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RI Gen L § 23-27.3-107.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-107.6 - Certification of local building officials - Educational programs.

§ 23-27.3-107.6. Certification of local building officials — Educational programs.(a) The state building commissioner and building code standards committee and appeals committee shall accept successful completion of programs of training developed by public agencies as proof of qualification pursuant to §§ 23-27.3-107.5 and 23-27.3-107.1.1 to be eligible to be a local building official and inspector.(b) Upon determination of qualification the state building commissioner shall issue or cause to be issued a certificate to the building official or inspector stating that he or she is so certified. No person after July 1, 1977 shall act as a building official or inspector for any municipality unless the state building commissioner and the building code standards and appeals committee determine that he or she is so qualified, or has been issued a temporary certificate not to exceed twelve (12) months permitting the official or inspector to so qualify. The commissioner and committee may prepare and conduct educational programs designed to train and assist building officials or inspectors in carrying out their responsibilities.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 236, §§ 3, 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-107.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-107.7 - Recertification and continuing education.

§ 23-27.3-107.7. Recertification and continuing education.(a) The committee shall offer a continuing educational program designed to assist all state and local building officials and inspectors in executing their responsibilities as defined in this chapter. Regular attendance at these programs shall be required to all building officials and inspectors, and no building official or inspector who attends a course of instruction shall lose any rights relative to compensation or vacation time.(b) In order to provide for professional administration of the code and maintain the official's and inspector's level of competency, the committee shall develop regulations which will require the officials and inspectors to attend approved continuing education courses to retain their certification. The committee shall develop the program within one year of July 3, 1989. The committee may make use of model code, regional or national education programs as a basis of the acceptable courses for credit in this program.(c) The financing for this continuing education program will be provided through the registration fee for buildings required by chapter 64 of title 5.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 85.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-107.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-107.8 - Restriction on employees' activities.

§ 23-27.3-107.8. Restriction on employees' activities.Neither the building commissioner, nor any full-time building officials, or full-time local inspectors, as defined in this code, shall be engaged in, or directly or indirectly connected with, the furnishing of labor, materials, or appliances for the construction, alteration, or maintenance of any building or structure, or the preparation of plans or specifications therefor for the state, in the case of the building commissioner, or within the municipality in which he or she is respectively employed in the case of a building official or local inspector unless the individual is the owner of the building or structure; nor shall any officer or employee associated with the state building office or municipality engage in any work that conflicts with his or her official duties or with the interests of the department of business regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 85; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-107.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-107.9 - Relief from personal responsibility.

§ 23-27.3-107.9. Relief from personal responsibility.The state building commissioner, the members and staff of the building code standards committee and the board of standards and appeals, the building official, officer, or employee charged with the enforcement, administration and/or review of this code, while acting for the state or a municipality, shall not thereby render himself or herself liable personally, and he or she is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damages that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her official duties. Any suit instituted against any of these officers or employees because of an act performed by him or her in the lawful discharge of his or her duties and under the provisions of this code shall be defended by the legal representative of the state in the case of the members and staff of the building code standards committee and the board of standards and appeals, and the building commissioner or his or her agents or by the legal representative of the municipality, in the case of the building official, officer, or employee, until the final determination of the proceedings. In no case shall members and staff of the building code standards committee and the board of standards and appeals, the state building commissioner, building official, or any of their subordinates be liable for costs or damages in any action, suit, or proceeding that may be instituted pursuant to the provisions of this code and the members and staff of the building code standards committee and the board of standards and appeals, the state building commissioner, or his or her agents, or an officer of the state building office, acting in good faith and without malice and within the scope of their employment, is free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of his or her official duties in connection with this code.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 430, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.0 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.0 - Duties and powers of the building official and the state building commissioner.

§ 23-27.3-108.0. Duties and powers of the building official and the state building commissioner.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1 - Local building official - Enforcement duties.

