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RI Gen L § 5-20-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-5.1 - "Journeyperson irrigator" defined.

§ 5-20-5.1. "Journeyperson irrigator" defined."Journeyperson irrigator," as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed all phases of a project under the supervision of a master irrigation licensee for a period of not less than one year. Journeypersons shall not be permitted to apply for an irrigation permit.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-20-5.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-5.2 - "Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work" defined.

§ 5-20-5.2. "Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work" defined."Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work," as used in this chapter, means any alteration, installation or repair of water-filtration/treatment systems in which the piping exceeds one and one-half inches (1.5") or the flow rate exceeds eighty (80) gallons per minute.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-7 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-20-7. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 12; P.L. 1948, ch. 2136, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-7; P.L. 1972, ch. 268, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 10; Repealed by P.L. 2003, ch. 202, § 2, effective July 11, 2003; P.L. 2003, ch. 426, § 2, August 6, 2003.
RI Gen L § 5-20-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-8 - Practices for which master's license required.

§ 5-20-8. Practices for which master's license required.No person shall engage in this state in the business of plumbing as a master plumber, or irrigation as a master irrigator, or commercial water-filtration/treatment work as a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or as an employer of a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or plumber's apprentice, or apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or enter into contracts or agreements for the installation, maintenance, or repair of plumbing or irrigation systems or water-filtration/treatment systems; or perform any of the acts specified in this chapter for performance by a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or advertise or represent in any form or manner that they are a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or that they will install plumbing, irrigation systems, or commercial water-filtration/treatment systems, unless that person possesses a certificate of license in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying that person as a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer. That person shall carry the certificate on their person at all times while so engaged, and shall affix their plumber's license number or master irrigator's license number to any contract they execute or bid filed with any person for their professional services and to any applicable permit required for the performance of those services.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-8; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 149, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-9 - Acts for which journeyperson's license required.

§ 5-20-9. Acts for which journeyperson's license required.No person shall engage to work as a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or represent in any form or manner that he or she is a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer, unless that person possesses and carries on his or her person at all times while engaged, a certificate of license in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying that person as a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer employed by the properly licensed master-permit holder.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-9; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-10 - Work for which apprentice certificate required.

§ 5-20-10. Work for which apprentice certificate required.No person shall engage to work as an apprentice plumber, unless that person possesses and carries on his or her person at all times while engaged, a certificate of registration in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying that person as an apprentice plumber, an apprentice irrigator, or an apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-10; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-11 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-20-11. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-11; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 2, effective January 1, 2015; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 2, effective January 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 5-20-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-12.1 - Issuance of contractor master license.

§ 5-20-12.1. Issuance of contractor master license.(a) There is created a class of license that shall be known as a contractor master plumber. This license does not, in and of itself, permit any holder of a license to individually engage in installation, maintenance, or repair as described in this chapter, but may instead only be used in conjunction with a contractor's license as described in § 5-20-12.(b) No application for a license of a contractor master plumber shall be filed with the department of labor and training, nor shall any applicant be permitted to take the examination for a license, unless:(1) The applicant possesses the requisite skill, expertise, education, experience, training, and other qualities or qualifications to take an examination as the department of labor and training, by the promulgation of regulations, may require; and(2) The application is accompanied by a test fee, which equals the fee for a master plumber as outlined in § 5-20-16.(c) Upon passage of the contractor master examination as prepared and administered by the department of labor and training upon recommendation and advice of the board, payment of a license fee which equals the fee for a master plumber as outlined in § 5-20-23 shall be required and the contractor master license shall be issued as provided in § 5-20-21.(d) Applications must be filed with the department of labor and training at least fifteen (15) days prior to the examination date.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 333, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 7; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 10.
RI Gen L § 5-20-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-13 - Functions of board of examiners.

§ 5-20-13. Functions of board of examiners.The state board of plumbing examiners shall aid and cooperate with the director of the department of labor and training and the division of professional regulation:(1) In preparing forms for application for examinations for license;(2) In preparing subject matter, questions, and all necessary items for examination as provided in this chapter and in reviewing examinations to evaluate their effectiveness;(3) In preparation of rules to govern examinations and hearings for revocation and reinstatement of licenses;(4) In the performance of any other duties for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter that are prescribed by the director of the department of labor and training; and(5) In the adoption and revision of any rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law that are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-13; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-14 - Duties of director.

§ 5-20-14. Duties of director.The director of the department of labor and training shall:(1) Prepare license certificates and issue them in conformity with this chapter;(2) Maintain an up-to-date record specifying the names and addresses of licensed master plumbers and journeyperson plumbers or master irrigators or journeyperson irrigators or master water-filtration/treatment-system installers or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installers of this state. That record shall show dates of issuance of licenses and shall be open to public inspection. Those records shall also show dates of filing of complaints and the nature of those complaints for revocation of license and the date of, as well as the final order upon, those complaints; and(3) Prescribe standards for what constitutes a recognized college or university, and determine the conformance to those standards.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-14; P.L. 1977, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-14.1 - Grandfathering - Licensing of irrigation masters, irrigation journeypersons, water-filtration/treatment-system masters, and water-filtration/treatment-system journeypersons without examination.

