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HOUSE BILL NO. 131 – Electrical installation, inspectns

HOUSE BILL NO. 131

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H0131...........................................................by BUSINESS
DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY - Adds to existing law relating to the Division
of Building Safety to provide that no duty or obligation is created in the
absence of a current, valid permit to inspect an electrical installation;
and to clarify the meaning of a current, valid permit.
                                                                        
02/08    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09    Rpt prt - to Bus

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 131
                                                                        
                                   BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY; AMENDING CHAPTER  10,  TITLE  54,
  3        IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 54-1001A, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
  4        VIDE  THAT  NO  DUTY OR OBLIGATION IS CREATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A CURRENT,
  5        VALID PERMIT TO INSPECT AN ELECTRICAL  INSTALLATION  AND  TO  CLARIFY  THE
  6        MEANING OF A CURRENT, VALID PERMIT.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  10,  Title 54, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  9    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 10    ignated as Section 54-1001A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        54-1001A.  INSPECTIONS  --  LIMITATIONS.  Nothing in this chapter shall be
 12    construed as creating any duty or obligation on  the  part  of  the  state  of
 13    Idaho,  the  division  of  building  safety,  or  the electrical board, in the
 14    absence of a current, valid permit to inspect any electrical  installation  as
 15    required  in  this  chapter. A current, valid permit is a permit that is taken
 16    out in a timely manner and for which the relevant inspection  fees  have  been
 17    paid.  Once  an inspection has been completed and the final approval issued by
 18    the inspector, the permit is no longer current or valid.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16502

In response to a recent lawsuit (alleging that the State of Idaho,
Division of Building Safety, was liable for damages arising out of
an electrical fire that began in a building that had never been the
subject of an inspection and was not the subject of a current
permit), the Division proposes this legislation to clarify its
inspection obligation as arising only when a permit for a new
installation is taken out.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There is no impact to the general fund.




Contact
Name:  Kelly Pearse, Building Safety 
Phone: (208) 332-7100


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 131