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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTRICIANS

     Introduced By: Senators Archambault, Lombardi, Ciccone, Lombardo, and McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 5-6-32 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-6 entitled "Electricians" is

hereby amended to read as follows:

     5-6-32. Authority of director to assess penalty. -- (a) The director may assess an

administrative penalty on any person, firm, or corporation for any violation of the provisions of

this chapter, after notice and a hearing, before and upon the recommendation of the board of

examiners of electricians in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) one thousand five hundred

dollars ($1,500) for the first violation and nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) two thousand dollars

($2,000) for a subsequent violation for any subsequent violation within one year of the first

violation. All funds collected by the labor and training department under this section shall be

placed in the restricted receipts account created pursuant to section 28-22-1.1. This section is in

addition to any other action provided by law for violations of this chapter.

      (b) The chief of the section shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of

all the provisions of law relative to the licensing of electricians and, to this effect, whenever a

complaint is made by the chief of the section to the director of the department of labor and

training or his or her designee that the provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director of

the department of labor and training or his or her designee may issue an order to cease and desist

from that violation and may impose the above penalties against the violator and against the

contractor.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTRICIANS

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     This act would increase the administrative penalties for violations determined by the

board of examiners of electricians.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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