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2018 Utah Code
Title 15A - State Construction and Fire Codes Act
Chapter 1 - General Chapter
Part 2 - State Construction Code Administration Act
Section 207 - Compliance with codes -- Responsibility for inspections -- Appeals.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 15A-1-207 (2018)
15A-1-207. Compliance with codes -- Responsibility for inspections -- Appeals.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2011 General Session
- (1) The compliance agency having jurisdiction over the project and the applicable codes has the responsibility for inspection of construction projects and enforcement of compliance with the codes.
- (2) A compliance agency shall furnish in writing to the division a finding by the compliance agency that a licensed contractor, electrician, or plumber has materially violated a code in a manner to jeopardize the public health, safety, and welfare and failed to comply with corrective orders of the compliance agency. A compliance agency shall conduct a primary investigation to determine that, in fact, there has been a material violation of a code jeopardizing the public interest and provide the report of investigation to the division.
- (3)
- (a) A compliance agency shall establish a method of appeal by which a person disputing the application and interpretation of a code may appeal and receive a timely review of the disputed issues in accordance with the codes.
- (b) If a compliance agency refuses to establish a method of appeal, the commission shall act as the appeals board and conduct a hearing within 45 days. The findings of the commission are binding.
- (4) An appeals board established under this section may not:
- (a) interpret the administrative provisions of a code; or
- (b) waive a requirement of a code.
Enacted by Chapter 14, 2011 General Session
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