Section 16-3 - A-01. Licensing; applicability. - Maryland Statutes

§ 16-3A-01. Licensing; applicability.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Commission as a home inspector before the individual may provide home inspection services in the State. 

(b)  Applicability.- This title does not apply to: 

(1) an individual who is employed as a building code enforcement official by the State or a political subdivision of the State, while acting within the scope of that employment; 

(2) an individual who is employed as a federal or State inspector, while acting within the scope of that employment; 

(3) a plumber, electrician, professional engineer, real estate appraiser, real estate broker or agent, or heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration contractor who is licensed in the State, while acting within the scope of that license; 

(4) a roofer, general contractor, remodeler, or structural pest control specialist, while acting within the scope of that occupation; or 

(5) any other professional whose services may be required in the building or remodeling of real property and who does not claim to be a licensed home inspector. 
 

[2001, ch. 470; 2002, ch. 226.]