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Ohio Rev Code § 4763.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.10 | Refusal to Issue or Renew Certificate, Registration or License.

Effective: March 5, 1996|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 304 - 121st General Assembly|(A) The superintendent of real estate may refuse to issue a certificate, registration, or license to an applicant based upon any act or omission for which a certificate holder, registrant, or licensee may be disciplined under section 4763.11 of the Revised Code or refuse to renew a certificate, registration, or license of a current certificate holder, registrant, or licensee for failing to comply with this chapter. If the superintendent refuses to issue or renew a certificate, registration, or license, the superintendent shall notify the applicant, certificate holder, registrant, or licensee of the basis for the refusal. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the notice shall comply with division (B) of section 4763.11 of the Revised Code and the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. An applicant, certificate holder, registrant, or licensee may appeal the superintendent's decision to the real estate appraiser board which shall provide the applicant, certificate holder, registrant, or licensee with the opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel, or both. All appeals shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, an applicant, certificate holder, registrant, or licensee may appeal the decision of the board to any court of common pleas.(B) The superintendent is not required to afford a hearing to an applicant who is refused a certificate or license because of failure to pass the examination required by section 4763.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4763.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.14 | Record Retention and Maintenance.

Effective: December 14, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 213 - 132nd General Assembly|A person licensed, registered, or certified under this chapter shall retain for a period of five years the original or a true copy of each written contract for the person's services relating to real estate appraisal work, all appraisal reports, and all work file documentation and data assembled in preparing those reports. The retention period begins on the date the appraisal report is submitted to the client unless, prior to expiration of the retention period, the certificate holder, registrant, or licensee is notified that the appraisal or report is the subject of or is otherwise involved in pending litigation, in which case the retention period shall commence two years from the date of final disposition of the litigation.A certificate holder, registrant, and a licensee shall make available all records required to be maintained under this section for inspection and copying by the superintendent of real estate or the real estate appraiser board, or both, upon reasonable notice to the certificate holder, registrant, or licensee.
Ohio Rev Code § 4763.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.15 | Real Estate Appraiser Operating Fund.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|Except for moneys required to be transferred into the real estate appraiser recovery fund pursuant to section 4763.16 of the Revised Code or as required pursuant to this section, the superintendent of real estate may deposit all fees collected under this chapter into the state treasury to the credit of the real estate appraiser operating fund, which is hereby created. All operating expenses of the real estate appraiser board and the superintendent of real estate relating to the administration and enforcement of this chapter and Chapter 4768. of the Revised Code shall be paid from this fund. The fund shall be assessed a proportionate share of the administrative cost of the department of commerce in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of commerce, and the assessment shall be paid from the operating fund to the division of administration fund. If, in any biennium, the director of commerce determines that moneys in the operating fund exceed those necessary to fund the activities of the board and of the superintendent of real estate that relate to this chapter and Chapter 4768. of the Revised Code, the director may pay the excess funds to the real estate appraiser recovery fund. Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:24 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4763.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.17 | Liability for Damages.

Effective: December 14, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 213 - 132nd General Assembly|Every partnership, corporation, or association which employs, retains, or engages the services of a person licensed, registered, or certified under this chapter, whether the certificate holder, registrant, or licensee is an independent contractor or under the supervision or control of the partnership, corporation, or association, is jointly and severally liable for any damages incurred by any person as a result of an act or omission concerning a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraisal report prepared or facilitated in the preparation by a certificate holder, registrant, or licensee while employed, retained, or engaged by the partnership, corporation, or association.
Ohio Rev Code § 4763.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.18 | Effect of Child Support Default on License, or Certificate.

Effective: March 22, 2001|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly|On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the real estate appraiser board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 4763.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.19 | Appraisal for Mortgage Loan by Unlicensed Person Prohibited.

Effective: December 14, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 213 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, no person shall perform or prepare a real estate appraisal, appraisal report, or real estate appraisal review for a mortgage loan, unless the person is licensed or certified under this chapter to do the appraisal.(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a lender using a market analysis or price opinion, an internal valuation analysis, or an automated valuation model or report based on an automated valuation model, and any person providing that report to the lender to validate or support the value conclusion provided by the person licensed or certified under this chapter to do the appraisal.
Ohio Rev Code § 4763.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.20 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective: March 22, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly|The real estate appraiser board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4763.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4763 | Real Estate Appraisers|Section 4763.99 | Penalty.

Effective: January 1, 2007|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 185 - 126th General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4763.12, division (B), (C), or (D) of section 4763.13, or section 4763.19 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates division (E) of section 4763.12 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.02 | License.

