1. The board shall establish by rule standards for the certification and decertification of electrical inspectors appointed by the state or a political subdivision to enforce this chapter or any applicable resolution or ordinance within the inspector‘s jurisdiction, and for certified electrical inspector continuing education requirements.

 a. On and after January 1, 2009, a person appointed to act as an electrical inspector for the state shall obtain an inspector’s certificate of qualification within one year of such appointment and shall maintain the certificate thereafter for the duration of the inspector’s service as an electrical inspector.
 b. On and after January 1, 2014, a person appointed to act as an electrical inspector for a political subdivision shall obtain an inspector’s certificate of qualification within one year of such appointment and shall maintain the certificate thereafter for the duration of the inspector’s service as an electrical inspector.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 103.24

  • Board: means the electrical examining board created under section 103. See Iowa Code 103.1
  • Inspector: means a person certified as an electrical inspector upon such reasonable conditions as may be adopted by the board. See Iowa Code 103.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Routine maintenance: means the repair or replacement of existing electrical apparatus or equipment, including but not limited to wires, cables, switches, receptacles, outlets, fuses, circuit breakers, and fixtures, of the same size and type for which no changes in wiring are made, but does not include any new electrical installation or the expansion or extension of any circuit. See Iowa Code 103.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. State inspection shall not apply within the jurisdiction of any political subdivision which, pursuant to section 103.29, provides by resolution or ordinance standards of electrical wiring and its installation that are not less stringent than those prescribed by the board or by this chapter and which further provides by resolution or ordinance for the inspection of electrical installations within the limits of such subdivision by a certified electrical inspector. A copy of the certificate of each electrical inspector shall be provided to the board by the political subdivision issuing the certificate.
 3. State inspection shall not apply to routine maintenance.
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