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LC004704

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Edwards, Lima, Carnevale, and Almeida

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2014

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Sections 5-6-1, 5-6-2, 5-6-3, 5-6-7, 5-6-8, 5-6-10, 5-6-10.1, 5-6-11, 5-6-13,

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5-6-16, 5-6-19, 5-6-20.1, 5-6-24, 5-6-26 and 5-6-29 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-6 entitled

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"Electricians" are hereby amended to read as follows:

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     5-6-1. Definitions. -- For purposes of this chapter:

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      (1) "Electrical contractor" means a corporation, firm or person, who, by the employment

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of journeypersons, performs the work of installing, maintaining, servicing and testing wires,

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conduits, apparatus, fixtures, and other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat

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or power purposes exclusive of low voltage wiring for heating or refrigeration equipment for

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service, maintenance, and installation.

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      (2) "Electrical sign contractor" means a corporation, firm, or person who, by the

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employment of electrical sign installers, performs the work of installing, altering, and servicing

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electrical signs.

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      (3) "Electrical sign installer" means a person engaged in installing, altering, and

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servicing electrical signs.

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      (4) "Fire alarm contractor" means a corporation, firm, or person who, by the employment

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of fire alarm installers, performs the work of installing, maintaining, altering and servicing and

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testing of fire alarm systems in accordance with the Rhode Island Fire Safety Code, chapters 28.1

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-- 28.39 of title 23.

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      (5) "Fire alarm installation" means the installation or alteration of a fire alarm system

 

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according to the Rhode Island Fire Safety Code.

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      (6) "Fire alarm installer" means a person engaged in installing, maintaining, altering, or

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servicing and testing of a fire alarm system used for the purpose of causing an alarm to be

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sounded in case of fire.

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      (7) "Journeyperson electrician" means a person doing any work of installing wires,

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conduits, apparatus, fixtures, and other appliances.

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      (8) "Lightning protection contractor" means a corporation, firm or person, who by

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employment of lightning protection installers, performs the work of installing, altering,

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maintaining, lightning protection systems. The "systems" are defined and should be installed in

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accordance with NFPA 780 current edition, and all referenced NFPA documents.

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      (9) "Lightning protection installer" means a person engaged in the installation, service or

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maintenance of a lightning protection system according to NFPA 780 current edition.

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      (10) "Oil burner Burner contractor" means a corporation, firm, or person, who by the

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employment of oil burnerpersons performs the work of installing and servicing oil and domestic

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automatic coal burning heating equipment, including central heating plants, and domestic type

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range burners, and including all accessory equipment and control systems, excluding

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thermostatic, mechanical, and low voltage wiring on heating, ventilating and air conditioning

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equipment.

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      (11) "Oil burnerperson Burnerperson" means a person doing any work or installing or

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servicing oil burners and other equipment installed and serviced by an oil burner contractor.

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     5-6-2. Work for which license required. -- (a) (1) No person, firm, or corporation shall

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enter into, engage in, solicit, advertise, bid for, or work at the business of installing, maintaining,

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servicing and testing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, electrical signs, lightning protection

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equipment as defined in section 5-6-1, and other appliances for carrying or using or generating

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electricity for light, heat, fire alarms, as defined in chapter 28.25 of title 23, entitled "Fire Alarm

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Systems", or power purposes, exclusive of low voltage wiring for heating/refrigeration

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equipment, or work at the business of removing and reattaching existing electrical meters, unless

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that person, firm, or corporation shall have received a license and a certificate for the business,

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issued by the state board of examiners of electricians of the division of professional regulation of

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the department of labor and training in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter.

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      (2) That person shall carry this license on his or her person at all times while so engaged,

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and shall affix his or her contractor's license number to any advertisement and/or contract he or

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she executes and/or to any bid he or she files with any consumer for his or her professional

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services and to any applicable permit required for the performance of those services.

