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Nevada inspector of structures certificate
The Real Estate Division certifies Nevada inspectors of structures as residential, general or master inspectors, and each level has its own education, exam and field requirements.
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- Who certifies
- The Real Estate Division of the Department of Business and Industry, which issues a certificate as a residential, general or master inspector of structures.
- Who can apply
- At least 18 years old, with a high school diploma or its equivalent.
- Education
- 40 hours of classroom instruction for a residential certificate, 50 for a general certificate, and 60 for a master certificate, in courses the Division approves.
- Exam
- A separate examination for each level, given by the Division or its agent. A scaled score of 75 passes, and each sitting costs $100. The Division accepts a result only from an exam taken in the year before you apply.
- Field experience
- Residential, 25 inspections observed by a certified general or master inspector, or by an approved instructor. General, 200 fee inspections as a residential inspector, 25 of them commercial or of buildings with more than four units, and 3 commercial inspections under a certified master inspector. Master, 400 fee inspections as a residential or general inspector, 50 of them commercial, and two inspection reports of a commercial structure that uses at least five of the listed systems.
- Insurance
- Errors and omissions insurance of at least $100,000 and general liability insurance of at least $100,000, held by you or your employer. Proof is due with each application and renewal, and you supply it to the Division every year.
- Renewal
- A certificate is valid for two years. A renewal filed up to a year after expiry costs 150 percent of the renewal fee. After a year, you apply as for an original certificate.
- Continuing education
- 20 hours of approved education in the two years before renewal, including at least 3 hours on safety and 2 hours on Chapter 645D of NRS and its regulations.
- Out-of-state applicants
- If you hold a residential certificate, or its equivalent, from another state, you may submit 25 inspection reports you completed in the two years before you apply. If the Division finds them complete and credible, it may accept them in place of the 25 observed inspections. The chapter gives no such route for the general or master certificate.