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227.487 Fees for electrical inspections.
Except where other rules are adopted by a city or county, the following reporting and fee
requirements shall apply to electrical inspections of residential buildings and singlefamily dwellings:
(1) The inspector shall complete a report for each inspection. One (1) copy of the report
shall be given to the owner of the electrical installation or his representative at the
time the inspection fees are paid. A second copy of the report shall be sent to the
Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction no later than one (1) week after
the inspection is completed. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the
following:
(a) The address of the dwelling inspected;
(b) The number of rooms, number of receptacles and number of switch boxes
inspected;
(c) Number of code violations, if any;
(d) A description of each code violation, and recommended change to correct the
violation;
(e) The date and time of day the inspection commenced;
(f) The time, in hours and minutes, required for the inspection;
(g) The number of miles and hours and minutes of travel time incurred by the
inspector for that inspection, if mileage and travel charges are added to the
inspection fee;
(h) The amount charged for the inspection, separated into an amount for mileage,
if any, and the amount for travel time, if any, and the amount charged for the
actual inspection.
(2) The maximum inspection fee shall be an amount equal to the prevailing wage for a
master electrician in the region in which the inspection is made, multiplied by the
time required to conduct the inspection. This rate shall not be applied to travel time
to and from the inspection.
(3) An inspector may charge, in addition to the inspection fee, an amount for necessary
travel to and from the inspection site. The mileage rate charged shall not exceed the
amount per mile allowed to state employees, and the inspector shall charge no more
than ten dollars ($10) per hour for travel time. If two (2) or more inspections are
made during one (1) trip, then the cost of travel shall be divided between the
inspections made. In no case shall an inspector charge more than once for the same
trip, or charge for mileage or time not actually expended.
(4) Each inspector shall furnish bond of five thousand dollars ($5,000) with surety
satisfactory to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction.
(5) The Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction shall design reporting
forms which meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, and provide
these forms to electrical inspectors. The department shall adopt regulations to
administer the requirements of this section.
(6) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the right of cities or counties to set fees
or adopt rules for electrical inspections which are different from those specified in
subsections (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this section.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 405, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982.
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