Code of Maine Rules
19 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
498 - OFFICE OF TOURISM AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 300 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THIRD-PARTY INSPECTORS
Section 498-300-1 - PURPOSE
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the standards and procedures that the Department of Economic and Community Development's Office of Community Development uses to certify and recertify local code enforcement officers, local plumbing inspectors, building officials, and third-party inspectors. The chapter establishes the minimum standards for all code enforcement officers appointed in Maine and recertification standards that recognize the experience and diverse job responsibilities of Maine's professional code enforcement community. The rules are intended to be flexible to accommodate the range of experiences of code enforcement officers, while laying out basic requirements for newly-appointed code enforcement officers.