Authority Having Jurisdiction

[kwired]

You are missing an important, though subtle, point.
To a law enforcement officer (LEO) the AHJ is the Agency having jurisdiction, not Authority.

Maybe true, but the important point is the individual is not the AHJ but rather a representative of the AHJ.

 

[sandsnow]

Most Building Officials come from the ICC world, that is their main training has been in the Building Code. In the Building Code "AHJ" does not exist.
The definition of Building Official is similar to AHJ

Building Official - The officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this code, or duly authorized representative.


Sarcasm- Most cities cannot be bothered with such trivial matters as establishing legal groundwork in enforcement.


Ask an inspector who the AHJ is, and I bet most will say him or her self, therefore you get wildcards making up there own Code. The Building Officials need to slap them down and take control, but that would actually mean work for a goverment employee. Sarcasm intended, but no I'm not bitter.


I would agree it is never the field inspector who is the AHJ except in tiny jurisdictions (if there are any) where the building department consists of one person.

 

[kwired]

Most Building Officials come from the ICC world, that is their main training has been in the Building Code. In the Building Code "AHJ" does not exist.
The definition of Building Official is similar to AHJ

Building Official - The officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this code, or duly authorized representative.


Sarcasm- Most cities cannot be bothered with such trivial matters as establishing legal groundwork in enforcement.


Ask an inspector who the AHJ is, and I bet most will say him or her self, therefore you get wildcards making up there own Code. The Building Officials need to slap them down and take control, but that would actually mean work for a goverment employee. Sarcasm intended, but no I'm not bitter.


I would agree it is never the field inspector who is the AHJ except in tiny jurisdictions (if there are any) where the building department consists of one person.

And even in those tiny jurisdictions, the real AHJ is the entity that pays that individual, that individual just happens to likely have more technical knowledge of what he inspects then the county/city/village board that is the next step up from him. This guy will sometime not be capable of doing his job, death is a pretty good reason if nothing else happens, and they will need to get someone to replace him when that happens. Most of those cases nobody has the guts to stand up against such individuals, but get some fairly competent installers to butt heads with him and this is a step toward straightening him out.