2019 New York Laws
RPP - Real Property
Article 12-B - 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.