KY BR 414 - Senator Gary Tapp (12/19/03); An Act relating to home inspectors.

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Summary - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to require that home inspectors be licensed; define terms; establish the requirements of licensure; create the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors; establish qualifications of board members; establish duties of the board including an annual licensing fee not to exceed $250; require certain support for the board from the Kentucky department of housing, buildings and construction; establish a revolving fund in the State Treasury for the use by the board; establish waiver of the licensing requirement under certain conditions; establish reciprocity with other states; establish license renewal criterion; require continuing education; prohibit a political subdivision from having a registration or licensing requirement or an employment fee for home inspectors; require the board to take disciplinary actions for noncompliance; establish that hearings be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B; establish that certain actions constitute a Class B misdemeanor under KRS 534.040; establish a one year statute of limitations for actions in tort or contract regarding home inspections; establish July 1, 2006 as the deadline for a home inspector to be licensed; and amend KRS 198B.030 to attach the board to the department.

(From http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/04RS/SB34.htm)