License: Building Official Limited (LB) / Accessibility Specialist (AS) / Certified Building Official (BO)

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry external site

443 Lafayette Road North

St. Paul, MN 55155

(651) 284-5005

<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">To become certified as a Minnesota building official you must meet the requirements of <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/1301.0300/">Minn. Rules 1301.0300</a> and pass a written exam. Applicants who qualify for certification as a building official-limited or accessibility specialist must also attend a training course. </p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong>Review <a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/building-officials">Building Officials</a></strong></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">View a </span><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/building-officials/2021-legislative-session-summary-impacting-building-officials" title="2021 legislative session summary impacting building officials" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 86, 179); touch-action: manipulation; outline: 0px;">summary of the 2021 legislative session</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> impacting building officials.</span></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/building-officials/how-become-building-official-building-official-limited-and-accessibility" title="How to become a building official, building official limited and accessibility specialist">How to become a building official, building official limited and accessibility specialist</a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/building-officials/building-official-limited-program">Building Official Limited Program</a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/building-officials/building-official-certification-types">Types of certifications</a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/business/get-licenses-and-permits/license-exam-schedule">Information about exams</a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/building-officials/building-official-recertification">Building official recertification</a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/workers/building-officials/municipal-delegation-agreements">Delegation agreements</a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://www.dli.mn.gov/business/codes-and-laws/2020-minnesota-state-building-codes">Minnesota State Building Code</a></p> None