ME Legal Module (2025-07-02)

This code applies to all buildings except detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories. The 2021 IBC contains many important changes.

Flip through the 2021 I-Codes series and find frequently used sections fast! You'll be surprised how easy it is to find what you are looking for. These tabs were created by industry experts who carefully identified the most referenced sections in the code.

Soft Cover Tabs Contain: Clear plastic, self-adhesive tabs that have the key sections of the code printed on them in an easy-to-read format. The soft cover tabs can also be used in the 2021 I-Code Commentary series.

The 2021 IFC® contains regulations to safeguard life and property from fires and explosion hazards. Topics include general precautions, emergency planning and preparedness, fire department access and water supplies, automatic sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, special hazards, and the storage and use of hazardous materials.

The 2021 IPMC® provides requirements for continued use and maintenance of building elements, site conditions, swimming pools, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems in existing residential and nonresidential structures.

This 5th edition is completely reorganized for improved usability and builds on the vast improvements of the 4th edition. In addition to reorganization, each chapter has been revised and reformatted, including the most contemporary and state-of-the-art information for building department administration, making this edition a valued resource for the 21st century building safety agency.

Building Department Administration is a comprehensive one-stop resource critical to the successful management and operation of building safety administration. It is also a required reference for professional ICC certifications such as Certified Building Official (CBO) and Certified Fire Marshal (CFO).

Outstanding topics and features include:

• Tables, graphics and forms
• Information tips in highlighted boxes
• Employee performance evaluation approaches and forms
• Green and sustainability
• Disaster mitigation and building security
• Building safety and resiliency
• Technology and automation in plan review and code administration
• Legal approaches, liability and court cases
• Digital transformation, technology and automation availability and implementation
• Calculation of needed resources and staff levels for an effective department and third-party entities
• Effective multi-departmental plan review and permitting procedures
• Leadership, supervision, and customer relations
• Training and certifications
• Legacy model codes and ICC history
• International approaches
• Records management
• Housing, code enforcement, property maintenance and the public counter
• ICC strategic planning

Legal Aspects of Code Administration is an excellent starting point for building officials who want to become better acquainted with the duties and legal responsibilities of enforcing the building code. It is also designed to serve as a refresher for those preparing to take the legal module of the ICC Certified Building Official or Certified Fire Marshal, or both, examinations.

Organized in a logical sequence, this book will take the reader from the earliest building codes to modern codes. Building officials must understand their role in shaping, administering, and enforcing the building code. As agents of state and local governments, building officials must also understand the law and execute their duties in accordance with prevailing statutory and case law. This book will examine and discuss those duties and allow building officials to become successful at their jobs. This updated edition includes recent court decisions affecting building officials.

Topics discussed include:

• History and evolution of the building code
• Federal, state, and local legal considerations
• Administering and enforcing the code
• Constitutional authorities and limitations
• Fourth Amendment (search and seizure) issues
• Property law concepts
• Liability for intentional and negligent wrongdoing
• The public duty doctrine principle
• Federal civil rights considerations
• Taking a case to trial and being an effective witness
• Prevailing case law

Since the first edition was published in 1997, Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations has become the go-to reference for public and nonprofit human resources professionals. Now in its fourth edition, the text has been significantly revised and updated to include information that reflects changes in the field due to the economic crisis, changes in federal employment laws, how shifting demographics affect human resources management, the increased use of technology in human resources management practices, how social media has become embedded in the workplace, and new approaches to HRM policy and practice.