Florida Statutes Part XII - Building Code Administrators And Inspectors (Ss. 468.601-468.633)
- 468.601 - Purpose.
The Legislature finds that, where building code administration and inspection personnel fail to adequately, competently, and professionally administer state or local building codes, physical and...
- 468.602 - Exemptions.
This part does not apply to:(1) Persons who possess a valid certificate, issued pursuant to s. 633.216, for conducting firesafety inspections, when conducting firesafety inspections.(2) Persons currently...
- 468.603 - Definitions.
As used in this part:(1) “Building code administrator” or “building official” means any of those employees of municipal or county governments with building construction regulation responsibilities...
- 468.604 - Responsibilities Of Building Code Administrators, Plans Examiners, And Inspectors.
(1) It is the responsibility of the building code administrator or building official to administrate, supervise, direct, enforce, or perform the permitting and inspection of construction,...
- 468.605 - Florida Building Code Administrators And Inspectors Board.
(1) There is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board. Members shall be appointed by the...
- 468.606 - Authority Of The Board.
The board is authorized to:(1) Adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this part.(2) Certify individuals as being qualified under the...
- 468.607 - Certification Of Building Code Administration And Inspection Personnel.
The board shall issue a certificate to any individual whom the board determines to be qualified, within such class and level as provided in this...
- 468.609 - Administration Of This Part; Standards For Certification; Additional Categories Of Certification.
(1) Except as provided in this part, any person who desires to be certified shall apply to the board, in writing upon forms approved and furnished...
- 468.613 - Certification By Endorsement.
The board shall examine other certification or training programs, as applicable, upon submission to the board for its consideration of an application for certification by...
- 468.617 - Joint Building Code Inspection Department; Other Arrangements.
(1) Nothing in this part shall prohibit any local jurisdiction, school board, community college board, state university, or state agency from entering into and carrying out...
- 468.619 - Building Code Enforcement Officials’ Bill Of Rights.
(1) It is the finding of the Legislature that building code enforcement officials are employed by local jurisdictions to exercise police powers of the state in...
- 468.621 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (2) may be taken:(a) Violating or failing to comply with any provision of this...
- 468.627 - Application; Examination; Renewal; Fees.
(1) The board shall establish by rule fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, certification and certification renewal, inactive status application, and reactivation of inactive...
- 468.629 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) No person may:(a) Falsely hold himself or herself out as a certificateholder.(b) Falsely impersonate a certificateholder.(c) Present as his or her own the certificate of another.(d) Give false or...
- 468.631 - Building Code Administrators And Inspectors Fund.
(1) This part shall be funded through a surcharge, to be assessed pursuant to s. 125.56(4) or s. 166.201 at the rate of 1.5 percent of...
- 468.632 - Prosecution Of Criminal Violations.
The department shall report any criminal violation of this part to the proper prosecuting authority for prompt prosecution.History.—s. 24, ch. 93-166.
- 468.633 - Authority Of Local Government.
(1) Nothing in this part may be construed to restrict the authority of local governments to require as a condition of employment that building code administrators,...
Last modified: September 23, 2016