Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:8-63. Home Inspection Advisory Committee 3. a. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, under the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, a Home Inspection Advisory Committee. The committee shall con…

45:8-64. Compensation, reimbursement of members 4. Members of the committee shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities and personnel required for the proper conduct of the committee's business. L.1997,c.323,s.4.

45:8-65. Elections of officers of committee 5. The committee shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman and may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the committee. The committee shall meet at least twice a year and may hold additional m…

45:8-66 Powers, duties of committee. 6. The committee shall have the following powers and duties: a. Administer and enforce the provisions of this act; b. Issue and renew licenses to home inspectors pursuant to the provisions of this act; c. Suspend, revoke or fail to renew the l…

45:8-67. Licensing required for home inspectors 7. No person shall provide, nor present, call or represent himself as able to provide a home inspection for compensation unless licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act. L.1997,c.323,s.7.

45:8-68 Requirements for licensure as home inspector. 8. To be eligible for licensure as a home inspector, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Be of good moral character; and b. Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent; and c. (1) Have succe…

45:8-70. Noapplicability of act 10. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: a. Any person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the State or a political subdivision thereof when acting within the scope of that government employment; b. Any person regulated by t…

45:8-71. Issuance of home inspector license 11. a. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application provided by the board, the committee shall issue a home inspector license to any person who holds a valid license issued by another state or possessio…

45:8-72 Licensing of individuals currently engaged in practice of home inspection; criteria. 12. The committee shall issue to any individual upon application a home inspector license, provided that the applicant meets the requirements of subsections a., b., and d. of section 8 of…

45:8-72.1 Issuance of home inspector license based on associate home inspector license or experience, certain. 11. a. During the first 180 days after the enactment date of this amendatory and supplementary act, the committee shall, upon application, issue a home inspector license…

45:8-73. Establishment, prescription, change of fees for licenses 13. a. The board shall by rule or regulation establish, prescribe or change the fees for licenses, renewals of licenses or other services provided by the board or the committee pursuant to the provisions of this ac…

45:8-74 Refusal to grant, suspension, revocation of license. 14. In addition to the provisions of section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21), the committee may refuse to grant or may suspend or revoke a home inspector license upon proof to the satisfaction of the committee that the …

45:8-75. Limitations upon licensees 15. No person licensed as a home inspector pursuant to this act shall engage in the practice of architecture or the practice of professional engineering unless licensed therefor. L.1997,c.323,s.15; amended 2001, c.158, s.2.

45:8-76 Requirement of error and omissions policy. 16. a. Every licensed home inspector who is engaged in home inspection shall secure, maintain and file with the board proof of a certificate of an error and omissions policy, which shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000 per occ…

45:8-76.1 Action, commencement within four years. 10. An action for an error or omission in the performance of a home inspection contract with respect to a home inspector licensed pursuant to P.L.1997, c.323 (C.45:8-61 et seq.), shall be commenced within four years of the date of…

45:8-77. Rules, regulations 17. The board, after consultation with the committee, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997,c.323,s.17.

45:8-78 Continuing education requirement. 6. The State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors shall require each home inspector, as a condition for biennial license renewal pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1997, c.323 (C.45:8-73), to complete 40 credit hours of continuin…

45:8-79 Standards for continuing education. 7. a. The committee shall: (1) Establish standards for continuing home inspection education, including the subject matter and content of courses of study and the selection of instructors; (2) Approve educational programs offering contin…

45:8-80 Waiving of requirements for continuing education. 8. The committee may, in its discretion, waive requirements for continuing education on an individual basis for reasons of hardship such as illness or disability, retirement of a license, or other good cause. L.2005,c.201,…

45:8-81 Time for completion of continuing education. 9. The committee shall require completion of continuing education credits on a pro rata basis for any registration periods commencing more than 12 but less than 24 months following the effective date of this amendatory and supp…