Indiana Home inspector License: Requirements, Cost & How to Apply (2026)

Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board

Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board

HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Open the official agency page

https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/home-inspectors-home/home-inspectors-licensing-information/

Home Inspectors Licensing Information

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Open the official agency page

https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/home-inspectors-home/home-inspectors-licensing-information/

Apply, Renew, or Manage Your License

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High school diploma or GED and a board-approved training course.

High school diploma or GED and a board-approved training course.

Applicants must meet the education requirements including having obtained a high school diploma or GED and a board approved training course.

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Pass the National Home Inspector Examination and submit the score report.

Pass the National Home Inspector Examination and submit the score report.

You will be required to pass this examination before you will be licensed as a home inspector in Indiana.

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General liability coverage of at least $100,000.

General liability coverage of at least $100,000.

Applicants for licensure must have obtained insurance with general liability coverage of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)

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$50

50

Application Fee of $50.00

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$50

50

For home inspector license renewal, the fee is fifty dollars ($50.00) if renewal is done before expiration.

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Continuing education hours must be obtained within the biennial renewal period

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Continuing education hours shall be obtained within the biennial renewal period

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All Home Inspector's licenses renew by October 1st of odd numbered years.

All Home Inspector's licenses renew by October 1st of odd numbered years. Applies to: Indiana home inspector licenses

All Home Inspector's licenses renew by October 1st of odd numbered years.

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32 hours

32

A licensed home inspector is required to complete 32 hours of continuing education for each renewal cycle that is 24 months or more.

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At least 75% of CE hours must be Category I; at most 25% may be Category II.

At least 75% of CE hours must be Category I; at most 25% may be Category II.

The licensee shall obtain a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the required amount of continuing education hours for renewal from Category I and may obtain a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the required amount of continuing education hours for renewal from Category II.

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A reciprocity application pathway is available; submit education, examination and insurance documents and verification of every jurisdiction where a license is or was held.

A reciprocity application pathway is available; submit education, examination and insurance documents and verification of every jurisdiction where a license is or was held.

We must receive verification from every state, territory, and country that you hold or have held a license.

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Renew through the licensing page: https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/home-inspectors-home/home-inspectors-licensing-information/

Renew through the licensing page: https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/home-inspectors-home/home-inspectors-licensing-information/

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A licensee who has been licensed for at least twelve (12) months, but less than twenty-four (24) months, must complete sixteen (16) hours of continuing education for renewal of that initial license. (2) A licensee who has been licensed for less than twelve (12) months must be exempt from the continuing education hours required for renewal of that initial license.

For the first renewal, licensees with at least 12 but less than 24 months need 16 CE hours; those licensed less than 12 months are exempt.

A licensee who has been licensed for at least twelve (12) months, but less than twenty-four (24) months, shall complete sixteen (16) hours of continuing education for renewal of that initial license. (2) A licensee who has been licensed for less than twelve (12) months shall be exempt from the continuing education hours required for renewal of that initial license.

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The insurance must name the state as an additional insured and provide the board at least ten days' notice of cancellation or nonrenewal.

The insurance must name the state as an additional insured and provide the board at least ten days' notice of cancellation or nonrenewal.

This coverage must also list the state as an additional insured and must state that cancellation and nonrenewal of the underlying policy or other evidence of financial responsibility is not effective until the Board receives at least ten days prior written notice

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