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IA Code § 103.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.24 - State inspection — inapplicability in certain political subdivisions — electrical inspectors — certificate of qualification.

103.24 State inspection — inapplicability in certain political subdivisions — electrical inspectors — certificate of qualification.   1. The board shall establish by rule standards for the certification and decertification of electrical inspectors appointed by the state or a political subdivision to enforce this chapter or any applicable resolution or ordinance within the inspector’s jurisdiction, and for certified electrical inspector continuing education requirements.   a. On and after January 1, 2009, a person appointed to act as an electrical inspector for the state shall obtain an inspector’s certificate of qualification within one year of such appointment and shall maintain the certificate thereafter for the duration of the inspector’s service as an electrical inspector.   b. On and after January 1, 2014, a person appointed to act as an electrical inspector for a political subdivision shall obtain an inspector’s certificate of qualification within one year of such appointment and shall maintain the certificate thereafter for the duration of the inspector’s service as an electrical inspector.   2. State inspection shall not apply within the jurisdiction of any political subdivision which, pursuant to section 103.29, provides by resolution or ordinance standards of electrical wiring and its installation that are not less stringent than those prescribed by the board or by this chapter and which further provides by resolution or ordinance for the inspection of electrical installations within the limits of such subdivision by a certified electrical inspector. A copy of the certificate of each electrical inspector shall be provided to the board by the political subdivision issuing the certificate.   3. State inspection shall not apply to routine maintenance.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §34, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §95, 202; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §26, 32  Referred to in §103.30
IA Code § 103.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.25 - Request for inspection — fees.

103.25 Request for inspection — fees.   1. At or before commencement of any installation required to be inspected by the board, the licensee or property owner making such installation shall submit to the state fire marshal’s office a request for inspection. The board shall prescribe the methods by which the request may be submitted, which may include electronic submission or through a form prescribed by the board that can be submitted either through the mail or by a fax transmission. The board shall also prescribe methods by which inspection fees can be paid, which may include electronic methods of payment. If the board or the state fire marshal’s office becomes aware that a person has failed to file a necessary request for inspection, the board shall send a written notification by certified mail that the request must be filed within fourteen days. Any person filing a late request for inspection shall pay a delinquency fee in an amount to be determined by the board. A person who fails to file a late request within fourteen days from receipt of the notification shall be subject to a civil penalty to be determined by the board by rule.   2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the board may by rule provide for the issuance of a single permit to a licensee to request multiple inspections. The permit authorizes the licensee to perform new electrical installations specified in the permit. The board shall prescribe the methods by which the request for multiple inspections may be submitted, which may include electronic submission or through a form prescribed by the board that can be submitted either through the mail or by a fax transmission. The board shall also prescribe methods by which inspection fees can be paid, which may include electronic methods of payment. The board may perform inspections of each new electrical installation or any portion of the total number of new electrical installations made under each permit. The board shall establish fees for such permits, which shall not exceed the total inspection fees that would be required if each new electrical installation performed under the request for multiple inspections had been performed under individual requests for inspections as provided in subsection 1.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §35, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §96, 202; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §27, 32; 2009 Acts, ch 39, §8; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §33  Referred to in §103.31
IA Code § 103.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.26 - Condemnation — disconnection — opportunity to correct noncompliance.

103.26 Condemnation — disconnection — opportunity to correct noncompliance.   If the inspector finds that any installation or portion of an installation is not in compliance with accepted standards of construction for health safety and property safety, based upon minimum standards set forth in the local electrical code or the national electrical code adopted by the board pursuant to section 103.6, the inspector shall by written order condemn the installation or noncomplying portion or order service to such installation disconnected and shall send a copy of such order to the board, the state fire marshal, and the electrical utility supplying power involved. If the installation or the noncomplying portion is such as to seriously and proximately endanger human health or property, the order of the inspector when approved by the inspector’s supervisor shall require immediate condemnation and disconnection by the applicant. In all other cases, the order of the inspector shall establish a reasonable period of time for the installation to be brought into compliance with accepted standards of construction for health safety and property safety prior to the effective date established in such order for condemnation or disconnection.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §36, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §97, 202; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §28, 32  Referred to in §103.31
IA Code § 103.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.27 - Condemnation or disconnection order — service.

