Section 4A. There shall be within the department a division to be known as the division of inspection. The commissioner shall appoint a chief or chiefs of inspections, who shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one, who may be removed for cause, and the position of chief of inspections shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The commissioner shall establish the requirements and qualifications for inspectors who are employed by the division of inspection and appointed pursuant to section six and shall have administrative responsibility over such inspectors.
The commissioner shall establish districts within the commonwealth, each of which shall be supervised by an inspector appointed pursuant to this section and said section six, whose responsibilities shall be to make periodic reviews of all local building inspection practices, to provide technical assistance and advice to the local inspectors in the implementation of the state building code, and to supervise the enforcement of the state building code within such district. The commissioner may review, on his own initiative or on the application of any inspector, any action or refusal or failure of action by any local inspector the result of which does not comply with the uniform implementation of the state building code; and may reverse, modify, or annul, in whole or in part, such action except with respect to the specialized codes as described in section ninety-six of chapter one hundred and forty-three; provided, however, that no order or action of the commissioner shall reverse, modify, annul, or contravene any order, action, determination, interpretation or any decision by the state board of building regulations and standards or the state building code appeals board.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 22 - Division of Professional Licensure Office of Public Safety and Inspections
Section 1 - Office Established
Section 6 - Inspectors and Assistants; Appointment
Section 6a - Disqualification of Convicts
Section 7 - Expenses; Inspectors
Section 7a - Injuries in Line of Duty; Police Services; Medical Expenses
Section 7b - Injuries or Death in Line of Duty; Police Service; Compensation
Section 10 - Board of Boiler Rules
Section 10a - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians and Sprinkler Fitters
Section 11 - Board of Elevator Regulations
Section 11a - Board of Elevator Appeals; Membership; Powers and Duties
Section 11b - Bungee Jumping; Rules and Regulations
Section 12 - State Athletic Commission
Section 20 - Operation of Carriage Horses; Rules and Regulations