New Resident Automatic Registration

The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall grant automatic registration to an applicant who:

• Is now a resident of the State of Arkansas;
• Doesn’t have a disqualifying criminal offense;
• Doesn’t have a complaint, allegation, or violation pending for his or her home inspector activity; and
• Meets the following requirements:

  1. Has held, in good standing for at least one year, a home inspector registration issued by another state with similar scope of practice; or

     Has at least three years home inspection experience working in another state that doesn’t license home inspectors.

  2. And meets all other home inspector registration requirements for a resident.

The applicant must provide:

• Letter of good standing from another state showing a current, active registration with no pending complaints.
• Qualifying Education Certificate from a Board-approved educator or

  • two home inspection reports (if transferring from a regulated state) or
  • four home inspection reports (if transferring from a non-regulated state)

• Proof of successful passage of the National Home Inspector Examination and ASHI Standards of Practice and Ethics Examination.
• COI (as described below)

Certificate of Insurance (COI) for Professional Liability Insurance

All applicants must provide proof of professional liability insurance (minimum $100,000) in the form of a Certificate of Insurance (COI)**, which must include all the following information:

1. Your name and address as the insured (not your business, because we don’t register businesses).
2. Name, business address, and telephone number of the local agent from whom you obtained the policy.
3. Name of the actual insurance company (the carrier) providing the insurance.
4. Coverage being provided (a minimum of $100,000.00 professional liability).
5. The insurance policy number.
6. The “State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors, 900 W. Capitol Ave, Ste. 400, Little Rock, AR 72201″ named as the certificate holder.
7. The beginning AND ending dates of the coverage.
8. Signature of the issuing agent.
9. Cancellation and notification requirements as specified in Ark. Code §17-52-318(a) & (b), i.e., All policies and certificates shall provide that cancellation or renewal of the policy shall not be effective unless and until at least ten (10) days’ notice of cancellation or non-renewal has been received in writing by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors.)

**Please Note: It is the responsibility of the Home Inspector to provide the Board a current copy of the COI at registration and each year thereafter before the policy expires. Do not rely on your insurance company to provide it for you.