North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1039: Construction Inspection Efficiency Act.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act to authorize owners, permit holders, contractors listed on a permit, and authorized agents to use certified and registered private construction inspectors or registered private construction inspection firms for residential and commercial buildings and structures when a local inspection department fails to conduct a requested inspection within ten business days or by an agreed-upon date, and to establish requirements for qualification, registration, reporting, conflicts of interest, fees, forms, fee reconciliation, and private certificates of state building code com…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE OWNERS, PERMIT HOLDERS, CONTRACTORS LISTED ON A PERMIT, AND AUTHORIZED AGENTS TO USE CERTIFIED AND REGISTERED PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS OR REGISTERED PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FIRMS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES WHEN A LOCAL INSPECTION DEPARTMENT FAILS TO CONDUCT A REQUESTED INSPECTION WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS OR BY AN AGREED-UPON DATE, AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFICATION, REGISTRATION, REPORTING, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, FEES, FORMS, FEE RECONCILIATION, AND PRIVATE CERTIFICATES OF STATE BUILDING CODE COMPLIANCE RELATED TO PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION SECTION 1.1. G.S. 143-151.8 reads as rewritten: "§ 143-151.8. Definitions. (a) The following definitions apply in this Article: ... (3) Code enforcement. - The examination and approval of plans and specifications, the inspection of the manner of construction, workmanship, and materials for construction of buildings and structures and their components, or the enforcement of fire code regulations by any of the following, to assure compliance with the North Carolina State Building Code and related local building rules: ... (3a) Commercial building or structure. - A building or structure, including a multifamily development project, that is subject to regulation under the North Carolina Building Code and is not subject to regulation under the North Carolina Residential Code. …