S.C. Code Regs. 8-120. Requirements for Provisional Certification

A. Building Official

A person registered in the provisional classification of “Building Official” shall be under the direct supervision of the building official for the local jurisdiction for which contracted or employed or actively registered as a residential or commercial inspector or plan reviewer. If under the direct supervision of the building official, the provisional registrant must provide LLR with written fifteen (15) days’ notice when the supervisory relationship changes or terminates. Failure to provide such timely notice of a change or termination in the supervisory relationship may result in cancellation of the provisional certification.

A person registered in the provisional classification of Building Official shall obtain certification within the following time periods: one (1) certification, which is a prerequisite for classification as a certified building official, shall be completed within six (6) months of the issuance of the provisional registration. A second prerequisite for certification for the classification as a certified building official shall be completed within twelve (12) months of the issuance of the provisional registration. Any remaining prerequisite(s) for certification(s) for the classification as a certified building official shall be completed within twenty-four (24) months of the issuance of the provisional registration.

B. Other provisional classifications

A person registered in the following provisional classification shall obtain certification within the time stated.

1. Commercial Inspector—one (1) certification within the first year, then a maximum of one (1) year for each additional certification for all disciplines for which employed, based on the position description for the local jurisdiction.

her provisional classifications

A person registered in the following provisional classification shall obtain certification within the time stated.

1. Commercial Inspector—one (1) certification within the first year, then a maximum of one (1) year for each additional certification for all disciplines for which employed, based on the position description for the local jurisdiction.

2. Residential Inspector—one (1) certification within the first year, then a maximum of one (1) year for each additional certification for all disciplines for which employed, based on the position description for the local jurisdiction.

3. Plans Examiner—one (1) certification within the first year, then a maximum of one (1) year for each additional certification for all disciplines for which employed, based on the position description for the local jurisdiction.

4. Property Maintenance Inspector—twelve (12) months.

C. If any of the times referenced above are not met for the completion of certification or for the completion of a prerequisite for certification, the provisional registration shall be lapsed and cancelled and cannot be renewed. Any request for an extension of the provisional registration must be filed within thirty (30) days prior to the registration’s expiration date and heard by the Council.