The commission may refuse to grant or may suspend or revoke a home inspector license or registration upon proof, to the satisfaction of the commission, that the holder has:

(1) Disclosed any information concerning the results of the home inspection without the approval of a client or the client’s representative;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-21C-13

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) Accepted compensation from more than one interested party for the same service without the written consent of all interested parties;

(3) Accepted commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from other parties dealing with the holder’s client in connection with work for which the holder is responsible;

(4) Failed to disclose promptly to a client information about any business interest of the holder which may affect the client in connection with the home inspection; or

(5) Been convicted, or pled guilty or nolo contendere before a court of competent jurisdiction in this or any other state, or before any federal court, of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony arising under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States or any other state that would be a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony under the laws of this state.

Source: SL 2000, ch 194, § 13; SL 2014, ch 183, § 1.

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