103.27 Condemnation or disconnection order — service.   1. A copy of each condemnation or disconnection order shall be served personally or by regular mail upon the property owner at the property owner’s last known address, the licensee making the installation, and such other persons as the board by rule may direct.   2. The electrical utility supplying power shall be served with a copy of any order which requires immediate disconnection or prohibits energizing an installation.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §37, 50
IA Code § 103.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.28 - Certificate of safe operation — dismissal of condemnation or disconnection order.

103.28 Certificate of safe operation — dismissal of condemnation or disconnection order.   1. No electrical installation subject to inspection under this chapter shall be newly connected or reconnected for use until the electrical inspector has filed with the electrical utility supplying power a certificate stating that the electrical inspector has approved such energization.   2. If the electrical inspector determines that an electrical installation subject to inspection by the board is not in compliance with accepted standards of construction for health safety and property safety, based upon minimum standards adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter, the inspector shall issue a correction order. A correction order made pursuant to this section shall be served personally or by United States mail only upon the licensee making the installation. The correction order shall order the licensee to make the installation comply with the standards, noting specifically what changes are required. The order shall specify a date, not more than seventeen calendar days from the date of the order, when a new inspection shall be made. When the installation is brought into compliance to the satisfaction of the inspector, the inspector shall file with the electrical utility supplying power a certificate stating that the electrical inspector has approved energization.   3. An electrical utility supplier may refuse service without liability for such refusal until the provisions of this section have been met.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §38, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §98, 202
IA Code § 103.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.30 - Inspections not required.

103.30 Inspections not required.   1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the work of employees of municipal utilities, railroads, electric membership or cooperative associations, investor-owned utilities, rural water associations or districts, or telecommunications systems to be inspected while the employees are acting within the scope of their employment.   2. The board may by rule exempt specified types of new electrical installations from the state electrical inspection requirements under section 103.23, provided that a political subdivision conducting inspections pursuant to section 103.24 shall not be prohibited from requiring inspection of any new electrical installation exempt by rule from state inspection pursuant to this subsection.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §40, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1076, §3; 2009 Acts, ch 39, §10; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §28
IA Code § 103.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.32 - State inspection fees.

103.32 State inspection fees.   1. All state electrical inspection fees shall be due and payable to the board at or before commencement of the installation and shall be forwarded with the request for inspection. Inspection fees provided in this section shall not apply within the jurisdiction of any political subdivision if the political subdivision has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this chapter.   2. The board shall establish the fees for inspections in amounts not to exceed:   a. For each separate inspection of an installation, replacement, alteration, or repair, twenty-five dollars.   b. For services, change of services, temporary services, additions, alterations, or repairs on either primary or secondary services as follows:   (1) Zero to one hundred ampere capacity, twenty-five dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder.   (2) One hundred one to two hundred ampere capacity, thirty-five dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder.   (3) For each additional one hundred ampere capacity or fraction thereof, twenty dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder.   c. For field irrigation system inspections, sixty dollars for each unit inspected.   d. For the first reinspection required as a result of a correction order, fifty dollars; a second reinspection required as a result of noncompliance with the same correction order, seventy-five dollars; and subsequent reinspections associated with the same correction order, one hundred dollars for each reinspection.   3. When an inspection is requested by a property owner, the minimum fee shall be thirty dollars plus five dollars per branch circuit or feeder. The fee for fire and accident inspections shall be computed at the rate of forty-seven dollars per hour, and mileage and other expenses shall be reimbursed as provided by the office of the state fire marshal.   4. For installations requiring more than six months in the process of construction and in excess of three hundred dollars total inspection fees, the persons responsible for the installation may, after a minimum filing fee of one hundred dollars, pay a prorated fee for each month and submit it with an order for payment initiated by the electrical inspector.   5. A state electrical inspection fee shall not be assessed for an event benefiting a nonprofit association representing volunteer service providers. An electrical inspection fee shall not be assessed by a political subdivision for an annual event benefiting a nonprofit association representing volunteer service providers.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §42, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §100, 202; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §117
IA Code § 103.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.33 - Condemnation or disconnection orders — appeals — disposition of orders pending appeal.

