State guide
Alaska
Alaska regulates home inspectors as a registration program rather than through a separate board. The Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing staffs the program and also publishes the official professional license search and quarterly disciplinary reports.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Licenses home inspectors?
- yes
- Regulator
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
- License lookup
- Official page →
- Disciplinary actions
- Official page →
- File a complaint
- Official page →
Official resources in Alaska
Official Alaska home inspector program page with applications, statutes, continuing competency, and quick links for complaints and license search.
Official primary-source verification search for Alaska professional licenses, including home inspectors.
Official compilation of Alaska home inspector statutes and regulations, including exams, bond/security, insurance, and continuing competency.
Official investigations page explaining jurisdiction and how to initiate a complaint against a licensed or unlicensed professional.
Official quarterly reports of disciplinary actions for professional licenses regulated by the division.
Key facts for Alaska
- AS 08.18.011 says a person may not perform a home inspection unless registered as a home inspector or associate home inspector, unless exempt.
- The official application says it became unlawful to practice as a home inspector or associate home inspector on or after July 1, 2004 unless registered or exempt.
- The program is staffed by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, and the department makes final licensing and disciplinary decisions.
- For existing homes, Alaska accepts the National Home Inspector Examination or other listed exams in 12 AAC 22.030; new-home or joint registration uses ICC residential inspector exams.
- Applications require the original surety bond or other security under AS 08.18.071 and evidence of public liability and property damage insurance under AS 08.18.101.
- Home inspectors must complete at least eight hours of continuing competency for each licensing period.
What to do next
- Search both the professional license and the Alaska business license if you want to vet an inspector thoroughly, because the program page says home inspectors must also hold an Alaska Business License.
- If you have a complaint, check the Investigations page first to confirm jurisdiction, then submit the request for contact described there.
- Ask whether the inspector is registered for existing homes, new homes, or both, because Alaska issues separate categories and joint registration.
Helpful guides
- How to check if a home inspector is licensed
- Which states license home inspectors (and which do not)
- How to look up disciplinary actions against a home inspector
- How to file a complaint against a home inspector