Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 16-3A-01
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§16–3A–01.
Official statutory text
(a) 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) 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.
(b) 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.
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