Effective: November 1, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) No person shall knowingly conduct a home inspection or represent a qualification to conduct a home inspection for compensation or other valuable consideration unless that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter as a home inspector or performing a parallel inspection. (B) No person shall perform a home inspection unless it is performed pursuant to a written contract entered into between a licensed home inspector and a client. (C) No person shall perform a home inspection unless the home inspection conforms to requirements specified in rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector board pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 4764.05 of the Revised Code. (D) No person shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false representation concerning a material and relevant fact relating to the person's licensure as a home inspector.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.03 | Exceptions.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|Section 4764.02 of the Revised Code does not apply to any person described as follows if the person is acting within the scope of practice of the person's respective profession: (A) A person who is employed by or whose services otherwise are retained by this state or a political subdivision of this state for the purpose of enforcing building codes; (B) A person holding a valid certificate to practice architecture issued under Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code; (C) A person registered as a professional engineer under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code; (D) A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning contractor, refrigeration contractor, electrical contractor, plumbing contractor, or hydronics contractor who is licensed under Chapter 4740. or section 3781.102 of the Revised Code or who is licensed or registered under section 715.27 of the Revised Code; (E) A real estate broker, real estate salesperson, foreign real estate dealer, or foreign real estate salesperson who is licensed under Chapter 4735. of the Revised Code; (F) A real estate appraiser who is licensed under Chapter 4763. of the Revised Code; (G) A public insurance adjuster who holds a valid certificate of authority issued under Chapter 3951. of the Revised Code or an employee or representative of an insurer licensed to transact business in this state under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code who conducts an inspection of any property or structure for purposes related to the business of insurance; (H) A commercial applicator of pesticide who is licensed under Chapter 921. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.04 | Ohio Home Inspector Board.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|There is hereby created the Ohio home inspector board consisting of seven members. The governor shall appoint five members who are licensed home inspectors. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives each shall appoint one member who represents the public and has no financial interest in the home inspection industry. Not more than four members of the board shall be members of the same political party.The governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives shall make the initial appointments to the board not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section. Of the initial appointments to the board, the governor shall appoint one member to a term ending one year after the effective date of this section, two members to a term ending three years after that date, and two members to a term ending five years after that date. The president of the senate shall appoint one member to a term ending two years after that date, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member to a term ending four years after that date. Thereafter, each term shall be for five years, ending on the same day of the same month as the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. A member appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of a term shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration of the term until the member's successor takes office.The members of the board shall not be compensated but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties as members.The person who, or office that, appointed a member may remove that member for misconduct, neglect of duty, incapacity, or malfeasance.The Ohio home inspector board is a part of the department of commerce for administrative purposes. The director of commerce is ex officio the executive officer of the board, or the director may designate the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing to act as executive officer of the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.08 | Continuing Education Instruction Requirements.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|During each three-year period that a license is valid, a licensed home inspector shall successfully complete not less than fourteen hours of continuing education instruction annually in courses or programs directly applicable to the standards of practice and requirements specified in rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector board pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 4764.05 of the Revised Code. The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall accept only those courses and programs the superintendent approves in accordance with division (A)(8) of section 4764.06 of the Revised Code prior to the date the licensed home inspector completes the course or program. The superintendent shall not include parallel inspections completed by a person for credit toward satisfying the continuing education requirements specified in this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.09 | Expiration of License; Renewal.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) A home inspector license issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter expires three years after the date of issuance or renewal. (B)(1) To renew a home inspector license, a licensed home inspector shall file all of the following with the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing within the ninety-day period immediately preceding the date the license expires: (a) A renewal application pursuant to the procedures established by the Ohio home inspector board under section 4764.05 of the Revised Code;  (b) Proof of holding or being covered by a comprehensive general liability insurance policy or a commercial general liability insurance policy in accordance with division (A) of section 4764.11 of the Revised Code; (c) Proof of satisfying the continuing education requirements specified in section 4764.08 of the Revised Code. (2) A licensed home inspector who fails to renew a license before its expiration may, during the three months following the expiration, renew the license by following the procedures in division (B)(1) of this section and paying a late renewal fee in an amount the Ohio home inspector board establishes. A licensed home inspector who applies for a late renewal pursuant to this division shall not engage in any activities permitted under the license being renewed until the superintendent notifies the licensed home inspector that the licensed home inspector's license has been renewed. (C) A licensed home inspector who fails to renew a license prior to its expiration or during the three months following its expiration, or who fails to submit the proof required under division (B)(1)(b) or (c) of this section, may subsequently obtain a license by applying for a license pursuant to section 4764.