Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 27.3
State Building Code

Article 1
Administration and Enforcement

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-27.3-107.4

§ 23-27.3-107.4. Qualifications of the state building commissioner.

The state building code commissioner shall be a member of the classified service, and for administrative purposes shall be assigned a position in the department of business regulation’s division of building, design and fire professionals. Qualifications for the position of the state building commissioner shall be established in accordance with provisions of the classified service of the state, and shall include the provision that the qualifications include at least ten (10) years’ experience in building or building regulations generally, and that the commissioner be an architect or professional engineer licensed in the state or a certified building official presently or previously employed by a municipality and having at least ten (10) years’ experience in the building construction or inspection field.

History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 236, §§ 3, 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 9; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 2024, ch. 290, § 1, effective January 1, 2025; P.L. 2024, ch. 291, § 1, effective January 1, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 276, § 1, effective June 27, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 333, § 1, effective June 27, 2025.