South Carolina § 6-9-5 - Public policy for building codes.

§ 6-9-5. Public policy for building codes.

(A) The public policy of South Carolina is to maintain reasonable standards of construction in buildings and other structures in the State consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. To secure these purposes, a person performing building codes enforcement must be certified by the South Carolina Building Codes Council, and this act is necessary to provide for certification.

(B) To clarify the intent of the General Assembly and address questions which might arise or have arisen with respect to provisions of the nationally known codes which have been or are in place, only those portions or provisions of the nationally known building and safety codes which relate to building standards and safety are binding upon a state or local governmental entity or agency which adopts the building and safety codes authorized or required by this chapter.

(C) To further clarify the intent of the General Assembly, Chapter 9, Title 23 continues to apply to a person who may act under authority of the State Fire Marshal and that the allocation of inspection duties among local officials is not dictated by Title 6 but remains a matter for the local authority.

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 123, SECTION 7; 2003 Act No. 83, SECTION 1, eff July 2, 2003.

Code Commissioner's Note

This section was classified as SECTION 6-9-5 at the direction of the Code Commissioner.

Effect of Amendment

The 2003 amendment designated the first and second undesignated paragraphs as subsections (A) and (B), substituted "this chapter" for "Chapter 9 of Title 6 of the South Carolina Code of Laws" and made a nonsubstantive change in subsection (B), and added subsection (C) relating to persons acting under the authority of the Fire Marshal and the allocation of inspection duties.