reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MS Code § 73-57-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 57 - Mississippi Respiratory Care Practice Act|§ 73-57-39. Offenses; penalties

  It is a misdemeanor for any person to:   Sell, fraudulently obtain or furnish any respiratory care permit, license, record, or aid or abet therein.   Practice respiratory care under cover of any respiratory care diploma, permit, license or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued.   Practice respiratory care unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter.   Impersonate in any manner or pretend to be a respiratory care practitioner or use the title "licensed respiratory care practitioner," the letters "L.R.C.P." or any other words, letters, signs, symbols or devices to indicate the person using them is a licensed respiratory care practitioner, unless duly authorized by license or permit to perform under the provisions of this chapter.   Practice respiratory care during the time his license or permit is suspended, revoked or expired.   Fail to notify the board of the suspension, probation or revocation of any past or currently held licenses, required to practice respiratory care in this or any other jurisdiction.   Make false representations or impersonate or act as a proxy for another person or allow or aid any person to impersonate him in connection with any examination or application for licensing or request to be examined or licensed.   Otherwise violate any provisions of this chapter.     Such misdemeanor shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both fine and imprisonment for each offense.
MS Code § 73-59-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-1. Definitions

 For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein:   "Board" means the State Board of Contractors created in Section 31-3-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.   "Residential builder" means any corporation, partnership or individual who constructs a building or structure for sale for use by another as a residence or who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, wage or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction, or superintending of the construction, of any building or structure which is not more than three (3) floors in height, to be used by another as a residence, when the total cost of the undertaking exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).   "Remodeler" means any corporation, partnership or individual who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, wage or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction, or superintending of the construction, of improvements to an existing residence when the total cost of the improvements exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).   "Residential construction" means any undertaking described in paragraph (b) of this section performed by a residential builder.   "Residential improvement" means any undertaking described in paragraph (c) of this section performed by a remodeler.   "Active licensee" means any builder or remodeler licensed under this chapter and engaged in building and remodeling.   "Inactive licensee" means any builder or remodeler licensed under this chapter and not engaged in building or remodeling.
MS Code § 73-59-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-5. Application for examination and license; fee; examination and other factors considered in licensing; record of examination; reexamination; applicant to disclose other states in which licensed

 Any corporation, partnership or individual seeking to be licensed and examined under this chapter shall file with the board a written application on such form as may be prescribed by the board. Such application shall be accompanied by the payment of the license fee. If the application sufficiently contains the information required pursuant to this chapter, the applicant shall be examined by the board at its next meeting using a uniform written examination prescribed by the board. The board shall administer an oral examination to applicants who are unable to take the written examination. In addition, the board, in examining such applicant, shall consider the following:   Experience;   Complaints; and   Other pertinent information the board may require.   If, as a result of the examination, the board finds that the applicant is qualified to engage in residential construction or residential improvement in Mississippi, the applicant shall be issued a license. Any applicant rejected by the board shall be given the opportunity to be reexamined at the next regularly scheduled examination date after a new application has been filed and the license fee has again been paid.   The board shall make and preserve a record of each examination of an applicant and the findings of the board pertaining to such examination. A certified copy of such record, omitting confidential test questions, shall be furnished to the applicant so requesting such record upon the payment of a fee to the board that reasonably reflects the cost of furnishing such record to the applicant.   Each application or filing made under this section shall include the social security number(s) of the applicant in accordance with Section 93-11-64, Mississippi Code of 1972.   Each application for a license under this chapter shall reveal any other states in which the applicant or any partner or business associate of the applicant is licensed and whether the applicant, partner or business associate has had a license revoked or suspended in any other state. If the applicant fails to provide this information, the board may deny or revoke the applicant's license. If the applicant has had a license revoked in another state, the board may deny the application for a license in this state.
MS Code § 73-59-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-7. Emergency licenses; fee

 In the event of a catastrophe or emergency which arises out of a disaster, act of God, riot, civil commotion, conflagration or other similar occurrence, the board, upon application, may issue an emergency license to persons who are residents or nonresidents of this state and who may or may not be otherwise licensed residential builders or remodelers. Such emergency license shall remain in force for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, unless extended for an additional period of ninety (90) days by the board or until a contract to build or remodel entered into during the period of the emergency license has been completed.   Within five (5) days of any applicant beginning work as a residential builder or remodeler under this section, the employer or person contracting with such person shall certify to the board such application without being deemed in violation of this chapter, provided that the board, after notice and hearing, may take disciplinary action or revoke the emergency license upon grounds as otherwise contained in this chapter providing for such disciplinary action or revocation of a residential builder's or remodeler's license.   The fee for an emergency license shall be in an amount not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) as determined by the board and shall be due and payable at the time of the issuance of such emergency license.
MS Code § 73-59-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-9. Violations in connection with licensing; penalties; builder or remodeler without license may not bring certain actions

