Rules and Regulations for Home Inspectors and Associate Home Inspectors

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws § R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 5-65-17 and 5-65.1-3

Purpose and Reason:

The Department of Business Regulation has proposed the amendment of this regulation to conform to clarifying statutory changes made to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-2 of the electrician licensing law, 2024 Public Laws, ch. 209 & 210, effective 1/30/2025. http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/PublicLaws/law24/law24209.htm http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/PublicLaws/law24/law24210.htm 

The Department is not exercising any discretion in making these amendments. The changes are only to ensure that this regulation is consistent with the updated electrician licensing laws and related guidance issued by Department of Labor and Training. 

While preparing these amendments, it was discovered that cross references within § 5.24.5(D)(5) to §§ 5.22.5 and 5.22.6 (and which also appear throughout the regulation) were incorrect. Those subsections do not exist in the regulation. Upon further review, it was clear that those cross references are meant to point to the exclusions and prohibitions set forth in §§ 5.24.5 and 5.24.6 which contain the standards for the scope of the home inspection and general exclusions. All instances have been corrected. No change to status quo.