North Dakota Home Inspector Licensing Law

North Dakota Code · 2 sections

The following is the full text of North Dakota’s home inspector licensing law statutes as published in the North Dakota Code. For the official version, see the North Dakota Legislature.

N.D.C.C. 43-54-01

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Client" means a person that engages or seeks to engage the services of a home inspector for a home inspection. 2. "Home inspection" means the process by which a home inspector provides a nonintrusive, visual examination and written evaluation of the heating system, cooling system, plumbing system, electrical system, structural components, foundation, roof, masonry structure, and exterior and interior components of a residential building. The term does not include an examination of items that are concealed or not readily accessible or identification of concealed conditions or defects. 3. "Home inspector" means an individual registered under this chapter to conduct home inspections. 4. "Registrar" means the secretary of state. 5. "Residential building" means a structure consisting of not more than four family dwelling units.

N.D.C.C. 43-54-03

An applicant for a registration as a home inspector shall file a written application in the form prescribed by the registrar. An applicant: 1. Must be at least eighteen years of age; 2. Shall submit proof of satisfactory completion of an examination on home inspection offered by the American society of home inspectors, the international association of certified home inspectors, the examination board of professional home inspectors, or the international code council; 3. Shall submit proof of current errors and omissions insurance coverage in an amount of one hundred thousand dollars or more covering all home inspection activities; and 4. Shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars.

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)