  Any residential builder who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of residential construction without having a valid license as required by this chapter, or who knowingly presents to the board, or files with the board, false information for the purpose of obtaining such license, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or be imprisoned for not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days in the county jail, or both.   Any remodeler who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of residential improvement without having a valid license as required by this chapter, or who knowingly presents to the board, or files with the board, false information for the purpose of obtaining such license, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or be imprisoned for not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days in the county jail, or both.   A residential builder or remodeler who does not have the license provided by this chapter may not bring any action, either at law or in equity, to enforce any contract for residential building or remodeling or to enforce a sales contract.   The board shall have the authority to issue a citation and may stop work of a residential builder or remodeler performing work without having a valid license as required by this chapter.
MS Code § 73-59-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-11. Additional duties of board

 The board shall have the following additional duties for the purposes of this chapter:   To conduct thorough investigations of all applicants seeking a license or licensees seeking renewal of their licenses and of all complaints filed with the board concerning the performance of a residential builder.   To obtain information concerning the responsibility of any applicant for a license or of a licensee. Such information may be obtained by investigation, by hearings, or by any other reasonable and lawful means. The board shall keep such information appropriately filed.   To maintain a list of residential builders and remodelers to whom licenses are issued, refused, revoked or suspended, which list shall be available to any interested person.   To prepare annually a complete roster that shows all the names and places of business of the residential builders and remodelers licensed by the board during the preceding year and to forward a copy of the roster to each municipality and county in the state and to file the roster with the Secretary of State.   To take disciplinary actions pursuant to the provisions of Section 73-59-13.   To adopt rules and regulations governing disciplinary actions and the conduct of its hearings and to adopt such other rules and regulations as the board finds necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.   The board may require continuing education for any residential builder or remodeler licensed under this chapter; provided, however, that any residential builder or remodeler who has held a valid license under this chapter before July 1, 2015, shall be exempt from any continuing education requirements. No more than two (2) hours of continuing education shall be required by the board per year.   The holder of a valid license shall disclose to the owner or other person with whom the holder is contracting at the signing of a contract or the initial agreement to perform work whether the holder carries general liability insurance. The disclosure shall be written, the structure and composition of which shall be determined by the State Board of Contractors, and shall be placed immediately before the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the purchaser. The disclosure shall be boldfaced and conspicuous type which is larger than the type of the remaining text of the contract.
MS Code § 73-59-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-15. Persons and matters exempt

  This chapter shall not apply to:   Agricultural buildings, buildings used for agricultural purposes, buildings constructed as a community effort, or tenant houses;   Any person who undertakes construction or improvement on his own residence, or who acts as his own general contractor in the performance of construction or improvement on his own residence;   Any person who undertakes residential construction or improvement, or who acts as a general contractor in the performance of residential construction or improvement, or who acts under supervision of the owner-occupant with respect to residential construction or improvement, when the owner of such construction or improvement is related to such person by consanguinity or direct affinity;   The owners of property who supervise, superintend, oversee, direct or in any manner assume charge of the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, movement, demolition, putting up, tearing down or maintenance of any building, railroad, excavation, project, development, improvement, plant facility or any other construction undertaking on such property for use by such owner and which will not be for sale, rent, public use or public assembly;   Any contractor holding a valid license or certificate of responsibility for general construction from the board;   Any nonresident contractor holding a valid license or certificate of responsibility for general construction;   Any person who constructs two (2) single residences or less within a period of one (1) year in any county or municipality which does not require a building permit or any local certification for such construction, provided that the person is not building the residences for sale.     A person specified in subsection (1)(b) or (c) shall not make more than two (2) applications for a permit to construct a single residence or shall not construct more than two (2) single residences within a period of one (1) year. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that such person intends to construct for the purpose of sale, lease, rent or any similar purpose if more than two (2) applications are made for a permit to construct a single residence or if more than two (2) single residences are constructed within a period of one (1) year.
MS Code § 73-59-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-17. Denial of permit to persons not duly licensed; reporting of violations

 The building official, or other authority charged with the duty of issuing building or similar permits, of any municipality or county, shall refuse to issue a permit for any undertaking which would classify the applicant as a residential builder or remodeler under this chapter unless the applicant has furnished evidence that he is either licensed as required by this chapter or exempt from the requirements of this chapter. The building official, or other authority charged with the duty of issuing building or similar permits, shall also report to the board the name and address of any person who, in his opinion, has violated this chapter by accepting, or contracting to accomplish, work which would classify the person as a residential builder or remodeler under this chapter without a license or acknowledgement.
MS Code § 73-59-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-19. Licensee may work on certain commercial structures without additional license

 Any residential builder licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may, without being required to obtain an additional license under any other law of this state, construct, improve, repair, remodel or renovate any commercial structure, provided the prescribed contract job does not exceed seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.
MS Code § 73-59-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 59 - Residential Builders and Remodelers|§ 73-59-21. Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers; appointment; quorum; powers

