Louisiana § RS 37:1485 - Prohibited acts; penalties
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§ RS 37:1485. Prohibited acts; penalties
A. The board may suspend or revoke any license, or censure, fine, or impose probationary or other restrictions on any licensee for good cause shown which shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Conviction of a felony or the entering of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge under the laws of the United States or any other state.
(2) Deceit or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.
(3) Providing false testimony before the board.
(4) Efforts to deceive or defraud the public.
(5) Professional incompetence or gross negligence.
(6) Rendering, submitting, subscribing, or verifying false, deceptive, misleading, or unfounded opinions or reports.
(7) Violating any rule or regulation adopted by the board or any provision of this Chapter.
(8) Aiding or abetting a person to evade the provisions of this Chapter or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed person with the intent to evade the provisions of this Chapter.
(9) Violating any standard of conduct adopted by the board.
(10), (11) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 568, §2.
B. The board may fine any applicant, any other person holding himself out as a home inspector, or any member of the public for good cause shown, which shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Aiding or abetting a person to evade the provisions of this Chapter or knowingly combining or conspiring with an unlicensed person with the intent to evade the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) Engaging in conduct or advertising or holding oneself out as engaging in or conducting the business or acting in the capacity of a home inspector without possessing a valid license.
(3) Falsely representing oneself as being the holder of a valid license by using the title "licensed home inspector" or any title, designation, or abbreviation deceptively similar or likely to create the impression that such person is licensed.
C. Violators of any of the provisions of this Section may be fined by the board in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per each separate violation.
Acts 1999, No. 61, §2; Acts 2003, No. 568, §§1 and 2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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