 

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      (b) Any person, firm or corporation which is required to apply for a permit from a local

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building official for any work required to be performed by a person licensed under the provisions

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of this chapter shall cause the work to be performed by a person licensed under the provisions of

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this chapter; provided, that the provisions of this section, except the provision regarding removing

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and reattaching existing electrical meters, shall not apply to owner-occupied single family homes.

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     5-6-3. Devices and appliances inserted by unlicensed persons. -- Nothing in this

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chapter shall be construed to forbid the insertion in electrical circuits, by unlicensed persons, of

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devices or appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, ranges, televisions, etc. that are properly

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designed for that insertion and for which proper wire and insertion devices are installed.

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     5-6-7. Forms of licenses. -- Thirteen (13) forms of licenses shall be issued:

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      (1) The first, subsequently referred to as Certificate A, is known as an "electrical

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contractor's license";

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      (2) The second, subsequently referred to as Certificate B, is known as a "journeyperson

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electrician's license";

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      (3) The third, subsequently referred to as Certificate C, is known as a "limited premises

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license";

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      (4) The fourth, subsequently referred to as Certificate E, is known as an "oil burner

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contractor's license";

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      (5) The fifth, subsequently referred to as Certificate F, is known as an "oil burnerperson's

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license";

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      (6) The sixth, subsequently referred to as Certificate AF, is known as a "fire alarm

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contractor's license";

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      (7) The seventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate BF, is known as a "fire alarm

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installer's license";

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      (8) The eighth, subsequently referred to as Certificate SCF, is known as "an electrical

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sign contractor's license";

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      (9) The ninth, subsequently referred to as Certificate CF, is known as "an electrical sign

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installer's license";

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      (10) The tenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate D, is known as a "limited

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maintenance license";

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      (11) The eleventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate M shall be known as a "limited

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maintenance journeyperson license";

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      (12) The twelfth, subsequently referred to as Certificate LPC shall be known as a

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"lightning protection contractor's license"; and

 

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      (13) The thirteenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate LPI shall be known as a

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"lightning protection installer's license."

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     5-6-8. Contractor's certificates/licenses. -- (a) Electrical contractor's license. -

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Certificate A shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation, qualified under this chapter,

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engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of installing, maintaining, servicing and testing

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electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, fire alarm and safety communication systems and

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other electrical appliances, excluding low voltage wiring for heating, ventilating and air

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conditioning equipment. The certificate shall specify the name of the person, firm, or corporation

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applying and the name of the person, who in the case of a firm is one of its members, and in the

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case of a corporation, one of its officers, passing the examination, by which he or she or it is

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authorized to enter upon or engage in business as prescribed in the certificate. The holding of a

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Certificate A does not entitle the holder individually to engage in or perform the actual work of

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installing, maintaining, servicing and testing electric wires, conduits, and appliances as previously

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described in this chapter, but entitles him or her to conduct business as an electrical contractor.

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      (b) Oil burner Burner contractor's license. - A Certificate E shall be issued to any person,

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firm, or corporation qualified under this chapter, and engaged in, or about to engage in, the

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business of an oil a burner contractor, as defined in section 5-6-1. The certificate shall specify the

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name of the person, firm, or corporation applying and the name of the person who, in the case of

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a firm is one of its members, and in the case of a corporation one of its officers, passing the

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examination, by which he or she or it is authorized to enter upon or engage in business as

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prescribed in the certificate. The holding of a Certificate E does not entitle the holder individually

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to engage in or perform any work on, or in connection with electric wires, conduits, and

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appliances as previously described in this chapter, but entitles the holder to contract to do that

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work to the extent permitted in this chapter, through the employment of oil burnerpersons holding

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a Certificate F. An oil A burner contractor who is the holder of a Certificate A is not required to

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obtain a Certificate E.

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      (c) Fire alarm contractor's license. - A Certificate AF shall be issued to any person, firm,

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or corporation qualified under this chapter, and engaged in or about to engage in the business of a

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fire alarm contractor, as defined in section 5-6-1. The certificate shall specify the name of the

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person, firm, or corporation applying and the person who, in the case of a firm is one of its

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members, and in the case of a corporation one of its officers, passing the examination, by which

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he or she or it is authorized to enter upon or engage in business as prescribed in the certificate.

