-5-1
License required
Sec. 1. Unless exempt under this article, a person may not conducta home inspection for compensation without first obtaining a licenseas a home inspector.
As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.
IC 25-20.2-5-2
Licensing requirements
Sec. 2. (a) An individual who applies for a license as a homeinspector must do the following:
(1) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board showing that theindividual:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) has graduated from high school or earned an Indianageneral educational development (GED) diploma; and
(C) has not been:
(i) convicted of an act that would constitute a ground fordisciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-11;
(ii) convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on theindividual's ability to perform competently and fully as alicensee;
(iii) listed on a national or state registry of sex or violentoffenders; or
(iv) the subject of a disciplinary or enforcement action byanother state or a local jurisdiction in connection with theperformance of home inspections or the licensing orcertification of home inspectors.
(2) Verify the information submitted on the application form.
(3) Complete a board approved training program or course ofstudy involving the performance of home inspections and thepreparation of home inspection reports and pass an examinationprescribed or approved by the board.
(4) Submit to the board a certificate of insurance or otherevidence of financial responsibility that is acceptable to theboard and that:
(A) is issued by an insurance company or other legal entityauthorized to transact business in Indiana;
(B) provides for general liability coverage of at least onehundred thousand dollars ($100,000);
(C) lists the state as an additional insured;
(D) states that cancellation and nonrenewal of the underlyingpolicy or other evidence of financial responsibility is noteffective until the board receives at least ten (10) days priorwritten notice of the cancellation or nonrenewal; and
(E) contains any other terms and conditions established bythe board. (5) Pay a licensing fee established by the board.
(b) An individual applying for a license as a home inspector mustapply on a form prescribed and provided by the board.
As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.216-2007,SEC.33.
IC 25-20.2-5-3
Waiver of licensing requirements
Sec. 3. (a) The other licensing requirements of this chapter maybe waived for an individual moving to Indiana from anotherjurisdiction, and the individual may be granted a license as a homeinspector if the individual meets the following requirements:
(1) The other jurisdiction grants the same privileges to licenseesof Indiana as Indiana grants to licensees of that otherjurisdiction.
(2) The individual is licensed in the other jurisdiction.
(3) The licensing requirements of the other jurisdiction aresubstantially similar to the requirements of this article.
(4) The individual states that the individual has studied, isfamiliar with, and will abide by this article and the rulesadopted by the board under this article.
(b) An individual seeking a license as a home inspector under thissection must:
(1) apply on a form prescribed and provided by the board; and
(2) pay the applicable licensing fee established by the board.
As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.
IC 25-20.2-5-4
Nonresident licensing requirements; file consent
Sec. 4. (a) A nonresident whom the board determines meets therequirements of this article and who files the written consentdescribed in subsection (b) may be licensed as a home inspector inIndiana.
(b) A nonresident applicant shall file with the board a writtenconsent stating that, if licensed:
(1) the applicant agrees to the commencement of any actionarising out of the conduct of the applicant's business in Indianain the county in which the events giving rise to the cause ofaction occurred;
(2) the applicant:
(A) agrees to provide to the board the name and address ofan agent to receive service of process in Indiana; or
(B) consents to the board acting as the applicant's agent forthe purpose of receiving service of process, if:
(i) an agent's name and address have not been filed withthe board; or
(ii) the agent's name and address on file with the board areincorrect; and
(3) the applicant agrees that service of process in accordancewith the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure is proper service and
subjects the applicant to the jurisdiction of Indiana courts.
As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.
IC 25-20.2-5-5
Licenses property of board
Sec. 5. All licenses issued by the board remain the property of theboard.
As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.
IC 25-20.2-5-6
Notification requirement
Sec. 6. A licensee shall notify the board immediately of anychange of:
(1) name;
(2) name under which the licensee conducts business; or
(3) business address.
As added by P.L.145-2003, SEC.7.