§ 23-27.3-107.4 - Qualifications and duties of the state building commissioner.

SECTION 23-27.3-107.4

   § 23-27.3-107.4  Qualifications and dutiesof the state building commissioner. – (a) The state building commissioner shall serve as the executive secretary tothe state building code standards committee. In addition to the state buildingcommissioner's other duties as set forth in this chapter, the state buildingcommissioner shall assume the authority for the purpose of enforcing theprovisions of the state building code in a municipality where there is no localbuilding official.

   (b) The state building commissioner shall be a member of theclassified service, and for administrative purposes shall be assigned aposition in the department of administration. Qualifications for the positionof the state building commissioner shall be established in accordance withprovisions of the classified service of the state, and shall include theprovision that the qualifications include at least ten (10) years' experiencein building or building regulations generally, and that the commissioner be anarchitect or professional engineer licensed in the state or a certifiedbuilding official presently or previously employed by a municipality and havingat least ten (10) years' experience in the building construction or inspectionfield.