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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-11; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 2, effective January 1, 2015; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 2, effective January 1, 2015.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-22. - Reexamination of applicants — Appeal to board.

§ 5-20-22. Reexamination of applicants — Appeal to board.
(a)
Any applicant who fails in an examination for a license is permitted to take further examination upon payment for each examination of the prescribed fee in §§ 5-20-15 — 5-20-17.
(b)
Any applicant who fails to qualify may, within thirty (30) days after notification of his or her failure to qualify, appeal to the state board of plumbing examiners, in writing, requesting a review of the decision of the division of professional regulation in the first instance to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be taken. The state board of plumbing examiners shall set a date for an appointment and review the examination papers with the applicant. Examination papers shall be preserved in the division of professional regulation for at least three (3) months after the administration of the examination.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-22; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 5; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-24. - License displayed in place of business — Advertising.

§ 5-20-24. License displayed in place of business — Advertising.
(a)
In every place in this state within and from which a plumbing, irrigation, or commercial water-filtration/treatment business is conducted as specified for a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, there shall be on display at all times a certificate of license as provided in this chapter.
(b)
Any sign, listing, or advertisement of any type of a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer shall contain his or her name, address, and license number. This information shall be included on all trucks used by a master plumber in connection with his or her business.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-24; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-25. - Registration of apprentices.

§ 5-20-25. Registration of apprentices.
(a)
Any person who has agreed to work a minimum of eight thousand (8,000) hours over a period of time of not less than five (5) years under the direct supervision and instruction of a master plumber or journeyperson plumber as an apprentice to learn the plumbing business, and that agreement is approved by the division of professional regulation, shall be registered by the director of the department of labor and training and have issued to him or her a certificate showing that person to be a registered apprentice.
(b)
Any person who has agreed to work a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours over a period of time of not less than one year under the direct supervision and instruction of a master irrigator or a journeyperson irrigator as an apprentice to learn the irrigation business, and that agreement is approved by the division of professional regulation, shall be registered by the director of the department of labor and training and have issued to him or her a certificate showing that person to be a registered apprentice.
(c)
Any person who has agreed to work a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours over a period of time of not less than one year, under the direct supervision and instruction of a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer or a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer, as an apprentice to learn the water-filtration/treatment business, and that agreement is approved by the division of professional regulation, shall be registered by the director of the department of labor and training and have issued to him or her a certificate showing that person to be a registered apprentice.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-25; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 7; 1960, ch. 76, § 9; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 227, § 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; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-26. - Municipal inspectors and installation permits.

§ 5-20-26. Municipal inspectors and installation permits.
Nothing contained in this chapter prohibits any city or town from providing for a plumbing inspector or from requiring permits for the installation and repair of plumbing or irrigation systems and collecting fees for the installation and repair of plumbing.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-26; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-27. - Grounds for revocation of license.

§ 5-20-27. Grounds for revocation of license.
The director of labor and training shall revoke the license of any master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer after a hearing when the weight of the evidence establishes any one or more of the following specific violations:
(1)
For having obtained, or conspired with others to obtain, a license by inducing the issuance of that license in consideration of the payment of money or any other things of value, or by and through a willful or fraudulent misrepresentation of facts in the procurement of the license;
(2)
Willful violation of any plumbing ordinance, or rules of any city or town, or of any law of this state regulating the conduct of plumbing, irrigation work, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work;
(3)
On account of knowingly aiding or assisting any person to engage in the work specified for a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer when that person does not have a license as provided in this chapter;
(4)
Because of any master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system-installer, or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer willfully and fraudulently loaning his or her license to any other person for the purpose of permitting that person to engage in any plumbing, irrigation work, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work in violation of the provisions of this chapter;
(5)
If any licensee, as provided in this chapter, is convicted of a felony; or
(6)
On account of any willful violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-27; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-29. - Subpoena of witnesses.

§ 5-20-29. Subpoena of witnesses.
The department of labor and training has power to subpoena and bring before it, the division of professional regulation, or the state board of plumbing examiners, any witness to take testimony, either orally or by deposition, or both, in any proceeding authorized by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-29; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 378, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-30. - Administration of oaths.

§ 5-20-30. Administration of oaths.
The director of the department of labor and training, the administrator of the division of professional regulation, and any members of the state board of plumbing examiners have power to administer oaths to witnesses at a hearing that the department is authorized by law to conduct and any other oaths authorized or administered by the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-30; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-31. - Recommendations of board — Order of director — Rehearing — Review.

