Sec. 214.220.  INSPECTION DURING DECLARED DISASTER.  (a)  In an area of a municipality that is subject to a declaration of disaster by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or a declaration of local disaster under that chapter, a building inspection for compliance with this subchapter or related municipal regulations may, while the declaration is in effect, be performed by a person:
(1)  other than:
(A)  the owner of the building; or
(B)  a person whose work is the subject of the inspection; and
(2)  who is:
(A)  certified to inspect buildings by the International Code Council;
(B)  employed as a building inspector by the municipality in which the building is located;
(C)  employed as a building inspector by any political subdivision, if the municipality in which the building is located has approved the person to perform inspections during a disaster; or
(D)  an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.
(b)  A municipality may not collect an additional inspection fee related to the inspection of a building performed under Subsection (a).
(c)  A person who performs an inspection under this section must:
(1)  comply with the municipality's building inspection regulations and policies; and
(2)  not later than the 30th day after the date of the inspection, provide notice to the municipality of the inspection.
(d)  The municipality may prescribe a reasonable format for the notice provided under Subsection (c)(2).
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 877), Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 2021.