New York Laws
Article 12-B - Home Inspection Professional Licensing
444-J - Practice of Architecture and Professional Engineering.

ยง 444-j. Practice of architecture and professional engineering. A
person regulated by the state of New York to engage in the practice of
architecture when acting within the scope of that practice, a person
licensed in the state of New York to practice professional engineering
when acting within the scope of that practice or 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 may perform home inspections without need of licensure
pursuant to this article.