Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-550.4 - Qualifications of inspectors
(1)
State inspectors. Electrical inspectors, electrical inspector
supervisors, and the chief electrical inspector shall be certified as
commercial and residential electrical inspectors no later than one year after
starting employment in any of these positions.
a.
Certification as
inspector. Certification shall be obtained from the International
Association of Electrical Inspectors as both a certified electrical
inspector-residential and as a certified electrical inspector-master or from
the International Code Council as both a residential electrical inspector and a
commercial electrical inspector.
b.
Other job requirements. Each of the persons employed in these
classifications shall also meet any requirements established by the department
of administrative services, human resource enterprise, for the job
classification in which the person is employed.
(2)
Political subdivision
inspectors. A political subdivision that chooses to perform its own
inspections on or after January 1, 2014, must require certification of its
inspectors as provided in Iowa Code section
103.29.
a.
Certification as
inspector. A person who is employed or appointed as an electrical
inspector for a political subdivision on or before January 1, 2014, must obtain
certification on or before January 1, 2015. A person employed or appointed as
an electrical inspector after January 1, 2014, must obtain certification within
one year of the appointment date. The board may take action to enforce
statutory compliance by the individual or by the political subdivision if a
person employed or appointed as an inspector fails to obtain certification
within one year of employment or appointment or fails to maintain the required
certification while employed as an inspector.
b.
Certification
requirements. Certification of electrical inspectors for political
subdivisions shall be obtained from the International Association of Electrical
Inspectors as a certified electrical inspector-residential or as a certified
electrical inspector-master or both or from the International Code Council as a
residential electrical inspector or a commercial electrical inspector or
both.
c.
Inspections. A political subdivision has the authority to
limit an inspector's duties to only residential inspections or only commercial
inspections, so long as the inspector assigned to those duties obtains and
maintains the proper certification to conduct the inspections
assigned.
d.
Other job
requirements. The political subdivision may impose other job
requirements consistent with the law and the needs of that political
subdivision.
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