103.29 - POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS -- INSPECTIONS -- AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
103.29 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS -- INSPECTIONS --
AUTHORITY OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
1. A political subdivision performing electrical inspections
prior to December 31, 2007, shall continue to perform such
inspections. After December 31, 2013, a political subdivision may
choose to discontinue performing its own inspections and permit the
board to have jurisdiction over inspections in the political
subdivision. If a political subdivision seeks to discontinue its own
inspections prior to December 31, 2013, the political subdivision
shall petition the board. On or after January 1, 2014, if a
unanimous vote of the board finds that a political subdivision's
inspections are inadequate by reason of misfeasance, malfeasance, or
nonfeasance, the board may suspend or revoke the political
subdivision's authority to perform its own inspections, subject to
appeal according to the procedure set forth in section 103.34 and
judicial review pursuant to section 17A.19. A political subdivision
not performing electrical inspections prior to December 31, 2007, may
make provision for inspection of electrical installations within its
jurisdiction, in which case it shall keep on file with the board
copies of its current inspection ordinances or resolutions and
electrical codes.
2. A political subdivision performing electrical inspections
pursuant to subsection 1 prior to December 31, 2007, may maintain a
different supervision ratio than the ratio of three apprentice
electricians and unclassified persons to one licensee specified in
section 103.15, subsection 3, but may not exceed that ratio. A
political subdivision which begins performing electrical inspections
after December 31, 2007, shall maintain the specified three-to-one
ratio unless the board approves a petition by the political
subdivision for a lower ratio. A political subdivision which
discontinues performing electrical inspections and permits the board
to have jurisdiction over inspections shall maintain the specified
three-to-one supervision ratio, and may not petition for a lower
ratio unless the political subdivision subsequently resumes
performing electrical inspections.
3. A political subdivision that performs electrical inspections
may set appropriate permit fees to pay for such inspections. A
political subdivision shall not require any person holding a license
from the board to pay any license fee or take any examination if the
person holds a current license issued by the board which is of a
classification equal to or greater than the classification needed to
do the work proposed. Any such political subdivision may provide a
requirement that each person doing electrical work within the
jurisdiction of such political subdivision have on file with the
political subdivision a copy of the current license issued by the
board or such other evidence of such license as may be provided by
the board.
4. A political subdivision is authorized to determine what work
may be performed by a class B licensee within the jurisdictional
limits of the political subdivision, provided, however, that a
political subdivision shall not prohibit a class B licensee from
performing any type of work that the licensee was authorized to
perform within the political subdivision under the authority of a
license validly issued or recognized by the political subdivision on
December 31, 2007.
5. A political subdivision that performs electrical inspections
shall act as the authority having jurisdiction for electrical
inspections and for amending the national electrical code adopted by
the board pursuant to section 103.6 for work performed within the
jurisdictional limits of the political subdivision, provided those
inspections and amendments conform to the requirements of this
chapter. Any action by a political subdivision with respect to
amendments to the national electrical code shall be filed with the
board prior to enforcement by the political subdivision, and shall
not be less stringent than the minimum standards established by the
board by rule.
6. A political subdivision may grant a variance or interpret the
national electrical code in a manner which deviates from a standard
interpretation on an exception basis for a one-time installation or
planned installation so long as such a variance or interpretation
does not present an electrical hazard or danger to life or property.
7. A county shall not perform electrical inspections on a farm or
farm residence. Section History: Recent Form
2007 Acts, ch 197, §39, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §29, 32; 2009
Acts, ch 39, §9; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §116
Referred to in § 103.24