§1730.35. Application and issuance of certificates of registration; provisional certificates of registration; registration

A. A person desiring to be registered as a building code enforcement officer as required by this Part shall apply to the council for a certificate of registration.

B. An applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof to the council of valid certification by a recognized code organization or testing agency that is prescribed by the council in the general or special capacity in which he desires to be registered; however, beginning August 1, 2008, and upon application and fulfillment of all other requirements necessary to obtain a certificate of registration, an employee of the state of Louisiana or one of its political subdivisions who is a Louisiana licensed architect or engineer shall be granted a certificate of registration without certification by a recognized building code organization or testing agency. Special certificates of registration authorize the registrant to practice in the named specialty only. General certificates of registration are not restricted. The council or its designated representatives shall review the guidelines employed by the organization or agency in order to determine their continued compatibility with the requirements considered by the council to be consistent with this Part.

C.(1) Certificates of registration may be issued without certification by a recognized code organization or testing agency to building code enforcement officers employed in code enforcement on January 1, 2007, only for the position and locality held at the time of registration pursuant to this Section. Such provisional certificates of registration are valid for the time period stipulated by regulation of the council for each registration classification from the date of issuance. The certificates of registration provided for in this Paragraph may not be renewed except as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

(2) Certificates of registration may be issued without certification by a recognized code organization or testing agency to building code enforcement officers who have been employed in building code enforcement for at least ten years on January 1, 2007, only for the position and locality held at the time of registration pursuant to this Section. Building code enforcement officers who are registered pursuant to this Paragraph shall comply with all continuing education requirements established by the council.

D. Upon initial employment by a parish, municipality, or other political subdivision, an individual must be granted a provisional certificate of registration without certification by a recognized code organization or testing agency, provided that such individual is under the supervision of a code enforcement officer who is certified by the International Code Council. Such provisional certificate of registration is valid for the time period stipulated by regulation of the council for each registration classification from the date of issuance. The provisional certificate of registration may not be renewed except as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

E. The council shall have the authority to suspend or revoke certificates of registration upon any violation of this Part after notice and a proper hearing. The council shall implement rules for such proceedings under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §2, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 769, §1, eff. June 30, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 830, §1; Acts 2009, No. 325, §1.