§ 5-6-1. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Burner contractor” means a corporation, firm, or person, who or that, by the employment of oil burnerpersons, performs the work of installing and servicing domestic heating equipment, including central heating plants and domestic-type range burners, and including all accessory equipment and control systems, excluding thermostatic, mechanical, […]
§ 5-6-10. Limited-premises certificate/license. A Certificate C shall be issued to the department of transportation, state airport corporation, and manufacturing and industrial firms that regularly employ one or more Class B or Class M journeyperson electricians for installation and when the work performed by those individuals is limited to maintenance and repair of electrical wiring, […]
§ 5-6-10.1. Limited-maintenance license. A Certificate D shall be issued to municipalities, schools, hospitals, colleges, or other non-manufacturing firms or establishments that regularly employ one or more licensed electricians (journeyperson/Class B or Class M) when the work performed by those individuals is limited to the maintenance of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, and equipment on the […]
§ 5-6-10.2. Limited journeyperson maintenance certificate/license — Class M. A certificate M is granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulation, and who is regularly employed by a Rhode Island Class C or Class D license holder as specified in §§ 5-6-10 and 5-6-10.1. The certificate specifies the […]
§ 5-6-10.3. Limited premises certificate/license — Certificate PC. (a) A Certificate PC shall be issued to public institutions of higher educations that regularly employ one or more Class B journeyperson electricians when the work performed by those individuals is limited to the replacement, retrofit, upgrade, maintenance, repair, and/or minor alteration of electrical wiring, branch circuit […]
§ 5-6-11. Certificate/license of burnerperson, fire alarm installer, electrical sign installer, lightning-protection installer, and renewable energy professional. (a) Burnerperson’s license. A Certificate F shall be granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulation. The certificate shall specify the name of the person authorized to install, work on, and […]
§ 5-6-12. Application of certificates for the installation of fire alarm systems, and electrical signs. “Certificate B” applies to all electrical work including the installation of fire alarm and life safety communications systems and electrical signs. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-12; P.L. […]
§ 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 […]
§ 5-6-14. Work on premises covered by limited-premises certificates. Electricians regularly employed by firms or holders of a Certificate C may install and maintain any electrical wiring, conduits, and appliances, or make any repairs that are required in and on the property of those firms; provided, that a permit has been approved and issued by […]
§ 5-6-15. False statement in applications. Any person applying for a license and making any misstatement as to his or her experience or other qualifications, or any person, firm, or corporation subscribing to, or vouching for, any misstatement, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in § 5-6-32. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § […]
§ 5-6-16. License fees. (a) All licenses issued by the division of professional regulation for master electricians, all limited-license electricians, and all journeyperson electricians born in odd years shall expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the license in odd years and all licenses of master electricians, all limited-license electricians, and all journeyperson […]
§ 5-6-17. Application for examination — Fee. Persons desiring an examination shall make written application on the state-approved form for the examination accompanied by the proper fee, which is seventy-five dollars ($75.00). History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-17; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § […]
§ 5-6-18. Preservation of applications and examination papers. Examination papers and applications for certificates under the provisions of this chapter shall be preserved for at least three (3) years, after which time they may, at the discretion of the division of professional regulation, be destroyed. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, […]
§ 5-6-19. Display of licenses. (a) Holders of Licenses B, F, BF, CF, M, A, E, AF, SCF, LPC, and LPI shall be furnished by the division of professional regulation with evidence of having been licensed in card form or otherwise, which shall be carried on the person of the licensee and exhibited on request. […]
§ 5-6-2. Work for which license required. (a)(1) No person, firm, or corporation shall enter into, engage in, solicit, advertise, bid for, or work at the business of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, electrical signs, lightning-protection equipment as defined in § 5-6-1, and other appliances for carrying or using or generating […]
§ 5-6-2.1. Inspection and right of entry. (a) The division of professional regulation by and through its electrical investigators or designees has the right and authority to enter, during times at which electrical work is actually being performed on any commercial building, structure, or premises where electrical work is being done, except any building, structure, […]
§ 5-6-20. Expiration and renewal of certificates and licenses. (a) All certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years upon payment of the appropriate […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
