Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-21 - FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS › Section 69A-21.103 - Permit

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The applicant shall submit an application
				on a form furnished by the Regulatory Licensing Section which shall conform
				with section  633.304, F.S., Form DFS-K3-31,
				"Application for Fire Equipment Permit," revised and dated 11/99, which is
				incorporated herein by reference, which is available from the Bureau of Fire
				Prevention, Regulatory Licensing Section, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee,
				Florida 32399-0342, identifying the class permit requested.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by a
				fee as prescribed in section
				 633.132, F.S., for the class
				permit requested.
(3) The
				application shall be accompanied by two current full-face color passport size
				photographs, along with a photocopy of the applicant's drivers license or
				identification card issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and
				Motor Vehicles. Each photograph shall have the name of the applicant printed
				legibly on the back of the photographs.
(4) A non-refundable fee as prescribed in
				section  633.304, F.S., shall accompany
				each application requiring an examination.
(5) The applicant shall successfully complete
				a prescribed certification training course offered by the Florida State Fire
				College or an equivalent course approved by the Bureau of Fire Standards and
				Training.
(6) Upon successful
				completion of the prescribed certification training course, the applicant will
				be administered an examination testing his or her competency and knowledge of
				the tasks to be performed pursuant to the class permit requested.
(7) Upon successful completion of the
				application and examination, a permit and photo identification card will be
				issued.
(8) Permittees must have a
				valid and subsisting permit upon their persons at all times while engaging in
				the servicing, recharging, repairing, testing, inspecting, or installing of
				fire extinguishers and pre-engineered systems. The permit must be produced upon
				demand. A permittee may perform only those services authorized under the
				licensee employing such permittee.
(9) A permit shall be valid solely for use by
				the holder thereof in his or her employment by the licensee under whose license
				the permit was issued. A permittee changing his or her place of employment
				shall obtain a new permit under the license of the licenseholder at the new
				place of employment. The licensee shall notify the Regulatory Licensing
				Section, in writing, of an individual leaving his or her employment within
				fifteen days of the termination. The Regulatory Licensing Section will then
				change the records to reflect the status of the permit. A permit and photo
				identification card of an individual leaving the employment of a licensee
				becomes void and inoperative on the date of termination, pursuant to section
				 633.304, F.S.
(10) Any fire equipment permittee employed by
				a licensed dealer holding a Halon Exemption must file an affidavit as required
				by section  633.304(1),
				F.S., on form DFS-K3-1483 (Rev. 10/01), "Fire Equipment Permit Halon Exemption
				Affidavit" as adopted and incorporated herein by reference furnished by the
				Regulatory Licensing Section.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.132,
					 633.304
					 FS.
New 2-7-89, Amended 10-20-93, 11-21-01, Formerly
					 4A-21.103.