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The holding of a Certificate AF does not entitle the holder individually to engage in or perform

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and work on, or in connection with, electric wires, fire alarm wires, conduits, and appliances as

 

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previously described in this chapter, but entitles the holder to contract to do that work to the

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extent permitted in this chapter through the employment of fire alarm installers holding a

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Certificate BF. A contractor who is the holder of a Certificate A is not required to obtain a

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Certificate BF.

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      (d) Electrical sign contractor's license. - A Certificate SCF shall be issued to any person,

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firm, or corporation qualified under this chapter, and engaged in or about to engage in the

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business of electrical sign installations, as defined in section 5-6-1.

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      (e) Lightning protection contractor. - A Certificate LPC shall be issued to any person,

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firm or corporation qualified under this chapter and engaged in or about to engage in the business

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of lightning protection contractor, as defined in section 5-6-1. The Certificate LPC shall specify

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the name of the person, firm or corporation applying and the person who in the case of a firm, is

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one of its members, and in the case of a corporation, one of its officers, passing the examination

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by, which he or she or it is authorized to enter upon or engage in business as prescribed in the

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certificate. The holding of a Certificate LPC does not entitle the holder individually to engage in

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or perform and work on, or in connection with the installation of lightning protection equipment

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as defined in section 5-6-1, unless that individual also holds a Certificate LPI, but entitles the

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holder to contract to do that work to the extent permitted in this chapter through the employment

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of lightning protection installers holding a Certificate LPI.

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     5-6-10. Limited premises certificate/license. -- A Certificate C shall be issued to the

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department of transportation, state airport corporation and manufacturing and industrial firms that

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regularly employ one or more B or M journeyperson electricians for installation and when the

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work performed by those individuals is limited to maintenance and repair of electrical wiring,

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devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The

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application must be made by a responsible officer of the firm and contains a description of the

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premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and

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municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality.

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     5-6-10.1. Limited maintenance license. -- A Certificate D shall be issued to

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municipalities, schools, hospitals, colleges, or other non-manufacturing firms or establishments

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who regularly employ one or more licensed electricians (journeyperson/Class B or Class M)

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when the work performed by those individuals is limited to the maintenance of electrical wiring,

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devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The

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applicant must contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the

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permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by

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the municipality.

 

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     5-6-11. Certificate/license of oil burnerperson, fire alarm installer, electrical sign

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installers, and lightning protection installer Certificate/license of burnerperson, fire alarm

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installer, electrical sign installers, and lightning protection installer .-- (a) Oil burnerperson's

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Burnerperson's license. - A Certificate F shall be granted to any person who has passed an

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examination before the division of professional regulation. The certificate shall specify the name

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of the person authorized to work on, and repair electric wiring and equipment located in or on oil

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burners burning fuel oil no heavier than No. 2, and other equipment serviced by oil burner

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contractors, to the extent only as is necessary to service, maintain and repair those oil burners and

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equipment. The license shall limit the holder of a Certificate F to do work on electric wiring or

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equipment located between the meter and on those oil burners and equipment, but in no event to

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do any electrical work on oil burners burning No. 3, 4, 5, or 6 fuel oil.

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      (b) Fire alarm installer's license. - A Certificate BF shall be granted to any person who

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has passed an examination before the division of professional regulation. The certificate shall

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specify the name of the person authorized to work on, install, maintain, and test fire alarm

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systems.

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      (c) Electrical sign installer's license. - A Certificate CF shall be granted to any person

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who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulations. The certificate

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shall specify the name of the person authorized to install, maintain, work on, and repair electrical

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signs.

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      (d) Lightning protection installer's license. - A Certificate LPI shall be granted to any

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person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulations. The

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certificate shall specify the name of the person authorized to install, maintain, work on, and repair

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lightning protection systems as defined in section 5-6-1.

