South Carolina Building Codes Council

To qualify for registration as a special inspector, applicants must complete the online or paper application and submit it to the Council with all required supplemental documents.

Applicants wishing to qualify for registration as a special inspector may meet the requirements in one of two ways:

1. Complete the required exam(s) and/or obtain the required certifications as laid out in the Special Inspector Manual for all classifications under which the applicant intends to practice.
2. Qualify as an Engineer-in-Training and submit the supplemental documentation as required per SC Regulation Section 8-135 below.

An engineer-in-training (EIT) seeking registration as a special inspector must meet the following requirements:

1. Verification of an EIT certification from the state where issued affirming that applicant has passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering examination and met educational requirements; and
2. A signed affidavit from a South Carolina licensed professional engineer ("PE") attesting that Applicant has worked under the licensed PE's direct supervision for at least one (1) year in the category for which special registration is sought.
3. All special inspection reports prepared by an EIT registered with the Council as a special inspector shall be reviewed, signed, and sealed by the South Carolina licensed PE providing direct supervision of work performed by the EIT.

Active registrants who obtain additional certifications during the course of a registration cycle may submit those to the Council via Document Submission, or by email at contact.bcc@llr.sc.gov. Document Submission will allow you to update certificates directly to your license, while email submission will require that you include your legal name and registration number, and a request to add the applicable classification to your special inspector registration. No additional forms or fees are required, and new pocket cards will be mailed to registrants to reflect the change.

Individuals may submit a paper application for registration to the Council by email or mail using the contact information below. Applicants should allow ten (10) business days for processing before contacting the Council for a status of the application.

• Special Inspector Registration Application

Individuals wishing to submit an online application for registration may only do so if they do not have a current license or registration with LLR, or if they have not held a license or registration with LLR in the past. Electronic applications must be accompanied by all supporting documentation required, and that documentation may be uploaded at the end of the electronic application, or emailed to the Council separately at contact.bcc@llr.sc.gov.

• Download Forms and Instructions needed for electronic application HERE.
• Click HERE to begin your electronic application.

SC Building Codes Council
PO Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211
contact.bcc@llr.sc.gov

Additional Forms

• Special Inspector Experience Affidavit

If a registration is not renewed in a timely manner following expiration of the sixty-day grace period allowed in SC Regulation Section 8-140, it shall be lapsed. A registration may be reinstated in one of the methods prescribed below.

1. If the registration is in a lapsed or inactive status for three years or less, the registrant shall submit a new application for registration with all required supplemental documentation, to include proof of completion of approved continuing education courses equal to twenty-four (24) contact hours.
2. If the registration is in a lapsed or inactive status for more than three years, the registrant shall submit a new application for registration with all required supplemental documentation, to include proof of completion of approved continuing education courses equal to twenty-four (24) hours, obtained within two years of the date of new application.

Continuing education accrued to qualify for registration reinstatement shall not count towards the required continuing education for the new registration cycle.

Any person who continues to practice with a lapsed registration shall be deemed to have engaged in unlicensed practice and may be subject to discipline by the Council.