Besides being certified, what must an individual be before working as a home inspector in Oregon?ORS 701.445(1)
For how long after an inspection may the inspecting business not take on repair work on the inspected structure?ORS 701.450
How does ORS 701.005 define a "home inspector"?ORS 701.005(9)(a)
How much general liability insurance must a home inspector services contractor carry at least?ORS 701.081(6)
May the board make a home inspector services contractor take the test on business practices and laws affecting construction contractors?ORS 701.455(3)
To whom does the home inspector certification section not apply, by ORS 701.445(7)?ORS 701.445(7)
What does a home inspector services contractor license authorize under ORS 701.455?ORS 701.455(1)
What does ORS 701.445 say about the competency test for certification?ORS 701.445(4)
What is the most the board may charge by rule for an initial two-year certificate under ORS 701.445?ORS 701.445(6)
What must a business have before it may do work as a home inspector?ORS 701.445(2)
What surety bond must a home inspector services contractor obtain?ORS 701.081(6)
Which body certifies home inspectors in Oregon?ORS 701.445(1)
Who is left out of the definition of "home inspector" in ORS 701.005?ORS 701.005(9)(b)
Who must the responsible managing individual of a home inspector services contractor be?ORS 701.081(6)
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Certification, examination and renewal: OAR 812-008-0020 to 0110 30
A certification has been expired for more than two years. What must the applicant do to be certified again?OAR 812-008-0076(4)
A military spouse's temporary authorization as a home inspector lasts at most how long from the date of issue?OAR 812-008-0045(1)
An applicant withdraws the application before the certificate is issued. What processing fee does the agency keep?OAR 812-008-0110(3)(c)
An inspector accompanies a licensed plumbing contractor on a repair job to earn a continuing education unit. How long must the job last at least?OAR 812-008-0072(2)
An inspector completes the renewal requirements three weeks after the certification expired. What is the status of the certification during those three weeks?OAR 812-008-0076(2)
An Oregon certified home inspector served on active duty in the armed forces during the two years before expiration. What happens to the continuing education requirement?OAR 812-008-0070(2)
For how long after the certification expires does the duty to report address changes run?OAR 812-008-0065(1)
For how long is an Oregon home inspector certificate effective?OAR 812-008-0060(7)
For what may the board revoke a home inspector's certificate under OAR 812-008-0090?OAR 812-008-0090
How many continuing education units does renewal of certification take?OAR 812-008-0070(1)(c)
How many continuing education units in all may come from accompanying licensed trade contractors in one two-year period?OAR 812-008-0072(2)
How many education points must an applicant for certification show at least?OAR 812-008-0040(1)(d)
How many points does each completed 12 months of legally working as a home inspector in another state earn?OAR 812-008-0040(4)(a)
How many points is one completed 3-credit-hour college class in home inspection, with a passing grade, worth?OAR 812-008-0040(3)(a)
Is a re-inspection of isolated repairs made as part of a real estate transaction a "home inspection" under the Oregon rules?OAR 812-008-0020(18)
May a person who is exempt from certification use the title "Oregon certified home inspector"?OAR 812-008-0030(4)
May the examination for Oregon certification be taken at a test center in another state?OAR 812-008-0050(3)
Must a home inspection services contractor complete the continuing education required of residential contractors under ORS 701.082?OAR 812-008-0030(7)
What does a year of service as an officer of an Oregon or national home inspector trade association earn?OAR 812-008-0072(3)
What does the agency charge to replace a certification and pocket card?OAR 812-008-0077(5)
What earns one point for each one completed under OAR 812-008-0040(3)(c)?OAR 812-008-0040(3)(c)
What is a letter of recommendation from an Oregon-certified home inspector worth in points?OAR 812-008-0040(4)(c)
What signed statement must an individual submit with the application for certification?OAR 812-008-0040(1)(f)
Which examination must an applicant for Oregon home inspector certification pass?OAR 812-008-0050(1)
Which license may a business hold to do work as an Oregon certified home inspector?OAR 812-008-0030(2)
Which person is exempt from certification under OAR 812-008-0030(3)?OAR 812-008-0030(3)
Which subject is on the approved list for continuing education units in OAR 812-008-0074?OAR 812-008-0074(1)
Whose rules govern retesting after a failed examination?OAR 812-008-0050(5)
Within how many days of changing a mailing or e-mail address must a certified home inspector notify the board?OAR 812-008-0065(1)
Within how many days of course completion must an approved education provider give attendees a completion certificate?OAR 812-008-0074(4)
Behavior, contracts, reports and exclusions: OAR 812-008-0201 to 0204 19
A report lists only the deficiencies found. Does that satisfy the Oregon report rule?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(c)(B)
A statement must appear on the first page of the contract and of the report in bold-faced, capitalized type. In at least what size?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(c)(F)
An inspector is offered pay that depends on the property selling. What does the standard of behavior say?OAR 812-008-0201(1)(g)
An Oregon certified home inspector also holds a valid electrical license. What may the inspector do under OAR 812-008-0204?OAR 812-008-0204(2)(c)
Does the referral rule stop an inspector from giving a discount directly to the inspector's own client?OAR 812-008-0201(1)(d)
For the contract rule, when is a home inspection "deemed completed"?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(a)(E)
Is an Oregon certified home inspector required to identify the presence of odors or their source?OAR 812-008-0204(2)(o)
May an inspector accept material or equipment from a supplier for promoting a product during an inspection?OAR 812-008-0201(1)(e)
Must the inspector report on whether the house complies with codes and ordinances?OAR 812-008-0204(1)(e)
On what must the opinions of an Oregon certified home inspector be based?OAR 812-008-0201(2)
What does that required first-page statement tell the reader?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(c)(F)
What does the standard of behavior say about paying realty agents?OAR 812-008-0201(1)(d)
What must the inspection contract conspicuously state about wood destroying organisms?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(a)(D)
