Alabama Administrative Code › Title 355 - STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE › Chapter 355-17-1 - ALABAMA HOME INSPSECTORS REGISTRATION PROGRAM › Section 355-17-1-.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Act. The term
			 "Act" as used in this Chapter 355-17-1 shall mean Title 34, Chapter 14B of the
Code of Ala. 1975
, as amended.
(2) Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The
			 Term "Alabama Administrative Procedure Act" refers to the act codified at Title
			 41, Chapter 22 of the
Code of Ala. 1975
.
(3) Director. The term "Director" is defined
			 in Rule 355-11-1-.03(b).
			 Further, the Director shall be the official of the Division of Construction
			 Management responsible for and empowered to implement, supervise, and carry out
			 the requirements of this Alabama Home Inspectors Registration Program. The
			 Director's powers shall include, but shall not be limited to, the decision to
			 accept, reject, approve, or disapprove of applications (whether initial,
			 renewal, or reconsideration) for licensure, to revoke or suspend licensure,
			 imposition of fines and making a final decision on all complaint procedures,
			 disciplinary hearings, and enforcement.
(4) Division of Construction Management. The
			 Division of Construction Management established pursuant to Article 14,
			 commencing with Section
			 41-4-400,
			 Division 5, Chapter 4, Title 41.
(5) Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems
			 (EIFS) Inspection. The process by which an inspector examines an EIFS in
			 accordance with the Standards of Practice for EIFS Inspectors found in Rule
			 355-18-1-.03.
(6) Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems
			 (EIFS) Inspector. A person who engages in the business of performing
			 inspections of exterior insulation and finish systems for compensation and who,
			 in the pursuit of that independent business, undertakes or offers to undertake,
			 or submits a bid to, or contracts or undertakes to inspect, or assumes charge
			 of, in a supervisory capacity or otherwise, or inspects the condition of or the
			 installation of EIFS on a private, commercial, or other building on behalf of
			 another person.
(7) Home
			 Inspection. The process by which an inspector visually examines the readily
			 accessible systems and components of a home and which describes those systems
			 and components in accordance with Standards of Practice found in Rule
			 355-18-1-.01.
(8) Home Inspector. A person who engages in
			 the business of performing home inspections for compensation and, who, in the
			 pursuit of that independent business, undertakes or offers to undertake, or
			 submits a bid to, or contracts or undertakes to inspect, or assumes charge, in
			 a supervisory capacity or otherwise, or inspects the condition of, the
			 construction of or erection of a private residence on behalf of another
			 person.
(9) License. The term
			 "license" as used in this Chapter 355-17-1 shall mean a certificate of
			 licensure issued or renewed by the Division of Construction Management pursuant
			 to the Act and this Rule 355-17-1.
(10) Person. Any natural person, limited or
			 general partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity, or any
			 combination thereof.
(11)
			 Residence. Any dwelling, from one to four units in design intended principally
			 for residential purposes by one or more individuals.
Author:
Frank Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-14B-1,
				  et seq.;
				  41-9-140,
				  et seq.