(a) A Plumbing Inspector shall not:
(1) have any financial, or advisory interest in any
plumbing company; and
(2) represent or indicate in any manner that the Plumbing
Inspector is employed by or a representative of the Board or the State
of Texas unless, in fact, the Plumbing Inspector is employed by the
Board or the State of Texas.
(b) A Plumbing Inspector shall not perform a plumbing
inspection unless and until he or she has submitted proof of affiliation
with a political subdivision in a form specified by the Board. An
affiliation is established if the inspector is employed by or under
contract with a political subdivision to perform plumbing inspections
or employed by a qualified plumbing inspection company under contract
with a political subdivision to perform plumbing inspections.
(c) A Plumbing Inspector shall only accept compensation
for performing a plumbing inspection from the political subdivision
with jurisdiction over the jobsite where the inspection is performed
or a qualified plumbing inspection business under contract with a
political subdivision. A political subdivision may contract with a
qualified plumbing inspection business to perform an inspection only
if the business utilizes a licensed Plumbing Inspector to perform
the inspection. This subsection does not apply to an inspection subject
to §1301.255 of the PLL.
(d) A Plumbing Inspector shall consistently and equitably,
to all persons enforce the Plumbing License Law, Board Rules, and
plumbing codes adopted by the board, and all local ordinances regulating
plumbing codes adopted by the political subdivision(s) within the
Plumbing Inspector's jurisdiction.
(e) A Plumbing Inspector shall include his or her Plumbing
Inspector License number on any document produced in connection with
an inspection, including but not limited to:
(1) a green tag or other document used to show plumbing
work has passed inspection;
(2) a notice of correction or other document used to
show plumbing work has failed inspection; or
(3) any correspondence, including but not limited to
emails.
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