§ 1102.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 1102.001

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code OC: Occupations Code

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Sec. 1102.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Apprentice inspector" means a person who is in training under the direct supervision of a professional inspector or a real estate inspector to become qualified to perform real estate inspections.
(2) "Broker" has the meaning assigned by Section 1101.002 .
(3) "Commission" means the Texas Real Estate Commission.
(4) "Committee" means the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee.
(5) "Core real estate inspection course" means an educational course approved by the commission that relates to real estate inspection, including a course on structural items, electrical items, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, roofing, business, law, standards of practice, report writing, appliances, or ethics.
(6) "Inspector" means a person who holds a license under this chapter.
(7) "License" means an apprentice inspector license, real estate inspector license, or professional inspector license.
(8) "Professional inspector" means a person who represents to the public that the person is trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection and who accepts employment to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property.
(9) "Real estate inspection" means a written or oral opinion as to the condition of the improvements to real property, including structural items, electrical items, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, or equipment.
(10) "Real estate inspector" means a person who represents to the public that the person is trained and qualified to perform a real estate inspection under the indirect supervision of a professional inspector and who accepts employment to perform a real estate inspection for a buyer or seller of real property.
(11) "Salesperson" has the meaning assigned by Section 1101.002 .

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.