Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 918 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Division 98 - CERTIFICATION RULES
Section 918-098-1100 - 2016 Certification Transition

(1) Notwithstanding OAR 918-098-1025, the division may issue an equivalent Oregon Code Certification to a person with a valid Oregon Inspector Certification, a valid appropriate International Code Council Certification, or an appropriate nationally recognized certification or license, issued prior to April 1, 2016, for:

(2) Notwithstanding OAR 918-098-1025, the division may issue an Oregon Building Official certification to a person with a valid Oregon Inspector Certification issued prior to April 1, 2016; and

(3) The division may deny the issuance of an equivalent Oregon certification under (1) and (2) of this rule if:

(4) For the period between November 1, 2013 and November 1, 2016, code change continuing education is required for a person who received a certification before the effective date of a new applicable Oregon code for the certification. If the applicable Oregon code for the certification has not changed since the person received the certification, or if the division determined code change continuing education was not necessary for the applicable code, no code change continuing education is required.

(5) If a certification holder fails to complete required continuing education for a given certification by the deadline for renewal of their Oregon Inspector Certification, the certification for which they did not complete continuing education will be denied and the person may not re-apply for the certification pursuant to OAR 918-098-1025 for the three-year period covered by the Oregon Inspector Certification. Instead, to obtain the certification, the person must reapply and successfully pass an examination administered by the division.

(6) Applicants who fail the examination under section (5) of this rule may reapply and retest for a fee of $80.

(7) Persons who have not obtained the appropriate Oregon certification by November 1, 2016 may not perform duties as a building official or perform inspections or plan reviews for which an Oregon Code Certification is required.