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SC Code § 6-8-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 8 - Building Codes Enforcement Officers|Section 6-8-40. Registration requirement for codes enforcement officer, contract inspector and special inspector; penalties.

 (A) Unless registered pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, a person may not practice as a code enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector in this State, except an architect licensed by the Board of Architectural Examiners of this State or an engineer registered by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors of this State may practice as a special inspector without additional registration required by this chapter.  (B) It is unlawful to act as a building codes enforcement officer, contract inspector, or special inspector without having first obtained authorization from the Building Codes Council and the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for a first violation of this section. For each subsequent violation, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars.  (C) A separate violation occurs on each day of a violation.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, Section 3; 2009 Act No. 20, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 20, 2009).  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 6-8-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 8 - Building Codes Enforcement Officers|Section 6-8-50. Violations of chapter; injunction.

 If the council has reason to believe that a person is violating or intends to violate a provision of this chapter, in addition to other remedies, it may order the person to refrain from the conduct. The council may apply to the Administrative Law Court for an injunction restraining the person from the conduct. The court may issue a temporary injunction ex parte not to exceed ten days and upon notice and full hearing may issue other orders in the matter it considers proper. No bond is required of the council by the court as a condition to the issuance of an injunction or order pursuant to this section.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, Section 3; 2009 Act No. 20, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 20, 2009).  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment in the first sentence deleted "immediately" preceding "to refrain" and in the second sentence substituted "Administrative Law Court" for "court of common pleas".
SC Code § 6-8-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 8 - Building Codes Enforcement Officers|Section 6-8-60. Application for registration; special and general registration.

 (A) A person seeking registration as required by this chapter shall apply on a form prescribed by the council.  (B) An applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof to the council of valid certification by a recognized code organization or testing agency in the general or special construction trade discipline for which he is employed to perform an inspection. A special registration authorizes the registrant to practice in the named construction discipline only. A general registration authorizes a registrant to practice in all construction trade disciplines for which certification has been obtained. The council or its designated representatives shall review the guidelines employed by the code organization or testing agency in order to determine their continued compatibility with the requirements considered by the council to be consistent with this chapter.  (C) A local jurisdiction may impose additional requirements upon a person employed as a building codes enforcement officer or contract inspector in its jurisdiction.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, Section 3; 2009 Act No. 20, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 20, 2009).  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment rewrote subsections (A) and (B) and, in subsection (C), added "or contract inspector".
SC Code § 6-8-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 8 - Building Codes Enforcement Officers|Section 6-8-70. Duration of certificates; renewal; continuing education requirements; funding.

 (A) All registrations, except provisional, expire on July first of each odd-numbered year unless renewed before that date. Renewal of a registration must be based upon a determination by council of the applicant's participation in approved continuing education. The council may promulgate regulations setting forth the continuing education requirements for a registrant. A person failing to renew registration by the expiration date may not practice until registered in accordance with this chapter and shall qualify in the manner provided for new registrants.  (B) Funding for the certification, training, and continuing education of building code enforcement officers employed by local jurisdictions must be appropriated to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation in the manner provided in Section 38-7-35.  (C) Certification, training, and continuing education of building code enforcement officers providing inspection services to local jurisdictions on a contractual basis do not qualify for funding as provided in subsection (B).  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, Section 3; 2009 Act No. 20, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 20, 2009).  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment rewrote subsection (A); in subsection (B), added "employed by local jurisdictions"; and added subsection (C) relating to local jurisdictions.
SC Code § 6-9-5 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-5. Public policy for building codes.

 (A) The public policy of South Carolina is to maintain reasonable standards of construction in buildings and other structures in the State consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. To secure these purposes, a person performing building codes enforcement must be certified by the South Carolina Building Codes Council, and this act is necessary to provide for certification.  (B) To clarify the intent of the General Assembly and address questions which might arise or have arisen with respect to provisions of the nationally known codes which have been or are in place, only those portions or provisions of the nationally known building and safety codes which relate to building standards and safety are binding upon a state or local governmental entity or agency which adopts the building and safety codes authorized or required by this chapter.  (C) To further clarify the intent of the General Assembly, Chapter 9, Title 23 continues to apply to a person who may act under authority of the State Fire Marshal and that the allocation of inspection duties among local officials is not dictated by Title 6 but remains a matter for the local authority.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, Section 7; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.  Code Commissioner's Note  This section was classified as Section 6-9-5 at the direction of the Code Commissioner.  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment designated the first and second undesignated paragraphs as subsections (A) and (B), substituted "this chapter" for "Chapter 9 of Title 6 of the South Carolina Code of Laws" and made a nonsubstantive change in subsection (B), and added subsection (C) relating to persons acting under the authority of the Fire Marshal and the allocation of inspection duties.
SC Code § 6-9-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-10. Enforcement of building codes by municipalities and counties; applicability to electric cooperatives, Public Service Authority and certain public utility corporations; conflicts with federal manufactured housing construction and installation regulations.

