143-151.10. Compensation. Members of the Board who are State officers or employees shall receive no salary for serving on the Board, but shall be reimbursed for their expenses in accordance with G.S. 138-6. Members of the Board who are full-time salaried public officers or employees other than State officers or employees shall receive no salary […]
143-151.11. Chairman; vice-chairman; other officers; meetings; reports. (a) The members of the Board shall select one of their members as chairman upon its creation, and shall select the chairman each July 1 thereafter. (b) The Board shall select a vice-chairman and such other officers and committee chairmen from among its members, as it deems desirable, […]
143-151.12. Powers. In addition to powers conferred upon the Board elsewhere in this Article, the Board shall have the power to: (1) Adopt rules necessary to administer this Article; (1a) Require State agencies, local inspection departments, and local governing bodies to submit reports and information about the employment, education, and training of Code-enforcement officials; (2) […]
143-151.13. Required standards and certificates for Code-enforcement officials. (a) No person shall engage in Code enforcement under this Article unless that person possesses one of the following types of certificates, currently valid, issued by the Board attesting to that person’s qualifications to engage in Code enforcement: (i) a standard certificate; (ii) a limited certificate provided […]
143-151.13A. Professional development program for officials. (a) As used in this section, "official" means a qualified Code-enforcement official as that term is defined in G.S. 143-151.8. (b) The Board may establish professional development requirements for officials as a condition of the renewal or reactivation of their certificates. The purposes of these professional development requirements are […]
143-151.14. Comity. (a) The Board may, without requiring an examination, grant a standard certificate as a qualified Code-enforcement official for a particular type of position and level to any person who, at the time of application, is certified as a qualified Code-enforcement official in good standing by a similar board of another state, district or […]
143-151.15. Return of certificate to Board; reissuance by Board. A certificate issued by the Board under this Article is valid as long as the person certified is employed by the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof as a Code-enforcement official, or is employed by a federally recognized Indian Tribe to perform inspections […]
143-151.16. Certification fees; renewal of certificates; examination fees. (a) The Board shall establish a schedule of fees to be paid by each applicant for certification as a qualified Code-enforcement official. Such fee shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) for each applicant. (b) A certificate, other than a probationary certificate, as a qualified Code-enforcement official issued […]
143-151.17. Grounds for disciplinary actions; investigation; administrative procedures. (a) The Board shall have the power to suspend any or all certificates, revoke any or all certificates, demote any or all certificates to a lower level, or refuse to grant any certificate issued under the provisions of this Article to any person who: (1) Has been […]
143-151.18. Violations; penalty; injunction. On and after July 1, 1979, it shall be unlawful for any person to represent himself as a qualified Code-enforcement official who does not hold a currently valid certificate of qualification issued by the Board. Further, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice Code enforcement except as allowed by […]
143-151.19. Administration. (a) The Division of Engineering and Building Codes in the Department of Insurance shall provide clerical and other staff services required by the Board, and shall administer and enforce all provisions of this Article and all rules promulgated pursuant to this Article, subject to the direction of the Board, except as delegated by […]
143-151.20. Donations and appropriations. (a) In addition to appropriations made by the General Assembly, the Board may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this Article any and all donations, both real and personal, and grants of money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation, […]
143-151.21. Disposition of fees. Fees collected by the Commissioner under this Article shall be credited to the Insurance Regulatory Fund created under G.S. 58-6-25. (1991, c. 689, s. 295; 2003-221, s. 10.)
143-151.8. Definitions. (a) As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board. (2) "Code" means the North Carolina State Building Code and related local building rules approved by the Building Code Council enacted, adopted or approved under G.S. 143-138, any resolution adopted by a […]
143-151.9. North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board established; members; terms; vacancies. (a) There is hereby established the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board in the Department of Insurance. The Board shall be composed of 20 members appointed as follows: (1) One member who is a city or county manager; (2) Two members, one of whom […]
