License, examination, renewal and education: KRS 198B.712 to 198B.724 38
A "continuing education hour" in 831 KAR Chapter 2 is how long?831 KAR 2:001, Section 1(3)
A company advertises home inspections. What does KRS 198B.712 require of it?KRS 198B.712(2)
A licensee changes the name under which the business operates. How soon must the board be notified?KRS 198B.720
A renewal is postmarked 30 days late. Besides the renewal fee, what does the licensee owe?831 KAR 2:020, Section 5(2)(b)
After failing the examination twice, how long must an applicant wait before a retake?831 KAR 2:020, Section 2(3)
After how long on inactive status is a license considered terminated?831 KAR 2:020, Section 7(3)
An applicant fails the examination three times. What must come before a fourth try?831 KAR 2:020, Section 2(4)
An applicant passes the examination but waits to apply. After how long is the score no longer valid?831 KAR 2:020, Section 2(2)
At least how many continuing education hours must be on KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738 and 831 KAR Chapter 2?831 KAR 2:040, Section 11(3)(a)
At least how many questions must a board-approved licensing examination have?831 KAR 2:040, Section 1(2)(a)
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License, examination, renewal and education: KRS 198B.712 to 198B.724, continued
Besides the classroom and field hours, how many unpaid inspections must a prelicensing student complete under a Kentucky licensee's direct supervision?831 KAR 2:040, Section 3(1)(b)
Does the board accept an online prelicensing course from someone who enrolls today?831 KAR 2:040, Section 3(2)
How long after the renewal month may a renewal application go unfiled before the license is terminated?831 KAR 2:020, Section 5(2)(d)
How many continuing education hours does a licensee who renews in an even year need for the biennial period?831 KAR 2:040, Section 11(2)(b)
How many credit hours of training must an approved prelicensing course require?831 KAR 2:040, Section 3(1)(a)
How many of the prelicensing course's hours are field training?831 KAR 2:040, Section 3(1)(a)7
How recent must an applicant's two criminal background checks be when the board receives the application?831 KAR 2:020, Section 1(1)(f)
In which years do renewed licenses expire?KRS 198B.722(2)
The insurer cancels the policy. How much prior written notice must the board receive before the cancellation takes effect?KRS 198B.712(3)(d)
May a licensee whose renewal is late keep inspecting while the renewal is pending?831 KAR 2:020, Section 5(2)(b)
Must a licensee on inactive status keep the liability insurance?831 KAR 2:020, Section 6(6)
What does a licensee on inactive status pay each year?831 KAR 2:020, Section 6(5)(a)
What fee goes in with an application for an initial license?831 KAR 2:020, Section 1(1)(g)
What is the least general liability coverage Kentucky accepts on the certificate of insurance?KRS 198B.712(3)(d)
What is the minimum age for a Kentucky home inspector license?KRS 198B.712(3)(a)
What is the renewal fee for an active license?831 KAR 2:020, Section 5(1)(b)
What sample of work goes in with a renewal application?831 KAR 2:020, Section 5(1)(d)
What schooling must an applicant show?KRS 198B.712(3)(a)
What share of an approved examination may be state-specific questions?831 KAR 2:040, Section 1(3)
What written document does KRS 198B.716 require from an applicant who lives outside Kentucky?KRS 198B.716(2)
When does an initial Kentucky home inspector license expire?KRS 198B.722(1)
Where does a request to sit for the licensing examination go?831 KAR 2:020, Section 2(1)
Which continuing education hours must be completed face-to-face?831 KAR 2:040, Section 11(5)
Which is a condition for waiving the licensing requirements for a licensee who moves to Kentucky from another state?KRS 198B.714(1)(a)
Which two subjects must an approved examination cover at a minimum?831 KAR 2:040, Section 1(2)(d)
Who must the insurance certificate list as certificate holder?KRS 198B.712(3)(d)
Who performs the nationwide criminal background check on an applicant?831 KAR 2:020, Section 1(2)(a)
Whose background check does KRS 198B.722 require with a renewal?KRS 198B.722(3)(d)
Conduct, the report, records and advertising: 831 KAR 2:030 17
An inspector buys an advertisement in a real estate office's newsletter. Is that a prohibited reward for referrals?831 KAR 2:030, Section 2(5)
An inspector buys the house after inspecting it. Does the twelve-month ban on paid repairs based on the report still apply?831 KAR 2:030, Section 2(2)
