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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0200 - FORMS › Section 50 .0202 - OBTAINING FORMS

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Forms may be obtained on request from the State Board of
				  Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors, 1109 Dresser
				  Court, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, or via document download from the
				  Board's official website at
http://www.nclicensing.org
.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
Eff. February 1,
				  1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended Eff.
				  January 1, 2010; January 1, 2003; June 11, 1998; April 1, 1991;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0301 - QUALIFICATIONS DETERMINED BY EXAMINATION

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(a) In
				order to determine the qualifications of an applicant, the Board shall provide
				a written or computer-based examination in the following categories:
(1) Plumbing Contracting, Class I
(2) Plumbing Contracting, Class II
(3) Heating, Group No. l - Contracting, Class
				I
(4) Heating, Group No. 1 -
				Contracting, Class II
(5) Heating,
				Group No. 2 - Contracting, Class I
(6) Heating, Group No. 3 - Contracting, Class
				I
(7) Heating, Group No. 3 -
				Contracting, Class II
(8) Fuel
				Piping Contractor
(9) Fire
				Sprinkler Installation Contractor
(10) Fire Sprinkler Inspection
				Contractor
(11) Residential Fire
				Sprinkler Installation Contractor
(12) Restricted Limited Plumbing
				Contractor
(13) Fire Sprinkler
				Inspection Technician
(14) Limited
				Fire Sprinkler Maintenance Technician
(15) Plumbing Technician
(16) Heating Group No. 1 Technician
(17) Heating Group No. 2 Technician
(18) Heating Group No. 3 Technician
(19) Fuel Piping Technician
(20) Private Educational Institution Plumbing
				Technician
(21) Private Educational
				Institution Heating Group 1 Technician
(22) Private Educational Institution Heating
				Group 2 Technician
(23) Private
				Educational Institution Heating Group 3 Technician
(24) Residential Fire Sprinkler Design
				Contractor
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0302 - REPEALED - ORAL EXAMINATIONS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-20;
				  87-21(a);
				  87-21(b);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. May 1,
				  1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0303 - REPEALED - VISITORS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-20;
				  87-21(a);
				  87-21(b);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Repealed Eff. December
				  31, 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0304 - REPEALED - SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a);
				  87-21(b);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2000; May 1, 1989;
Repealed Eff. August 1, 2002.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0305 - PASSING GRADE

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Examinations provided by the Board are based upon a maximum
				  obtainable grade of 100 points, and a grade of 70 is required to
				  pass.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a);
				  87-21(b);
				  93B-8;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted September 29, 1977;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0307 - REFUND OF DEPOSIT

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The application fee for license without examination, and the
				  application and examination fee for an examination shall not be
				  refunded.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b);
				  87-22;
				  87-22.1;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. May 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. August 31,
				  2001;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0308 - REVIEW OF EXAMINATION

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Any person who fails to pass an examination may, on written
				  request, review his or her examination at a time and place determined by the
				  Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b);
				  87-25;
				  93B-8(c);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Amended Eff. December 31, 2011; January 1, 2010; December 1,
				  2003; August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0309 - EXPANDING SCOPE OF LICENSE

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Any licensee holding a license as an individual, or a
				  licensee whose name appears on the certificate of license issued in the name of
				  a corporation, partnership, or business that has a trade name, may be examined
				  for the purpose of expansion of his license qualifications upon payment of the
				  required application and examination fee, providing that the individual meets
				  the requirements for licensing in the classification sought.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b);
				  87-25;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. July 1, 1991; May 1, 1989;
Temporary Amendment Eff. August 31,
				  2001;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0310 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY

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The Board shall grant license by reciprocity only pursuant to
				  reciprocal licensing agreements worked out with various states after mutual
				  review of the applicable licensing standards and
				  examinations.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(g);
Eff. November 1, 1993;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; August 1,
				  2000;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0311 - IDENTIFICATION OF APPLICANTS

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The Board may require any applicant seeking licensure to
				  submit proof of identification at the time of submitting the application and at
				  the time of the examination. For purposes of this Rule, a valid driver's
				  license, an identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or a
				  passport shall constitute proper identification.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b);
Eff. November 1, 1993;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0312 - STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLUMBING OR HEATING TECHNICIAN

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(a)
				In order to determine the qualifications of an applicant for a license as a
				State or local government plumbing or heating technician, the Board shall
				provide a written or computer-based examination in the following categories:
(1) State and local government Plumbing
				Technician;
(2) State and local
				government Heating Group No. 1 Technician;
(3) State and local government Heating Group
				No. 2 Technician; or
(4) State and
				local government Heating Group No. 3 Technician
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0314 - PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PLUMBING OR HEATING TECHNICIAN

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(a) Applicants for a license as a Private
				Educational Institution Plumbing or Heating Technician shall obtain a license
				based on experience set forth in Paragraph (c) of this Rule and shall pass the
				Class I technical and Board laws and rules part of the Board -administered
				examination described in
				21 NCAC
				50. 0301 related to the category for which a
				technician license is sought. The applicant need not pass the business part of
				the examination.
(b) Applicants for
				a license as a Private Educational Institution Plumbing or Heating Technician
				shall present evidence to establish 3000 hours of experience in the
				installation, maintenance service or repair of plumbing or heating system
				related to the category for which a technician license is sought, whether or
				not a license was required for the work performed.
(c) Applicants for a license as a Private
				Educational Institution Technician who currently hold an active plumbing or
				heating contractor license issued by this Board qualify for the corresponding
				State and local government technician license without examination.
(d) Applicants for a license as Private
				Educational Institution Technician who currently hold an active plumbing or
				heating technician license obtained by examination and issued by the Board
				qualify for the Corresponding Private Educational Institution technician
				license without examination.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b);
Eff. July 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0316 - RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER DESIGN CONTRACTOR LICENSE