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.10 | Licensees From Other Jurisdictions.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing may issue a home inspector license to an applicant who holds a license, registration, or certification as a home inspector in another jurisdiction if that applicant submits an application on a form the superintendent provides, pays the fee the Ohio home inspector board prescribes, and satisfies all of the following requirements: (A) The applicant is licensed, registered, or certified as a home inspector in a jurisdiction that the board determines grants the same privileges to persons licensed under this chapter as this state grants to persons in that jurisdiction. (B) That other jurisdiction has licensing, registration, or certification requirements that are substantially similar to, or exceed, those of this state. (C) The applicant attests that the applicant is familiar with and will abide by this chapter. (D) The applicant attests to all of the following in a written statement that the applicant submits to the superintendent: (1) To provide the superintendent the name and address of an agent to receive service of process in this state or that the applicant authorizes the superintendent to act as agent for that applicant; (2) That service of process in accordance with the Revised Code is proper and the applicant is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state; (3) That any cause of action arising out of the conduct of the applicant's business in this state shall be filed in the county in which the events that gave rise to that cause of action occurred.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.11 | Insurance Requirements; Recordkeeping.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Every licensed home inspector shall maintain, or be covered by, a comprehensive general liability insurance policy or a commercial general liability insurance policy with coverage limits of not less than one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and not less than a three- hundred-thousand-dollar aggregate limit. The insurance policy shall provide coverage against liability of the licensed home inspector for loss, damage, or expense as a result of an act that occurred while the licensed home inspector was on the premises performing a home inspection. If the employer of a licensed home inspector is not a licensed home inspector and maintains an insurance policy covering the licensed home inspector, the licensed home inspector is not required to maintain the licensed home inspector's own insurance policy. (B) Every licensed home inspector shall retain for a period of five years the original or a true copy of each written contract for the licensee's services relating to home inspection work, all home inspection reports, and all work file documentation and data assembled in preparing those reports. The retention period begins on the date the report is submitted to the client unless, prior to expiration of the retention period, the licensee is notified that the services or report is the subject of or is otherwise involved in pending investigation or litigation, in which case the retention period begins on the date of final disposition of the litigation. A licensee shall make available all records required to be maintained under this section for inspection and copying by the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing upon reasonable notice to the licensee.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.15 | Violation of Chapter; Injuction.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|The superintendent of real estate and professional licensing may apply to any court of common pleas to enjoin a violation of this chapter. Upon a showing by the superintendent that a person has violated or is violating this chapter, the court shall grant an injunction, restraining order, or other appropriate relief.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.17 | Construction of Chapter; Actions for Damages.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action against a licensed home inspector for a violation of this chapter if that action is not otherwise maintainable under common law. (B) An action for damages that is based on professional services that were rendered or that should have been rendered by a licensed home inspector shall not be brought, commenced, or maintained unless the action is filed within one year after the date that the home inspection is performed. (C) Before bringing, commencing, or maintaining an action under division (B) of this section, a client shall notify the licensed home inspector of the alleged deficiencies and shall allow the licensed home inspector the opportunity to review and remedy the alleged deficiencies. The statute of limitations specified in division (B) of this section shall be tolled for the period that begins on the date the client notifies the licensed home inspector of the alleged deficiencies and that ends on the date that the licensed home inspector reviews, declines to review, remedies, or declines to remedy the alleged deficiencies, whichever comes later. (D) The remedies provided under sections 4764.12 to 4764.15 of the Revised Code are the exclusive remedies for alleged violations of any conflict of interest prohibitions specified in the rules adopted by the Ohio home inspector board pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 4764.05 of the Revised Code. (E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing from investigating, or to prohibit the board from taking action against a licensed home inspector for violations of this chapter if the investigation commences more than one year after the date that the licensed home inspector conducts the home inspection that is the subject of the investigation and action.
Ohio Rev Code § 4764.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 47 | Occupations-Professions|Chapter 4764 | Home Inspectors|Section 4764.18 | Home Inspectors Fund.

Effective: April 5, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 255 - 132nd General Assembly|Except as provided in section 4764.21 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing shall deposit all money collected under this chapter in the state treasury to the credit of the home inspectors fund, which is hereby created. Money credited to the fund shall be used solely by the superintendent to pay costs associated with the administration and enforcement of this chapter.