(1) A building official, a contract building official, an inspector, a plan reviewer or another person that provides building inspection services under contract with a municipality is a public official for the purposes of ORS Chapter 244.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 455.206

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Consumer and Business Services. See Oregon Statutes 455.010
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. See Oregon Statutes 455.010
  • Municipality: means a city, county or other unit of local government otherwise authorized by law to administer a building code. See Oregon Statutes 455.010
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) In addition to and not in lieu of the authority of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has the authority to suspend, revoke, deny, condition or refuse to renew a license, certification or registration of a building official, contract building official, inspector, plan reviewer or other person that provides building inspection services under contract with a municipality if the director determines that the building official, contract building official, inspector, plan reviewer or other person or an owner, director, officer, manager, member or majority shareholder of the building official, contract building official, inspector, plan reviewer or other person has violated ORS § 244.025, 244.040, 244.047, 244.175, 244.177 and 244.179 or has engaged in an actual conflict of interest as defined in ORS § 244.020.

(3) A determination of the director under subsection (2) of this section does not bind the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. [2021 c.599 § 4]

 

See note under 455.202.

 

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