South Carolina § 6-8-40 Registration requirement for codes enforcement officer, contract inspector and special inspector; penalties.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 6-8-40 — Registration requirement for codes enforcement officer, contract inspector and special inspector; penalties.

South Carolina § 6-8-40

Title 6LOCAL GOVERNMENT—PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

Ch. 8BUILDING CODES ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 6-8-40 (2026).

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(A)Unless registered pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, a person may not practice as a code enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector in this State, except an architect licensed by the Board of Architectural Examiners of this State or an engineer registered by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of this State may practice as a special inspector without additional registration required by this chapter.

(B)It is unlawful to act as a building codes enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector without having first obtained authorization from the Building Codes Council and the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more t

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(A) Unless registered pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, a person may not practice as a code enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector in this State, except an architect licensed by the Board of Architectural Examiners of this State or an engineer registered by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of this State may practice as a special inspector without additional registration required by this chapter. (B) It is unlawful to act as a building codes enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector without having first obtained authorization from the Building Codes Council and the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for a first violation of this section. For each subsequent violation, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars. (C) A separate violation occurs on each day of a violation.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, SECTION 3; 2009 Act No. 20, SECTION 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 20, 2009). Effect of Amendment The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.