Section 319-C:5-a - Third Party Electrical InspectionsI. The board shall adopt rules under RSA 319-C:6-a requiring any entity engaging a person who conducts residential electrical inspections for up to 4 contiguous units, which shall be considered a level 1 inspector, or a person who conducts all types of electrical inspections, which shall be considered a level 2 inspector, who is conducting third-party electrical inspections of electrical installations in this state to have the person conducting the inspection be approved by the office of professional licensure and certification in accordance with criteria established by the board. The board shall determine the qualifications necessary for approval as a level 1 or level 2 electrical inspector. The office of professional licensure and certification shall maintain and make available a list of such persons approved for level 1 or level 2 third-party electrical inspections. The approval of a person to conduct either level of third-party electrical inspections shall not prohibit a city or town that has established inspections under RSA 47:22 or RSA 674:51 from contracting with any person of its choice to perform third-party electrical inspections.II. Paragraph I and rules adopted by the board thereunder shall not apply to state electrical inspectors conducting inspections under the state building permitting system under rules adopted in Saf-C 8100.Amended by 2024, 327:183, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2019 , 209: 2, eff. 7/12/2019.Added by 2017 , 201: 2, eff. 9/3/2017. 2017, 201 : 2 , eff. Sept. 3, 2017. 2019, 209 : 2 , eff. July 12, 2019.