11 NCAC 08 — Engineering and Building Codes Division

SECTION .0200 - NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE 11 NCAC 08 .0201 NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODE COUNCIL The North Carolina Building Code Council is established to adopt and amend the North Carolina State Building Code and hear appeals from state enforcement agencies. The Commiss…

11 NCAC 08 .0202 NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE All rules and regulations, code requirements, procedures for amendment or repeal of requirements and other pertinent information are contained in published volumes of the North Carolina State Building Code as described in this S…

11 NCAC 08 .0203 BUILDING CODE PUBLICATIONS: GENERAL INFORMATION (a) All volumes of the North Carolina State Building Code are published by the North Carolina Department of Insurance under the direction of the North Carolina Building Code Council. Amendments to all volumes of the…

11 NCAC 08 .0211 TEMPORARY HOUSING BUILDINGS DURING HURRICANE HELENE STATE OF EMERGENCY History Note: Authority G.S. 143-138; Emergency Adoption Eff. December 18, 2024; Emergency Adoption Exp. March 16, 2025.

SECTION .0400 - APPROVAL OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS 11 NCAC 08 .0401 APPLICATION FORMS FURNISHED The staff of the electrical section shall provide application forms for persons wishing to apply for approval as a school maintenance electrician. History Note: Authority G.S.…

11 NCAC 08 .0402 APPLICATION FOR SCHOOL MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS APPROVAL The application requires the applicant to furnish all of the following pertinent information and such other information as may be deemed necessary in determining the qualifications of the applicant, includi…

11 NCAC 08 .0403 METHODS OF APPROVAL OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS Approved school maintenance electricians may be certified by two methods as set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0404 and .0405. History Note: Authority G.S. 58-2-40; 115C-525; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. May 1…

11 NCAC 08 .0404 APPLICATION APPROVAL An applicant will be approved as a school maintenance electrician if he has filed a completed application on a form furnished by the Commissioner and the applicant furnishes with his application satisfactory evidence that he has complied with…

11 NCAC 08 .0405 APPROVAL OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS BY EXAM The Commissioner will certify an applicant as a school maintenance electrician if the applicant: (1) furnishes with his application satisfactory evidence that he has had at least two years experience in the capa…

11 NCAC 08 .0406 EXAMINATION INFORMATION The qualifying examination shall be designed to test applicants knowledge of fundamentals of electricity, acceptable materials, devices, appliances and equipment, provisions contained in the current edition of the National Electrical Code;…

SECTION .0500 - QUALIFICATION BOARD-LIMITED CERTIFICATE 11 NCAC 08 .0501 LEGAL REQUIREMENT History Note: Authority G.S. 143-151.13; Eff. June 28, 1979; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1991.

11 NCAC 08 .0502 NATURE OF LIMITED CERTIFICATE A limited certificate shall be issued to each code enforcement official who held such a position on June 13, 1977. This certificate will entitle the official to continue in the position held on that date; it will not entitle him to s…

11 NCAC 08 .0503 APPLICATION FORM: AVAILABILITY The Board shall provide, upon request, application forms for any person desiring a limited certificate, obtainable from the Division of Engineering and Building Codes of the Department of Insurance. History Note: Authority G.S. 143-…

11 NCAC 08 .0504 APPLICATION FORM: CONTENTS (a) The application form requires the applicant to furnish all of the following pertinent information necessary to determine the qualifications of the applicant for a limited certificate: (1) the date; (2) name, address, and telephone n…

11 NCAC 08 .0505 APPLICATION: WHERE MADE AND FEE The completed application shall be returned to the Board at P.O. Box 26387, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Each application shall be accompanied by payment of a twenty dollar ($20.00) fee, either in cash or by a check made payable …

11 NCAC 08 .0506 CERTIFICATE If an application is found to be in order, the Board's staff shall mail a limited certificate to the applicant at the address specified on the application. The certificate shall describe with particularity the position which it authorizes the applican…

11 NCAC 08 .0507 RENEWAL To remain effective, a limited certificate must be renewed annually on or before the first day of July. Applications for renewal shall be made in the same manner as the original application for the certificate, on forms furnished by the Board. A ten dolla…

11 NCAC 08 .0508 REQUIRED IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR RENEWAL No code enforcement official may have a limited certificate authorizing continuation in a position he held on June 13, 1977, renewed after July 1, 1981 unless he shall have submitted valid evidence that he has completed in…

11 NCAC 08 .0509 RETURN OF CERTIFICATE WHEN LEAVE EMPLOYMENT History Note: Authority G.S. 143-151.15; Eff. June 28, 1979; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1991.

