Title 28
Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 27
Mechanical Trades

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-27-6.1

§ 28-27-6.1. Owners’ right to install.

An owner of a single-family domestic dwelling who intends to occupy the premises himself or herself may, after approval by local municipal and/or state authorities and upon receipt of a permit, install pipefitting, refrigeration, sheet metal, or fire protection sprinkler systems work in Rhode Island without being licensed by the division of professional regulation. The work must conform to the best installation practices of the trade and all applicable portions of the B.O.A.C.A. code and procedures adopted by the division of professional regulation.

History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 102, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 380, § 2.