§ 5-20-31. Recommendations of board — Order of director — Rehearing — Review.
Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the division of professional regulation may appeal that decision to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be made to the state board of plumbing examiners. The state board of plumbing examiners, upon completion of any hearing held on a verified complaint, shall present to the director of labor and training a written report of its findings and recommendations. The director of the department shall then order that the license of the licensee charged in the complaint is revoked or that the complaint is dismissed in accordance with the recommendations of the board. A copy of that order shall be immediately served upon the licensee either personally or by registered or certified mail. The order of the department is final unless the charged licensee, the division, or complainant, within twenty (20) days after receipt of that order, files with the director his or her motion, in writing, for a review of the order by the director, specifying in the motion the points and reasons for the order. The filing of a motion for a review stays the operation of the order pending final decision on that motion. A motion for a review by the director shall be immediately scheduled for a hearing by the director. The decision of the director of the department after his or her review is final upon questions of fact.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 27; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-31; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-32. - Judicial review of proceedings.

§ 5-20-32. Judicial review of proceedings.
Any further appeal from the actions of the director of the department of labor and training shall be in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-32; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-33. - Penalties for violations.

§ 5-20-33. Penalties for violations.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties as follows: any person, firm, or corporation, licensed or unlicensed by the department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, shall be subject to a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a first offense, and for second and subsequent violations of this chapter, shall be subject to a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000). 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.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-33; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 114, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 265, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 319, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 407, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 432, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-33.1. - Enforcement.

§ 5-20-33.1. Enforcement.
(a)
It is the duty of the director of the department of labor and training and the chief plumbing investigator to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Local building and plumbing inspectors, involved in the day-to-day inspection of plumbing, irrigation, or water-filtration/treatment-system installation, shall assist the chief plumbing investigator in enforcing the provisions of this chapter. These individuals have authority to demand the production of the licenses and certificates required by this chapter on any site where plumbing, irrigation, or water-filtration/treatment systems are being installed and have the authority to investigate and, where appropriate, make complaints, pursuant to § 5-20-28 or § 5-20-33, where sufficient evidence has been obtained to sustain a reasonable belief that a violation of this chapter has occurred.
(b)
The state board of plumbing examiners also has:
(1)
Concurrent responsibility to enforce the provisions of this chapter;
(2)
The authority to demand the production of the licenses and certificates required by this chapter on any site where plumbing or irrigation is being installed; and
(3)
The authority to investigate, and where appropriate, make complaints, pursuant to § 5-20-28 or § 5-20-33, where sufficient evidence has been obtained to sustain a reasonable belief that a violation of this chapter has occurred.
(c)
The director of the department of labor and training shall provide identification to the board members for the purposes of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 329, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 425, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-34. - Prosecution of violations.

§ 5-20-34. Prosecution of violations.
It is the duty of the director of the department of labor and training, under the recommendation of the board of examiners for plumbers, to fine any person, corporation, firm, association, or partnership violating any of the provisions of this chapter upon complaint being made whether brought pursuant to § 5-20-28 or § 5-20-33.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 360, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 378, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-36. - Injunctions.

§ 5-20-36. Injunctions.
Violations of this chapter may be enjoined upon a bill of complaint being filed in the superior court for the county in which those violations have been committed, by the division of professional regulation or by any association of master plumbers, master irrigators, master water-filtration/treatment-system installers or journeyperson plumbers, journeyperson irrigators, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installers, licensed master plumbers, licensed master irrigators, or licensed master water-filtration/treatment-system installers or by any plumbing inspector. An injunction may be granted by the superior court after a hearing in open court against any person, firm, corporation, or association which has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, without regard to whether proceedings have been, or may be, instituted before the state board of plumbing examiners or whether criminal proceedings have been, or may be, instituted. No ex parte restraining orders shall be issued in suits brought pursuant to this section.
History of Section.
R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 5; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 149, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-37. - Receipts.

§ 5-20-37. Receipts.
The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 126 art. 26, § 11; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-38. - Individual sewage disposal system (ISDS) installers — Work permitted.

§ 5-20-38. Individual sewage disposal system (ISDS) installers — Work permitted.
Any person who is a licensed individual sewage disposal system installer under the provisions of chapter 56 of this title is authorized to make residential water supply connections to residential dwellings consisting of three (3) units or less, both public or private, at the source of the public and/or private supply for the purpose of installation, alteration, and/or repair. Water installations, alterations, and repairs mean and include the piping and connections from the source of public or private water supply to the building or premises. Licensed individual sewage disposal system installers are required to comply with city or town permits and inspection requirements as to water supply installations, alterations, and/or repairs. In no event shall licensed individual sewage disposal system installers be allowed to perform any work on fittings or fixtures beyond the initial premises connection.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 154, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-39. - Transfer of duties to the department of labor and training.

§ 5-20-39. Transfer of duties to the department of labor and training.
The authority and power to regulate plumbers pursuant to the provisions of this chapter formerly within the department of health are transferred to the department of labor and training. Any reference in this chapter to the authority and power to regulate plumbers within the department of health shall now be construed to refer to the department of labor and training unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-40. - Investigation and prosecution of violations.

