11 NCAC 08 .0707 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
(a) Licensed Architect, Licensed General Contractor,
Licensed Plumbing or Heating Contractor, Licensed Electrical Contractor,
Licensed Professional Engineer. Applicants under this Paragraph shall be
currently registered or licensed (as of June 13, 1977) by the State of North
Carolina as an architect, a general contractor, a plumbing or heating
contractor, an electrical contractor, or a professional engineer to receive
certification. The standard certificate shall authorize the person to practice
as a qualified code-enforcement official of the type and at the performance
level determined by the Board to be appropriate, in accordance with the rule in
this Chapter specific to that area of code enforcement, in light of the
applicant's education, training, and experience.
(b) Certified Code-Enforcement
Official From Another State. Pursuant to G.S. 143-151.14(a), the Board may
issue a standard certificate to any person who holds a currently valid
certificate as a qualified code-enforcement official from another state or
territory whose standards are acceptable to the Board and not lower than those
required of North Carolina applicants, under Article 9C of Chapter 143 of the
North Carolina General Statutes, and all applicable administrative rules
governing code-enforcement officials, and passes a state examination in the
area and level of the standard certificate sought. The standard certificate shall
authorize the person to practice as a qualified code-enforcement official of
the type and at the performance level determined by the Board to be
appropriate, in accordance with the area and level of the state examination
passed by the applicant and the rule in this Chapter specific to that area of
code enforcement, in light of the applicant's education, training, and
experience.
(c) Certified Code-Enforcement
Official with International Code Council (ICC) Certification. Pursuant to G.S.
143-151.14(b), the Board may issue a standard certificate to any person who is
certified as a qualified code-enforcement official in good standing by the
International Code Council where standards and examinations are acceptable to
the Board and not lower than those required of North Carolina applicants, under
Article 9C of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes and all
applicable administrative rules governing code-enforcement officials, and
passes a state examination in the area and level of the standard certificate
sought. The standard certificate shall authorize the person to practice as a
qualified code-enforcement official of the type and at the performance level
determined by the Board to be appropriate, in accordance with the area and
level of the state examination passed by the applicant and the rule in this
Chapter specific to that area of code enforcement, in light of the applicant's
education, training, and experience.
(d) Comity Applicants. Comity applicants as set out in in
Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule shall meet the experience requirements
specified in the rule in this Chapter specific to the area and level of code
enforcement sought to be eligible for comity consideration. The successful
completion of a short course required by G.S. 143-151.14(c) concerning the
State Building Code rules and code enforcement administration must be completed
within three years to maintain any standard certificate issued due to comity.
Standard certificates issued under comity shall expire if the required course
is not completed within the three-year period.
(e) Applicants may submit other experience in the design,
construction, installation or inspection of buildings and electrical,
mechanical, plumbing, and fire systems for consideration as other special circumstances
meeting the Board's requirements. The Board's Qualification and Evaluation
Committee shall consider such experience on a case-by-case basis and make a
recommendation to the Board.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143-151.12(1);
143-151.12(3); 143‑151.13; 143‑151.14;
Eff. January 15, 1980;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1983;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2025.