Registration (Act 1328) – Enacted 2003
All Home Inspectors must register with the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board.
Required Exam: Applicants must pass the National Home Inspector Examination.
Required Insurance: Must have general liability insurance of at least $100,000.
Required CEU: 14 Hours CEC per year. No more than 4 hours can be from a correspondence course. Up to 10 hours of
CECs may be carried over to the following year.
Contact Info
Secretary of State's Office, Division of Corporations
State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 682-3409
Fax: (501) 682-3437
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/corp_ucc.html
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/acts/2003/Public/Act1328.rtf.
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/ar_rules/rule_final/198.00.03-003F.pdf
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700 - Initial Registration And Renewal Of Registrations: All persons applying for registration or
renewal of registration, as a home inspector, shall be of good moral character.
701 – Requirements For All Applicants: All applicants shall submit to the board:
A. An application, on a form prescribed by the Board. No person who is registered under one (1) name as provided in
these regulations shall engage in business as a home inspector under any other name unless the other name(s) is also
included on the most recent application and is also registered.
B. The original copy of a current certificate of insurance, issued by an insurance company licensed, or surplus lines
approved, to do business in the state of Arkansas, showing that the applicant has procured general liability insurance in
the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) (If a current certificate is already on file with the
Board, note that fact on the application and submit a new certificate not later than the renewal date of the policy.) The
certificate must include the following information:
1. Name and address of the insured.
2. Name, business address, and telephone number of the person and agency issuing the
certificate.
3. Name of the firm providing the insurance.
4. Coverage being provided (a minimum of $100,000 general liability.)
5. The insurance policy number.
6. The “Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board” named as the certificate holder.
7. The effective dates of the coverage.
8. Signature of the issuing agent.
9. Cancellation and notification requirements as specified in §17-52-318(a) & (b) of the
Arkansas Code Annotated.
C. The required registration or registration renewal fee (see paragraph 602 above,) shall accompanythe application.
702 – Additional Requirement For First Time Applicant (Competency Examination): A person applying for registration for
the first time shall have his signature witnessed by a notary public. He shall submit with the application certified copies of
documents attesting to the successful completion of the competency examination. For the purposes of this state, the
examination consists of two parts; the current version of the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE) as provided by
the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, Inc., 932 Lee Street, Suite 202, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60016 and the current version of the Standards and Ethics Examination as provided by the American Society of
Home Inspectors also of Des Plaines, Illinois.
703 – Additional Requirements For Renewal of Registration: Effective in 2004, and thereafter:
A. All persons who have been registered more than 12 months and are renewing a current registration, in addition to the
requirements of paragraph 701, shall submit a AHIRB Form CE-1 that establishes that he/she has satisfactorily
completed the continuing education requirements in the proceeding training year. The form shall be completed in its
entirety and attached to the registration renewal application. Failure to do so will be adequate basis for denial of
registration renewal without further action by the Board. See paragraph 801 below, for the continuing education
requirements.
B. Penalties For Unsubstantiated Data On Continuing Education Claim Form: Submission of a Continuing Education
Claim Form whose content cannot be substantiated may be the basis for denial of registration renewal or revocation of a
previously renewed registration and punitive actions as may be levied by the Board based on the facts of the particular
circumstances involved.
C. As stated in §17-52-307 A.C.A, as part of an investigation or as a condition of renewal, the Board may require an
inspector to submit inspection reports and other documents to be reviewed by the Arkansas Home Inspector
Registration Board Rules And Procedures
board. Further, requests by the board for copies of inspection reports shall supersede any contract of client privacy or
confidentiality, whether written or oral.
All Home Inspectors must register with the Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board.
Required Exam: Applicants must pass the National Home Inspector Examination.
Required Insurance: Must have general liability insurance of at least $100,000.
Required CEU: 14 Hours CEC per year. No more than 4 hours can be from a correspondence course. Up to 10 hours of
CECs may be carried over to the following year.
Contact Info
Secretary of State's Office, Division of Corporations
State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 682-3409
Fax: (501) 682-3437
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/corp_ucc.html
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/acts/2003/Public/Act1328.rtf.
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/ar_rules/rule_final/198.00.03-003F.pdf
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700 - Initial Registration And Renewal Of Registrations: All persons applying for registration or
renewal of registration, as a home inspector, shall be of good moral character.
701 – Requirements For All Applicants: All applicants shall submit to the board:
A. An application, on a form prescribed by the Board. No person who is registered under one (1) name as provided in
these regulations shall engage in business as a home inspector under any other name unless the other name(s) is also
included on the most recent application and is also registered.
B. The original copy of a current certificate of insurance, issued by an insurance company licensed, or surplus lines
approved, to do business in the state of Arkansas, showing that the applicant has procured general liability insurance in
the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) (If a current certificate is already on file with the
Board, note that fact on the application and submit a new certificate not later than the renewal date of the policy.) The
certificate must include the following information:
1. Name and address of the insured.
2. Name, business address, and telephone number of the person and agency issuing the
certificate.
3. Name of the firm providing the insurance.
4. Coverage being provided (a minimum of $100,000 general liability.)
5. The insurance policy number.
6. The “Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board” named as the certificate holder.
7. The effective dates of the coverage.
8. Signature of the issuing agent.
9. Cancellation and notification requirements as specified in §17-52-318(a) & (b) of the
Arkansas Code Annotated.
C. The required registration or registration renewal fee (see paragraph 602 above,) shall accompanythe application.
702 – Additional Requirement For First Time Applicant (Competency Examination): A person applying for registration for
the first time shall have his signature witnessed by a notary public. He shall submit with the application certified copies of
documents attesting to the successful completion of the competency examination. For the purposes of this state, the
examination consists of two parts; the current version of the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE) as provided by
the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, Inc., 932 Lee Street, Suite 202, Des Plaines,
Illinois 60016 and the current version of the Standards and Ethics Examination as provided by the American Society of
Home Inspectors also of Des Plaines, Illinois.
703 – Additional Requirements For Renewal of Registration: Effective in 2004, and thereafter:
A. All persons who have been registered more than 12 months and are renewing a current registration, in addition to the
requirements of paragraph 701, shall submit a AHIRB Form CE-1 that establishes that he/she has satisfactorily
completed the continuing education requirements in the proceeding training year. The form shall be completed in its
entirety and attached to the registration renewal application. Failure to do so will be adequate basis for denial of
registration renewal without further action by the Board. See paragraph 801 below, for the continuing education
requirements.
B. Penalties For Unsubstantiated Data On Continuing Education Claim Form: Submission of a Continuing Education
Claim Form whose content cannot be substantiated may be the basis for denial of registration renewal or revocation of a
previously renewed registration and punitive actions as may be levied by the Board based on the facts of the particular
circumstances involved.
C. As stated in §17-52-307 A.C.A, as part of an investigation or as a condition of renewal, the Board may require an
inspector to submit inspection reports and other documents to be reviewed by the Arkansas Home Inspector
Registration Board Rules And Procedures
board. Further, requests by the board for copies of inspection reports shall supersede any contract of client privacy or
confidentiality, whether written or oral.
