Chapter 222
AN ACT
SB 95
Relating to home inspectors; amending ORS 701.350.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 701.350 is amended to read:
701.350. (1) An
individual may not undertake, offer to undertake or submit a bid to do work as
a home inspector unless the individual is certified as a home inspector under
this section by the Construction Contractors Board and is an owner of, or
employed by, a business that is licensed by the board.
(2) A business may not
undertake, offer to undertake or submit a bid to do work as a home inspector
unless the business is licensed by the board under this chapter and has an
owner or an employee who is certified as a home inspector under this section.
(3) The board shall
adopt minimum standards of practice and professional conduct.
(4) The board shall
require that an applicant for certification as a home inspector pass a test
demonstrating the competency of the applicant to act as a home inspector. The
board[, by rule, may accept] may
adopt rules accepting the results of competency testing by a nationally
recognized certification program for home inspectors. The board[, by rule,] may adopt rules
establishing additional requirements for the issuance or renewal of a home
inspector certificate, including but not limited to training and continuing
education requirements.
(5) The board [by rule] shall adopt rules establishing
procedures for the issuance, renewal and revocation of home inspector
certification.
(6) The board [by rule] may adopt rules establishing
fees necessary for the administration of this section. The fees may not exceed
the following:
(a) $50 for application.[;]
(b) $50 for testing.[; and]
[(c) $75 for annual certificate renewal.]
(c) $150 for issuance
of an initial two-year certificate.
(d) $150 for renewal of
a two-year certificate.
(7) This section does
not apply to a person acting within the scope of a license, certificate or
registration issued to the person by the Appraiser Certification and Licensure
Board under ORS chapter 674.
Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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