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     5-6-13. Journeyperson and burnerperson restricted to work as employee of licensee.

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-- (a) Except as provided in section 5-6-14, a holder of a Certificate B is not entitled to do any

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work of installing, maintaining, servicing and testing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other

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appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes except as an

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employee of a holder of a Certificate A, of a Certificate C, or a Certificate D, or unless the holder

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of a Certificate B is also registered as an electrical contractor and holds a certificate.

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      (b) A holder of a Certificate F is not entitled to do any work on electric wiring, conduits,

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apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power

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purposes, except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate E or A unless the holder of a

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Certificate F is also registered as an oil a burner contractor and holds a Certificate E.

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      (c) A holder of a Certificate AF is limited to fire alarm, fixtures, equipment for fire alarm

 

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purposes only, and life safety equipment only unless the holder of a Certificate AF also holds a

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Certificate BF.

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      (d) A holder of a Certificate SCF is limited to electrical sign contracting only. A

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Certificate CF is required for the actual installation of the electrical sign.

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      (e) A holder of a Certificate LPC is limited to lightning protection contracting only. A

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Certificate LPI is required for the actual installation of the lightning protection system.

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     5-6-16. License fees. -- (a) All licenses issued by the division of professional regulation

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for master electricians, all limited license electricians and all journeyperson electricians born in

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odd years shall expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the license in odd years and

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all license of master electricians, all limited license electricians and all journeyperson electricians

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born in even years shall expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the license in even

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years and all licenses may be renewed on or before their expiration date upon payment of the

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appropriate biennial renewal fee.

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      (b) A fee of two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall be paid by each applicant for an

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electrical contractor's license Class A; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a journeyperson

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electrician's license Class B; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a limited premises license Class

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C; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for an oil a burner contractor's license Class E; seventy-two

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dollars ($72.00) for an oil a burnerperson's license Class F; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a

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fire alarm contractor's license Class AF; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a fire alarm installer's

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license Class BF; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for an electrical sign contractor's license SCF;

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seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a sign installer's license Class CF; and two hundred forty dollars

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($240) for a limited maintenance license Class D.

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      (c) A fee of two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall be paid by each applicant for a

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lightning protection contractor's license Class LPC.

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      (d) A fee of seventy-two dollars ($72.00) shall be paid by each applicant for a lightning

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protection installer's license LPI.

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     5-6-19. Display of licenses. -- (a) Holders of Licenses B, F, BF, CF, M, A, E, AF, SCF,

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LPC, and LPI shall be furnished by the division of professional regulation with evidence of

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having been licensed in card form or otherwise, which shall be carried on the person of the

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licensee and exhibited on request.

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      (b) Any sign, listing, or advertisement of any type of a holder of those licenses shall

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contain the holder's name, address, and license number; provided, only those persons, firms, or

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corporations who are holders of a Class A license shall be permitted to advertise for the

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employment of journeyperson or electrical apprentices.

 

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     5-6-20.1. Mandatory continuing education. -- (a) On or before January 1, 1996, the

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board of examiners of electricians shall, by regulation, establish a mandatory continuing

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education program for all persons licensed under this chapter. The program is designed to ensure

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current competency in each licensee's area of certification and/or licensing.

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      (b) On and after January 1, 1997, no license under this chapter shall be renewed unless

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the licensee demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the board of examiners of electricians, that

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he or she has successfully completed at least fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing education

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pursuant to and in compliance with the mandatory continuing education program established

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under this section.

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      (c) The course of study to be conducted over the fifteen (15) hour clock period shall be

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approved by the Rhode Island building commissioner's office board of examiners of electricians.

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Course providers may include, but not be limited to, vocational schools, association seminars,

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labor training programs, employee training programs and private instructors or inspectors and

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must also be approved by the building commissioner's office. Instructors or inspectors shall be

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Rhode Island licensed electrical contractors employed by or about to be employed by the

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providers and be board approved. Instructors or inspectors must attend a preparation seminar held

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by the Rhode Island building commissioner's office to be approved. That course shall be paid for

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by individuals attending the course.

