Section 5-6-20.1. – Mandatory continuing education.
§ 5-6-20.1. Mandatory continuing education. (a) On or before January 1, 1996, the board of examiners of electricians shall, by regulation, establish a mandatory continuing education program for all persons licensed under this chapter. The program is designed to ensure current competency in each licensee’s area of certification and/or licensing. (b) On and after January […]
Section 5-6-21. – Certificates expiring while licensee is in federal service.
§ 5-6-21. Certificates expiring while licensee is in federal service. (a) Any certificate expiring while the holder of the certificate 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) months after that person’s discharge […]
Section 5-6-22. – Board of examiners meeting records — Manual of regulations.
§ 5-6-22. Board of examiners meeting records — Manual of regulations. Records of the meetings of the board of examiners of electricians shall be open for inspection at all times, and the division of professional regulation, with the assistance of the board, shall have printed annually a manual of its regulations, including the names of […]
Section 5-6-23. – Certificates not transferable — Suspension or revocation of certificates — Subpoena of evidence.
§ 5-6-23. Certificates not transferable — Suspension or revocation of certificates — Subpoena of evidence. No certificates issued under this chapter shall be assignable or transferable. Certificates issued under this chapter may, after a hearing before and upon the recommendation of the board of examiners of electricians, be suspended or revoked by the director of […]
Section 5-6-24. – Apprentices — Registration.
§ 5-6-24. Apprentices — Registration. (a) This chapter does not forbid the employment of one properly limited-registered apprentice electrician working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed journeyperson electrician. Additionally, this chapter does not forbid the employment of: (1) One properly registered apprentice burnerperson working with and under the direct personal supervision […]
Section 5-6-24.1. – Apprentices certified by other states.
§ 5-6-24.1. Apprentices certified by other states. Any apprentice electrician holding an apprentice certificate, license, or equivalent document issued by another state shall register with and obtain the approval of the division of professional regulation in the department of labor and training prior to being permitted to work or serve as an electrician’s apprentice in […]
Section 5-6-25. – Compliance with rules and requirements of city or town.
§ 5-6-25. Compliance with rules and requirements of city or town. All electrical work covered in this chapter that is done in the state of Rhode Island and/or any city or town having rules and requirements for that work shall be done in accordance with those rules and requirements. Failure of any licensee to do […]
Section 5-6-26. – Compliance with requirements of division or of electric company.
§ 5-6-26. Compliance with requirements of division or of electric company. All electrical work shall be done in accordance with any rules and requirements that are specified by the division of professional regulation, or subject to its approval, by the public utilities having authority to supply electricity in the place where the work is done. […]
Section 5-6-27. – Disposition of fees — Annual report.
§ 5-6-27. Disposition of fees — Annual report. The division shall report annually to the general assembly in the month of January a detailed statement of its receipts and disbursements during the year with a statement of its acts and proceedings and any recommendations that the division deems proper. All proceeds of any fees collected […]
Section 5-6-28. – Penalties for unlicensed work.
§ 5-6-28. Penalties for unlicensed work. Any person, firm, association, corporation, or employee of any person, firm, association, or corporation, and any representative, member, or officer of any firm, association, or corporation individually entering upon or engaging in the previously defined business and work, without having complied with the provisions of this chapter, shall be […]