Title 5
Businesses and Professions

Chapter 6
Electricians

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-13

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

(a) Except as provided in § 5-6-14, a holder of a Certificate B is not entitled to do any work of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate A, of a Certificate C, or a Certificate D, or unless the holder of a Certificate B is also registered as an electrical contractor and holds a certificate.

(b) A holder of a Certificate F is not entitled to do any work on electric wiring, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes, except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate E or A unless the holder of a Certificate F is also registered as a burner contractor and holds a Certificate E.

(c) A holder of a Certificate AF is limited to fire alarm, fixtures, equipment for fire alarm purposes only, and life safety equipment only unless the holder of a Certificate AF also holds a Certificate BF.

(d) A holder of a Certificate SCF is limited to electrical sign contracting only. A Certificate CF is required for the actual installation of the electrical sign.

(e) A holder of a Certificate LPC is limited to lightning-protection contracting only. A Certificate LPI is required for the actual installation of the lightning-protection system.

History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-13; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 5; P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.