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      (d) The mandatory continuing education requirement is limited to class A and class B

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electricians.

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      (e) Out-of-state residents that hold a Rhode Island electrical license are allowed to

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submit a fifteen (15) hour continuing education credit from their state if it meets the Rhode Island

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requirements and their state recognizes the Rhode Island continuing education certificates;

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      (f) Upon completion of the fifteen (15) clock hour course, an approved uniform

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certificate of completion shall be issued. Licensees are required to submit this verification of

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completion for license renewal. The continuing education credits shall be included in the

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currently adopted edition of the National Electrical Code and the Building Officials and Code

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Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA) national codes;

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      (g) Only those approved instructors actually teaching a fifteen (15) clock hour course

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shall be exempt from attending the fifteen (15) hour course.

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     5-6-24. Apprentices -- Registration fee. -- (a) This chapter does not forbid the

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employment of one properly limited registered apprentice electrician working with and under the

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direct personal supervision of a licensed journeyperson electrician. Additionally, this chapter does

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not forbid the employment of: (1) one properly registered apprentice oil burnerperson working

 

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with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed oil burnerperson; (2) one properly

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registered apprentice fire alarm installer working with and under the direct personal supervision

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of a licensed fire alarm installer; or (3) two (2) properly registered apprentice electrical sign

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installer working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed electrical sign

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installer; (4) one properly registered apprentice maintenance electrician working with and under

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the direct personal supervision of a valid Class C or Class D license holder; or (5) one properly

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registered apprentice lightning protection installer working with and under the direct personal

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supervision of a licensed lightning protection installer (LPI). Apprentices are required to register

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with the division of professional regulation initially upon payment of a fee of twenty dollars

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($20.00) per year. Apprentices are required to register with the division of professional regulation

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immediately upon employment with a properly licensed electrical contractor or lightning

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protection contractor.

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      (b) Indentured apprentice electricians are required to work a minimum of eight thousand

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(8,000) hours over a period of time of not less than four (4) years and successfully complete one

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hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in an indentured apprenticeship

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program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to qualify for the

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journeyperson "B" electrician examination; provided, however, apprentices may receive credit for

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one hundred forty-four (144) hours of classroom training gained in a vocational school authorized

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by the board of regents for elementary and secondary education and approved by the Rhode

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Island department of labor and training apprenticeship council. Provided, that the test applicant

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has possessed for at least four (4) years prior to the filing of the application a certificate of

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registration in full force and effect from the department of labor and training of Rhode Island

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specifying the person as an indentured apprentice, and the application of an applicant is

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accompanied by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or other

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reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in

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electrical work as an apprentice in Rhode Island during those four (4) years, or the application is

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accompanied by an affidavit or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant

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has successfully completed a course of study in a recognized college or university and has

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pursued a course of electrical technology for at least two (2) academic years or is the recipient of

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an associate degree in electrical technology, and has thereafter been indentured by the department

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of labor and training as an apprentice for at least two (2) years and employed as an indentured

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apprentice by a duly licensed electrician master in this state for a period of two (2) years, or a

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showing that the applicant possesses a certificate of license issued under the laws of another state,

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based on training equal to that required by the state of Rhode Island. Limited registered

 

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apprentice electricians shall be required to work a minimum of four thousand (4,000) hours over a

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period of time of not less than two (2) years.

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      (c) Indentured apprentice maintenance electricians are required to work a minimum of

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six thousand (6,000) hours over a period of time of not less than three (3) years and successfully

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complete a one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in an indentured

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apprenticeship program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to qualify

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for the journeyperson "M" electrician examination. Provided, however, that the test applicant has

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possessed for at least three (3) years prior to the filing of the application a certificate of

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registration in full force and effect from the department of labor and training of Rhode Island

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specifying the person as an indentured apprentice, and the application of an applicant is

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accompanied by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or other

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reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in

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electrical work as an apprentice in Rhode Island during those three (3) years. Class M

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journeyperson electricians may qualify to take the journeyperson "B" electrician examination

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upon registering as a fourth year apprentice and becoming employed by a properly licensed Class

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A electrical contractor for that period of time.

