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RI Gen L § 5-6-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-7 - Forms of licenses.

§ 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 known as a "limited-premises license";(4) The fourth, subsequently referred to as Certificate E, is known as a "burner contractor's license";(5) The fifth, subsequently referred to as Certificate F, is known as a "burnerperson's license";(6) The sixth, subsequently referred to as Certificate AF, is known as a "fire alarm contractor's license";(7) The seventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate BF, is known as a "fire alarm installer's license";(8) The eighth, subsequently referred to as Certificate SCF, is known as an "electrical sign contractor's license";(9) The ninth, subsequently referred to as Certificate CF, is known as an "electrical sign installer's license";(10) The tenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate D, is known as a "limited-maintenance license";(11) The eleventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate M, shall be known as a "limited-maintenance journeyperson license";(12) The twelfth, subsequently referred to as Certificate LPC, shall be known as a "lightning-protection contractor's license";(13) The thirteenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate LPI, shall be known as a "lightning-protection installer's license"; and(14) The fourteenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate SRL, shall be known as a "sign renovation electrical license."History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-7; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 417, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 466, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-9 - Journeyperson's certificate/license.

§ 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, § 5-6-9; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-10 - Limited-premises certificate/license.

§ 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, devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must be made by a responsible officer of the firm and contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-10; P.L. 1997, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-10.1 - Limited-maintenance license.

§ 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 premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 379, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-10.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-10.2 - Limited journeyperson maintenance certificate/license - Class M.

§ 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 name of the person who is authorized to engage in the occupation of a limited journeyperson maintenance electrician.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 339, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-6-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-11 - Certificate/license of burnerperson, fire alarm installer, electrical sign installer, lightning-protection installer, and renewable energy professional.

§ 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 repair electric wiring and equipment located in or on burners and other equipment serviced by burner contractors, to the extent only as is necessary to install, service, maintain, and repair those burners and equipment. The license shall limit the holder of a Certificate F to do work on electric wiring or equipment located on those burners and equipment and related components, but in no event to do any electrical work on oil burners burning No. 3, 4, 5, or 6 fuel oil.(b) Fire alarm installer's license. A Certificate BF 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 work on, install, maintain, and test fire alarm systems.(c) Electrical sign installer's license. A Certificate CF 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, maintain, work on, and repair electrical signs.(d) Lightning-protection installer's license. A Certificate LPI 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, maintain, work on, and repair lightning-protection systems as defined in § 5-6-1.(e) Renewable energy professional's certificate. The Rhode Island department of labor and training shall issue a certificate of competency in the design and installation of renewable energy systems to any person, firm, or corporation who or that has received a certification from a nationally recognized, or equivalent, renewable energy certification training program and has demonstrated proof of such certification to the Rhode Island office of energy resources.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-11; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 78, § 14; P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 512, art. 1, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-12 - Application of certificates for the installation of fire alarm systems, and electrical signs.

§ 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. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 266, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-13 - Journeyperson and burnerperson restricted to work as employee of licensee.

§ 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 purposes except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate A, of a Certificate C, or a Certificate D, or unless the holder of a Certificate B is also registered as an electrical contractor and holds a certificate.(b) A holder of a Certificate F is not entitled to do any work on electric wiring, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes, except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate E or A unless the holder of a Certificate F is also registered as a burner contractor and holds a Certificate E.(c) A holder of a Certificate AF is limited to fire alarm, fixtures, equipment for fire alarm purposes only, and life safety equipment only unless the holder of a Certificate AF also holds a Certificate BF.(d) A holder of a Certificate SCF is limited to electrical sign contracting only. A Certificate CF is required for the actual installation of the electrical sign.(e) A holder of a Certificate LPC is limited to lightning-protection contracting only. A Certificate LPI is required for the actual installation of the lightning-protection system.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-13; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 5; P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-14 - Work on premises covered by limited-premises certificates.

§ 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 the municipality to ensure that all code and safety policies are upheld and that electricians holding journeyperson's licenses are complying with this chapter. Class C certificates are not valid for new external construction projects on a firm's premises exceeding two thousand (2,000) square feet.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-14; P.L. 1997, ch. 346, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-15 - False statement in applications.

