GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 915

Short Title:  Firefighters/No Conflict.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Mercer; Moore, Baddour, and Mosley.

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Referred to:  Judiciary II.

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April 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT FIREFIGHTERS WHO ENGAGE IN SOME FIRE INSPECTION ACTIVITIES AS A SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY ARE NOT COVERED BY THE LAW PROHIBITING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY INSPECTION DEPARTMENTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 160A-415 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A-415.  Conflicts of interest.
No member of an inspection department or other individual contracting with a city to conduct inspections shall be financially interested or employed by a business that is financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material, or appliances for the construction, alteration, or maintenance of any building within the city's jurisdiction or any part or system thereof, or in the making of plans or specifications therefor, unless he is the owner of the building.  No member of an inspection department or other individual contracting with a city to conduct inspections shall engage in any work that is inconsistent with his duties or with the interest of the city.  The provisions of this section do not apply to firefighters whose primary duties are fire protection and rescue, but who engage in some fire inspection activities as a secondary responsibility of their employment."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.