11 NCAC 08 .0602             NATURE OF PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATE

(a)  A probationary certificate may be issued as a building inspector, electrical inspector, mechanical inspector, plumbing inspector, or fire inspector as set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0706, without examination, to any newly employed or newly promoted code enforcement official who lacks a standard certificate that covers the new position. A probationary certificate shall be issued for three years only and shall not be renewed. During the three-year period, the official shall complete the requirements set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0706 to qualify for the appropriate standard certificate. A probationary certificate shall authorize the official, during the effective period of the certificate, to hold the position of the type, level, and location specified. The certificate shall be conditioned on the applicant's completion of a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate and meeting one of the following:

(1)           working under supervision sufficient, as determined by a supporting letter provided for in 11 NCAC 08 .0706(b), to protect the public health and safety;

(2)           possessing a minimum of two years of design, construction, or inspection experience working under a certified inspector or under a licensed professional engineer, registered architect, or licensed contractor;

(3)           possessing one of the experience qualifications listed in 11 NCAC 08 .0706 in each area of code enforcement for which the probationary certificate is issued; or

(4)           achieving a minimum score of 70 percent on the probationary prequalification exam administered by the Board in each area of code enforcement for which the probationary certificate is issued.

(b)  A probationary certificate as a residential changeout inspector set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0734 may be issued to any employed code enforcement official, whose employment can be verified pursuant to 11 NCAC 08 .0734(d)(2), who lacks a standard certificate as a residential changeout inspector and who successfully completes a residential changeout inspections course set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0734(d)(3). A probationary certificate shall be issued for three years only and shall not be renewed. During the three-year period, the official shall complete the requirements set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0706 to qualify for the appropriate standard certificate. A probationary certificate as a residential changeout inspector shall authorize the official, during the effective period of the certificate, to hold the position set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0734(a). The probationary certificate shall be conditioned on the applicant's completion of a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate and working under the direct supervision of a person who possesses, or persons who collectively possess, standard certificates as an electrical inspector III, mechanical inspector III, and plumbing inspector III or an individual holding a residential changeout inspector certificate and five years of code enforcement experience.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-151.12(2); 143.151.13;

Eff. June 28, 1979; Amended Eff. December 1, 1982;

Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1983; For a Period of 120 Days to Expire on April 30, 1983;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2017; July 18, 2002; October 1, 1992; February 1, 1991; May 1, 1983;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2020.