§ 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, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-15; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 6; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 6.
RI Gen L § 5-6-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|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 electricians born in even years shall expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the license in even years and all licenses may be renewed on or before their expiration date upon payment of the appropriate, biennial renewal fee.(b) A fee of two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall be paid by each applicant for an electrical contractor's license Class A; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a journeyperson electrician's license Class B; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a limited-premises license Class C; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a burner contractor's license Class E; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a burnerperson's license Class F; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a fire alarm contractor's license Class AF; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a fire alarm installer's license Class BF; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for an electrical sign contractor's license SCF; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a sign installer's license Class CF; and two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a limited-maintenance license Class D.(c) A fee of two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall be paid by each applicant for a lightning-protection contractor's license Class LPC.(d) A fee of seventy-two dollars ($72.00) shall be paid by each applicant for a lightning-protection installer's license LPI.(e) A fee of seventy-two dollars ($72.00) shall be paid by each applicant for a sign renovation electrical license.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-16; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 3; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 6; P.L. 1975, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 333, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 257, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 258, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 25; P.L. 2014, ch. 417, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 466, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-17 - Application for examination - Fee.

§ 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, § 6; P.L. 1975, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 13, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-18 - Preservation of applications and examination papers.

§ 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, ch. 2270, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-18; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 6; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-19 - Display of licenses.

§ 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.(b) Any sign, listing, or advertisement of any type of a holder of those licenses shall contain the holder's name, address, and license number; provided, only those persons, firms, or corporations who or that are holders of a Class A license shall be permitted to advertise for the employment of journeyperson or electrical apprentices.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-19; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 6; P.L. 1981, ch. 318, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 392, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|Section 5-6-20 - Expiration and renewal of certificates and licenses.

§ 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 renewal fee, which shall be equal to the license fees prescribed in § 5-6-16, plus outstanding license fees and a twelve dollar ($12.00) per-month administrative assessment fee for the delinquency period.(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any license issued under this chapter that is not renewed within two (2) years of the date of its expiration, shall be deemed to be forfeited, and the person to whom the license has been issued shall be required to make written application for an examination prior to the issuance of a new license.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2270, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-20; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 3; P.L. 1963, ch. 198, § 6; P.L. 1975, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 333, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-6-20.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|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 1, 1997, no license under this chapter shall be renewed unless the licensee demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the board of examiners of electricians, that he or she has successfully completed at least fifteen (15) clock hours of continuing education pursuant to and in compliance with the mandatory continuing education program established under this section.(c) The course of study to be conducted over the fifteen-clock-hour (15) period shall be approved by the board of examiners of electricians. Course providers may include, but not be limited to, vocational schools, association seminars, labor training programs, employee training programs, and private instructors or inspectors and must also be approved by the building commissioner's office. Instructors or inspectors shall be Rhode Island licensed electrical contractors employed by or about to be employed by the providers and be board approved.(d) The mandatory continuing education requirement is limited to Class A and Class B electricians.(e) Out-of-state residents who hold a Rhode Island electrical license are allowed to submit a fifteen-hour (15) continuing education credit from their state if it meets the Rhode Island requirements and their state recognizes the Rhode Island continuing education certificates.(f) Upon completion of the fifteen-clock-hour (15) course, an approved uniform certificate of completion shall be issued. Licensees are required to submit this verification of completion for license renewal. The continuing education credits shall be included in the currently adopted edition of the National Electrical Code and the International Code Council (ICC) national codes.(g) Only those approved instructors actually teaching a fifteen-clock-hour (15) course shall be exempt from attending the fifteen-hour (15) course.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|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 from the service.(b) Any certificate expiring while the holder of the certificate is outside the continental limits of the United States in connection with any project undertaken by the government 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 return to the United States.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; P.L. 1946, ch. 1767, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-21.
RI Gen L § 5-6-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|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 all licensees.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-22; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-6-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-6 - Electricians|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 labor and training, upon failure or refusal of the licensee to comply with the rules and requirements of the division of professional regulation or for other sufficient cause. The board of examiners of electricians is authorized and empowered to administer oaths, require the attendance of witnesses by subpoena, and require the production of books, papers, and documents at any hearing upon appeal from any actions of the division or its administrator.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 8; P.L. 1946, ch. 1767, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-23; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 58, § 1.