Sec. 20-491. Regulations: Home inspectors and home inspector interns.
Sec. 20-491. Regulations: Home inspectors and home inspector interns. (a)
The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the board, shall adopt regulations
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to: (1) Establish such qualifications for
the licensing of home inspectors as the commissioner finds necessary for the public
interest; (2) establish an application process for persons seeking a license as a home
inspector; (3) establish continuing education requirements and standards of professional
and ethical conduct for home inspectors; (4) publish a code of ethics for home inspectors;
and (5) establish such reasonable rules and regulations as the commissioner may deem
necessary or desirable to carry out and enforce the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive.
(b) The commissioner, with the advice and assistance of the board, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to: (1) Establish the requirements
for obtaining a permit as a home inspector intern; (2) establish application procedures
for persons seeking a permit as a home inspector intern; (3) prescribe rules and standards
concerning the supervision of home inspector interns by licensed home inspectors; and
(4) adopt such reasonable regulations as the commissioner may deem necessary or desirable to carry out and enforce the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive.
Such regulations shall require, as a condition of receiving a permit as a home inspector
intern, that the applicant enroll in and complete a board-approved training program
which may include a home study course.
(c) The commissioner shall establish rules concerning hearings on any matter under
the provisions of sections 20-490 to 20-495a, inclusive.
(P.A. 99-254, S. 3, 18.)
History: P.A. 99-254 effective July 1, 2000.