11 NCAC 08 .0707             SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

(a)  Licensed County Electrical Inspector. Certificates issued pursuant to G.S. 143-151.13(e) shall be for the electrical inspector level corresponding to the level at which the applicant is currently certified.

(b)  Registered Architect, Licensed General Contractor, Licensed Plumbing or Heating Contractor, Licensed Electrical Contractor, Registered Professional Engineer. Applicants for certification under G.S. 143-151.13(f) shall successfully complete the Board's prescribed short course, as set out in 11 NCAC 08 .0706(g)(3), concerning State Building Code rules and code enforcement administration prior to being certified. 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 11 NCAC 08 .0706, in light of the applicant's education, training, and experience.

(c)  Certified Code Enforcement Official From Another State. Pursuant to G.S. 143.151.14(a), the Board may, without requiring an examination, issue a standard certificate to any person who successfully completes the Board's prescribed short course concerning State Building Code rules and code enforcement administration and 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 the North Carolina General Statutes and all applicable administrative rules governing Code Enforcement Officials.

(d)  Certified Code Enforcement Official with International Code Council Certification. Applicants for certification pursuant to G.S. 143-151.14(b) shall successfully complete the short course required by G.S. 143-151.14(c) as set out in 11 NCAC 08 .0706(g)(3).

(e)  Comity Applicants. Comity applicants as set out in in Paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Rule shall meet the experience requirements specified in 11 NCAC 08 .0706 to be eligible for comity consideration. The successful completion of a law and administration course and a standard technical course, as set out in 11 NCAC 08 .0706(g)(3), in the area and level of the standard certificate must be completed within three years to maintain any standard certificate issued due to comity. Standard certificates issued under comity shall expire if required courses are not completed within the three-year period.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑151.13; 143‑151.14;

Eff. January 15, 1980;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1983;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.