Owners, developers and design professionals who historically have sought to avoid the sometimes long and painful process of municipal code review will likely welcome opportunities to self-certify code compliance to bypass the time and effort of the review process. The benefit of cutting down the time for this municipal review process can often make the difference between success (profit) or failure (loss) of a project, particularly in this tight economy. However, the flip side of this benefit is that the owners, developers and design professionals participating in the self-certification program, and particularly the entities and even individuals making the certifications, can expose themselves to potentially significant liability...