§ 24-33.5-1206.7. Sprinkler Fitters – Registration Required – Rules

1. No person shall act, assume to act, or advertise as a sprinkler fitter who is not registered with the administrator.
2. A registered sprinkler fitter shall obtain any locally required licenses or permits and comply with local building codes.
3. In order to register with the administrator, a sprinkler fitter shall pay a fee as determined by the administrator and shall:
   1. Provide evidence demonstrating that he or she successfully completed a sprinkler fitter apprenticeship program and take and pass an examination established and approved by the administrator;
   2. Complete an application for registration by reciprocity established by rules of the administrator that demonstrates competent evidence that the applicant is currently authorized to practice as a sprinkler fitter in another state that has established qualification requirements substantially similar to, or greater than, the requirements established in this section or by rule of the administrator;
   3. Provide evidence demonstrating that he or she performed at least eight thousand hours of documented practical work experience on fire suppression systems within the past five years; or
   4. Otherwise demonstrate competency as a sprinkler fitter as determined by the administrator.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, a person who is enrolled in a sprinkler fitter apprenticeship program may perform work on a fire suppression system under the direct supervision of and in the immediate presence of a sprinkler fitter.
5. 1. A registered sprinkler fitter shall complete continuing education requirements established by rule of the administrator.
   2. A sprinkler fitter shall apply to renew his or her registration annually. The administrator shall renew, for a period of one year, a sprinkler fitter registration upon receipt of a completed renewal application and a renewal fee as determined by the administrator. In years that the fire and safety code is revised, a sprinkler fitter shall also successfully complete a revised examination in order to renew his or her registration.
6. The administrator may promulgate rules as necessary for the implementation of this section.

Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1241), ch. 354, p. 1645, § 4, effective July 1, 2011.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 354, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.