Maine Revised Statutes Title 25. Internal Security and Public Safety § 2371. Definitions

1. Board. “Board” means the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board established in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 5-A.

2. Building official. “Building official” means a building official appointed pursuant to section 2351-A.

3. Repealed. Laws 2011, c. 633, § 7.

4. Code. “Code” means the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103.  1

5. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Safety.

5-A. Division. “Division” means the Division of Building Codes and Standards established in section 2372.

5-B. Director. “Director” means the Director of the Maine Office of Community Affairs established in Title 5, chapter 310-B.

5-C. Office. “Office” means the Maine Office of Community Affairs established in Title 5, chapter 310-B.

6. Third-party inspector. “Third-party inspector” means a person certified by the State to conduct inspections under Title 30-A, section 4451 for compliance with the code. A 3rd-party inspector may not hold a pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any building for which the 3rd-party inspector issues an inspection report pursuant to section 2373 and may not serve as a 3rd-party inspector in any municipality where that 3rd-party inspector has been appointed as a building official or code enforcement officer.