103.33 Condemnation or disconnection orders — appeals — disposition of orders pending appeal.   1. Any person aggrieved by a condemnation or disconnection order issued by the state fire marshal’s office may appeal from the order by filing a written notice of appeal with the board within ten days after the date the order was served upon the property owner or within ten days after the order was filed with the board, whichever is later.   2. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal from a condemnation or disconnection order because the electrical installation is proximately dangerous to health or property, the order appealed from shall not be stayed unless countermanded by the board.   3. Upon receipt of notice of appeal from a condemnation or disconnection order because the electrical installation is not in compliance with accepted standards of construction for health safety and property safety, except as provided in subsection 2, the order appealed from shall be stayed until final decision of the board and the board shall notify the property owner and the electrical contractor, class A master electrician, class B master electrician, fire alarm installer, special electrician, or if established by the board the residential master electrician, making the installation. The power supplier shall also be notified in those instances in which the order has been served on such supplier.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §43, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §101, 202; 2009 Acts, ch 39, §11; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §34  Referred to in §103.34
IA Code § 103.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.34 - Appeal procedures.

103.34 Appeal procedures.   1. Upon receipt of a notice of appeal filed pursuant to section 103.33, the chairperson or executive secretary of the board may designate a hearing officer from among the board members to hear the appeal or may set the matter for hearing before the full board at its next regular meeting. A majority of the board shall make the decision.   2. Upon receiving the notice of appeal filed pursuant to section 103.33, the board shall notify all persons served with the order appealed from. Such persons may join in the hearing and give testimony in their own behalf. The board shall set the hearing date on a date not more than fourteen days after receipt of the notice of appeal unless otherwise agreed by the interested parties and the board.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §44, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §31, 32  Referred to in §103.29, 103.31
IA Code § 103.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.35 - Suspension, revocation, or reprimand.

103.35 Suspension, revocation, or reprimand.   The board, by a simple majority vote of the entire board, may suspend for a period not exceeding two years, or revoke the certificate of licensure of, or reprimand any licensee who is found guilty of any of the following acts or offenses:   1. Fraud in procuring a certificate of licensure.   2. Professional incompetency.   3. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the licensee’s profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.   4. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs.   5. Revocation or suspension of licensure, or other disciplinary action by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any foreign country. A certified copy of the record or order of suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action is prima facie evidence of such fact.   6. Fraud in representations as to skill or ability.   7. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements.   8. Willful or repeated violations of this chapter.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §45, 50; 2019 Acts, ch 99, §8  Referred to in §103.10, 103.12, 103.12A, 103.13, 103.15, 103.36
IA Code § 103.36 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.36 - Procedure.

103.36 Procedure.   Proceedings for any action under section 103.35 shall be commenced by filing with the board written charges against the accused. Upon the filing of charges, the board shall conduct an investigation into the charges. The board shall designate a time and place for a hearing, and shall notify the accused of this action and furnish the accused a copy of all charges at least thirty days prior to the date of the hearing. The accused has the right to appear personally or by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses, or to produce witnesses in defense.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §46, 50  Referred to in §103.39
IA Code § 103.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.37 - Injunction.

103.37 Injunction.   Any person who is not legally authorized to practice in this state according to this chapter, who practices, or in connection with the person’s name, uses any designation tending to imply or designate the person as authorized to practice in this state according to this chapter, may be restrained by permanent injunction.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §47, 50  Referred to in §103.38
IA Code § 103.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103 - ELECTRICIANS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS|Section 103.38 - Criminal violations.

103.38 Criminal violations.   A person who violates a permanent injunction issued pursuant to section 103.37 or presents or attempts to file as the person’s own the certificate of licensure of another, or who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the board in obtaining a certificate of licensure, or who falsely impersonates another practitioner of like or different name, or who uses or attempts to use a revoked certificate of licensure, is guilty of a fraudulent practice under chapter 714.  2007 Acts, ch 197, §48, 50
IA Code § 103A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103A - STATE BUILDING CODE|Section 103A.1 - Establishment.

