Utah to Florida: home inspector license reciprocity

1. 1Application fee. Pay the application fee ($125). Application fee, fixed at $125.00 by Rule 61-30.102(1)(c), F.A.C. and submitted with Form DBPR HI 0401. The statutory cap in s. 468.8312(2), F.S. is $125 plus the actual per applicant cost of purchasing an examination. The application fee is not refundable..
2. 2License fee. Pay the license or certificate fee ($100). Licensure fee of $100.00 under Rule 61-30.102(1)(c), F.A.C. The license then renews on a two-year cycle, and the department publishes the active biennial renewal fee as $105.00..
3. 3Other. Unlicensed Activity fee of $5.00, collected with the application under Rule 61-30.102(1)(c), F.A.C. and used to fund enforcement against unlicensed practice. ($5).
4. 4Insurance. Carry the required insurance ($300,000). A commercial general liability insurance policy of not less than $300,000, required by s. 468.8322, F.S. and named again in s. 468.8314(3) as a condition of endorsement. The policy may be held by a company so long as the licensed individual is named on it. No certificate is filed with the application: the form asks whether the cover is in place and the applicant attests to it by signing, but the cover must be maintained for as long as the license is held. Florida does not require errors and omissions insurance, a bond or a net worth figure..
5. 5Background check. Complete a background check. A complete set of electronic fingerprints submitted with the application under s. 468.8313(6), F.S. The Department of Law Enforcement processes them for the state and forwards them to the FBI for national processing, and the department reviews the result against the good moral character criteria in Rule 61-30.102(4), F.A.C. The applicant pays the fingerprint processing cost, which is collected by the authorized agency or vendor and is not published by the department..
6. 6Trade exam. Pass the destination's trade exam (if applicable). One of the four examinations Florida approves: the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE), the Florida Association of Building Inspectors examination, the InterNACHI Florida Home Inspector Licensing Examination, or the Association of Construction Industry's Certified Home & Property Inspector Examination. It is needed only by an applicant who cannot satisfy the endorsement tests and so applies for licensure by examination instead. Examinations must be proctored and must cover the structure, electrical system, HVAC system, roof covering, plumbing system, interior components, exterior components and site conditions affecting the structure. Under Rule 61-30.103(4), F.A.C. the examination and re-examination fees are set by the vendor and paid directly to it, so the department publishes no figure. Florida has no separate law or rules examination..
7. 7Other. A department-approved course of study in home inspection services of at least 120 hours, covering all eight components of a home listed in s. 468.8313(2), F.S. It is required only of an applicant taking the licensure by examination route; an endorsement applicant does not take it, and the department confirms an approved pre-licensure course only has to be taken once. (if applicable).
8. 8Continuing education. Complete continuing education. At least 14 hours of continuing education in the two years before each renewal, of which at least 2 hours must be hurricane mitigation training covering mitigation techniques and the uniform mitigation verification inspection form under s. 627.711(2), F.S. The remaining 12 hours are department-approved courses. This is a condition of renewing rather than of getting the license..

Published fees on this path total $225, excluding exam-vendor fees, bonds, and insurance.