Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-12-.12 - Inactive Status
(1) A licensee may
request inactive license status by making application to the Commissioner and
paying the applicable fifty dollar ($50.00) fee. A licensee whose license is in
inactive status may not directly or indirectly engage in conduct or advertise
or claim to be engaging in or conducting the business or acting in the capacity
of a home inspector as defined in T.C.A.§
62-6-302. No continuing education
shall be required for renewal of an inactive license. Licensees holding an
inactive license are not required to maintain general liability or errors and
omissions insurance.
(2) To
reactivate an inactive license, licensee shall submit an application for
reinstatement on a form as prescribed by the commissioner, accompanied by:
(a) A reactivation fee of two hundred dollars
($200.00); and
(b) A certificate of
general liability insurance in the amount of at least five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000.00) and errors and omissions insurance to cover all home
inspection activities contemplated in T.C.A.§
62-6-301 et seq. and the rules
promulgated thereunder; and
(c) A
sworn statement that the licensee has not violated any provisions of the
Tennessee Home Inspector Licensing Act of 2005, (T.C.A. 62-6-301, et seq.) or
the rules promulgated thereunder while the applicant's license was in inactive
status; and
(d) If more than two
(2) years have passed since the license was placed in an inactive status, the
applicant shall, in addition to the requirements set for in T.C.A.
62-6-307(f)(2)(A), also furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner tiiat
tiie applicant has completed thirty-two (32) hours of commissioner-approved
continuing education during the twenty-four (24) months Immediately preceding
the date of application for reinstatement.
(3) The licensing period for an inactive
license shall be Identical to the licensing period for the originally issued
active license. Inactive licenses shall be renewed
biennially.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-6-307 [effective July 1, 2006]; Public Chapter No. 230 and Chapter 65 of the Public Acts of 2005, §§ 4, 6, 11, and 12.
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