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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › Section 5-6-6. - Rules — Conduct of examinations.

§ 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 discretion of the division. Public notice shall be given of all examinations. In the conduct of the examinations, the division shall make uniform requirements for all cities and towns, which may be revised from time to time, as circumstances require. Examinations shall be sufficiently frequent to give ample opportunity for all applicants to be thoroughly and carefully examined and may be written and/or in practical work, but no license shall be granted except by the division.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-6; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › Section 5-6-10.3. - Limited premises certificate/license — Certificate PC.

§ 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 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 or appropriate state authority.
(b)
The scope and size of any work performed under a Certificate PC shall be limited to:
(1)
For any project involving a single classroom or a single laboratory, work performed shall not exceed two thousand square feet (2,000 sq. ft.);
(2)
For all other projects work performed shall not exceed one thousand two hundred fifty square feet (1,250 sq. ft.);
(3)
In no event may a project within a single building or series of buildings, when the project spans multiple locations, be broken into smaller phases to satisfy the square foot limitations as set forth in this section; and
(4)
In no event shall any work be performed pursuant to a Certificate PC in any space under construction, which shall mean any room or space that has been demolished or gutted.
(c)
For purposes of this chapter, minor alterations shall include new installation of individual branch circuits within sight or fifty feet (50′).
(d)
For purposes of this chapter, all work performed under a Certificate PC pursuant to the terms enumerated herein, shall not be deemed or considered as installation.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 123, § 1, effective July 2, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 126, § 1, effective July 2, 2021.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › 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 this state. Provided, no approval shall be granted unless the applicant demonstrates to the board that the applicant is currently enrolled in one hundred forty-four (144) hours of electrical-related classroom instruction per year for not less than four (4) years in an indentured apprenticeship program approved by the department of labor and training.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 458, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 466, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › 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 that work in that manner, or his or her failure or refusal to correct the work with reasonable promptness after notice by local inspection or enforcement authorities where the notice is required by law, when reported to the division of professional regulation, shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, in the discretion of the division, after proper notice and a hearing before and upon the recommendation of the board of examiners of electricians to the director of labor and training.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-25; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 338, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › 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. Any rules made or approved shall be based upon the current adopted edition of the “National Electrical Code” with any changes or additions that are deemed required. Failure of any licensee to do the work in that manner shall be considered grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, in the discretion of the division, after notice and a hearing before the board of examiners of electricians, and upon recommendation to the director of labor and training.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-26; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › 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 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues. Commissioners and board members shall not be compensated for attendance at board meetings, but reimbursement for costs and expenses of board members and commissioners shall continue.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 6; P.L. 1947, ch. 1842, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3152, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-27; P.L. 1964, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 289, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 51, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 473, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 27, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 6; P.L. 2003, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 426, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 21, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › 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 assessed penalties pursuant to § 5-6-32.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1234, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 5-6-28; P.L. 1990, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 410, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › Section 5-6-30. - [Repealed.]

§ 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › Section 5-6-31. - [Repealed.]

§ 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › Section 5-6-32. - Authority of director to assess penalty.

§ 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 hundred dollars ($1,500) for the first violation and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a subsequent violation. Each individual person acting in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense to any person, firm, or corporation assessed a penalty under this section. All funds collected by the labor and training department under this section shall be placed in the restricted receipts account created pursuant to § 28-22-1.1. This section is in addition to any other action provided by law for violations of this chapter.
(b)
The chief of the section shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of all the provisions of law relative to the licensing of electricians and, to this effect, whenever a complaint is made by the chief of the section to the director of the department of labor and training, or his or her designee, that the provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director of the department of labor and training, or his or her designee, may issue an order to cease and desist from that violation and may impose the above penalties against the violator and against the contractor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 379, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 13, § 5; P.L. 2017, ch. 407, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 432, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › Section 5-6-33. - Enforcement of the chapter — Prosecution.

§ 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 all violations of this chapter upon complaint made by the director of labor and training.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 414, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-6 - Electricians › Section 5-6-34. - Certification of electric sign contractors and electric sign installers.

§ 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 evidence that he or she has the qualifications for the type of license applied for, and who has been engaged in the occupation or business of installing, servicing, maintaining, and testing of electric signs covered by the license within this state for a period of five (5) years in the case of a “certificate ACF” and three (3) years in the case of a “certificate CF” prior to July 1, 1991. Any person who, being qualified to obtain a “certificate ACF” or “certificate CF” under this section, is prevented from making application for it because of service in the armed forces of the United States during the period between July 1, 1991, and January 1, 1992, has three (3) months after discharge to make an application. No person is liable for prosecution for making electric sign installations, services, maintenance, or tests, without a license for the first six (6) months after July 1, 1991.
(b)
Any apprentice having completed a training period of not less than two (2) years is eligible to take a journeyperson’s examination; provided, after September 1, 1995, and at any time prior to March 1, 1996, any apprentice employed and sponsored by a sign company is eligible to take a journeyperson’s examination, notwithstanding the previously mentioned training period.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 320, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 355, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-7 - Employment Agencies › Section 5-7-1. - License and regulation by local authorities.

§ 5-7-1. License and regulation by local authorities.
The board of police commissioners or other similar authority of any city or town, and in any city or town where there is no board of police commissioners or similar authority, the city council or the town council, may:
(1)
License suitable persons as keepers of intelligence or employment offices for the purpose of obtaining employment, or furnishing information concerning places of employment, of domestics, servants, laborers, and any other classes of employees, except seapersons, or for the purpose of procuring or giving information concerning those persons for or to employers, or for the purpose of procuring or giving information generally concerning employment in business;
(2)
Issue different classes of those licenses for all or any of those purposes, fix the amount or amounts to be paid for the license or licenses, and revoke any of those licenses at pleasure; and
(3)
Make rules and regulations governing those offices and the conduct of those offices and the business pertaining to them or transacted in them, and the charges for obtaining employment for any persons or furnishing that information to any persons.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 18; P.L. 1915, ch. 1233, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 5-7-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-7 - Employment Agencies › Section 5-7-2. - Penalty for establishment of office without license — Public agencies exempt.