What must the inspector hand each customer at the time the contract is signed?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(d)
When a system does not function as intended, what else must the report state about it?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(c)(C)
When must the written inspection contract be provided and signed?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(a)
Where must the Oregon certified home inspector's certification number appear?OAR 812-008-0202(4)
Which identification must the written report carry?OAR 812-008-0202(2)(c)(E)
Which of these is an Oregon certified home inspector not required to report on under OAR 812-008-0204(1)?OAR 812-008-0204(1)(g)
Standards of practice by system: OAR 812-008-0205 to 0214 25
A "readily accessible panel" must be within normal reach or reachable from what?OAR 812-008-0020(26)
A furnace's safety switch is in the "off" position. Must the inspector reestablish the circuit to operate the furnace?OAR 812-008-0020(29)
How do the Oregon rules define "functional flow"?OAR 812-008-0020(16)
How many entryway doors must the inspector operate?OAR 812-008-0206(2)(a)
How must an installed dishwasher be operated?OAR 812-008-0214(1)(a)
How must the inspector describe the type of electrical service?OAR 812-008-0209(2)
Is the inspector required to insert a tool, probe or testing device inside the electrical panels?OAR 812-008-0209(4)(a)
Is the inspector required to operate a representative number of cabinets and drawers?OAR 812-008-0212(3)(a)
The polarity and grounding of all receptacles within how many feet of interior plumbing fixtures must be observed?OAR 812-008-0209(1)(f)
What must the heating inspection note room by room?OAR 812-008-0210(1)(g)
What must the inspector observe about a whirlpool tub?OAR 812-008-0208(4)(e)
What must the inspector report about a garage door opener?OAR 812-008-0206(2)(c)
What must the inspector report about underfloor crawl spaces and attics?OAR 812-008-0205(2)(c)
What must the inspector report under the roofing rule besides describing the roof?OAR 812-008-0207(2)
When is the inspector excused from operating a central cooling system?OAR 812-008-0211(5)(a)
When is the inspector excused from operating the test function of a smoke alarm that is accessible?OAR 812-008-0209(3)(b)
When may the inspector skip probing or sounding a structural component where deterioration is suspected?OAR 812-008-0205(2)(a)
Where must the inspector observe and describe an absence of insulation?OAR 812-008-0213(1)(e)
Which branch circuit wiring must an Oregon certified home inspector report whenever it is observed?OAR 812-008-0209(3)(a)
Which exterior faucets must the inspector operate?OAR 812-008-0208(3)
Which of these is the inspector not required to do under the heating rule?OAR 812-008-0210(5)(b)
Which of these is the inspector not required to observe on a kitchen appliance?OAR 812-008-0214(2)(a)
Which of these is the inspector not required to observe under the exterior and site rule?OAR 812-008-0206(3)(b)
Which refrigerators come under the built-in kitchen appliances rule?OAR 812-008-0214(1)(g)
Which valves is the inspector required to operate under the plumbing rule?OAR 812-008-0208(4)(d)
How this list was compiled: Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 701, sections 701.005, 701.081 and 701.445 to 701.455 (the Oregon Legislature's own page, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.html), and Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 812, Division 8, Certification of Individuals and Licensing of Businesses Engaged in Home Inspections, rules 812-008-0000 to 812-008-0214 (the Secretary of State's rules database, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/displayDivisionRules.action?selectedDivision=3593), both read on October 14, 2026. The Construction Contractors Board's certification page (https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/pages/specialty%20licenses.aspx) and its Home Inspector Standards sheet were read the same day. Each question names its section and links to its source. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the statute and the rules. Nothing comes from an examination, a course provider, a prep course or a question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Oregon home inspector license practice test asks what state law says: 88 questions of our own from ORS Chapter 701 and OAR Chapter 812, Division 8. Oregon certifies home inspectors. Not affiliated with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board.
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What the questions cover
Certification and the business license that goes with it, education points, renewal and continuing education, then the contract and report rules, the standards of behavior, and the standards of practice system by system as OAR 812-008-0200 to 0214 print them.
What is left out
How building systems work and fail. Oregon tests that with a national examination it does not write, and no Oregon statute or rule states it, so it is not asked here.
The certificate lasts two years, and renewal takes 30 continuing education units (OAR 812-008-0060, 812-008-0070).
A report that lists only deficiencies does not meet the rule: every listed item is recorded (OAR 812-008-0202).
The inspecting business may not take repair work on the house for 12 months after the inspection (ORS 701.450).
Questions and answers
What exam does Oregon require for home inspector certification?
The National Home Inspector Examination, by OAR 812-008-0050. The Construction Contractors Board's page gives it 200 multiple choice questions, four hours and a $225 fee, and says the score report goes in with the application.
Does Oregon have its own home inspector exam?
No. Since October 1, 2015 the rule names only the national examination, so the state publishes no pass mark of its own. The 50-question test offered here is this site's choice, on Oregon law only.
How do you become a home inspector in Oregon?
Show 20 education points, pass the examination, sign that you have read the standards of behavior and practice, pay the $150 fee, and be an owner or employee of a business licensed by the Board (OAR 812-008-0040, ORS 701.445).
Is it a license or a certification in Oregon?
Both. The person is an Oregon certified home inspector, and the business holds a residential general, residential specialty or home inspector services contractor license from the Board (OAR 812-008-0030).
Is there an Oregon home inspector study guide?
The Board publishes the law, not a guide: its Home Inspector Standards sheet prints OAR 812-008-0200 to 0214, and its certification page links the application packet and the national examination's candidate bulletin.