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MS Code § 73-60-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-9. License required to transact home inspection business

  No person may engage in or transact any home inspection business, or hold himself out to the public as a home inspector, or offer to engage in or transact any home inspection business in this state unless the person is licensed by the commission.   No license shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter to a partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, firm or group. However, nothing in this chapter precludes a licensed home inspector from performing home inspection for and on behalf of a partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, firm or group or from entering into contracts or enforcing contracts as partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, firm or group.
MS Code § 73-60-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-11. Licensing requirements and qualifications

  An application for an original license shall be made in writing to the commission on forms as the commission may prescribe and shall be accompanied by the required fee and proof of liability insurance and errors and omissions insurance.   To qualify for a license under this chapter, a person shall:   Have successfully completed high school or its equivalent;   Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;   Have successfully completed an approved course of study of at least sixty (60) hours that may include field work as prescribed by the commission;   Have passed an examination as prescribed by the commission; and   Provide a certificate of insurance for errors and omissions and general liability insurance (in the required amounts) pursuant to Section 73-60-15.     The commission must review each application for a license submitted to it and must notify each applicant that the application is either accepted or rejected. The commission must send notification of acceptance or rejections to the applicant at the address provided by the applicant in the application within thirty (30) days of receiving the application. If the application is rejected, the notice sent to the applicant must state the reasons for the rejection.
MS Code § 73-60-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-13. General liability insurance and errors and omissions insurance; notice of cancellation and nonrenewal; coverage limits

  All home inspectors are required to carry general liability insurance and errors and omissions insurance.   Such policy and certificates shall provide that cancellation or nonrenewal of the policy shall not be effective unless and until at least ten (10) days notice of cancellation or nonrenewal has been received in writing by the commission.   Insurance coverage limits shall be no less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for general liability and no less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) for errors and omissions, per occurrence.
MS Code § 73-60-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-15. Liability protections

  An action by a client to recover damages for any act or omission of a home inspector relating to a home inspection that he conducts shall be commenced within three (3) years after the date a home inspection is completed or the action shall be barred. Further, a licensed home inspector shall not be liable for any latent defects that may be contained in the observable systems and components of improvements to residential real property that he has inspected and has issued a home inspection report.   Any professional who is licensed by the State of Mississippi when acting within the scope of his profession and is not a licensed home inspector shall not be liable for the findings, errors, or omissions of the home inspection, provided that he has not provided physical work on the residential building; has not committed proven fraud in the real estate transaction; and has no personal or financial interest in the ownership of the residential building.   Any person who in good faith or intention recommends or endorses a home inspector without compensation, remuneration, rebate, or any other form of consideration shall not be liable for the actions of that home inspector, including errors, omissions, failure to perform any contracted duties of a home inspection, or failure to meet the standards of practice, report writing standards, or code of ethics.
MS Code § 73-60-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-17. Standards of practice and code of ethics

  A licensed home inspector is required to follow the Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics as adopted and published by the commission.   A home inspection report must be issued by a home inspector to a client as specified in the Standards of Practice.
MS Code § 73-60-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-19. Exemptions from licensing provisions

 The requirements of this chapter shall not prevent the following from performing a visual inspection of a home that is within the scope of their license without further license from the board: specialty contractor, general contractor, architect, engineer, insurance adjuster, individual employed by a governmental entity, person employed by a bank, savings and loan or credit union, licensed real estate broker or salesperson, a licensed appraiser or a home builder.
MS Code § 73-60-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-21. Expiration and renewal of license

 Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, a license under this chapter shall expire two (2) years after its date of issuance. The commission may issue a renewal license without examination, on submission of a completed renewal application, payment of the required license renewal fee, and successful completion of continuing education requirements.
MS Code § 73-60-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-23. Continuing education courses

  Each person who applies for renewal of his license shall successfully complete home inspector continuing education courses approved by the commission at the rate of twenty (20) hours every two (2) years. No license may be renewed except upon the successful completion of the required courses or their equivalent or upon a waiver of those requirements for good cause shown as determined by the commission pursuant to rule.   The commission shall establish criteria for certifying providers of continuing education for home inspectors. All such continuing education providers must be approved by the commission.   Each renewal applicant shall certify, on his or her renewal application, full compliance with continuing education requirements. The provider of approval of continuing education shall retain and submit to the commission, after the completion of each course, evidence of those successfully completing the course.
MS Code § 73-60-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-25. Reciprocity for nonresident home inspectors

 A home inspector license may be issued to a home inspector from another state who satisfies one (1) of the following requirements: (a) holds a valid certificate of certification, registration or home inspector license in good standing issued by another state, which has requirements for licensure substantially identical to those of this state, or (b) has passed the examination offered by the American Society of Home Inspectors or the National Association of Home Inspectors. The issuance of a license by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1.
MS Code § 73-60-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-27. Penalties for unlicensed practice of home inspection; authority of commission to investigate unlicensed activity; home repairs prohibited as part of home inspection services; additional licensing and certification requirements

