Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 219 - OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL › Chapter 52 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THIRD-PARTY INSPECTORS › Section 219-52-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the
				  following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise.
1.
80K certification.
"80K
				certification" means a written notice from the Office that an eligible
				individual has demonstrated an understanding with District Court procedures for
				the prosecution of alleged land use violations pursuant to Rule 80K of the
				Maine Rules of Civil Procedures and
				30-A M.R.S.
				§4453.
2.
Any building code
. "Any
				building code" means a building code under 10 M.R.S., Chapter 1103. A life
				safety or fire code is not considered as any building code for the purposes of
				this definition.
3.
Basic
				training
. "Basic training" means the education workshops coordinated
				through the Office, which are presented at an introductory level and are
				applicable to newly-appointed code enforcement officers.
4.
Building
. "Building" means
				any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or
				occupancy.
5.
Building
				standards
. "Building standards" means the laws, codes, standards, rules,
				and ordinances related to 30-A M.R.S., Chapter 141 that grants municipal
				ordinance powers; 30-A M.R.S., Chapter 185, subchapters 1 and 2 that provides
				for municipal regulation of construction and improvements; 25 M.R.S., Chapter
				313 that regulates municipal inspections of buildings; and 10 M.R.S., Chapter
				1103.
6.
Building
				official
. "Building official" means an individual appointed by a
				municipality pursuant to
				25 M.R.S.
				§2351-A. For purposes of this rule, a
				code enforcement officer is considered a building official when appointed by
				the municipality under §2351-A. to administer any of the building codes
				that are part of the building standards specific area.
7.
Certification
.
				"Certification" means a written notice from the Office that an individual may
				act as a local code enforcement officer or a third-party inspector having
				demonstrated a basic understanding of the laws, codes, standards, rules, and
				ordinances of those specific areas of their job responsibility and, for a code
				enforcement officer, the legal and administrative requirements of permitting
				and enforcement. This certification does not replace any other certification
				required by state or local law or rule.
8.
Code enforcement
				officer
."Code enforcement officer" means an individual who has been
				appointed and sworn by a municipality to enforce laws and ordinances in any one
				or more of the following specific areas of responsibility:
A) shoreland zoning under 38 M.R.S., Chapter
				3, subchapter 1, article 2-B;
B)
				comprehensive planning and land use under 30-A M.R.S., Chapter 187;
C) internal plumbing under 30-A M.R.S.,
				Chapter 185, subchapter 3;
D)
				subsurface wastewater disposal under 30-A M.R.S., Chapter 185, subchapter 3;
				and
E) building standards under
				30-A M.R.S., Chapters 141 and 185; 10 M.R.S., Chapter 1103; 25 M.R.S., Chapter
				313; and
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				M.R.S. §4594-G.