§ 23-27.3-108.1. Local building official — Enforcement duties.The building official shall enforce all the provisions of this code and any other applicable state statutes, rules, and regulations, or municipal ordinances and act on any question relative to the mode or manner of construction, and the materials to be used in the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, demolition, removal, installation of equipment, and the location, use, occupancy, and maintenance of all buildings and structures, including any building or structure owned by any authority, except as may otherwise be specifically provided for by statutory requirements or as provided in this code.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.1 - Applications and permits.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.1. Applications and permits.The building official shall issue all necessary notices or orders to remove illegal or unsafe conditions, to require the necessary safeguards during construction, to require adequate exitway facilities in new and existing buildings and structures, and to insure compliance with all the code requirements for the safety, health, and general welfare of the public. The state building commissioner shall assume the authority for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this code when not otherwise provided for.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.3 - New materials and methods of construction.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.3. New materials and methods of construction.The building official shall accept duly authenticated reports from the committee on all new materials and methods of construction proposed for use which are not specifically provided for in this code. Wherever there is insufficient evidence that any material or method of construction conforms to the requirements of this code, or there is insufficient evidence to substantiate claims for alternative materials or construction, the committee may require tests to determine whether the proposal meets the functional requirements of this code, and the tests shall be conducted by a laboratory, agency, and/or personnel approved by the committee. The costs of all the tests or other investigations required under these provisions shall be paid by the applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.3.1 - Test results.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.3.1. Test results.Copies of the results of all the tests shall be forwarded to the committee after completion of the tests within ten (10) days, and shall be kept on file in the permanent records of the state building office.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.3.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.3.2 - Retesting.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.3.2. Retesting.The committee may require tests to be repeated, if at any time there is reason to believe that the material or construction no longer conforms to the requirements on which its approval was based.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.4 - Inspections.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.4. Inspections.The building official shall make all of the required inspections, or he or she may accept reports of inspections from a qualified registered professional engineer or architect or others certified by the committee and all reports of the inspections shall be in writing, or the building official may engage such experts as he or she may deem necessary to report upon unusual technical issues that may arise.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.5 - Repealed.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.5. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 85; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 430, § 1, effective July 3, 1999.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.6 - Administrative procedures.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.6. Administrative procedures.The building official shall have the authority to formulate administrative procedures necessary to uniformly administer and enforce this code; provided, that the procedures do not conflict with the rules and regulations promulgated by the committee or pursuant thereto.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.7 - Department records.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.7. Department records.(a) The building official shall keep in a public place and open to public inspection during normal working hours official records of applications received, permits, and certificates issued, fees collected, reports of inspections, variances granted, and notices and orders issued. File copies of all papers, applications, inspection records, notice of violations, and local and state approval reports in connection with the issuance of permits shall be retained in the official records so long as the building or structure to which they relates remains in existence.(b) Plans and specifications for all R-4, one and two family dwellings shall be retained for one year after the completion of construction.(c) Plans and specifications for all other use groups shall be retained for five (5) years after the completion of construction.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 526, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.1.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.1.8 - Reports.

§ 23-27.3-108.1.8. Reports.The building official shall submit the following reports:(1) To the state building commissioner, a copy of the building permits activity for each month.(2) To the chief administrative officer of the municipality, a written statement of all permits and certificates issued, fees collected, inspections made, and notices and orders issued for each year.(3) To the committee, reports on decisions regarding the matters not covered as specified in § 23-27.3-101.2.2.(4) To the assessors of the municipality, reports on permits issued as specified in § 23-27.3-114.1.1.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 430, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.2.0.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.2.0.1 - Repealed.

§ 23-27.3-108.2.0.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 162, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 430, § 1, effective July 3, 1999.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.2.1 - Duties of committee.

§ 23-27.3-108.2.1. Duties of committee.The committee may review any order or decision of the building official. It shall supervise the enforcement of this code, make periodic reviews of all building inspection practices of the local building department, make recommendations for improvements of the practices, and report in writing its findings to those building officials so reviewed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.2.2 - Compensation of committee members.

§ 23-27.3-108.2.2. Compensation of committee members.The members of the committee shall not be compensated for their service on the board.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 21, § 21.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.2.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.2.3 - Emergency procedures.

§ 23-27.3-108.2.3. Emergency procedures.In the event of a declaration by the governor of an extreme emergency, the committee may issue special emergency directives, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, which may temporarily suspend or modify any requirement of the code. Any directives so issued will remain in effect until the general assembly acts thereon. The governor may revoke the directive at any time prior to the commencement of the next legislative session.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-108.2.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-108.2.4 - Municipal advisory council on statewide permitting.

