Who Completes CF2R Forms on a Residential Project?
The contractor responsible for each installation completes and signs the CF2R for that work, so a house usually has one signer per trade. The builder may sign for subcontractors it hired, and a signer can delegate in writing. An ECC-Rater or consultant may help prepare the entries but cannot certify an installation.
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One signer for each trade
The person in charge of the installation, eligible under Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code for that work, signs the CF2R. When several people share the job, each signs the portion they are responsible for, or the person with chief responsibility signs for the whole scope (Section 10-103(a)3).
When the builder signs
The general contractor answers for every part of the build and holds authority to certify any section of the required CF2Rs. Each licensed specialty subcontractor is still expected to prepare and sign the certificates documenting its own installation. A builder may sign in place of a subcontractor it hired, yet the duty to prepare and sign remains with the installer.
Delegating the signature
Unless the law prohibits it, a responsible person may name an authorized representative through a written agreement. Both people sign it, it says the representative may sign certificates of installation, legal responsibility stays with the responsible person, and the ECC-Provider retains it so the Commission and departments can check it.
Who may prepare but not certify
A documentation author certifies the entries are accurate and complete. When the installer authorizes it, an ECC-Rater or another registry user can enter the data, but the installer's electronic signature registers the form and certifies the installation.
Alterations and owners
On an alteration the building owner or the owner's agent may take over the steps assigned to the builder. CHEERS describes a homeowner account with a separate level for signing installation documents, so an owner may be asked to sign.
The order of events
Where field verification applies, the installer runs the diagnostic tests first and registers the CF2R only if the results confirm compliance. The ECC-Rater then checks that registration before testing.
For the form itself see the CF2R page, for the rater's counterpart who completes CF3R forms, and for a missing form why CF2R forms are missing. What else the inspector wants is listed under final inspection documents. Trades can start at the HVAC contractor page, homeowners at residential reports.
Common Title 24 Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
The code puts the signature on the person in charge of the installation, or on an authorized representative named in a written agreement. If the registry asks an owner to sign, confirm with the contractor or the rater why.
Usually not. Each regulated measure tends to have a CF2R of its own, signed by the trade that did that work.
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