Utah Code 58-56-9. Qualifications of inspectors — Contract for inspection services

(1)

An inspector employed by a local regulator, state regulator, or compliance agency to enforce the codes shall:

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

(i)	meet minimum qualifications as established by the division in collaboration with the commission;

(ii)	be certified by a nationally recognized organization which promulgates construction codes; or

(iii)

pass an examination developed by the division in collaboration with the commission;

(b)	be currently licensed by the division as meeting those minimum qualifications; and

(c)	be subject to revocation or suspension of the inspector’s license or being placed on probation if found guilty of unlawful or unprofessional conduct.

(2)	A local regulator, state regulator, or compliance agency may contract for the services of a licensed inspector not regularly employed by the regulator or agency.

(3)

In accordance with Section 58-1-401, the division may:

(a)	refuse to issue a license to an applicant;

(b)	refuse to renew the license of a licensee;

(c)	revoke, suspend, restrict, or place on probation the license of a licensee;

(d)	issue a public or private reprimand;

(e)	issue a citation to a licensee; and

(f)	issue a cease and desist order.

Amended by Chapter 229, 2018 General Session