2019 -- H 6215 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Jackson, McNamara, Costantino, Lima, and | |
Date Introduced: June 13, 2019 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-107.1.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled |
2 | "State Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 23-27.3-107.1.1. Local inspector. |
4 | (a) The appropriate local authority may appoint one or more local full time or part time |
5 | inspectors to assist the building official in the performance of his or her duties and in the |
6 | enforcement of this code. |
7 | (b)(1) Building Inspectors-1 shall have a minimum of three (3) years experience in |
8 | general building construction and except for the length of experience required shall possess |
9 | similar qualifications of a local building official as required by § 23-27.3-107.5, and shall possess |
10 | an International Code Council (ICC) certification as a Residential Building Inspector. However, |
11 | ICC certification as a Residential Building Inspector shall not be required in the case of a building |
12 | inspector holding a current state certification prior to July 1, 2010. A Building Inspector-1 is |
13 | responsible to enforce the provisions of the State Residential Code SBC-2. |
14 | Building Inspectors-2 shall have a minimum of three (3) years experience in general |
15 | building construction, shall possess ICC certifications as a Residential Building Inspector and |
16 | Commercial Building Inspector and shall possess similar qualifications of a local Building |
17 | Official, as required by § 23-27.3-107.5. However, ICC certification as a Residential Building |
18 | Inspector and a Commercial Building Inspector shall not be required in the case of a building |
19 | inspector holding a current state certification prior to July 1, 2010. A Building Inspector- 2 is |
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1 | authorized to enforce the provisions of both the State Building Code SBC-1 and the State |
2 | Residential Code SBC-2. |
3 | (2) Electrical inspectors shall have a minimum of five (5) years experience and a Rhode |
4 | Island Class A or Class B electricians license. |
5 | (3) Mechanical inspectors shall have a minimum of five (5) years and a valid Rhode |
6 | Island master pipe fitters I or journeyperson contractors license. |
7 | (4) Plumbing inspectors shall have a minimum of five (5) years experience and a Rhode |
8 | Island master or journeyperson plumbers license. |
9 | (5) Mechanical and plumbing inspectors who have been enforcing either code prior to |
10 | January 1, 1986, may continue to do so. |
11 | (c) Inspectors listed in this section shall have the authority to affix their signature to |
12 | permits that pertain to the work they inspect. |
13 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE | |
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1 | This act authorizes building inspectors to affix their signatures to permits that pertain to |
2 | work they inspect. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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