Ohio § 4764.16 Investigation of person who are not licensed

Ohio Statutes

§ 4764.16 — Investigation of person who are not licensed

Ohio § 4764.16

Title 47Occupations-Professions

Ch. 4764Home Inspectors

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4764.16 (2026).

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(A)Upon receipt of a written complaint or upon the motion of the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing, the superintendent may investigate any person who is not a licensed home inspector who has allegedly violated section4764.02of the Revised Code.

(B)The superintendent has the same powers to investigate an alleged violation of section4764.02of the Revised Code by a person who is not licensed as a home inspector as those powers are specified in section4764.12of the Revised Code. If, after an investigation pursuant to section4764.12of the Revised Code, the superintendent determines that reasonable evidence exists that an unlicensed person has violated section4764.02of the Revised Code, within seven days after that determination, the superintendent shall serve a written

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(A) Upon receipt of a written complaint or upon the motion of the superintendent of real estate and professional licensing, the superintendent may investigate any person who is not a licensed home inspector who has allegedly violated section4764.02of the Revised Code.

(B) The superintendent has the same powers to investigate an alleged violation of section4764.02of the Revised Code by a person who is not licensed as a home inspector as those powers are specified in section4764.12of the Revised Code. If, after an investigation pursuant to section4764.12of the Revised Code, the superintendent determines that reasonable evidence exists that an unlicensed person has violated section4764.02of the Revised Code, within seven days after that determination, the superintendent shall serve a written notice in accordance with sections119.05and119.07of the Revised Code and shall include in the notice the information specified in section119.07of the Revised Code for notices given to licensees, except that the notice shall specify that a hearing will be held and specify the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(C) The Ohio home inspector board shall hold a hearing regarding the alleged violation in the same manner prescribed for an adjudication hearing under section119.09of the Revised Code. If the board, after the hearing, determines a violation has occurred, the board may impose a civil penalty on the person, not exceeding five hundred dollars per violation which is distinct from any criminal fine imposed pursuant to section4764.99of the Revised Code. Each day a violation occurs or continues is a separate violation. The superintendent may approve a payment plan if the unlicensed person requests such. The board shall maintain a transcript of the proceedings of the hearing and issue a written order to all parties, citing its findings and grounds for any action taken. The board's determination regarding a violation of section4764.02of the Revised Code is an order that the person may appeal in accordance with section119.12of the Revised Code.

(D) If the unlicensed person who allegedly committed a violation of section4764.02of the Revised Code fails to appear for a hearing, the board may request the court of common pleas of the county where the alleged violation occurred to compel the person to appear before the board for a hearing.

(E) If the board assesses an unlicensed person a civil penalty for a violation of section4764.02of the Revised Code and the person fails to pay that civil penalty within the time period prescribed by the board, the superintendent shall forward to the attorney general the name of the person and the amount of the civil penalty for the purpose of collecting that civil penalty. In addition to the civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section, the person also shall pay any fee assessed by the attorney general for collection of the civil penalty.

If the board finds, or an unlicensed person admits to the board, a violation of section4764.02of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall not issue to the person a home inspector license without prior board approval.

Last updated October 3, 2023 at 4:31 PM