House Bill No. 266
Introduced By Cocchiarella, Shea, Mills, Wilson
A Bill for an Act entitled: An Act requiring the department of commerce, its representatives, and county and city authorities during routine inspections to request proof of licensure for any person who is required to be licensed who is involved with plumbing or electrical work and to report license violations to the inspector's employing agency; requiring each employing agency to report license violations to the board of plumbers or the state electrical board; and amending sections 50-60-510 and 50-60-604, MCA.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Montana:
Section 1. Section 50-60-510, MCA, is amended to read:
"50-60-510. Inspection by department Inspections to insure ensure compliance. All plumbing and drainage systems
may be inspected by the department of commerce or its an authorized representative or a municipality or county certified to
perform an inspection pursuant to 50-60-302 in order to insure ensure compliance with the requirements of the state
plumbing code. As part of any inspection, the inspector shall request proof of licensure from any person who is required to
be licensed who is involved with or, in the inspector's judgment, appears to be involved with plumbing activities if the
person is on the site. The inspector shall report any instance of license violation to the inspector's employing agency and the
employing agency shall in turn report the violation to the board of plumbers."
Section 2. Section 50-60-604, MCA, is amended to read:
"50-60-604. Department to make inspections, issue inspection tags, and establish fees Inspections -- electrical
permits -- fees. The department of commerce or an authorized representative or a municipality or county certified to
perform an inspection pursuant to 50-60-302 shall make inspections of inspect electrical installations, issue inspection tags
electrical permits for these installations, and establish and charge a reasonable and uniform fee for the inspections,. which
The fee may not exceed the expense of providing the inspection. As part of any inspection, the inspector shall require proof
of licensure from any person who is required to be licensed who is involved with or, in the inspector's judgment, appears to
be involved with electrical installations if the person is on the site. The inspector shall report any instance of license
violation to the inspector's employing agency, and the employing agency shall in turn report the violation to the board of
electricians."
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