Section 305.61. Commercial building inspectors.

 

(1)   General. A person who holds a certification issued by the department as a certified commercial building inspector may conduct inspections of public buildings and places of employment for the purpose of administering and enforcing chs. SPS 361 to 366 and 375 to 379 .

(2)   Application for examination. A person applying to take a commercial building inspector certification examination shall submit all of the following:

(a) An application in accordance with s. SPS 305.01 .

(b) An application fee and examination fee in accordance with s. SPS 305.02 , Table 305.02.

(3)   Examination. Except as provided in sub. (4) (b) , a person seeking to obtain a commercial building inspector certification shall take and pass an examination in accordance with s. SPS 305.09 .

(4)   Application for certification.

(a) Upon notification of the successful passage of the examination for a commercial building inspector certification, a person may obtain the certification by submitting an application and the certification fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.09 (7) (c) .

(b) A person may apply for a certification as a certified commercial building inspector by submitting an application, an application fee and the certification fee in accordance with ss. SPS 305.01 and 305.02 and one of the following:

1. Evidence that the person holds a certificate issued by the International Code Council as one of the following:

a. Commercial combination inspector.

b. Building inspector.

c. Combination plans examiner.

d. Commercial building inspector and commercial mechanical inspector.

e. Building plans examiner and mechanical plans examiner.

2. Evidence that the person holds a registration issued under ch. 443 , Stats. , as one of the following:

a. Architect.

b. Engineer.

(5)   Responsibilities. A person who inspects public buildings and places of employment as a certified commercial building inspector shall:

(a) Maintain a record of the inspections made including the dates and the findings of the inspections;

(b) Provide a copy of the inspection report to the owner of the property or his or her agent; and

(c) Make available to the department upon request his or her inspection records.

(6)   Renewal.

(a)

1. A person may renew his or her certification as a commercial building inspector.

2. A commercial building inspector certification shall be renewed in accordance with s. SPS 305.07 .

(b)

1. The renewal of a certification as a certified commercial building inspector shall be contingent upon the commercial building inspector obtaining at least 24 hours of acceptable continuing education prior to the expiration date of the certification as specified in s. SPS 305.08 and Table 305.06, except as provided in subd. 2.

2. A person who holds a certification as a certified commercial building inspector may apply to the department for waiver of the continuing education requirements under subd. 1. on the grounds of prolonged illness or disability or similar circumstances. Each application for waiver shall be considered individually on its merits by the department.

3. A person who initially obtained his or her commercial building inspector certification by providing evidence of registration as an architect or engineer and whose request to renew his or her certification is denied because of the failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements of subd. 1. , shall be required to take and pass the commercial building inspector certification examination in order to reacquire the commercial building inspector certification.

Cr. Register, October, 1996, No. 490 , eff. 11-1-96; am. (6) (a) 2., (b) 2., Register, March, 1998, No. 507 , eff. 4-1-98; am. (1) and (4), r. (6) (b), renum. (6) (c) to be (6) (b) and am., Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00; CR 01-139 : am. (1) Register June 2002 No. 558 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 03-075 : am. (3), renum. (4) to be (4) (a), cr. (4) (b) and (6) (b) 3., r. and recr. (6) (b) 1. Register June 2004 No. 582 , eff. 8-1-04; CR 05-113 : am. (1) Register December 2006 No. 612 , eff. 4-1-07; CR 06-120 : am. (1) Register February 2008 No. 626 , eff. 3-1-08; CR 08-110 : r. and recr. (6) (b) 1. Register September 2009 No. 645 , eff. 10-1-09; CR 10-103 : am. (1) Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1), (2) (a), (b), (3), (4) (a), (b) (intro.), (6) (a) 2., (b) 1. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; CR 14-010 : am. (6) (b) 1. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

Pursuant to s. 101.14 (2) , Stats., deputies of the department may perform fire prevention inspections of public buildings and places of employment without holding the certification as a certified commercial building inspector. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1