§ 5-20-14.1. Grandfathering — Licensing of irrigation masters, irrigation journeypersons, water-filtration/treatment-system masters,and water-filtration/treatment-system journeypersons without examination.(a) After July 13, 2001, and at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months following July 13, 2001, the authority shall, without examination, upon payment of the fees required in this chapter, issue through the department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, a master irrigation license or a journeyperson irrigation license to any applicant who shall present satisfactory evidence that he or she has the qualifications for the type of license applied for. Thereafter, in order to qualify for a master irrigation license after the initial "grandfather" window, the eligible contractor shall be required to pass a written examination and show the proof contained in this section of his or her eligibility.(b) Prior to January 1, 2018, the authority shall, without examination, upon payment of the fees required in this chapter, issue through the department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer license or a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer license to any applicant who shall present satisfactory evidence that they have the qualifications for the type of license applied for. After January 1, 2018, in order to qualify for a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer license or a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer license, the eligible individual shall be required to pass a written examination and show the proof contained in this subsection of their eligibility.(c) Satisfactory evidence shall be any of the following that is applicable:(1) [Deleted by P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1 and P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1].(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1 and P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1].(3) [Deleted by P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1 and P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1].(4) The contractor has been incorporated or has been registered to do business with the state of Rhode Island for the past three (3) years designating irrigation or installing water-filtration/treatment systems as a provided service; or(5) The installer has been employed for the past three (3) years by a contractor that has been incorporated or registered to do business with the state of Rhode Island designating water-filtration/treatment-system installation as a provided service; or(6) Notarized confirmation by three (3) irrigation or water-filtration/treatment-system contractors.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 10.
RI Gen L § 5-20-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-15 - Applications for licenses.

§ 5-20-15. Applications for licenses.Any applicant for a license as a master plumber, master irrigator, journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or an apprentice plumber, apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer in this state shall present his or her application to the department of labor and training on the printed form provided for that purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-15; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-16 - Qualifications of master plumber, master irrigator or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer - Application fee.

§ 5-20-16. Qualifications of master plumber, master irrigator or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer — Application fee.(a) No application for a license of a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer shall be filed by the department of labor and training, nor is any applicant permitted to take the examination for a license as a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer unless:(1) The application is accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), payable to the department;(2) The applicant is a citizen or legal resident of the United States; and(3) The applicant possesses a certificate of license in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying that person as a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer licensed as a journeyperson plumber or journeyperson irrigator, for a minimum of one year. An affidavit must accompany this application certifying that the applicant was employed by a licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer during that period in which the journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer was so licensed. Completed applications must be filed with the department at least thirty (30) days prior to the examination date.(b) Notwithstanding anything set forth in this section to the contrary, the prerequisites set forth in subsection (a) of this section may be waived, and the requirements of this section met, if the applicant submits evidence, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the department of labor and training, that the applicant possesses the requisite skill, expertise, education, experience, training, and other qualities or qualifications to take the examination for a license as a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-16; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 9; P.L. 1966, ch. 160, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 164, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 433, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 13, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-17.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-17.1 - Qualifications of journeyperson irrigator - Application fee.

§ 5-20-17.1. Qualifications of journeyperson irrigator — Application fee.No application for a journeyperson's license shall be filed at the department of labor and training nor shall any applicant be permitted to take the examination for a license as a journeyperson irrigator unless:(1) The application is accompanied with the nonrefundable application fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00); and(2) The applicant possesses a current apprentice certificate for a period of one year before application for journeyperson irrigator is made.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-17.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-17.2 - Qualifications of journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer - Application fee.

§ 5-20-17.2. Qualifications of journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer — Application fee.No application for a journeyperson's license shall be filed at the department of labor and training nor shall any applicant be permitted to take the examination for a license as a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer unless:(1) The application is accompanied with the nonrefundable application fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00); and(2) The applicant possesses a current apprentice certificate for a period of one year before application for journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer is made.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-17.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-17.3 - Applicability.

§ 5-20-17.3. Applicability.Any references to water-filtration/treatment-system work pursuant to § 5-20-1 et seq., shall be solely in reference to commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work as defined in § 5-20-5.2. Nothing herein shall be applicable to residential water-filtration/treatment systems as defined in § 5-65.2-1 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-18 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-20-18. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-18; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2002, ch. 378, § 2, effective June 28, 2002.
RI Gen L § 5-20-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-19 - Notice of change of address of licensee.

§ 5-20-19. Notice of change of address of licensee.Any person who holds a certificate of license as a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or an apprentice plumber, apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer, shall notify the department of labor and training within thirty (30) days in the event of change of his or her address from the address specified on his or her certificate of license as a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or an apprentice plumber, or apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-19; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-20 - Conduct of examinations.

§ 5-20-20. Conduct of examinations.The department of labor and training shall provide and conduct examinations at least three (3) times each year of applicants who have had their applications for a master plumber's license, master irrigator's license, or a journeyperson plumber's or journeyperson irrigator's license placed on file with the department. All those examinations shall be conducted by the department with the aid and cooperation of the state board of plumbing examiners and shall be conducted at places designated by the department within the state consistent with the reasonable convenience of applicants.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-20; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 425, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-21 - Issuance of license on examination - Notice to applicants.

§ 5-20-21. Issuance of license on examination — Notice to applicants.(a) The director of the department of labor and training shall allow or deny applications for a master plumber's license, master irrigator's license, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer's license or a journeyperson plumber's license, journeyperson irrigator's license, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer's license upon the recommendation of the division of professional regulation, as soon after the examination as is practicable. Each applicant who has successfully passed the examination and has had his or her application allowed for a license as a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer or a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer, shall have issued and mailed to him or her by the department a certificate of license specifying that person as a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer.(b) All certificates of license are issued by the department.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-21; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 5; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.