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      (d) Apprentice lightning protection installers are required to work a minimum of four

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thousand (4,000) hours over a period of time of not less than two (2) years to qualify for the

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lightning protection installer (LPI) examination. Provided, that the test applicant has possessed

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for at least two (2) years prior to the filing of the application a certificate of registration in full

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force and effect from the department of labor and training of Rhode Island specifying the person

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as an apprentice lightning protection installer, and the application of an applicant is accompanied

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by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or other reasonably

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satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in lightning protection

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work as an apprentice during those two (2) years.

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     5-6-26. Compliance with requirements of division or of electric company. -- All

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electrical work which is done in cities and towns not having their own rules and requirements

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shall be done in accordance with any rules and requirements that are specified by the division of

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professional regulation, or subject to its approval, by the public utilities having authority to

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supply electricity in the place where the work is done. Any rules made or approved, shall be

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based upon some definite the current adopted edition of the "National Electrical Code" with any

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changes or additions that are deemed required. Failure of any licensee to do the work in that

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manner shall be considered grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, in the discretion

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of the division, after notice and a hearing before the board of examiners of electricians, and upon

 

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recommendation to the director of labor and training.

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     5-6-29. Persons and work exempt. -- (a) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

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      (1) The electrical work and equipment for the generation and primary distribution of

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electric current, or the secondary distribution system up to and including the meters, where that

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work and equipment is an integral part of the system owned and operated by an electric light and

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power company in rendering its authorized service; or to the electrical work and electrical

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equipment employed in connection with the manufacture and distribution of gas, where that work

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and equipment is an integral part of the system owned and operated by a gas company in

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rendering its authorized service.

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      (2) The electrical work and equipment employed in connection with the operation of

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signals, or the transmission of intelligence, where that work and equipment is an integral part of

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the communication system owned and operated by a municipality or by a telegraph or telephone

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company, or any community antenna television system (CATV) subject to regulation under title

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39 by the division of public utilities or any subcontractor of a CATV system, including the work

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of a telephone company of installing, repairing or replacing all wiring on the load side of the last

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fused distribution point, and all of the emergency wiring installed, replaced, or repaired by a

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telephone company; or any community antenna television system (CATV) subject to regulation

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under title 39 by the division of public utilities or any subcontractor of such CATV system.

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      (3) The electrical work and equipment in mines, ships, railway rolling stock, or

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automotive equipment, or devices subject to the provisions of chapter 33 of title 23.

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      (4) Any work involved in the manufacture, test, or repair of electrical equipment in the

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manufacturer's plant, but not including any electrical wiring other than that required for testing

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purposes.

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      (b) This chapter does not apply to installations in suitable laboratories of exposed

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electrical wiring for experimental purposes only.

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      (c) This chapter does not forbid the installation of electrical work in a single-family or

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two-family dwelling on the immediate premises of the dwelling by the owner of the dwelling if

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living on, or about to live on, the premises.

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      (d) This chapter does not apply to any person who now holds or subsequently may hold a

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hoisting engineer's license issued by the state and who excavates for and installs underground

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conduits; provided, that hoisting engineers shall be prohibited from installing electrical wiring

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and/or making the service connection of any such electrical wires and/or cables. A city, town or

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such other authorized official shall issue a building permit to a licensed hoisting engineer for

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excavation and installation of such underground conduits upon submission of a completed

 

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application to the appropriate building official; provided, that a building permit will not be

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required if the work is performed for an electric distribution company.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS

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     This act would expand and would clarify the type of work that can and must be

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performed only by a person who holds an electrical contractor's license. This act would also

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change references to an "oil burner contractor" to a "burner contractor".

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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