Can't get around who are not exempt from exempt, and unless and until.
Please comment and comprehend what this section of law is stating below.
IS there a straighter way to state this section?
18949.28. Experience and certification requirements; exemptions
(a) All construction inspectors, plans examiners and building officials who are not exempt from the requirements of this chapter pursuant to subdivision (b), or previously certified, shall complete one year of verifiable experience in the appropriate field, and shall, within one year thereafter, obtain certification from a recognized state, national, or international association, as determined by the local agency. The area of certification shall be closely related to the primary job function, as determined by the local agency.
(b) Any person who is currently and has continuously been employed as a construction inspector, plans examiner, or building official for not less than two years prior to the effective date of this section shall be exempt from the certification provisions of this section, unless and until that person obtains employment as a construction inspector, plans examiner, or building official with a different employer.
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Everybody rightly hates this sort of language, but it is hard to write it because it has to be crystal clear, and that often makes it uneuphonious. I see a problem, but not the same as you do. The double negative (not exempt) is par for the course, and "unless and until" is time-honored lawyer talk.
- Everybody rightly hates this sort of language, but it is hard to write it because it has to be crystal clear, and that often makes it uneuphonious.
- I see a problem, but not the same as you do.
- The double negative (not exempt) is par for the course, and "unless and until" is time-honored lawyer talk.
- The problem I see is that "or previously certified" is not parallel grammatically with "who are not exempt".
- The writer meant "or have not been previously certified", and he should have written that.
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Everybody rightly hates this sort of language, but it is hard to write it because it has to be crystal clear, and that often makes it uneuphonious. I see a problem, but not the same as you do. The double negative (not exempt) is par for the course, and "unless and until" is time-honored lawyer talk.
The problem I see is that "or previously certified" is not parallel grammatically with "w
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