No person shall conduct or represent that he or she has the ability to conduct a home inspection for compensation unless such person is: 1. licensed as home inspector pursuant to this article; or 2. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof as an architect who is acting within the scope of his or her profession; or 3. a person regulated by the state or a political subdivision thereof as an engineer who is acting within the scope of his or her profession; or 4. a person who is employed as a code enforcement official by the state or a political subdivision thereof when acting within the scope of that government employment; or 5. a person making home inspections for the purpose of meeting the requirements of section four hundred forty-four-e of this article to qualify for licensure as a home inspector.
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