11 NCAC 08 .0510 CERTIFICATES FOR POSITIONS HELD ON APPLICABLE DATES History Note: Authority G.S. 143-151.13; Eff. January 15, 1980; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1991.

SECTION .0600 - QUALIFICATION BOARD-PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATE 11 NCAC 08 .0601 LEGAL REQUIREMENT History Note: Authority G.S. 143-151.13; Eff. June 28, 1979; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1991.

11 NCAC 08 .0602 NATURE OF PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATE (a) A probationary certificate may be issued as a building inspector, electrical inspector, mechanical inspector, plumbing inspector, or fire inspector, as set forth in the rule in this Chapter specific to the type of probationa…

11 NCAC 08 .0603 APPLICATION FORM: AVAILABILITY The Board shall provide, upon request, application forms for any person desiring a probationary certificate, obtainable from the Division of Engineering and Building Codes of the Department of Insurance. History Note: Authority G.S.…

11 NCAC 08 .0604 APPLICATION FORM: CONTENTS The application form requires the applicant to furnish all of the following pertinent information necessary to determine the qualifications of the applicant for a probationary certificate: (1) the date; (2) name, address and telephone n…

11 NCAC 08 .0605 APPLICATION: WHERE MADE AND FEE The completed application shall be returned to the Board at P.O. Box 26387, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Each application shall be accompanied by payment of a twenty dollar ($20.00) fee, either in cash or by a check made payable …

11 NCAC 08 .0606 CERTIFICATE If an application is found to be in order, the Board's staff shall mail a probationary certificate to the applicant at the address specified on the application. The certificate shall specify the type and level of code enforcement in which the applican…

11 NCAC 08 .0607 RETURN OF CERTIFICATE WHEN LEAVE EMPLOYMENT A probationary certificate shall remain valid only so long as the person certified is employed by the state or a local government as a code enforcement official of the type and level indicated on the certificate. When t…

SECTION .0700 - QUALIFICATION BOARD-STANDARD CERTIFICATE 11 NCAC 08 .0701 LEGAL REQUIREMENT History Note: Authority G.S. 143-151.13; Eff. January 15, 1980; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1991.

11 NCAC 08 .0702 NATURE OF STANDARD CERTIFICATE (a) The Board shall issue one or more standard certificates to each code enforcement official demonstrating the qualifications set forth in 11 NCAC 08 .0706, .0707, and .0734. Standard certificates are available for each of the foll…

11 NCAC 08 .0703 APPLICATION FORM: AVAILABILITY The Board shall provide, upon request, application forms for any person desiring a standard certificate, obtainable from the Division of Engineering and Building Codes of the Department of Insurance. History Note: Authority G.S. 143…

11 NCAC 08 .0704 APPLICATION FORM: CONTENTS The application form requires the applicant to furnish all of the following pertinent information necessary to determine the qualifications of the applicant for a standard certificate: (1) the date; (2) name, address, and telephone numb…

11 NCAC 08 .0705 APPLICATION: WHERE MADE AND FEE The completed application and all required supplementary information shall be returned to the Board at P.O. Box 26387, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Each application (whether for one or several standard certificates for a single i…

11 NCAC 08 .0706 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: TYPES AND LEVELS (a) Qualification Levels: With respect to all types of code-enforcement officials certified by the Board prior to January 1, 2027, those with Level I, Level II, or Level III certificates shall be qualified to inspect and …

