§ 28-27-1. Purpose. This chapter is necessary to protect the life, property, safety, and welfare of the people of Rhode Island; to promote conservation of our natural resources used to generate energy; the proper installation of all piping systems and/or equipment used in fire protection systems; and in the generation and consumption of energy used […]
§ 28-27-1.0. Mechanical board. There shall be in the department of labor and training, a mechanical board, responsible for the licensing and regulating of masters, journeypersons, and apprentices in the pipefitting, air conditioning/refrigeration, sprinkler fitting, and sheet metal trades, hereafter to be referred to as “the mechanical trades.” The board, under the direction and supervision […]
§ 28-27-1.1. Inspection and right of entry. (a) The division of professional regulation, department of labor and training, has the authority, by its chief administrator or designates, upon proper identification and in the performance of his or her duties, to enter at any reasonable hour any building, structure, or premises where mechanical work is being […]
§ 28-27-1.2. General license criteria guide. The mechanical board shall assist the division of professional regulation of the department of labor and training to establish and from time to time update a preliminary criteria guide for the licensing of those persons regulated by this chapter. This guide shall include, but not be limited to, the […]
§ 28-27-10. License of pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning or fire protection sprinkler contractor or sheet metal contractor or sprinkler fitter master — Test fee — License fee — Qualifications — Filing deadline. (a) No application for a license of a pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning or fire protection sprinkler contractor or sheet metal contractor or sprinkler […]
§ 28-27-11. Journeyperson license — Test fees — License fees and qualifications — Filing deadline for journeyperson. (a) No application for a journeyperson’s test shall be filed by the department nor shall any applicant be permitted to take the examination for a license as a journeyperson unless: (1) The test application is accompanied by a […]
§ 28-27-12. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 102, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 330, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 437, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2002, ch. 380, § 3, effective June 28, 2002.
§ 28-27-13. Change of address. Any person who holds a certificate of license as a master, journeyperson, or apprentice shall promptly notify the department in the event of a change of address specified on his or her certificate of license. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be assessed the sum of […]
§ 28-27-14. Examination of applicants. The department shall provide and conduct examinations three (3) times each year of applicants who have had their application for a pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning or fire protection sprinkler contractor/sprinkler fitter master or journeyperson or sheet metal contractor or journeyperson sheet metal worker placed on file with the department. All […]
§ 28-27-15. Issuance of licensing following examination. The director of labor and training shall allow or deny applications for master or contractors’ or journeyperson’s license upon the recommendation of the division as soon after the examination as practicable. Each applicant who has successfully passed the examination and has had his or her application allowed shall […]
§ 28-27-16. Reexamination of applicants. Any applicant who has failed an examination shall be permitted to take subsequent examinations at any of the three (3) examinations scheduled during the year as set forth in § 28-27-14. Every retest shall require payment of a separate test fee. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 102, § 2; P.L. […]
§ 28-27-17. Test fees — License fees — Expiration and renewal of licenses. (a) All licenses issued to the pipefitters/refrigeration technicians and fire protection sprinkler contractor/sprinkler fitters and sheet metal contractor or journeyperson sheet metal worker detailed in this section shall be paid for as follows: TEST LICENSE RENEWAL Master Mechanical Contractor — 480.00 480.00 […]
§ 28-27-17.1. Failure to renew license. Any licensed master, contractor journeyperson, or apprentice who does not renew his or her license on or before his or her birthdate shall be required to pay a twelve-dollar-per-month ($12) administrative assessment fee for the first two (2) years of delinquency, plus outstanding license fees. If a license is […]
§ 28-27-17.2. Certificates expiring while licensee is in federal service. Any pipefitter, refrigeration, sprinkler fitter or sheet metal worker license expiring while the holder thereof is in the military, naval, or air service of the United States shall be renewed without further examination, upon payment of the prescribed fee, at any time within four (4) […]
§ 28-27-18. Registration of apprentices. (a) Any person who has agreed to work under the supervision of a licensed pipefitter, refrigeration/air conditioning, sprinkler fitter, or sheet metal master under a state-sanctioned apprenticeship program shall be registered by the director of labor and training and be issued a certificate of apprenticeship. (b) The minimum formal training […]
§ 28-27-19. License displayed in place of business. In every place in this state within and from which a pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning or fire protection sprinkler systems or air distribution business is conducted as specified for a pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning or fire protection sprinkler contractor/sprinkler fitter master or sheet metal contractor there shall […]
§ 28-27-2. Licensing — Mechanical board of examiners created — Senior chief investigator. (a) The division of professional regulation with the assistance of the board shall promulgate rules and regulations for the examining and licensing of masters, journeypersons, and apprentices of the mechanical trades. (b)(1) A state mechanical board is created in the department of […]
§ 28-27-20. State and municipal inspections and installation permits. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any city, town, or the state from providing for a pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning or fire protection sprinkler systems or air distribution systems inspection or from requiring permits for the installation, maintenance, repair, and servicing of pipefitting or refrigeration/air conditioning […]
§ 28-27-21. Grounds for revocation of license. The director of labor and training shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine on any pipefitter or refrigeration/air conditioning or fire protection sprinkler contractor/sprinkler fitter master or journeyperson or sheet metal contractor or journeyperson sheet metal worker after hearing before and recommendation of the board, […]
§ 28-27-22. Procedure for revocation of license. (a) No proceedings to revoke a license as provided in this section shall be instituted unless filed with the department of labor and training within one year after the date or dates of violation(s). (b) No license shall be revoked or cancelled until a full and impartial hearing […]
