| (a) Application.
(1) A person who intends to be licensed by the Commission
must:
(A) file an application for the license through the
online process approved by the Commission or on a form approved by
the Commission for that purpose; and
(B) submit the required fee under §535.210 of
this chapter (relating to Fees).
(2) The Commission will reject an application submitted
without a sufficient filing fee.
(3) The Commission may request additional information
be provided to the Commission relating to an application.
(b) General Requirements for Licensure.
(1) To be eligible for any inspector license, an applicant
must:
(A) meet the following requirements at the time of
the application:
(i) be 18 years of age;
(ii) be a citizen of the United States or a lawfully
admitted alien;
(B) comply with the fingerprinting, education, experience
and examination requirements of the Act, Chapter 1102, and the rules
of the Commission;
(C) meet the honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity
requirements under the Act; and
(D) provide proof of financial responsibility as required
by Chapter 1102.
(2) The fact that an individual has had disabilities
of minority removed does not affect the requirement that an applicant
be 18 years of age to be eligible for a license.
(c) License for military service members, veterans,
or military spouses. Unless otherwise excepted under §535.58
of this chapter (relating to License for Military Service Members,
Veterans, or Military Spouses), an applicant who is a military service
member, veteran, or the spouse of a person who is on full-time military
service in the armed forces of the United States or serving on active
duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States must meet
all requirements of this section.
(d) Terminated application. An application will be
terminated and subject to no further evaluation or processing if the
applicant fails to satisfy the requirements of subsection (b)(1) of
this section within one year from the date the application is filed.
(e) Denial of application.
(1) An application for a license may be denied if the
Commission determines that the applicant has failed to satisfy the
Commission as to the applicant's honesty, trustworthiness and integrity
or if the applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense which
is grounds for disapproval of an application under §541.1 of
this title (relating to Criminal Offense Guidelines). Notice of the
denial and any hearing on the denial shall be as provided in §1101.364,
Texas Occupations Code, and §535.34 of this chapter (relating
to Sales Agents Employed by an Owner of Land and Structures Erected
by the Owner).
(2) Procuring or attempting to procure a license by
fraud, misrepresentation or deceit or by making a material misstatement
of fact in an application is grounds to deny the application or suspend
or revoke the license. It is a violation of this section for a sponsoring
professional inspector knowingly to make a false statement to the
Commission in an application for a license for an apprentice or a
real estate inspector.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.208 adopted to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7489; amended to be effective December 21, 1993, 18 TexReg 9103; amended to be effective September 15, 1994, 19 TexReg 6915; amended to be effective January 3, 1996, 20 TexReg 10898; amended to be effective May 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 3549; amended to be effective March 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 2429; amended to be effective December 1, 1999, 24 TexReg 10554; amended to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 11653; amended to be effective October 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 7541; amended to be effective December 24, 2001, 26 TexReg 10596; amended to be effective April 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2324;amended to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8297; amended to be effective November 15, 2005, 30 TexReg 7475; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9995; amended to be effective September 11, 2008, 33 TexReg 7517; amended to be effective March 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 1738; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7800; amended to be effective November 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 8235; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8249; amended to be effective March 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 1126; amended to be effective December 11, 2019, 44 TexReg 7709; amended to be effective August 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 6117; amended to be effective June 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 2948 |
