Sec. 12.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an individual shall not be appointed or employed as a building official, inspector, or plan reviewer by an enforcing agency, unless the individual is registered under this act and the rules promulgated under this act.
(2) An individual who becomes employed by a governmental subdivision as a building official, plan reviewer, or inspector, if not already registered, shall within 30 days of employment apply to the commission for provisional registration. Upon payment of the fees prescribed in section 13, the individual shall be provisionally registered.
(3) If the commission determines that an applicant for registration does not qualify for registration, the commission shall notify the applicant of that fact in writing. The applicant may appeal an adverse decision pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this act, employment by an enforcing agency is not a requirement for registration or provisional registration as a building official, plan reviewer, or inspector under this act.
History: 1986, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1986 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 88, Eff. Sept. 21, 2015
Last modified: October 10, 2016