  On or after July 1, 2001, any person who acts as a home inspector, or holds himself out as a home inspector, without being licensed under this chapter, shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be liable for an administrative fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first offense and not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a second or subsequent offense as determined by the commission.   The commission has the authority and power to investigate any and all unlicensed activity.   No licensed home inspector may perform repairs on a residential building as part of or result of the home inspection.   After October 1, 2001, no person licensed under this chapter shall offer to perform or perform inspection services on new construction for a fee without having first obtained a residential home builders license from the Mississippi Board of Contractors and certification by the Southern Building Code Congress or any other national professional code organization.
MS Code § 73-60-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-29. Licensing fees; Home Inspectors License Fund

 The commission shall charge and collect appropriate fees for its services under this chapter. The fees charged shall not exceed the amounts indicated below and shall be set by the commission.   LICENSURE FEES:   Application and examination. . . . .$175.00   Initial and renewal license. . . . .$325.00   Delinquent renewal penalty. . . . .100% of renewal fee   SERVICES:   For each change of address. . . . .$ 25.00   For each duplicate license. . . . .$ 25.00   To change status as a licensee from active   to inactive. . . . .$ 25.00   For each bad check received by the commission. . . . .$ 25.00   All fees charged and collected under this chapter shall be paid by the commission at least once a week, accompanied by a detailed statement thereof, to the credit of the fund known as the "Home Inspector License Fund," hereby created in the State Treasury. All monies which are collected under this chapter shall be paid into and credited to such fund for the use of the commission in carrying out the provisions of the chapter including the payment of salaries and expenses, printing an annual directory of licensees, and for educational purposes. All interest earned on the Home Inspector License Fund shall be retained by the commission for purposes consistent with this chapter. The commission shall prepare an annual statement of income and expenses related to its regulatory related administrative function.
MS Code § 73-60-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-31. Disciplinary actions; causes

 The commission may refuse to issue or to renew or may revoke or suspend a license or may place on probation, censure, reprimand, or take other disciplinary action with regard to any license issued under this chapter, including the issuance of fines for each violation, for any one (1) or combination of the following causes:   Violations of this chapter or the commission's rules promulgated pursuant hereto;   Violation of terms of license probation;   Conviction of a felony or making a plea of guilty or nolo contendere within five (5) years prior to the date of application;   Operating without adequate insurance coverage required for licensees; and   Fraud in the procurement or performance of a contract to conduct a home inspection.
MS Code § 73-60-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-33. Disciplinary actions; proceedings

  The commission may investigate the actions of an applicant or of a person holding or claiming to hold a license upon complaint in writing of any person setting forth facts which, if proved, would constitute a violation of this chapter or rules promulgated hereunder.   Whenever it appears to the commission that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, they may, in their discretion, seek any or all of the following remedies:   When in the public interest to prevent harm to the welfare and safety of the public, issue a cease and desist order, with or without a prior hearing against the person or persons engaged in the prohibited activities, directing them to cease and desist from further illegal activity; or   Bring an action in chancery court to enjoin the acts or practices to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule or order hereunder. Upon a proper showing a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or writ of mandamus shall be granted and a receiver or conservator may be appointed for the defendant or the defendant's assets.     With the exception of actions authorized by subsection (2) (a) and (b) above, the commission shall, before taking any disciplinary action that it may deem proper with regard to a license, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for a hearing, notify the applicant or licensee in writing of any charges made and the time and place for a hearing of the charges. Such written notice may be served by personal delivery or certified or registered mail at the licensee's last known address as reflected on their licensing application.   The commission shall, after a hearing, issue an order either issuing, renewing, refusing to issue or renew, reinstating, or revoking the license.
MS Code § 73-60-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-35. Revocation or suspension of license

  Upon the revocation or suspension of a license, the licensee shall immediately surrender the license to the commission. If the licensee fails to do so, the commission shall have the right to seize the license.   If circumstances of suspension or revocation so indicate, the commission may require an examination of the licensee before restoring his license.
MS Code § 73-60-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-37. Commission to maintain roster of licensees

 The commission shall maintain a roster of names and addresses of all licenses and of all persons whose licenses have been suspended or revoked. This roster shall be published on a web site designated by the commission. All licensees under this chapter shall inform the commission of any change in their business or home address.
MS Code § 73-60-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-39. Qualification for license without examination