 (A) All municipalities, as defined by Section 5-1-20, and counties in this State shall enforce building, energy, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas, and fire codes, referred to as building codes in this chapter, relating to the construction, livability, sanitation, erection, energy efficiency, installation of equipment, alteration, repair, occupancy, classification, or removal of structures located within their jurisdictions and promulgate regulations to implement their enforcement. The municipality or county shall enforce only the national building and safety codes provided in this chapter.  (B) With the exception of structures used primarily for offices, storage, warehouses, shop areas, or residential housing, nothing in the building codes or regulations applies to electric cooperatives, the Public Service Authority, or to a public utility corporation subject to regulation by the authorities of the South Carolina Public Service Commission or the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.  (C) To the extent that federal regulations preempt state and local laws, nothing in this chapter conflicts with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations regarding manufactured housing construction and installation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-400.581; 1972 (57) 2607; 1977 Act No. 173 Section 1; 1984 Act No. 481, Section 2; 1997 Act No. 123, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.  Editor's Note  Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment designated the three existing undesignated paragraphs as subsections (A), (B), and (C); in new subsection (A) substituted "enforce" for "adopt" and added "classification," after "occupancy," in the first sentence and substituted "shall enforce" for "may adopt", "building and safety" for ", regional, or model", and "this chapter" for "Section 6-9-50" in the second sentence; and in subsection (C) substituted "conflicts" for "shall conflict".
SC Code § 6-9-14 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-14. Wheelchair ramps built with Medicare or Medicaid dollars; fees and permits.

 A municipality or county may not charge a permit fee or require a permit for a wheelchair access ramp built with Medicare or Medicaid dollars as long as the construction is performed, overseen, or inspected by an Americans with Disabilities Act inspector.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 341, Section 3, eff June 10, 2006.
SC Code § 6-9-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-20. Agreements with other governmental entities for provision of services required by this chapter.

 Municipalities and counties may establish agreements with other governmental entities of the State to issue permits and enforce building codes in order to provide the services required by this chapter. The South Carolina Building Codes Council (council) may assist in arranging for municipalities, counties, or consultants to provide the services required by this chapter to other municipalities or counties if a written request from the governing body of the municipality or county is submitted to the council.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-400.582; 1972 (57) 2607; 1984 Act No. 481, Section 2; 1997 Act No. 123, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.  Editor's Note  Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment deleted the last three sentences relating to an affidavit of exemption.
SC Code § 6-9-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-30. Appointment of building official or contractual arrangement for such services; affidavit for exemption.

 (A) Each county shall appoint a building official or contract with other political subdivisions as authorized in Section 6-9-20 so that the unincorporated area of the county is under the jurisdiction of a building official. Each municipality shall appoint a building official or contract for a building official within the municipal limits. Based on the needs established by each municipality or county, the building official or appointing authority may appoint and employ other personnel and assistants necessary to perform the required inspections and duties and may prescribe fees for construction permits and inspections.  (B) If a municipality or county determines that it is unable to arrange for services for any annual period at costs totally within the schedule of fees recommended in the appendices to the building codes referred to in Section 6-9-50, the municipality or county shall submit an affidavit to the council to be exempt from the requirements of this chapter. The affidavit shall provide the financial reasoning as to why the municipality or county cannot provide the services. If such affidavit is submitted, the municipality or county is exempt from the requirements of this chapter, which exemption is effective until such time as it becomes financially feasible for a municipality or county to provide the services, or five years, whichever is less. A municipality or county may renew its affidavit at the end of five years and at each five-year interval thereafter if it makes another determination that it cannot arrange for services at costs totally within the schedule of fees recommended in the building codes referred to in Section 6-9-50.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-400.583; 1972 (57) 2607; 1984 Act No. 481, Section 2; 1997 Act No. 123, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment designated the first undesignated paragraph as subsection (A), deleted the fourth sentence and items (1), (2), and (3) relating to building inspection programs and correlating date and population figures, and added subsection (B) relating to affidavits for exemption.
SC Code § 6-9-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-50. Adoption by reference of nationally recognized codes and standards; outdoor burning exception.

 (A) The council shall adopt by reference and amend only the latest editions of the following nationally recognized codes and the standards referenced in those codes for regulation of construction within this State: building, residential, gas, plumbing, mechanical, fire, and energy codes as promulgated, published, or made available by the International Code Council, Inc. and the National Electrical Code as published by the National Fire Protection Association. The appendices of the codes provided in this section may be adopted as needed, but the specific appendix or appendices must be referenced by name or letter designation at the time of adoption. However, the provisions of the codes referenced in this section which concern the qualification, removal, dismissal, duties, responsibilities of, and administrative procedures for all building officials, deputy building officials, chief inspectors, other inspectors, and assistants do not apply unless they have been adopted by the municipal or county governing body.  (B) The governing body of a county may not enforce that portion of a nationally recognized fire prevention code it has adopted which may regulate outdoor burning for forestry, wildlife, and agricultural purposes as regulated by the South Carolina Forestry Commission.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-400.585; 1972 (57) 2607; 1984 Act No. 481, Section 2; 1997 Act No. 123, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 381, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 44, Section 2; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003; 2009 Act No. 46, Section 2, eff July 1, 2009.  Editor's Note  2009 Act No. 46 Section 3, effective July 1, 2009, provides as follows:  "The provisions of this act do not apply to projects which have received the proper permits as required by law before the effective date of this act."  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment rewrote subsection (A) and added subsections (D), relating to public accessibility through the Internet to referenced codes adopted by the council, and (E), relating to homes with three floors of living space being considered a three-story building.  The 2009 amendment deleted subsections (C) through (E) relating to compliance by residential buildings.
SC Code § 6-9-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-55. Council to promulgate certain regulations.