11 NCAC 08 .0707 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES (a) Licensed Architect, Licensed General Contractor, Licensed Plumbing or Heating Contractor, Licensed Electrical Contractor, Licensed Professional Engineer. Applicants under this Paragraph shall be currently registered or licensed (as of Ju…

11 NCAC 08 .0708 CERTIFICATE (a) If an application meets the requirements of Rules .0704 and .0706 of this Section, the application fee has been paid, and the applicant qualified for a particular type and level of certificate, the Board's staff shall mail a standard certificate o…

11 NCAC 08 .0709 RENEWAL To remain effective, a standard certificate must be renewed in accordance with G.S. 143-151.16(b). Applications for renewal shall be made on forms furnished by the Division of Engineering and Building Codes of the Department of Insurance. A ten dollar ($1…

11 NCAC 08 .0710 RETURN OF CERTIFICATE WHEN LEAVE EMPLOYMENT A standard certificate issued by the Board shall remain valid only so long as the person certified is employed by the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof as a code enforcement official. When the…

11 NCAC 08 .0711 PRE-QUALIFICATION PROGRAM The Board may prequalify, as an inspector, an applicant who is not an employee of a city, county, or state inspection department. The Board shall accept applicants who meet the same education, experience, and other requirements listed in…

11 NCAC 08 .0712 CONTINUING EDUCATION - GENERAL As a condition of certificate renewal, holders of active standard and limited certificates must meet continuing education (CE) requirements in accordance with 11 NCAC 08 .0713 through 08 .0733. Courses and sponsors must meet the req…

11 NCAC 08 .0713 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (a) To be eligible to renew a certificate, whether active standard or active limited, a Code Enforcement Official (CEO) shall have completed the requisite number of credit hours by June 30, 2007, and each June 30 thereafter. (b) …

11 NCAC 08 .0714 INACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS (a) A CEO either who is no longer employed by a local inspection department or who remains employed by a local inspection department but no longer has Code enforcement responsibility shall be inactive. Inactive CEOs shall not b…

11 NCAC 08 .0715 FAILURE TO COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION Any active CEO who fails to complete the required continuing education courses by June 30 of the current renewal year shall have his or her certificates suspended until the CE requirement is met. A CEO without a currently …

11 NCAC 08 .0716 COMPLIANCE (a) General CEO compliance with annual CE requirements may be determined through an audit process conducted by the Board's staff. Determination of individuals to be audited shall be accomplished either through a random selection process or based on inf…

11 NCAC 08 .0717 EXTENSIONS OF TIME Upon petition to the Board staff, extensions of time to complete continuing education courses shall be granted to CEOs for good cause only, such as military service, physical disability, illness, and similar hardship if the period of hardship e…

11 NCAC 08 .0718 COURSE SPONSORS (a) A course sponsor is an organization or individual that has submitted an application and has been approved by the Board to provide courses and instructors for continuing education. No retroactive approval of a sponsor shall be granted by the Bo…

11 NCAC 08 .0719 CONTINUING EDUCATION COORDINATOR Each sponsor of a CE course shall designate one person to serve as the Continuing Education Coordinator for all Board-approved continuing education courses offered by the sponsor. The designated Coordinator shall serve as the offi…

11 NCAC 08 .0720 APPROVED COURSES (a) To be approved for credit in the continuing education program, a course shall be directly related to State Building Codes, inspection, administration, or enforcement of State Building Codes; construction or design of buildings or electrical, …

11 NCAC 08 .0721 COURSE ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS (a) Sponsors of prospective CE courses shall apply for approval from the Board by submitting the following information to the Board's staff for consideration: (1) course title and outline; (2) nature and purpose of the course; (3…

11 NCAC 08 .0722 DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES A distance education course is a continuing education course in which instruction is accomplished through the use of media and methods whereby instructor and student are separated by distance and sometimes by time. In addition to fulfil…

11 NCAC 08 .0723 DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF SPONSOR OR COURSE The Board may deny, suspend or terminate approval of sponsors or courses offered by a sponsor if the Board finds a failure to comply with the Board's rules or the course outline, or for misstatements as to con…