North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter 08 - ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Section .1600 - ALTERNATIVE INSPECTIONS
Section 08 .1601 - DEFINITIONS

(1) "Alternative inspection" means an inspection conducted by a Qualified Marketplace Inspector pursuant to G.S. 143-139.4 and the rules of this Section.

(2) "Authority having jurisdiction" means an organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.

(3) "Engineering Services Division" or "ESD" means a division of the Office of State Fire Marshal responsible for the Administration of the North Carolina Building code and the State resources that support it.

(4) "OSFM" means the Office of State Fire Marshal in the North Carolina Department of Insurance.

(5) "Permit holder" means the individual with overall responsibility for the construction or renovation for which a permit has been applied for from the State or any city or county.

(6) "Qualified Marketplace Inspector" means an inspector that is licensed by the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board pursuant to G.S. 143-151.12(9).

(7) "Timely manner" means any requested inspection shall be performed by the close of business on the second day. Inspection requests received after 12:00 noon shall be deemed to have been received on the next business day.

(8) "Other information" means information that will be used to determine whether to assign personnel to conduct the requested inspection. Such information includes, inspection reports showing permit holders exceeding 15 violations in a framing inspection for one-and two-family dwellings, documentation showing a permit holder has been not ready when inspections are requested, or pending legal issues.