§ 23-27.3-108.2.4. Municipal advisory council on statewide permitting.(a) There is created and established a "municipal advisory council on statewide permitting," hereinafter referred to as the "council."(b) The advisory council shall be composed of five (5) members appointed to the council by the governor. Each member of the council shall be an appointed or elected official of a Rhode Island city or town. The Rhode Island league of cities and towns may submit names for consideration for appointment. The governor shall select the chairperson. A member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed by the governor. Members shall receive no compensation for their services.(c) The advisory council shall develop specific and comprehensive recommendations for a statewide process for electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection as required under subsections 23-27.3-108.2(c)(2), (3) and (e) and to encourage full participation in such a statewide process from every city and town in the state of Rhode Island. In addition, the council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the state building commissioner, state fire marshal and the office of regulatory reform within the department of administration.(d) In furtherance of the purposes described in subsection (c), the council shall provide a report to the governor, the general assembly, and the building commissioner listing the number of cities and towns participating in the state's efforts to improve e-permitting processes, the number of cities and towns not yet participating, and recommendations for increasing participation in the state's efforts to improve e-permitting processes. The report shall be provided beginning July 1, 2013, and at every three (3) month interval thereafter until the establishment of a statewide process as required under subsections 23-27.3-108.2(c)(2), (3) and (e) is completed.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 496, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 506, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-109.1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-109.1.1 - Committee - Licensing of laboratories and test personnel.

§ 23-27.3-109.1.1. Committee — Licensing of laboratories and test personnel.The committee may issue rules and regulations for the licensing of individuals, laboratories, agencies, corporations, and firms responsible for the testing of materials, devices, and methods of construction, as provided in § 23-27.3-129.1.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 526, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-109.1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-109.1.2 - Committee - Regulation of manufactured buildings.

§ 23-27.3-109.1.2. Committee — Regulation of manufactured buildings.The committee shall issue rules and regulations governing manufactured buildings and building components.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-109.1.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-109.1.3 - Adoption of federal standards for manufactured homes.

§ 23-27.3-109.1.3. Adoption of federal standards for manufactured homes.The provisions of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., (hereinafter referred to as the federal act), title 6 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended by the Housing and Community Development Acts of 1977 and 1980, and their implementing regulations shall be and is hereby adopted as the state code for the design and construction of all manufactured homes manufactured on or after June 15, 1976.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 41, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-109.1.3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-109.1.3.1 - Inspection of manufactured homes manufacturers.

§ 23-27.3-109.1.3.1. Inspection of manufactured homes manufacturers.The staff of the commissioner, upon showing proper credentials and in the discharge of their duties pursuant to this section, or the federal act, is authorized at reasonable hours and without advance notice to enter and inspect all factories, warehouses, or establishments in the state in which manufactured homes are manufactured.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 41, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-109.1.3.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-109.1.3.2 - Penalties for violation as to manufactured homes.

§ 23-27.3-109.1.3.2. Penalties for violation as to manufactured homes.Whoever violates any provision of the federal act, including § 610 (42 U.S.C. § 5409), §§ 23-27.3-109.1.3 — 23-27.3-109.3.4, or any federal or state regulation or final order issued thereunder shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed a thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. Each violation of a provision of §§ 23-27.3-109.1.3 — 23-27.3-109.3.4, the federal act or any regulation or order issued thereunder shall constitute a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required thereby, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any related series of violations, occurring within one year from the date of the first violation. Any individual, or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates §§ 23-27.3-109.1.3 — 23-27.3-109.3.4 or any section of the federal act in a manner which threatens the health or safety of any purchaser shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 41, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-27.3-109.1.3.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-27.3 - State Building Code|Section 23-27.3-109.1.3.3 - Monitoring inspection fee.

§ 23-27.3-109.1.3.3. Monitoring inspection fee.(a) The commissioner may establish a monitoring inspection fee in an amount established by the secretary of housing and urban development (HUD). This monitoring inspection fee shall be an amount paid by each manufactured home manufacturer in that state.(b) The monitoring inspection fee shall be paid by the manufacturer to the secretary of HUD or the secretary's agent who shall distribute the fees collected from all manufactured home manufacturers among the approved and conditionally-approved states based on the number of new manufactured homes whose homes' first location after leaving the manufacturing plant is on the premises of a distributor, dealer, or purchaser in that state, and the extent of participation of the state in the joint monitoring team program established under the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 41, § 1.