68-102-143 - Special deputy inspectors Powers and duties Inspection fees.
68-102-143. Special deputy inspectors Powers and duties Inspection fees.
(a) (1) The commissioner of commerce and insurance may, in addition to the other provisions of this part, authorize and appoint any person, acting through a professional corporation pursuant to § 48-101-601, who meets the qualifications enumerated in subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) as a commissioned deputy electrical inspector in this division, who shall have all the power of other deputies and assistants to enter any building or premises to make inspections of the buildings and their contents, and to report the inspections in writing to the commissioner. The commissioner is directed to contract with each deputy electrical inspector through the inspector's professional corporation to provide electrical inspection services. The contracts shall be between the commissioner and the professional corporation employing the electrical inspector and the electrical inspectors shall not be deemed employees of the state for payroll purposes or otherwise.
(2) A deputy electrical inspector shall possess:
(A) A high school diploma or GED certificate;
(B) Practical experience consisting of at least five (5) years in electrical installation or inspection; and
(C) Proof of having passed a nationally recognized certification examination prescribed by the commissioner in both electrical one- and two-family dwellings and electrical general.
(3) Deputy electrical inspectors under contract with the commissioner on June 30, 2006, shall be deemed to meet the qualification standards set forth in subdivision (a)(2). However, the commissioner may contract with a deputy electrical inspector meeting two (2) of the three (3) requirements of subdivision (a)(2), if the commissioner is unable to locate a fully qualified individual; provided, that the individual meets all of the requirements within one (1) year after the date of the contract.
(4) The commissioner shall provide a program to ensure that electrical inspection services are available throughout the state on a timely basis. An inspection shall be considered timely if it is performed within three (3) working days of when the request is made to the inspector.
(b) (1) Deputy electrical inspectors appointed by the commissioner, or by the city official designated by the commissioner to make appointments in cities or municipalities authorized by the commissioner to conduct electrical inspections, are authorized to inspect electrical installations upon receipt of a request from the owner of the property, a licensed electrical contractor, or from any person, association, or corporation supplying electrical energy to the installations, or from municipal governing bodies, or from the county legislative body of the county in which the installations are located. Each inspector, acting through the inspector's professional corporation, is authorized to charge for and receive a fee for each inspection.
(2) The inspection fee for each inspection for services shall not exceed the following: