A. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power and the duty to review and adopt all building codes for residential and commercial construction to be used by all entities within this state. Codes and standards adopted by the Commission shall be the minimum standards for residential and commercial construction in this state.

B. All public projects shall abide by such minimum standards and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prevent or take away from state agencies the authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher standards and requirements than such minimum standards and requirements.

C. Municipalities and other political subdivisions shall abide by such minimum standards and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prevent or take away from such municipalities and other political subdivisions the authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher standards and requirements than such minimum standards and requirements.

D. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power and duty to establish a training and certification process for all residential and commercial building code inspectors. The Commission shall establish regional training for the purpose of training the county and municipal inspectors in the Uniform Building Code. The regional training shall be offered at no cost to the participant and shall be funded from the funds received pursuant to Section 1000.25 of this title. Each inspector operating in this state on behalf of any state agency or any municipal or county office may complete regional training and be issued a certification for inspections by the Uniform Building Code Commission on and after January 1, 2015. The training and certification applications, qualifications and procedures shall be promulgated by rules of the Commission. The Commission may establish forms and procedures to implement and administer the provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 5, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 223, § 3.