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Alaska home inspector registration
The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development registers Alaska's home inspectors for existing homes, new homes or both, and an applicant needs a passing exam, the education and experience the department's regulations set, a $10,000 bond and liability insurance.
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- Who registers
- The Home Inspectors Program, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. Registration is required to perform home inspections of existing or new homes.
- Registration type
- Existing homes only, new homes only, or joint registration for both. An associate home inspector registration is also available.
- Who can apply
- Pass the exam for your registration type and meet the education and experience the department's regulations set for it. Submit the application within three years after you pass the exam, or with proof of continuing education. You must have no sentence within seven years for forgery, theft, extortion, defrauding creditors or a felony involving dishonesty, no revoked authority to inspect, and no unresolved complaint. Pay the fees.
- Exam
- For existing homes, a passing score on one of three examinations. They are the National Home Inspector Examination, adopted by the American Society of Home Inspectors and administered by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors; the Certified Real Estate Inspector Examination administered by the National Association of Home Inspectors; and the American Home Inspectors Examination administered by the American Home Inspectors Training Institute. For new or joint registration, a passing score on all four International Code Council residential exams, for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspection. If more than three years have passed since you passed, include proof of at least eight contact hours of continuing competency for the last two years.
- Bond
- A surety bond, a time certificate of deposit or a cashier's check of $10,000.
- Insurance
- A certificate of public liability and property damage insurance of at least $20,000 for property damage, $50,000 for injury or death to one person and $100,000 for injury or death to more than one person.
- Registration term
- Two years. Registrations expire on June 30 of even-numbered years.
- Continuing competency
- At least eight hours of continuing competency activity for each two-year licensing period before you renew.
- Business license
- A professional registration does not replace a business license. If a business license is required, get it after your registration is issued.
- Out-of-state applicants
- The statute gives no separate route for a registration from another state. Every applicant meets the same requirements.