103A.1 Establishment.   This subchapter shall be known as the “State Building Code Act”.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.1]  2009 Acts, ch 41, §32; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 103A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103A - STATE BUILDING CODE|Section 103A.2 - Statement of policy.

103A.2 Statement of policy.   It is found and declared that some governmental subdivisions do not have building codes and that the building codes which do exist in the governmental subdivisions of this state, as enacted and applied, are not uniform and impede the utilization of new and improved technology, techniques, methods, and materials in the manufacture and construction of buildings and structures.   Therefore, it is the policy of the state of Iowa to insure the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens through the promulgation and enforcement of a state building code.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.2]
IA Code § 103A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103A - STATE BUILDING CODE|Section 103A.4 - Building code commissioner.

103A.4 Building code commissioner.   The commissioner of public safety, in addition to other duties, shall serve as the state building code commissioner or may designate a building code commissioner.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.4; 82 Acts, ch 1210, §6]
IA Code § 103A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103A - STATE BUILDING CODE|Section 103A.5 - Commissioner — duties.

103A.5 Commissioner — duties.   The commissioner shall:   1. Employ the necessary staff and assistants, within the limit of available funds, to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.   2. Appoint necessary consultants and advisors to assist the commissioner in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.   3. Study the operation of the state building code, local building regulations, and other laws relating to the construction of buildings or structures to ascertain their effects upon the cost of building construction and the effectiveness of their provisions for health, safety, and welfare.   4. Do all things necessary or desirable to further and effectuate the general purposes and specific objectives of this chapter.   5. Administer and enforce chapters 104A and 104B.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.5]  91 Acts, ch 97, §7
IA Code § 103A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103A - STATE BUILDING CODE|Section 103A.6 - Merit system.

103A.6 Merit system.   Employees of the commissioner, if required by federal statutes, are covered by the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.6]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §17; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §184
IA Code § 103A.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 103A - STATE BUILDING CODE|Section 103A.7 - State building code.

103A.7 State building code.   1. The state building code commissioner with the approval of the advisory council is hereby empowered and directed to formulate and adopt and from time to time amend or revise and to promulgate, in conformity with and subject to the conditions set forth in this chapter, reasonable rules designed to establish minimum safeguards in the erection and construction of buildings and structures, to protect the human beings who live and work in them from fire and other hazards, and to establish regulations to further protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.   2. The rules shall include reasonable provisions for the following:   a. The installation of equipment.   b. The standards or requirements for materials to be used in construction.   c. The manufacture and installation of factory-built structures.   d. Protection of the health, safety, and welfare of occupants and users.   e. The accessibility and use by persons with disabilities and elderly persons, of buildings, structures, and facilities which are constructed and intended for use by the general public. The rules shall be consistent with federal standards for building accessibility and shall only apply to those buildings, structures, and facilities subject to chapter 104A.   f. The conservation of energy through thermal efficiency standards for buildings intended for human occupancy and which are heated or cooled and lighting efficiency standards for buildings intended for human occupancy which are lighted.   g. Standards for sustainable design, also known and referred to as green building standards.   h. Standards for safe rooms and storm shelters.   3. These rules shall comprise and be known as the state building code.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.7]  93 Acts, ch 95, §1; 99 Acts, ch 49, §1, 3; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2008 Acts, ch 1126, §4, 5, 33; 2008 Acts, ch 1173, §6; 2009 Acts, ch 142, §1  Referred to in §100.35, 100.38, 100.39, 103A.3, 103A.8B, 103A.8C, 103A.14, 103A.25, 103A.51, 104A.6, 135.18, 135B.17, 135C.2, 135C.28, 137C.31, 137D.6, 137F.16, 167.11, 231B.4, 423E.6, 435.1, 455B.172, 499B.3, 499B.20, 504C.1, 544A.28