Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-30-247

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R4-30-247 - Home Inspector Certification

A. An applicant for certification as a home inspector shall submit an original completed application package that contains the following:

1. Evidence of successful completion, within two years before the date of application, of the National Home Inspector Examination as administered by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors;

2. The information in subsection (B);

3. A completed fingerprint card;

4. Applicable fees;

5. Evidence of successful completion of 84 hours of classroom training or an equivalent course conducted by an educational facility that is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education, or accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, or by an accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education. The course of study shall encompass all of following major content areas:

a. Structural Components,

b. Exterior,

c. Roofing,

d. Plumbing,

e. Heating,

f. Cooling,

g. Electrical,

h. Insulation and Ventilation,

i. Interiors,

j. Fireplaces and Solid Fuel-Burning Devices,

k. Swimming Pools & Spas, and

l. Professional Practice;

6. Evidence of completion of 30 parallel inspections. The 30 parallel inspections and home inspection report shall meet the standards in R4-30-301.01 and be retained by the applicant for at least two years from the date of application. The applicant shall conduct these inspections on separate residential dwelling units and shall list them on a log provided by the Board. The log shall include, with respect to each inspection, the address of the property, the date of the inspection, and the name and certification number of the supervising home inspector. The Board may hold the applicant's package for a period of one year based solely on the need for time to permit the applicant to complete the required parallel inspections. All time frames promulgated under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 7.1 are suspended during this period.

B. The application package shall contain the following:

1. Name, residence address, mailing address if different from residence address, email and telephone number;

2. Date of birth and Social Security number of the applicant;

3. Citizenship or legal residence;

4. A detailed explanatory statement regarding:

a. Any disciplinary action, including suspension and revocation, taken by any state or jurisdiction on any professional or occupational registration, license, or certification held by the applicant in any state or jurisdiction, within five years before the date of application;

b. Refusal of any professional or occupational registration, license, or certification by any state or jurisdiction, within five years before the date of application;

c. Any pending disciplinary action in any state or jurisdiction on any professional or occupational registration, license, or certification held by the applicant;

d. Any alias or other name used by the applicant;

e. Any conviction for a felony or misdemeanor, other than a minor traffic violation, within five years before the date of application.

5. Documentation of absolute discharge from sentence at least five years before the date of application if an applicant has been convicted of one or more felonies; evidence of having a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1;

6. State or jurisdiction in which any professional or occupational registration, license or certification is held; type of registration, license, or certification; number; year granted, and how registration, license, or certification was granted (that is, by examination, education, experience, or reciprocity), 4 A.A.C. 30, Supp. 18-2, released June 30, 2018, page 18;

7. A release authorizing the Board to investigate the applicant's education, experience, criminal and disciplinary action history;

8. Certification that the information provided to the Board is accurate, true, and complete;

9. Copy of one home inspection report that meets the standards in R4-30-301.01 and reports on at least one immediate major repair as defined in the standards, along with the Report Checklist Supplement; and

10. Sworn statement or statements by the supervising certified home inspector or inspectors that the parallel inspections conducted by the applicant meet the standards in R4-30-301.01.

C. The Board staff shall review all applications and, if necessary, refer completed applications to the Home Inspector Rules and Standards Committee or a certified home inspector evaluator for evaluation. If the application is complete and in the proper form, the Board staff, committee, or evaluator is satisfied that all statements on the application are true, and the applicant is eligible in all other aspects to be certified as a home inspector, the Board staff, committee, or evaluator shall recommend that the Board certify the applicant. If the evidence is not clear and convincing of qualification for certification, the matter shall be reviewed by the committee and the committee may request additional information regarding any issue upon which the applicant has not established qualification by clear and convincing evidence.

D. A certified home inspector shall notify the Board in writing within five business days of any loss of, or change in, financial assurance. The Board shall suspend the certificate holder's certification immediately and prohibit further home inspections until current proof of financial assurance is provided to the Board. The Board shall revoke a certificate if the certificate holder fails to provide proof of financial assurance within 90 days of loss of financial assurance or lapse of policy. All certified home inspectors shall provide proof of financial assurance at the time of each annual certification renewal. The Board shall not renew a home inspector certification unless the financial assurance is in full force and effect.

E. A home inspector who places a home inspector certificate on inactive status shall retain the proof of financial assurance for at least two years after the date that the certificate becomes inactive. A home inspector who fails to retain financial assurance for the required two years is subject to suspension and revocation of the home inspection certificate as per subsection (E). In order to reactivate an inactive home inspection certificate, a home inspector shall provide proof of financial assurance to the Board with the application for reactivation. An inactive home inspector certification shall not qualify for reactivation until proof of financial assurance has been submitted to the Board.

F. In order to reactivate an inactive home inspector certificate, a home inspector who has not practiced as a certified home inspector during that time in another state requiring registration for the previous five years shall take and pass the National Home Inspector Examination.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-30-247

New Section made by emergency rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 1102, effective February 19, 2002 for 180 days (Supp. 02-1). Emergency rulemaking amended and renewed for an additional 180 days under A.R.S. § 41-1026(D) at 8 A.A.R. 3842, effective August 14, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Emergency expired; new Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 791, effective February 12, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2798, effective August 7, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 713, effective June 1, 2013. Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 1785, effective 8/5/2018. Amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 93, effective 3/9/2021. Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 768, effective 5/25/2024.