2010 New York Code
RPP - Real Property
Article 12-B - (444-A - 444-Q) HOME INSPECTION PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
444-H - Suspension and revocation of licenses.

§  444-h.  Suspension and revocation of licenses. 1. The secretary may
  refuse to grant or may suspend or revoke a home inspector  license,  and
  may  impose  a  civil  penalty  not  to  exceed one thousand dollars per
  violation, upon proof to the satisfaction  of  the  secretary  that  the
  holder thereof has:
    (a)  Violated  the  provisions  of  subdivision  four  of section four
  hundred forty-four-g of this article;
    (b) Disclosed any information  concerning  the  results  of  the  home
  inspection   without   the  approval  of  the  client  or  the  client's
  representatives;
    (c) Accepted compensation from more than one interested party for  the
  same service without the consent of all interested parties;
    (d)  Accepted  commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from
  other parties dealing with the client in connection with work for  which
  the licensee is responsible;
    (e)  Failed  to  disclose  promptly  to a client information about any
  business interest of the licensee which may reasonably affect the client
  in connection with the home inspection;
    (f) Been convicted of a felony  involving  fraud,  theft,  perjury  or
  bribery;
    (g)  Failed  to  pay  a  fine  or restitution ordered by the secretary
  within a reasonable time; or
    (h) Made a willfully false statement in the context of home inspection
  activities or an application for licensure pursuant to this article.
    2. Whenever a license  is  revoked  pursuant  to  this  section,  such
  license  shall  not be reinstated or reissued until after the expiration
  of a period of five years from the date of such revocation.
    3. A violation of this article by a professional engineer or architect
  regulated by the state of New York shall be enforced by their respective
  state licensing boards.