  There is hereby created the Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers which shall be subordinate to the State Board of Contractors as set forth in Section 31-3-3. The standing committee shall be composed of the two (2) residential builders who serve as members of the State Board of Contractors and three (3) additional residential builders as defined in Section 73-59-1 to be appointed by the Governor. The terms of the ex officio members shall be concurrent with their terms as members of the State Board of Contractors. The initial terms of the three (3) additional residential builders on the Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers shall be one (1), three (3) and five (5) years, respectively, beginning July 1, 2000. Upon the expiration of the initial term of any member not serving ex officio, his or her successor shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years.   The Governor shall appoint one (1) of the two (2) ex officio members as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers. The Executive Director of the State Board of Contractors as set forth in Section 31-3-11 shall serve as secretary of the standing committee. The standing committee shall meet no less than once per quarter of each year at a date and time to be set by its chairman upon at least five (5) business days notice by regular mail. The members of the standing committee shall be entitled to receive a per diem as provided in Section 31-3-9.   Three (3) members of the Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote of those present and voting at any meeting shall be necessary to transact business.   The Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers shall have the power to make recommendations to the State Board of Contractors pertaining to all duties set forth in Sections 73-59-11 and 73-59-13. The standing committee shall have only the power to make recommendations to the State Board of Contractors and the State Board of Contractors shall have the power and authority to accept or reject any recommendation made by the standing committee. Hearings regarding residential builders and remodelers shall be exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers.
MS Code § 73-60-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-1. Definitions

 The following words shall have the meaning ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:   "Client" means any person who engages or seeks to engage the services of a home inspector for the purpose of obtaining an inspection of and written report on the conditions of a residential building.   "Home inspection" means the process by which a home inspector examines the observable systems and components of improvements to residential real property that are readily accessible.   "Home inspection report" means a written evaluation prepared and issued by a home inspector concerning the condition of the improvements to residential real property.   "Home inspector" means any person, who for compensation, conducts a home inspection.   "Residential real property" means a structure intended to be, or that is in fact, used as a residence and consisting of one (1) to four (4) family dwelling units.   "Commission" means the Mississippi Real Estate Commission as established under Section 73-35-5, Mississippi Code of 1972.
MS Code § 73-60-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-3. Administration and enforcement of chapter by Mississippi Real Estate Commission; powers and duties of commission

 This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Mississippi Real Estate Commission, which shall have the duties and powers to:   Receive applications for licensure as a home inspector under this chapter, establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of applications and issue licenses to qualified applicants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;   Implement recommendations made to the commission with respect to upgrading and improving the experience, education and examination requirements that are required for a home inspector license;   Adopt and publish a code of ethics and standards of practice for persons licensed under this chapter;   Collect all licensing fees required or permitted by this chapter;   Take appropriate action upon a decision and the related findings of fact made by the commission, or a hearing officer employed by the commission, if, after an administrative hearing, the commission or hearing officer (i) determines that a licensed home inspector under this chapter has violated the code of ethics and standards established under this section, and (ii) recommends that the license of the home inspector be suspended or revoked, that renewal be denied, or that some other disciplinary action be taken;   Develop and adopt a licensing examination, which would meet nationally recognized standards, to determine the knowledge of an applicant of the home inspector profession;   Solicit bids and enter into contracts with one (1) or more educational testing services or organizations approved by the board for the preparation of questions and answers for licensure examinations under this chapter;   Develop the application and license forms;   Adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this chapter that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the Constitution and laws of Mississippi or of the United States;   Employ an assistant to the commission administrator who shall keep a record of all proceedings, transactions, communications and official acts of the commission and perform such other duties as the commission may require; and   Employ such other staff and technical assistance as may be necessary to properly administer the requirements of this chapter.
MS Code § 73-60-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 60 - Home Inspectors|§ 73-60-7. Powers and duties of Mississippi Real Estate Commission; civil and criminal immunity

  The Mississippi Real Estate Commission shall have the duties and powers to:   Be responsible for matters relating to home inspectors' code of ethics and standards, home inspector qualifications, testing standards and disciplinary functions.   Hold meetings, public hearings and administrative hearings and prepare examination specifications for licensed home inspectors.   Conduct investigations, subpoena individuals and records, administer oaths, take testimony and receive evidence and to do all other things necessary and proper to discipline a person licensed under this chapter and to enforce this chapter. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, upon application by the commission, may issue to this person an order requiring him to appear before the commission, or the officer designated by him, there to produce documentary evidence if so ordered or to give evidence touching the matter under investigation or in question. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt of court.   Further define by regulation, the type of educational experience, home inspector experience and equivalent experience that will meet the statutory requirements.   Suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings provided for in this chapter.   Present an annual budget to the Mississippi Legislature for approval. A copy of the budget shall be given to the commission.     The members of the commission shall be immune from any civil action or criminal prosecution for initiating or assisting in any lawful investigation of the actions of, or participating in any disciplinary proceeding concerning, a home inspector licensed pursuant to this chapter, provided that such action is taken without malicious intent and in the reasonable belief that the action was taken pursuant to the powers and duties vested in the members of the commission under this chapter.