Colorado § 24-33.5-1213.5 - Certification for building inspectors - rules.

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§ 24-33.5-1213.5. Certification for building inspectors - rules.

(1) The director of the division shall implement a building inspector and plans examiner certification program to comply with the provisions of sections 22-32-124 (2) and 23-71-122 (1)(v), C.R.S., that evaluates the education, training, and experience of each inspector and ensures that the inspectors hold current national certifications that require continuing education. The director of the division shall require that each inspector be recertified every three years.

(2) Plans examiners for plan review and building inspectors for construction inspections shall be certified in their respective fields by the international code council, or another similar national organization, and have demonstrated education, training, and experience in their respective fields.

(3) If a plans examiner or building inspector is not certified in his or her respective field, the plans examiner or building inspector shall have at least five years of demonstrated education, training, and experience in his or her respective field and receive national certification within one year after the date of hire.

(4) The director of the division shall outline, by rule, the criteria for the revocation of inspector certifications. If the division finds that inspections are not complete or that all violations are not corrected, the division shall take enforcement action against the third-party inspector pursuant to section 24-33.5-1213.

Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1151), ch. 230, p. 1058, § 11, effective January 1, 2010.

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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