Section 9 – Qualifications of inspectors — Contract for inspection services.

• (1) An inspector employed by a local regulator, state regulator, or compliance agency to enforce the codes shall:
  • (a)
    • (i) meet minimum qualifications as established by the division in collaboration with the commission;
    • (ii) be certified by a nationally recognized organization which promulgates construction codes; or
    • (iii) pass an examination developed by the division in collaboration with the commission;
  • (b) be currently licensed by the division as meeting those minimum qualifications; and
  • (c) be subject to revocation or suspension of the inspector’s license or being placed on probation if found guilty of unlawful or unprofessional conduct.

• (2) A local regulator, state regulator, or compliance agency may contract for the services of a licensed inspector not regularly employed by the regulator or agency.

• (3) In accordance with Section 58-1-401, the division may:
  • (a) refuse to issue a license to an applicant;
  • (b) refuse to renew the license of a licensee;
  • (c) revoke, suspend, restrict, or place on probation the license of a licensee;
  • (d) issue a public or private reprimand;
  • (e) issue a citation to a licensee; and
  • (f) issue a cease and desist order.

Amended by Chapter 229, 2018 General Session