(A) Unless registered pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, a person may not practice as a code enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector in this State, except an architect licensed by the Board of Architectural Examiners of this State or an engineer registered by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of this State may practice as a special inspector without additional registration required by this chapter.

(B) It is unlawful to act as a building codes enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector without having first obtained authorization from the Building Codes Council and the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for a first violation of this section. For each subsequent violation, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 6-8-40

  • Building codes enforcement officer: means a person employed by a local jurisdiction, who is responsible for administering a building inspection department, enforcement or rendering interpretations of building, residential, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, fuel gas and energy conservation codes, performing building plan reviews, or performing inspections on one or more building systems. See South Carolina Code 6-8-10
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract inspector: means a person certified to perform a building inspection, other than a special inspection, in a construction trade discipline within a local jurisdiction on a contract basis. See South Carolina Code 6-8-10
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Special inspector: means a person certified to perform special inspections in one or more construction trade disciplines pursuant to the International Building Code. See South Carolina Code 6-8-10

(C) A separate violation occurs on each day of a violation.

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