(1)"Unprofessional conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-501.
(2)"Unprofessional conduct" includes:
(2)(a) as a building inspector:
(2)(a)(i) knowingly failing to inspect or issue correction notices for code violations that when left uncorrected would constitute a hazard to the public health and safety; and
(2)(a)(ii) knowingly failing to require compliance with correction notices;
(2)(b) the use of alcohol or the illegal use of drugs while performing duties to the extent that the inspector is physically or mentally impaired and unable to effectively perform the duties of an inspector;
(2)(c) gross negligence in the performance of official duties as an inspector;
(2)(d) the personal use of information or knowingly revealing information to unauthorized persons wh
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(1) "Unprofessional conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-501.
(2) "Unprofessional conduct" includes:
(2)(a) as a building inspector:
(2)(a)(i) knowingly failing to inspect or issue correction notices for code violations that when left uncorrected would constitute a hazard to the public health and safety; and
(2)(a)(ii) knowingly failing to require compliance with correction notices;
(2)(b) the use of alcohol or the illegal use of drugs while performing duties to the extent that the inspector is physically or mentally impaired and unable to effectively perform the duties of an inspector;
(2)(c) gross negligence in the performance of official duties as an inspector;
(2)(d) the personal use of information or knowingly revealing information to unauthorized persons when that information has been obtained by an inspector as a result of the inspector's employment, work, or position as an inspector;
(2)(e) unlawful acts or practices that are clearly unethical under generally recognized standards of conduct of an inspector;
(2)(f) engaging in fraud or knowingly misrepresenting a fact relating to the performance of duties and responsibilities as an inspector;
(2)(g) a building inspector knowingly failing to require that all plans, specifications, drawings, documents, and reports be stamped by architects, professional engineers, or both as established by law;
(2)(h) a building inspector knowingly failing to report to the division an act or omission of a licensee under Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act, which when left uncorrected constitutes a hazard to public health and safety;
(2)(i) an inspector knowingly failing to report to the division unlicensed practice persons who are required to be licensed under Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act;
(2)(j) a building inspector's approval of work that materially varies from approved documents that have been stamped by an architect, professional engineer, or both unless authorized by the licensed architect, professional engineer, or both;
(2)(k) a building inspector failing to produce verification of current licensure and current certifications for the codes upon request of the division, a compliance agency, or a contractor or property owner whose work is being inspected;
(2)(l) a building inspector requiring work that materially varies from the codes adopted by the state, including amendments;
(2)(m) an inspector failing to make reasonable efforts to maintain a current knowledge of amendments to code;
(2)(n) falsifying inspection reports or purporting to perform an inspection that was not actually performed as an inspector;
(2)(o) an inspector engaging in retaliatory actions against individuals or companies that file complaints or question the local regulator's decisions;
(2)(p) an inspector accepting what would reasonably be viewed as a bribe, including monetary, goods, materials, or other benefits in the course of duty;
(2)(q) any willful, fraudulent, or deceitful act by an inspector, caused by an inspector, or at an inspector's direction that causes material injury to another;
(2)(r) nondelivery of goods or services by a registered dealer that constitutes a breach of contract by the dealer;
(2)(s) the failure of a registered dealer to pay a subcontractor or supplier any amounts to which that subcontractor or supplier is legally entitled;
(2)(t) any other activity that is defined as unprofessional conduct by division rule in accordance with the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(2)(u) a building official knowingly or willfully allowing an inspector contracted or employed within the building official's jurisdiction or firm to engage in the actions listed in Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(t).