§ 5-20-40. Investigation and prosecution of violations.
The chief of the section shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of all provisions of law relative to the licensing of plumbers, and to this effect whenever a complaint is made by the chief of this section to the director of the department of labor and training, or his or her designee, that provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director, or his or her designee, may issue an order to cease and desist from that violation and may impose penalties against the violator, and against the contractors.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 378, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.5 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 5-20.5-2. - Persons exempt.

§ 5-20.5-2. Persons exempt.
(a)
Neither the term “real estate broker” nor “real estate salesperson” is held to include:
(1)
Any person, partnership, association, or corporation, who or that, as a bona fide owner, lessee, or lessor, performs any of the previously stated acts as to property owned, or leased by them, or to their regular employees, where those acts are performed in the regular course of, or as an incident to the management of the property and the investment in the property; or
(2)
Any person, partnership, association, or corporation, or any of their employees, who or that seeks to acquire, lease, rent, sell, or deal in real estate that has been or will be used or held for investment by that person, partnership, association, or corporation.
(b)
This chapter is also not to be construed to include:
(1)
Any attorney at law licensed by the supreme court of the state nor any person holding in good faith an executed power of attorney from the owner, authorizing the final consummation and execution for the sale, purchase, leasing, or exchange of real estate;
(2)
The acts of any person while acting as a receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, guardian, or under court order, or while acting under authority of a deed of trust or will;
(3)
The acts of any person, partnership, association, or corporation who or that appraises real or personal property for the purpose of conducting a mass appraisal, municipal revaluation for tax purposes, or other forms of ad valorem appraisal; or
(4)
Public officers while performing their duties as public officers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 215, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 249, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.5 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 5-20.5-3. - Contents of application — Application fee — Recommendations required.

§ 5-20.5-3. Contents of application — Application fee — Recommendations required.
(a)
Applicants applying for the first time for a license to act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson shall file with the director an application for the license upon a printed or electronic form as determined by the director that, together with any additional information that the director requires, contains a statement under oath by the applicant giving his or her age; residence; place of business; present occupation; and whether or not he or she has been refused a real estate broker’s or salesperson’s license in this or in any other state or had any real estate license suspended or revoked.
(b)
All applicants for a license to act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson shall accompany their applications with a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to cover costs of processing those applications.
(c)
The application for a broker’s license shall be accompanied by the names of at least three (3) Rhode Island residents who have known the applicant for three (3) years, and are not related to the applicant and will attest that the applicant bears a good reputation for honesty and trustworthiness, and who will recommend that a license be granted to the applicant. The applicant must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States and at least legal age of majority, if applicant for broker license, or at least eighteen (18) years of age for salesperson license. In the case of an applicant for a real estate salesperson’s license, he or she must also file a statement under oath from the broker in whose employ the applicant desires to enter, that in his or her opinion, the applicant is competent and trustworthy and is recommended as a suitable person to be granted a salesperson’s license.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 215, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 164, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 113, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.5 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 5-20.5-7. - Fixed office required — Display of license — Notice of change of address and employment.

§ 5-20.5-7. Fixed office required — Display of license — Notice of change of address and employment.
Each resident licensed real estate broker must maintain a fixed office within this state. All business records relating to real estate transactions and to the management of that office must be kept on the premises of the fixed office location. The original license as real estate broker and the original license of each real estate salesperson in the employ of or under contract with that real estate broker shall be prominently displayed in the office. A real estate broker shall communicate any change of fixed office location to the director, and a real estate salesperson shall communicate any change of employment or broker affiliation to the director, immediately upon or prior to such change.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 215, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 113, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.5 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 5-20.5-8. - Corporations, partnerships, or associations engaging in business.

§ 5-20.5-8. Corporations, partnerships, or associations engaging in business.
The real estate broker’s license issued to any corporation, partnership, or association shall designate the name of the one principal active officer of the corporation, partnership, or association for whom that license is valid and every other active broker or salesperson of that corporation, partnership, or association is obliged to obtain an individual license as a real estate broker or salesperson.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 215, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.5 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons › Section 5-20.5-9. - Temporary license issued to representative of deceased broker.

§ 5-20.5-9. Temporary license issued to representative of deceased broker.
In the event of the death of a licensed real estate broker who is the sole proprietor of a real estate business, the director shall, upon application by his or her legal representative, issue, without examination, a temporary license to that legal representative, or to an individual designated by him or her and approved by the director, upon filing of the required bond and the payment of the prescribed fee, that authorizes the temporary licensee to continue to transact the business for a period not to exceed one year from the date of death.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 215, § 2.