Section 0780-05-12-.05 - Renewal Requirements(1) A license issued to a home inspector pursuant to this chapter shall expire two (2) years from the date of its issuance and shall become invalid on such date unless renewed.(2) A home inspector may renew a current, valid license by submitting an application form approved by the commissioner, the required renewal fee, proof of having completed thirty-two (32) hours of commissioner-approved continuing education and any other information required for renewal, to the commissioner no earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days nor later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the license.(3) If a course has been taken more than once during the same renewal period the hourly educational credit will be counted once for purposes of satisfying the educational requirements for renewal.(4) Credit shall not be granted for a repeated course within a three (3) year time period unless the course has undergone a significant update.(5) A licensee who fails to pay the renewal fee, or otherwise fails to comply with any of the prerequisites for renewal of a license before the expiration date of the license will have sixty (60) days after the expiration date of the license to renew the license upon payment of the renewal fee, payment of a late penalty of $25.00, submittal of proof of compliance with any other prerequisites to renewal, and payment of an additional late penalty of $25.00 for each month or fraction of a month that renewal is late.(6) Any person seeking renewal of a license more than sixty (60) days after the expiration date of the license is required to reapply for licensure and fulfill all of the requirements for initial licensure and submit proof of having completed thirty-two (32) hours of commissioner-approved continuing education within the previous two (2) years. In considering such reapplication, the commissioner has the discretion to: (a) waive reexamination if the exam presented at the time of initial licensure if the exam was completed within the previous five (5) years; or(b) reinstate a license subject to the applicant's compliance with such reasonable conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, including payment of a penalty fee, in addition to the penalty fee provided in paragraph (5), of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month or portion thereof from the date the license expired.(7) A fee submitted by mail to the Commissioner for purposes of renewal will be deemed to have been submitted on the date of the official postmark.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-12-.05
Public necessity rule filed April 7, 2006; effective through September 19, 2006. Original rule filed July 3, 2006; effective September 16, 2006. Repeal and new rule filed August 6, 2014; effective 11/4/2014.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-6-303(a)(5) and 62-6-307[effective July 1, 2006]; and Chapter 65 of the Public Acts of 2005, §§4, 8, 11, and 12.