House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Amends GS 143-151.8 by making a clarifying change to the definition of private commercial inspection.
Amends GS 143-15.12, concerning the powers of the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board, by making organizational changes and to refer to an individual instead of a person.
Amends GS 143-151.15, GS 143-151.16 to refer to an individual instead of a person.
Amends GS 143-151.16 to allow a private commercial inspection firm (was, a person, firm, corporation, or other entity) intending to hire or contract with an individual to perform private commercial inspection to pay any certification or recertification fee on the individual’s behalf, regardless of whether that individual is already certified.
Amends GS 143-151.19A clarifying that a private commercial inspector (was, a person) is prohibited from engaging in private commercial inspection unless they are certified and registered. Makes additional clarifying and technical changes.
Removes proposed changes to GS 160D-402, concerning the local government returning inspection fees paid by a permit holder for fees performed by a private commercial inspector or private commercial inspection firm.
Makes a clarifying change in GS 160D-403.
Corrects a statutory cross-reference in GS 160D-1101.
Amends new GS 160D-1105.1 by amending the conditions that must be met in order for the local government and State Fire Marshal, when the Office of State Fire Marshal has intervened, to accept and approve without further responsibility to inspect, a signed inspection report evidencing inspection of a commercial building or structure by a private commercial inspector, by changing what must be included in the written contract between the permit holder and the designated private commercial inspector or private commercial inspection firm, so that it includes contact information for the manager or supervisor responsible for its private commercial inspection personnel and operations assigned to the project (was, include the principal private commercial inspector for the project). Amends the information that must be included on the inspection report by no longer requiring the inclusion of whether the result of each inspection type was pass or fail.
Amends new GS 160D-1105.3, concerning private commercial inspection payment guarantee, requiring a permit applicant to give a local government information demonstrating compliance with payment guarantee upon request (was, a copy of an insurance policy or financial instrument used to satisfy the payment guarantee must be provided to the Commissioner of Insurance).
Amends GS 160D-1110b changing what must be included in the notice of intent attached to a building permit or permit amendment application when a private commercial inspection firm is to be used, by no longer requiring the registration number and no longer specifying what is to be included as contact information that now must be provided for the manager or supervisor responsible for its private commercial inspection personnel and operations assigned to the project.
Updates reference to the State Building Code by now referring to the North Carolina State Building Code in GS 160D-1104, GS 160D-1105, new GS 160D-1105.1, GS 160D-1105.5, GS 160D-1110, GS 160D-1112, and GS 160D-1116.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 143-151.8, 143-151.12, 143-151.14, 143-151.15, 143-151.16, 143-151.17, 143-151.18, 143-151.19, 160D-402, 160D-403, 160D-1101, 160D-1102, 160D-1104, 160D-1105, 160D-1109, 160D-1110, 160D-1112, 160D-1116, 160D-1110.1, 143-139.4
Edition 1: 143-151.8, 143-151.12, 143-151.14, 143-151.15, 143-151.16, 143-151.17, 143-151.18, 143-151.19, 160D-402, 160D-403, 160D-1101, 160D-1102, 160D-1104, 160D-1105, 160D-1109, 160D-1110, 160D-1112, 160D-1116, 160D-1110.1, 143-139.4
Edition 2: 143-151.8, 143-151.12, 143-151.14, 143-151.15, 143-151.16, 143-151.17, 143-151.18, 143-151.19, 160D-403, 160D-1101, 160D-1102, 160D-1104, 160D-1105, 160D-1109, 160D-1110, 160D-1112, 160D-1116, 160D-1110.1, 143-139.4, 160D-402