§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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. […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 5-6-29. Persons and work exempt. (a) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: (1) The electrical work and equipment for the generation and primary distribution of electric current, or the secondary distribution system up to and including the meters, where that work and equipment is an integral part of the system owned […]
§ 5-6-3. Devices and appliances inserted by unlicensed persons. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the insertion in electrical circuits, by unlicensed persons, of devices or appliances including, but not limited to, microwaves, refrigerators, ranges, televisions, light bulbs, and the like that are properly designed for that insertion and for which proper […]
§ 5-6-30. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 7; Repealed by P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 2, effective July 1, 1985.
§ 5-6-31. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 3, effective June 17, 1991.
§ 5-6-32. Authority of director to assess penalty. (a) The director may assess an administrative penalty on any person, firm, or corporation for any violation of the provisions of this chapter, after notice and a hearing, before and upon the recommendation of the board of examiners of electricians in the amount of one thousand five […]
§ 5-6-33. Enforcement of the chapter — Prosecution. The director of labor and training has authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter, either by the use of administrative penalties pursuant to § 5-6-32, and/or by complaint made by the director of labor and training to the attorney general, whose duty it is to prosecute […]
§ 5-6-34. Certification of electric sign contractors and electric sign installers. (a) After July 1, 1991, and at any time prior to January 1, 1992, the division shall, without examination, upon payment of the fees provided in this chapter, issue a “certificate ACF” or “certificate CF” to any applicant for the certificate who presents satisfactory […]
§ 5-6-4. Board of examiners — Composition — Appointment of members — Policy-making role. (a)(1) There is created in the division of professional regulation, in the department of labor and training, a state board of examiners of electricians that at all times consists of seven (7) qualified electors of the state as follows: (i) A […]
§ 5-6-5. Board of examiners — Officers — Employment of personnel. (a) The members of the board of examiners of electricians shall choose a chairperson and secretary to hold office until their successors are appointed. Vacancies arising in the office of chairperson or secretary between regular appointments shall be cared for in a like manner. […]
§ 5-6-6. Rules — Conduct of examinations. The division of professional regulation, with the assistance of the state board of examiners of electricians, may make necessary rules for the proper performance of their duties. The division shall hold examinations in Providence twice in each year and at other convenient places within the state at the […]
§ 5-6-7. Forms of licenses. Fourteen (14) forms of licenses shall be issued: (1) The first, subsequently referred to as Certificate A, is known as an “electrical contractor’s license”; (2) The second, subsequently referred to as Certificate B, is known as a “journeyperson electrician’s license”; (3) The third, subsequently referred to as Certificate C, is […]
§ 5-6-8. Contractor’s certificates/licenses. (a) Electrical contractor’s license. A Certificate A shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation, qualified under this chapter, engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, fire alarm and safety communication systems, and other electrical appliances, excluding […]
§ 5-6-9. Journeyperson’s certificate/license. A Certificate B 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 who is authorized to engage in the occupation of a journeyperson electrician. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; G.L. 1956, […]
