Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-301 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Home Inspectors Registration Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-302 Purpose and intent
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(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly in enacting this subchapter:(1) To assure that consumers of home inspection services can rely upon the competence of home inspectors as determined by educational and testing requirements;(2) That in ascertaining the degree of care that…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-303 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Applicant” means a person who is applying for registration or renewal of registration under this subchapter;(2) “Client” means a person who engages the services of a home inspector for the purpose of obtaining inspection of and a written report…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-306 Powers and duties of board
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(1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors may:(1) Perform the duties and functions appropriate and necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter;(2) Review, approve, or reject registration applications and issue registration certificates to ap…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-307 Hearings — Review — Access to records
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(a) As part of an investigation or as a condition of renewal, the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors may require a home inspector to submit in writing home inspection reports and other documents to be reviewed by the board. (b) Requests by the board for c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-308 Complaints and disciplinary procedures
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(a) Disciplinary hearings conducted by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors for the purpose of determining whether to levy civil penalties under this subchapter and for the purpose of determining whether to revoke or suspend any registration, license, o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-309 Violation of law — Civil penalties, injunctions, and venue
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(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person not registered under this subchapter to perform any act for which registration is required.(2) Any person acting as a home inspector within the meaning of this subchapter without a home inspector certificate of registration and any person who…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-310 Continuing education
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(a) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall implement requirements for home inspectors to successfully complete continuing education annually as a condition to registration renewal. (b) The board shall:(1) Review the curriculum of continuing educatio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-311 Custodian of records
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(a) (1) The Director of the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall be the custodian of permanent, official, home inspector registration files.(2) The director shall maintain the permanent records of the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home I…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-312 Fund
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(a) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the “State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors Fund”. (b) All funds, fees, charges, costs, and collections accruing to or collected under the provisions of this subchapter shall be deposited into t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-313 Disposition of funds
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(a) (1) The Director of the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall receive, disburse, and account for all income paid to or received by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors.(2) The director shall institute a system of books an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-314 Registration
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(a) No person shall advertise as a home inspector or undertake or attempt to undertake the conduct of a home inspection in this state without first having complied with this subchapter. (b) No person who is registered under one (1) name as provided in this subchapter shall engage…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-315 Application for registration
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(a) Any person applying for registration or renewal of registration as a home inspector shall submit to the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors:(1) An application upon a form to be prescribed by the board;(2) A current certificate of insurance issued by an…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-316 Fees and reimbursements
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(a) (1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors may set registration and renewal fees not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per year.(2) The board shall notify the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing of the registration fee for the next…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-317 Certificates of registration
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(a) (1) Certificates of registration shall be issued by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors to an applicant after compliance with the registration or renewal requirements of this subchapter.(2) Certificates of registration shall be consecutively number…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-318 Insurance
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(a) (1) A home inspector is required to carry a professional liability insurance policy or an errors and omissions insurance policy approved by the State Insurance Department for the home inspections performed by the home inspector.(2) Coverage limits shall be not less than one h…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-319 Standards of care
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(a) It is the duty of all home inspectors doing business in the state to conduct home inspections with the degree of care that a reasonably prudent home inspector would exercise. (b) All home inspections conducted for compensation in this state shall be conducted according to the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-320 Limitations
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Any cause of action to recover damages suffered by a consumer as a result of any act or omission of a home inspector relating to a home inspection report must be commenced within one (1) year from the date the home inspection report is completed.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-321 Unfair practices
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(a) It is an unfair business practice for a home inspector, a company that employs the home inspector, or a company that has a financial interest in a company employing a home inspector to do any of the following:(1) Perform or offer to perform for an additional fee any repairs t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-52-322 Exemptions
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(a) A person who by virtue of his or her employment by a public entity does home inspection work for that agency shall not be required to be registered under this subchapter if the home inspections are conducted:(1) Solely for the benefit of that entity; and(2) For no compensatio…