{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-15a-1-105","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 15A-1-105","heading":"Third-party inspection firms.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Building permit applicant\" means an individual who applies to a local regulator for a building permit.\n(b) \"Inspection\" means a physical examination of all aspects of a structure to ensure compliance with the State Construction Code.\n(c) \"Local regulator\" means the same as that terms is defined in Section 15A-1-202.\n(d) \"Third-party inspection firm\" means an entity that:\n(i) employs or contracts with licensed building inspectors to enforce building codes adopted in this title;\n(ii) is independent, but may include a building inspector for an adjacent city or county; and\n(iii) is included on the local regulator's third-party inspection firm list.\n(e) \"Third-party inspection firm list\" means a list of:\n(i) for a first, second, third, or fourth class county, as classified under Section 17-60-104, or a municipality located within a first, second, third, or fourth class county, three or more third-party inspection firms approved by the local regulator; or\n(ii) for a fifth or sixth class county, as classified under Section 17-60-104, or a municipality located within a fifth or sixth class county, one or more third-party inspection firms approved by the local regulator.\n(2)\n(a) Subject to the provisions of this section and Subsections 10-20-909(2) and 17-79-810(2), after submitting a request for inspection, a building permit applicant may engage a third-party inspection firm from the local regulator's third-party inspection firm list to conduct or complete an inspection for the scope of work identified under the original request for inspection.\n(b) If a building permit applicant wishes to engage a third-party inspection firm in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), the building permit applicant shall first notify the local regulator of the third-party inspection firm the building permit applicant intends to engage.\n(c) Upon completing the inspection, the third-party inspection firm shall submit the inspection report to the local regulator.\n(d)\n(i) The local regulator shall pay the cost of the inspection to the third-party inspection firm after the local regulator receives the third-party inspection report indicating the third-party inspection firm completed the inspection.\n(ii) This section does not require a local regulator to pay for an inspection that exceeds the scope of work identified under the original request for inspection.\n(3)\n(a) The local regulator shall issue a certificate of occupancy to the building permit applicant if the third-party inspection firm:\n(i) completes the inspection; and\n(ii) submits the inspection report to the local regulator.\n(b) The local regulator shall promptly issue the certificate of occupancy or letter of completion after the third-party inspection firm submits the final inspection report to the local regulator as described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).\n(4) A local regulator is not liable for any inspection performed by a third-party inspection firm.","path":["Title 15A State Construction and Fire Codes Act","Chapter 15A-1 General Chapter","Part 15A-1-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/Chapter1/15A-1-S105.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"77b730a1432a6186b970d6b2e42c39fe95248d6a109d46331f1e213f51a0de9a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-15a-1-104","next":"us-ut/utah-code-15a-1-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}