Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. An individual is eligible for licensure by experience and examination if the individual satisfies both of the following criteria:
(1) The applicant worked as a home inspector in each of the 24 months immediately preceding January 1, 2020; and
(2) The applicant performed at least 100 home inspections for compensation in the 24 months immediately preceding January 1, 2020.
B. The board shall issue a home inspector license to applicant for licensure by experience and examination if the applicant fulfills the following requirements and provides the following information and evidence:
(1) Completion of the board-issued application form;
(2) Payment of the non-refundable application fee in full as provided in Part 2;
(3) Provision to the board of the applicant's fingerprints and all information necessary for the board to complete a state and national criminal background check;
(4) Provision to the board of sufficient documentation to establish that the applicant is at least 18 years of age and a legal resident of the United States;
(5) Passage of a board approved examination, subject to the following limitations:
(a) Evidence of the applicant's examination passage must be in writing and written by the organization or entity that administered the examination; and
(b) The examination must have been proctored and the applicant must provide evidence as to this requirement.
(6) Satisfactory evidence that the applicant has errors and omissions insurance coverage and professional liability insurance coverage meeting the minimum terms and conditions required by 16.66.9 NMAC; and
(7) Provision to the board of sufficient documentation and evidence to establish the applicant's home inspector activities in the 24 months immediately preceding January 1, 2020. Such documentation may include, but is not limited to, tax records, notarized affidavits from persons other than the applicant, pre-inspection agreements, and other similarly reliable evidence of the applicant's home inspection activities in the 24 months immediately preceding January 1, 2020.
C. For the purposes of this rule, the phrase "worked as a home inspector in each of the 24 months immediately preceding January 1, 2020" means having personally conducted any business activity directly associated with the profession of home inspection but is not limited to having conducted an actual home inspection. To qualify for licensure by experience and examination, an individual does not need to have personally conducted a home inspection in each of the 24 months immediately preceding January 1, 2020, if that individual conducted another business activity directly associated with the profession of home inspection during each of the 24 months.