§ 5-7-2. Penalty for establishment of office without license — Public agencies exempt.
Whoever without a license to do so establishes or keeps an intelligence or employment office for any of the purposes specified in this chapter, upon conviction, shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00) for each day the office is kept; and any person violating any of those rules or regulations, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; provided, that this chapter does not apply to any employment office established by the state or federal government.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 18; P.L. 1915, ch. 1233, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 5-7-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-7 - Employment Agencies › Section 5-7-3. - Bond for payroll and other taxes.

§ 5-7-3. Bond for payroll and other taxes.
It is unlawful for anyone to establish or keep an intelligence or employment office pursuant to this chapter without giving a bond to the department of administration’s division of taxation in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) with surety for payroll and other taxes. Any temporary employment service, defined for the purposes of this chapter as an organization that hires its own employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement the client’s work force in work situations including, but not limited to, employee absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads, and special assignments and projects, that have been certified by the division of taxation for at least two (2) years as of July 8, 1997, shall be exempt from the bonding requirements of this section. The provisions of this section only apply to those employment service organizations that generate a payroll, and do not apply to so called “permanent” employment agencies.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 214, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 380, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-8 - Engineers › Section 5-8-1. - Registration required for practice of engineering.

§ 5-8-1. Registration required for practice of engineering.
In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, the practice of engineering in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to offer to practice, engineering in this state, as defined in the provisions of this chapter, or to use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is an engineer, unless that person has been registered or exempted under the provisions of this chapter. The right to engage in the practice of engineering is deemed a personal right, based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by his or her certificate of registration, which is not transferable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-8 - Engineers › Section 5-8-3. - Board — Creation — Duties — Composition — Appointments — Terms.

§ 5-8-3. Board — Creation — Duties — Composition — Appointments — Terms.
(a)
The duty of the board of engineers is to administer those provisions of this chapter that relate to the regulation of professional engineering and the registration of professional engineers.
(b)
Subject to the approval of the director, the board of engineers shall establish any rules and regulations for the conduct of its own proceedings; for examination of applicants; for registration of professional engineers and engineers-in-training; for continuing education requirements; for investigating complaints to the board; and for governing the practice of engineering all that it deems appropriate.
(c)(1)
Members of the board are subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36. The board consists of five (5) persons, who are appointed by the governor, and must have the qualifications required by § 5-8-4. Each member of the board shall receive a certificate of his or her appointment from the governor and shall file with the secretary of state his or her written oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge of his or her official duty. Appointments to the board shall be in the manner and for a period of time that the term of each member expires at a different time. On the expiration of the term of any member, the governor shall, in the manner previously provided, appoint for a term of five (5) years a registered professional engineer having the qualifications required in § 5-8-4. A member may be reappointed to succeed himself or herself, but shall not serve more than two (2) full, consecutive terms. Each member may hold office until the expiration of the term for which appointed or until a successor has been appointed and has qualified.
(2)
The board shall designate and establish a system of registration by discipline not later than December 31, 1994, and shall subsequently administer that registration system.
(3)
The registration system shall provide, at a minimum, for the registration of:
(i)
Civil engineers;
(ii)
Chemical engineers;
(iii)
Electrical engineers;
(iv)
Mechanical engineers;
(v)
Structural engineers;
(vi)
Environmental engineers; and
(vii)
Fire protection engineers.
(4)
The board may establish additional classifications by rule and regulation subject to the approval of the director.
(5)
Classification of disciplines shall conform to the standards established by the NCEES. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the registration of a qualified applicant to only one discipline.
(d)
[Deleted by P.L. 2015, ch. 82, § 4 and P.L. 2015, ch. 105, § 4].
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 298, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 378, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 82, § 4; P.L. 2015, ch. 105, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-8 - Engineers › Section 5-8-4. - Board — Member qualifications.

§ 5-8-4. Board — Member qualifications.
The board of engineers shall consist of five (5) persons. All five (5) persons must be professional engineers registered in Rhode Island, one of whom may also be a professional land surveyor registered in the state. Each member of the board must be a qualified elector of this state for three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment. Each member shall have been engaged in the lawful practice of engineering for at least twelve (12) years and been in responsible charge of engineering work for at least five (5) years. The professional engineer members of the state board of registration for professional engineers serving on February 1, 1991, shall complete their terms of appointment. Upon the expiration of their terms, the governor may make subsequent appointments as subsequently provided.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 420, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-8 - Engineers › Section 5-8-5. - Board — Compensation and expenses of members.

§ 5-8-5. Board — Compensation and expenses of members.
The chairperson and each other member shall not be compensated for their service on the board but shall be reimbursed for all traveling, incidental, and clerical expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 21, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-8 - Engineers › Section 5-8-6. - Board — Removal of members — Vacancies.

§ 5-8-6. Board — Removal of members — Vacancies.
The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, or for any sufficient cause, in the manner prescribed by law for removal of state officials. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor as provided in § 5-8-3.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-8 - Engineers › Section 5-8-7. - Board — Organization — Meetings — Quorum.

§ 5-8-7. Board — Organization — Meetings — Quorum.
The board shall hold at least six (6) regular meetings each year. Special meetings may be held as the bylaws of the board provide. The board shall elect or appoint annually the following officers: a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of not less than three (3) members.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 304, § 1.