§ 143-151.15. Return of certificate to Board; reissuance by Board.
§ 143‑151.15. Return of certificate to Board; reissuance by Board.
A certificate issued by the Board under this Article is valid as longas the person certified is employed by the State of North Carolina or anypolitical subdivision thereof as a Code‑enforcement official, or isemployed by a federally recognized Indian Tribe to perform inspections ontribal lands under G.S. 153A‑350.1 as a Code‑enforcement official.When the person certified leaves that employment for any reason, he shallreturn the certificate to the Board. If the person subsequently obtainsemployment as a Code‑enforcement official in any governmentaljurisdiction described above, the Board may reissue the certificate to him. Theprovisions of G.S. 143‑151.16(b) relating to renewal fees and laterenewals shall apply, if appropriate. The provisions of G.S. 143‑151.16(c)shall not apply. This section does not affect the Board's powers under G.S. 143‑151.17.(1977, c. 531, s. 1; 1993(Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 35; 1999‑78, s. 4.)