Mr Michael, I will finish with this… to make certain I was not misrepresenting something I called the Ohio state licensing dept. They have confirmed that as of right now, until the board finalizes its own SOP, the grandfathered home inspectors are in fact allowed to follow the same SOP they have been following previously such as that of NACHI or ASHI, etc… Both standards allow inspection of electrical system. Neither one instructs HI to perform a code compliance inspection which you keep quoting from the state’s laws. The two are not the same. I can explain it but I cannot understand it for you. Once Ohio puts out its own SOP you will see that it, too, will allow home inspectors to perform electrical inspection as part of a home inspection.
Regarding the defect, all the info is in this thread. Best of luck to you 