 (A) The council shall promulgate as regulations, in accordance with the procedure and requirements contained in Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1, any provision of or amendment to any building code that would affect construction requirements for one-family or two-family dwellings. No building code provision that would otherwise become effective after the effective date of this section concerning construction requirements for one-family or two-family dwellings shall be enforced until the effective date of the regulations required to be promulgated by this section.  (B) Notwithstanding subsection (A), a regulation mandating the installation of an automatic residential fire sprinkler system in one-family or two-family dwellings shall not become effective at any time before July 1, 2015.  (C) Notwithstanding subsection (A), Section 501.3 of the 2012 International Residential Code must not be enforced.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 232, Section 2, eff June 7, 2010; 2013 Act No. 65, Section 1, eff June 14, 2013; 2015 Act No. 17 (H.3662), Section 1, eff May 7, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (B), substituted "July 1, 2015" for "January 1, 2014", and added subsection (C) relating to the International Residential Code.  2015 Act No. 17, Section 1, substituted "enforced" for "enforced at any time before July 1, 2015".
SC Code § 6-9-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-60. Adoption by reference of certain nationally recognized codes and standards.

 Municipalities and counties may adopt by reference only the latest editions of the following nationally recognized codes and the standards referenced in those codes for regulation of construction within their respective jurisdictions: property maintenance, performance codes for buildings and facilities, existing building, and swimming pool codes as promulgated, published, or made available by the International Code Council, Inc. The appendices of the codes provided in this section may be adopted as needed by a municipality or county, but the specific appendix or appendices must be referenced by name or letter designation in the adopting ordinance. However, the provisions of the codes referenced in this section which concern the qualification, removal, dismissal, duties, responsibilities of, and the administrative procedures for all building officials, deputy building officials, chief inspectors, other inspectors, and assistants do not apply unless they have been adopted by the municipal or county governing body.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-400.586; 1972 (57) 2607; 1977 Act No. 173 Section 2; 1978 Act No. 629; 1984 Act No. 481, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 64; 1997 Act No. 123, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 381, Section 2; 1999 Act No. 44, Section 3; 2002 Act No. 173, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 6-9-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-65. Regulation of construction or improvement of farm structure; authority to issue building permits.

 (A) For purposes of this section, "farm structure" means a structure which is constructed on a farm, other than a residence or a structure attached to it, for use on the farm including, but not limited to, barns, sheds, and poultry houses, but not public livestock areas. For purposes of this section, "farm structure" does not include a structure originally qualifying as a "farm structure" but later converted to another use.  (B) The governing body of a county or municipality may not enforce that portion of a nationally recognized building code which regulates the construction or improvement of a farm structure. The standards published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the National Flood Insurance Program shall apply.  (C) The provisions of this section do not apply unless, before constructing a farm structure, the person owning the property on which the structure is to be constructed files an affidavit with the county or municipal official responsible for enforcing the building code stating that the structure is being constructed as a farm structure. The affidavit must include a statement of purpose or intended use of the proposed structure or addition.  (D) This section does not affect the authority of the governing body of a county or municipality to issue building permits before the construction or improvement of a farm structure.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 24 Section 1; 1997 Act No. 123, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff July 2, 2003.  Editor's Note  Under the provisions of Chapter 34, Title 1, an agency is required to adopt the latest edition of a nationally recognized code which it is charged by statute or regulation with enforcing by giving notice in the State Register.  Effect of Amendment  The 2003 amendment deleted "it has adopted" after "nationally recognized building code" in subsection (B) and made a nonsubstantive change in subsection (C).
SC Code § 6-9-67 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 6 - Local Government - Provisions Applicable to Special Purpose Districts and Other Political Subdivisions|Chapter 9 - Building Codes|Section 6-9-67. Classification of structures lacking commercial kitchens used in agritourism activity.

 Structures without a commercial kitchen used in agritourism activity as defined by Section 46-53-10 shall fall under the group A-3 classification, as defined in the latest edition of the applicable building codes pursuant to Section 6-9-50. Such structures may accommodate up to three hundred guests without installing a sprinkler system.  HISTORY: 2020 Act No. 157 (H.4327), Section 1, eff September 28, 2020.