(1) If a person, or person’s designee, submits commercial building plans or construction inspection reports examined by a third-party inspector in an exempt jurisdiction to the Division for approval, the Division shall charge the following fee:
- (a) The fee for review of plans and specifications for construction shall be two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) plus two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of the proposed construction cost or fraction thereof by which the total valuation of the proposed construction exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). Such fee shall be payable in full at the time of initial submission of plans and specifications.
- (b) The fee for each commercial construction inspection shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00).
- (2) If a person, or person’s designee, submits a residential building inspection report examined by a third-party inspector in an exempt jurisdiction to the Division for approval, the Division’s fees shall be those as stated in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-23.
- (3) If a person, or person’s designee, submits an electrical inspection report examined by a third- party inspector in an exempt jurisdiction to the Division for approval, the Division’s fees shall be those as stated in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-01.
- (4) Bad payment will result in the cancellation of review of plans and specifications and review of building construction inspection reports. Bad payment includes, but is not limited to, a returned check, dishonored electronic payment, or declined credit card payment.
- (5) Refunds shall not be made once the Division provides a timely response to the submission.
- (6) A full refund of all fees shall be made if the Division fails to respond to the submission within ten (10) business days.
- (7) Refunds shall be made to the person or company that remitted the payment.
Authority: Chapter 771, Public Acts of 2024 and T.C.A. § 68-120-101. Administrative History: Emergency rules filed September 24, 2024; effective through March 23, 2025. Emergency rules expired effective March 24, 2025, and the rules reverted to their previous statuses. New rules filed April 15, 2025; effective July 14, 2025.