Before a licensee offers a client extra products or services, what must the licensee advise the client to do?831 KAR 2:030, Section 1(4)
The board asks a licensee for records. How soon must they be provided?831 KAR 2:030, Section 4(3)
For how long must a licensee keep written reports and contracts?831 KAR 2:030, Section 4(1)
How tall must the license number be on a vehicle used to advertise a home inspection business?831 KAR 2:030, Section 5(2)
May a home inspector tell a client that a deck does not comply with the Kentucky Residential Code?KRS 198B.738
What must be in effect before an advertisement says "fully insured"?831 KAR 2:030, Section 2(15)
When may a licensee's advertising use the word "certified"?831 KAR 2:030, Section 2(14)
When may an inspector disclose a report's results without the client's prior written approval?831 KAR 2:030, Section 2(8)
Where does the license number go on a document the inspector signs about an inspection?831 KAR 2:030, Section 1(5)
Which advertising need not show the license number?831 KAR 2:030, Section 5(1)
Which fee arrangement is prohibited?831 KAR 2:030, Section 2(6)
Which of these does a Kentucky home inspection report NOT address?831 KAR 2:030, Section 3(2)
Which Standards of Practice must a Kentucky inspection conform to?831 KAR 2:030, Section 2(3)
Which statement about standards belongs in every Kentucky report?831 KAR 2:030, Section 3(1)
Within how long must a licensee report a felony conviction to the board?831 KAR 2:030, Section 1(6)
Complaints, discipline, penalties and claims: KRS 198B.728, 411.270 23
A board member investigates a complaint. What follows when the board decides it?831 KAR 2:030, Section 6(12)
A client files suit before serving any notice of claim. What may the court do?KRS 411.276(6)
A client serves a written notice of claim. How long does the home inspector have to serve a written response?KRS 411.276(2)
A complainant withdraws a complaint. May it be filed again later?831 KAR 2:030, Section 6(6)
A copy of a complaint is mailed to the licensee. How long does the licensee have to file a written response?831 KAR 2:030, Section 6(3)
A second offense under KRS 198B.732 is a Class A misdemeanor when it comes within how long of a prior conviction?KRS 198B.732(2)
A served notice of claim tolls the statute of limitations until how many days after the periods named in KRS 411.282 run out?KRS 411.282
After re-inspecting the home under KRS 411.276, how soon must the inspector serve an offer or a refusal?KRS 411.276(4)(b)
For how long may the board summarily suspend a license before a final adjudication?KRS 198B.730(2)
For which damage is a home inspector not liable under KRS 411.274?KRS 411.274(2)
How is a notice of claim "served" under KRS 411.270?KRS 411.270(5)
How long after the board's notice of disciplinary action may a licensee request an administrative hearing?831 KAR 2:030, Section 9(2)(c)
How long does a complainant have to file a complaint after learning of a violation?831 KAR 2:030, Section 6(4)
In a lawsuit to collect a home inspection fee, what does KRS 198B.732 make the party seeking relief show?KRS 198B.732(5)
The inspector never gave the client the right-to-cure notice. What is the effect?KRS 411.278(3)
What is a first offense of performing home inspections for pay without a license?KRS 198B.732(1)
What must a member of the public do to a complaint before filing it with the board?831 KAR 2:030, Section 6(2)
What service fee does the court impose on a person convicted under KRS 198B.732?KRS 198B.732(3)
When must an inspector give the client notice of the inspector's right to offer a cure before a lawsuit?KRS 411.278(1)
Where does an aggrieved party take an appeal from the director's final order?KRS 198B.728(2)
Which claim falls outside Kentucky's notice-of-claim law for home inspectors?KRS 411.270(1)
Who hears and issues a final order on a decision of the board?KRS 198B.728(2)
Who must sit on the board's complaint screening committee?831 KAR 2:030, Section 7(1)
The board and who needs a license: KRS 198B.700 to 198B.726 16
A board member is automatically removed after missing how many meetings in a row?KRS 198B.704(3)(e)
A person who holds no state license gives a homeowner an estimate for remodeling. Does the home inspector law apply?KRS 198B.702(9)
For administrative purposes, to which agency is the board attached?KRS 198B.704(1)(a)
How is the five-member board made up?KRS 198B.704(2)
