(a) Any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of home inspection without first having been licensed as required by this chapter, or who knowingly presents or files false information with the Building Commission for the purpose of licensure as a home inspector or knowingly violates the Alabama Home Inspectors Code of Ethics or Alabama Home Inspectors Standards of Practice as promulgated by the Building Commission shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $6,000
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-14B-9

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) A person who has failed to be licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not bring an action to enforce the provisions of any contract to provide home inspections which he or she entered into in violation of this chapter.
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