§ 24-33.5-1213.5 — Certification for building inspectors - rules

Colorado § 24-33.5-1213.5

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Safety

Text

(1) The
director of the division shall implement a building inspector and plans examiner
certification program to comply with the provisions of sections 22-32-124 (2) and
23-71-122 (1)(v), C.R.S., that evaluates the education, training, and experience of
each inspector and ensures that the inspectors hold current national certifications
that require continuing education. The director of the division shall require that
each inspector be recertified every three years.

(2) Plans examiners for plan review and building inspectors for construction
inspections shall be certified in their respective fields by the international code
council, or another similar national organization, and have demonstrated education,
training, and experience in their respective fields.

(3) If a plans examiner or building inspector is not certified in his or her
respective field, the plans examiner or building inspector shall have at least five
years of demonstrated education, training, and experience in his or her respective
field and receive national certification within one year after the date of hire.

(4) The director of the division shall outline, by rule, the criteria for the
revocation of inspector certifications. If the division finds that inspections are not
complete or that all violations are not corrected, the division shall take enforcement
action against the third-party inspector pursuant to section 24-33.5-1213.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1151), ch. 230, p. 1058, � 11, effective January 1, 2010.