{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.18.011","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.18.011","heading":"Registration required.","body":"(a) A person may not submit a bid or work as a contractor until that person has been issued a certificate of registration as a contractor by the department. A partnership or joint venture shall be considered registered as a contractor if one of the general partners or venturers whose name appears in the name under which the partnership or venture does business is registered as a contractor.\n(b) A general contractor may not use a bid or proposal from, award a bid or proposal to, contract with, or allow a person required to be registered under this chapter to work for the general contractor as a specialty contractor unless the person is registered as a specialty contractor under this chapter.\n(c) Unless exempt under AS 08.18.156 or serving lawfully as an associate home inspector under (d) of this section, an individual may not perform a home inspection for a residence\n(1) not previously occupied as a residence unless that individual is registered as a home inspector for new homes under this chapter;\n(2) previously occupied as a residence unless that individual is registered as a home inspector for existing homes under this chapter.\n(d) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, an individual who is not registered as a home inspector under this chapter may perform a home inspection as an associate home inspector if the individual is\n(1) employed by a registered home inspector who supervises the associate's work and the inspection is of the type that the supervising individual is authorized to perform; and\n(2) registered with the department as an associate home inspector.\n(e) A registered home inspector who employs an associate home inspector under (d) of this section is liable for the work done by the associate home inspector.\n(f) An individual who holds a joint registration for home inspection is considered to be registered as both a home inspector for new homes and a home inspector for existing homes.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 18. Construction Contractors and Home Inspectors."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.18.011","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"eaff298e23050b6c3c9cc895a2b19e3c46127fd92931bf8cadd2df39d2f52801","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.18.010","next":"us-ak/as-08.18.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}