 A person already engaged in the business of performing home inspections on July 1, 2001, is allowed ninety (90) days from July 1, 2001, to comply with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of qualifying to perform home inspections. Such person will qualify for a license without being required to take an examination if he can document to the satisfaction of the commission that he has conducted not less than twenty (20) fee-paid home inspections in the previous twelve (12) months or one hundred (100) fee-paid home inspections over his career or that he has received certification as a home inspector from a nationally recognized education center in a curriculum approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of Education.
MS Code § 73-60-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-41. Public disclosure of information in registration or renewal application

 The information contained in or filed with any registration application or renewal application is subject to public disclosure. Information in the possession of, submitted to or obtained by the commission in connection with any investigation or examination under this chapter shall be confidential and exempt from the requirements of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. No such information may be disclosed by the commission or its employees unless necessary or appropriate in connection with a particular investigation or proceeding under this chapter or for any law enforcement purpose, in the absence of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring such disclosure.
MS Code § 73-60-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-43. Provisions of chapter may not be waived

 Any condition, stipulation or provision binding any person engaging the services of a home inspector to waive compliance with any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder is void.
MS Code § 73-60-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-45. Commission authorized to employ legal counsel

 The commission may employ legal counsel to represent it in any proceedings when legal counsel is required.
MS Code § 73-63-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-1. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act of 1997."
MS Code § 73-63-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-3. Purpose

 In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, it is in the public interest to require any person in either public or private capacity practicing or offering to practice geology to be registered, unless otherwise authorized by this chapter.
MS Code § 73-63-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-11. Compensation of board

 Each member of the board, except a state employee, shall receive per diem in accordance with Section 25-3-69 when actually attending meetings of the board or its committees. Board members shall be reimbursed for traveling expenses in accordance with Section 25-3-41. If the president of the board assumes the powers and duties under Section 73-63-19, the president shall receive per diem for each day spent executing those powers and duties. The board, by majority vote, may elect not to receive per diem compensation, which election shall be revocable.
MS Code § 73-63-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-13. Removal or suspension of board members

 The Governor may remove or suspend any member of the board for any of the following causes:   A member is no longer qualified for appointment to the board;   Misconduct, incompetence, neglect of official duties, malfeasance or inability to perform official duties due to incapacitation;   Commission of a felony or violation of this chapter resulting in disciplinary action; or   Unexcused failure to attend at least one-half (1/2) of the regularly scheduled meetings held in a calendar year.
MS Code § 73-63-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-15. Meetings of board; election of officers

  The board shall meet within sixty (60) days after appointment of its members. The board shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings each year. Special meetings may be held at any time as provided in the rules and regulations of the board. The board shall provide notice of its meetings.   The board shall elect annually from its membership a president and vice president. The president or vice president shall not hold that office for more than two (2) consecutive annual terms.   A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum.   The board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
MS Code § 73-63-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-17. Powers and duties of board

 The board shall have the following powers and duties:   To adopt, modify, repeal and promulgate, after due notice and hearing and in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, and where not otherwise prohibited by federal or state law to make exceptions to and grant exemptions and variances from, and to enforce rules and regulations implementing the powers and duties of the board under this chapter, including rules governing the conduct of its business and meetings;   To adopt an official seal and alter that seal at the pleasure of the board;   To apply for, receive and expend any federal or state funds or contributions, gifts, devises, bequests or funds from any other source;   To enter into, and to authorize the executive director to execute contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with any federal or state agency, any public or private institution, or any other person to carry out this chapter. The board shall not provide any funds for special interest groups to lobby or otherwise promote the group's special interests;   To employ, in its discretion, an executive director and other qualified technical, professional and clerical personnel, including investigators and expert witnesses, as may be required for the operation of the board;   To establish, charge, collect and revise reasonable and necessary fees to applicants and registrants to support the administration and enforcement of this chapter;   To identify specialties and to establish qualifications, conduct examinations and issue certificates in those specialties to qualified applicants and to recognize and authorize the use of certain geologic designations;   To prepare, administer and grade oral and written examinations authorized under this chapter;   To issue, reissue, renew, suspend, revoke or deny the issuance, reissuance or renewal of certificates of registration or certificates of enrollment;   To authorize the preparation and conduct of continuing education programs with voluntary participation;   To establish standards of professional conduct;   To investigate complaints of violations of this chapter, any rule, regulation or written order of the board, any condition of registration, or standard of professional conduct by registrants or nonregistrants, as provided in this chapter and to impose sanctions and penalties for violations, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the practice of any registrant or any other person engaged in the practice of geology;   To administer oaths and affirmations, and to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence;   To begin and maintain legal actions to enforce this chapter and to seek injunctions;   To delegate powers, duties or responsibilities to the executive director as deemed necessary to efficiently administer this chapter; and   To discharge other powers, duties and responsibilities provided under this chapter or as necessary to implement this chapter.