22 Tex. Admin. Code § 367.4 - Standards of Conduct - Plumbing Inspectors

(a) A Plumbing Inspector shall not:

(1) have any financial, or advisory interest in any plumbing company; and

(2) represent or indicate in any manner that the Plumbing Inspector is employed by or a representative of the Board or the State of Texas unless, in fact, the Plumbing Inspector is employed by the Board or the State of Texas.

(b) A Plumbing Inspector shall not perform a plumbing inspection unless and until he or she has submitted proof of affiliation with a political subdivision in a form specified by the Board. An affiliation is established if the inspector is employed by or under contract with a political subdivision to perform plumbing inspections or employed by a qualified plumbing inspection company under contract with a political subdivision to perform plumbing inspections.

(c) A Plumbing Inspector shall only accept compensation for performing a plumbing inspection from the political subdivision with jurisdiction over the jobsite where the inspection is performed or a qualified plumbing inspection business under contract with a political subdivision. A political subdivision may contract with a qualified plumbing inspection business to perform an inspection only if the business utilizes a licensed Plumbing Inspector to perform the inspection. This subsection does not apply to an inspection subject to §1301.255 of the PLL.

(d) A Plumbing Inspector shall consistently and equitably, to all persons enforce the Plumbing License Law, Board Rules, and plumbing codes adopted by the board, and all local ordinances regulating plumbing codes adopted by the political subdivision(s) within the Plumbing Inspector's jurisdiction.

(e) A Plumbing Inspector shall include his or her Plumbing Inspector License number on any document produced in connection with an inspection, including but not limited to:

(1) a green tag or other document used to show plumbing work has passed inspection;

(2) a notice of correction or other document used to show plumbing work has failed inspection; or

(3) any correspondence, including but not limited to emails.

Notes

22 Tex. Admin. Code § 367.4

The provisions of this §367.4 adopted to be effective August 25, 1993, 18 TexReg 5400; amended to be effective April 15, 1994, 19 TexReg 2280; amended to be effective June 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 4689; amended to be effective October 14, 1996, 21 TexReg 9447; amended to be effective January 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 976; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 643; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 34, August 24, 2018, TexReg 5531, eff. 8/29/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 06, February 10, 2023, TexReg 0684, eff. 2/16/2023