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States that accept ICC certification, w/o state specific registration

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What states do not require the individual inspector to register and only stipulate ICC credentials, ex;
-Arizona, Nevada.

States that require inspectors to register with that state, ex;
-Pennsylvania, New York, California, Florida.......
 
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Massachusetts requires municipal BO to have certification each community must have a Commissioner and my employ additional Local Inspectors
 
Keystone said:
What states do not require the individual inspector to register and only stipulate ICC credentials, ex;
-Arizona, Nevada.

States that require inspectors to register with that state, ex;
-Pennsylvania, New York, California, Florida.......
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Not sure what register means in other states, but you have to apply to the state licensing board in Florida and just having an ICC cert is not enough to get licensed in Florida. This is one of the harder states to get your inspector/plans examiner license in.
 
Connecticut administers its own examinations and issues its own licenses for building official, assistant building official, electrical inspector, plumbing inspector, and mechanical inspector. Connecticut also just initiated a certification class for permit technician (I think that's what it's called).

Connecticut does not recognize ICC certifications.
 
Yankee Chronicler said:
Connecticut administers its own examinations and issues its own licenses for building official, assistant building official, electrical inspector, plumbing inspector, and mechanical inspector. Connecticut also just initiated a certification class for permit technician (I think that's what it's called).

Connecticut does not recognize ICC certifications.
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The State is currently looking at ICC stuff as some type of alternate, but would likely require a "CT Ch. 1" admin type test to get our BO...
 
Keystone said:
States that require inspectors to register with that state, ex;
-Pennsylvania, New York, California, Florida.......
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California does not have a state level certification requirement for "normal" building inspectors. DSA does have "special" inspector requirements, and CASp (access) that are unique to CA. Every job posting I've seen for city/county building inspectors list ICC or equivalent certifications required.
 
Colorado has no state certification for building classification (electrical requires state licensing). Local AHJ's may require certifications based on their needs. Typical is ICC cert's.

In the past....not sure about now, but I believe NC and TN require state certification. NC requires testing to their code, not sure there is ICC reciprocity. I think TN requires a TN certificate, but they they accept ICC as validation to get it. Pretty sure PA does have some PA UCC requirements, but maybe ICC is adequate in some cases.
 
Joe.B said:
California does not have a state level certification requirement for "normal" building inspectors. DSA does have "special" inspector requirements, and CASp (access) that are unique to CA. Every job posting I've seen for city/county building inspectors list ICC or equivalent certifications required.
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Of all locations who I assumed would have its own certification and registration.
 
Indiana does not have any state recognized certification requirements. The community I have been employed with for 35 years had no requirements other than a pulse. I choose to obtain 8 nationally recognized certifications for building, plumbing, mechanical, structural, electrical, fire investigation, fire officer, safety officer and Incident Command System. Thes were my choice and did not impact my wages or department standing.
 
Inspector 102 said:
Indiana does not have any state recognized certification requirements. The community I have been employed with for 35 years had no requirements other than a pulse. I choose to obtain 8 nationally recognized certifications for building, plumbing, mechanical, structural, electrical, fire investigation, fire officer, safety officer and Incident Command System. Thes were my choice and did not impact my wages or department standing.
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That is mind blowing and disappointing.
Good on you for taking the initiative.
 
Montana requires Certification in the code that is adopted. ICC for building, mechanical, gas and electrical. UPC for Plumbing.
Electrical and plumbing can qualify if they are licensed in Montana as a journeyman plumber or electrician.
I am required to annually submit copies of their current certifications/journeyman's license to the state.
The state also allows us to hire and train individuals for 6 months giving the individual time to obtain certification.
 
Illinois has not adopted any specific building codes. At state level there are no set requirements. At the county level, there are no set requirements. A lot of cities are "home rule" and make up their own system of rules. Having said that, Illinois does require certain contractors be licensed such as plumbing but not electrical or mechanical. Its weird.
 
Keystone said:
Of all locations who I assumed would have its own certification and registration.
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The only unique California certifications for inspectors I've seen is CASp (every city is required to hire or retain at least one CASp inspector) and some stuff for DSA (inspecting parts of schools, state buildings, and whatever else falls under DSA's jurisdiction). There's also CalGreen inspectors which are also unique to CA, but aren't usually part of a city inspection (we usually need to hire a 3rd party inspector for this). ICC has a few CA specific certifications, but I've never seen a job posting requiring those.
 
Inspectors are not required to be licensed in the State of Kansas. Each city has their own code (or not), certification is up to the municipality.
 
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