Section 338.2310 - Conflicts of interest; inspection of own work in governmental subdivision prohibited; additional requirements and restrictions; construction of act.
BUILDING OFFICIALS AND INSPECTORS REGISTRATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 54 of 1986
338.2310 Conflicts of interest; inspection of own work in governmental subdivision prohibited; additional requirements and restrictions; construction of act.
Sec. 10.
(1) Performing instructional duties for educational purposes and providing contractual inspection and consulting services in construction code enforcement shall not be considered conflicts of interest.
(2) An inspector shall not be permitted to inspect his or her own work in a governmental subdivision. As used in this subsection and subsection (3), “governmental subdivision” means governmental subdivision as defined in section 2(1)(t) of the state construction code act of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, being section 125.1502 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(3) A governmental subdivision may establish additional requirements and restrictions in the selection and hiring of construction code enforcement officials, inspectors, and plan reviewers.
(4) This act shall not be construed to limit or restrict the type of internal administrative organization an enforcing agency may choose, or to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the enforcing agency to dismiss or suspend a building official, inspector, or plan reviewer at its discretion.
History: 1986, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1986