§ 39-4118 — INSPECTIONS — TIMELINESS — REFUNDS

(1) If an inspection requested by a permit holder is not performed within forty-eight (48) business hours, such permit holder shall be authorized to hire a third-party inspector to perform such inspection. The permit holder or third-party inspector shall notify the division or local government that such inspection is being completed by a third-party inspector. The permit holder shall provide a copy of the results of the completed inspection to the division or local government. A permit holder who obtains a third-party inspection under this section shall be refunded any fee, or portion thereof, that the permit holder paid to the division or local government for such inspection. If a local government contracts with and pays the division, county, or third party for an inspection that requires a refund pursuant to this section, the division, county, or third party shall be responsible for refunding the permit holder.
(2) The division or a local government shall refund ten percent (10%) of the fees, or the portion thereof, paid by a permit holder for an inspection if an inspector or building code administrator:
(a) Conducts an inspection on the work relating to the permit;
(b) Determines that the work has failed an inspection; and
(c) Fails to, within three (3) business days, provide the permit holder or his agent with a reason for the failure of such inspection pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A third-party inspector under this section shall meet the qualifications prescribed by section 39-4108, Idaho Code, and shall conduct the inspection in substantial accord with the applicable jurisdiction’s standards provided by law, rule, or ordinance.

Legislative History

[39-4118, added 2025, ch. 221, sec. 2, p. 1041.]