What changed in HF 634
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Section 1. Section 455B.172, subsection 11, paragraph e, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
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(1) Pursuant to chapter 17A, the department shall adopt certification requirements for inspectors, including training, testing, and fees, and shall establish uniform statewide inspection criteria and an inspection form. The inspector certification training shall include use of the criteria and form. Only a certified inspector may conduct a time-of-transfer inspection.
(2) An inspector’s certification shall be considered current if the inspector has paid initial and renewal fees required to maintain certification, is up-to-date on continuing education units, is in good standing with the department, and has not otherwise been decertified.
(3) The department shall maintain a publicly available list of currently certified inspectors on the department’s internet site. The department shall maintain the list such that an inspector’s name is displayed next to the date that the inspector’s certification first became valid and the date that the inspector’s certification is set to expire.
(4) A certified inspector who fraudulently files a time-of-transfer report is subject to a civil penalty of five thousand dollars and the inspector’s certification shall be suspended for one year.
(5) The seller is responsible for ensuring that a time-of-transfer report is complete as part of the real estate transaction.