Law & Administration for Building Code Officials
- Chapel Hill, NCMarch 31 - April 2, 2026
The Law and Administration course is an overview of North Carolina's building regulation system and is designed for the education and training of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire prevention code enforcement officials. Course participants will study the structure of the federal, state, and local governments, the history of the North Carolina State Building Code, the General Statutes relating to the Code and to code enforcement, and the enforcement responsibilities of local inspection departments. Upon completion, course participants will understand the scope of code enforcement and will be able to describe the powers and responsibilities of inspectors.
In addition, with the successful completion of the Law and Administration course and others specified by the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board, course participants will be eligible to take the State examination for inspector certification.
Instructor: Sofia Hernandez, Deputy City Attorney, Durham City Attorney's Office
CERTIFICATION:
The School of Government is an approved sponsor with the Office of State Fire Marshal.
This course is approved as a Board Standard Certificate Course with the Office of State Fire Marshal.
The NC General Statutes and Board Rules set the requirements for qualifications and certifications. See HERE for more information.
CEU: 6.0 hours
- Chapel Hill, NCMarch 31 - April 2, 2026School of Government
400 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Please bring a copy of the NC Administrative Code and Policies.