How many units may a "residential dwelling" have under KRS 198B.700?KRS 198B.700(8)
How often must the board meet?KRS 198B.704(5)
The Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors has how many members, each appointed by the Governor?KRS 198B.704(1)(a)
May a Kentucky city require its own home inspector license?KRS 198B.726(2)
Two candidates for the board live in the same Kentucky county. May both serve at once?KRS 198B.704(1)(d)
What is the longest a member may serve on the board without a break?KRS 198B.704(1)(f)
What statement must the board require every home inspection report to carry?KRS 198B.706(1)(b)
Where do the fees the board collects go?KRS 198B.710
Which body licenses home inspectors in Kentucky?KRS 198B.700(2)
Which of these is NOT a home inspection under KRS 198B.700?KRS 198B.700(4)
Who may look over a house for pay without a home inspector license?KRS 198B.702(4)
Who owns a home inspector license after it is issued?KRS 198B.718
How this list was compiled: Kentucky Revised Statutes 198B.700 to 198B.738, Home Inspectors, and 411.270 to 411.282 (the Legislative Research Commission's statute pages, https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38087 and https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39251), and 831 KAR Chapter 2, Board of Home Inspectors, regulations 2:001, 2:020, 2:030 and 2:040 (https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/831/002/), all read on October 16, 2026. The Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors' licensing page (https://bhi.ky.gov/) was read the same day. Each question names its section and links to it. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the statutes and the regulations. Nothing comes from an examination, a course provider, a prep course or a question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Kentucky home inspector license practice test has 94 of our own questions on state law: KRS 198B.700 to 198B.738, KRS 411.270 to 411.282 and 831 KAR Chapter 2. Not affiliated with the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors.
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What the questions cover
The license: age, schooling, insurance, the 64-hour course, the examination rules and renewal by birth month. Then the board, the standards of conduct, what a report must and must not say, advertising, complaints and discipline, and the notice-of-claim steps that come before a lawsuit against an inspector.
What is left out
How building systems work and fail, and the two national standards of practice a Kentucky licensee chooses between on the application. KRS 198B.706 names them, but no statute or regulation prints them, so no question is drawn from them.
A home inspector may not say that a condition does or does not comply with the Kentucky Residential Code (KRS 198B.738).
A client's written notice of claim gives the inspector 21 days to serve a written response (KRS 411.276).
Questions and answers
What exam does Kentucky require for a home inspector license?
An examination prescribed or approved by the board (KRS 198B.712). Kentucky writes none of its own, and the board's licensing page links to the National Home Inspector Examination. Under 831 KAR 2:040 an approved examination has at least 200 questions.
How do you become a home inspector in Kentucky?
Be 18 with a high school diploma or its equivalent, finish a board-approved 64-hour course with three supervised inspections, pass the examination, show $250,000 of general liability insurance and two background checks, and pay the $250 fee (KRS 198B.712, 831 KAR 2:020).
How many questions are on the Kentucky home inspector exam?
The board publishes no count for the examination it accepts. Its regulation says an approved examination has at least 200 questions, no more than ten percent of them state-specific. The 50-question exam on this page is our own round on Kentucky law.
How long is a Kentucky home inspector license good for?
The first license runs to the last day of the licensee's birth month in the following year. Renewed licenses expire in the birth month of each even-numbered year, and renewal costs $200 for each year of licensure (KRS 198B.722, 831 KAR 2:020).
How much continuing education does a Kentucky home inspector need?
Fourteen hours for a license year, or 28 for the two-year period when renewing in an even year. At least three hours cover the statutes and regulations and three cover report writing, both face-to-face (831 KAR 2:040, Section 11).