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 […]
Section 5-6-29. – Persons and work exempt.
§ 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 […]
Section 5-6-3. – Devices and appliances inserted by unlicensed persons.
§ 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 […]
Section 5-6-16. – License fees.
§ 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 […]
Section 5-6-4. – Board of examiners — Composition — Appointment of members — Policy-making role.
§ 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 […]