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(a)
				Applicants for a Residential Fire Sprinkler Design Contractor license shall
				obtain a license based on experience set forth in Paragraph (b) of this Rule
				and shall be required to pass the Residential Fire Sprinkler Design technical
				examination.
(b) Applicants for a
				Residential Fire Sprinkler Design Contractor license shall present evidence at
				the time of application to establish that the applicant currently holds an
				active Residential Fire Sprinkler Installation Contractor license issued by the
				Board, and shall document completion of a 32 hour fire sprinkler systems design
				course created by the Board on NFPA-13D fire sprinkler system design.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b);
Eff. July 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0300 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 50 .0317 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER DESIGN CONTRACTORS

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(a) Residential Fire Sprinkler Design
				Contractor licensees shall design NFPA 13D residential multipurpose fire
				sprinkler systems consistent with NFPA 13D design requirements and the water
				design conditions present at the system installation location.
(b) Residential Fire Sprinkler Design
				Contractor licensees shall sign and date each specific NFPA 13D residential
				design performed and shall not delegate this responsibility.
(c) Residential Fire Sprinkler Design
				Contractors shall maintain a Plumbing Contractor and a Residential Fire
				Sprinkler Installation Contractor license as a condition of renewal of the
				Residential Fire Sprinkler Design Contractor license.
(d) The annual license fee for a Residential
				Fire Sprinkler Design Contractor license is one hundred fifty dollars
				($150.00).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b)(2);
Eff. July 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0401 - REPEALED - LICENSE DISPLAY

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(e);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0402 - PERMITS

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(a) A licensed
				contractor shall ensure that a permit is obtained from the local Code
				Enforcement official before commencing any work for which a license is required
				by the Board, except as set out in Paragraph (c) of this Rule. The contractor
				shall also ensure that a request for final inspection of the work for which a
				license is required is made by himself, the general contractor or the owner
				within 10 days of the earlier of the system being made operational or placed in
				service, absent agreement with the owner and the local Code Enforcement
				official. Absent agreement with the local Code Enforcement official the
				licensee is not relieved by the Board of responsibility to arrange inspection
				until a certificate of compliance or the equivalent is obtained from the local
				code enforcement official or the licensee has clear and convincing evidence of
				his effort to obtain same.
(b) A
				licensed contractor shall not allow a permit to be obtained or his license
				number to appear upon a permit except for work which he or his employees
				perform, over which he or a properly licensed technician will provide general
				supervision until the completion of the work for which he holds an executed
				contract with the licensed general contractor or property owner and for which
				he receives all contractual payments.
(c) A plumbing permit is not required for
				replacement of a water heater in a one or two-family dwelling under
				circumstances set out in
				G.S.
				153A-357 or
				G.S.
				160A-417.
(d) The failure of a licensee to comply with
				the permit and inspection obligations outlined in this Rule is considered by
				the Board as evidence of incompetence or misconduct in the use of license from
				the Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21;
				  87-26;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. December 31, 2011; January 1, 2010; December 1, 2003; August 1, 2000;
				  September 1, 1995; November 1, 1993; May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0403 - USE OF LICENSE

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(a) A licensed
				contractor or technician shall not permit the use of his license by any other
				person.
(b) A contractor licensed
				by the Board shall not bid or contract installations requiring license of a
				type or classification issued by this Board which the licensee does not have
				except as a part of a documented joint venture with a licensee holding the
				necessary qualification or in accordance with the provisions set out in
				21 NCAC
				50 .0415. Bidding without qualification and
				with an intention to subcontract the unauthorized work does not satisfy this
				requirement. However in a contract administered pursuant to
				G.S.
				143-129 and in which more than one
				classification administered by this Board has been combined in the separate
				contract specifications, a licensee of this Board holding either of such
				qualifications may bid both of such classifications of work administered by
				this Board in addition to the classification for which he holds license if the
				successful bidder obtains an executed written contract with a qualified
				licensee prior to the award of the contract by the awarding
				authority.
(c) A technician
				licensed by this Board shall not contract work based on the Technician
				license.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-23;
				  87-26;
				  87-1.1;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted September 29, 1977;
Amended Eff.
				  December 31, 2011; November 1, 1993; May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;
Amended Eff.
				  March 1,2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0404 - ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT

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(a) In each
				business location, branch or facility of any kind from which work requiring a
				license pursuant to G.S. 87, Article 2 is:
(1) solicited or proposed;
(2) from which contracts for such work are
				negotiated or entered into;
(3)
				from which requests for such work are received, accepted, or dispatched;
				or
(4) from which such work is
				carried out; there shall be on duty the lesser of 1500 hours annually, or all
				hours during which the activities described herein are carried out, at least
				one individual who holds contractor license in the classification required for
				the work being proposed or performed, whose license is listed in the name of
				the particular firm or business at that location, and who is engaged in the
				work of the firm at the business location or at firm job sites and who has the
				responsibility to make, modify, terminate and set the terms of contracts, and
				to exercise general supervision, as defined in Rule .0505 of this Chapter, of
				all work falling within his license qualification. Evidence of compliance shall
				be required as a condition of renewal or retention of license, and
				falsification shall constitute fraud in obtaining license. The standards set
				forth in Rule
				21 NCAC
				50 .0512 shall be applied.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0405 - MULTIPLE LICENSES

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(a) In order to
				maintain the identity of firms and allow effective supervision, each licensed
				contractor or technician shall qualify only the business location from which
				the majority of his or her work is carried out.
(b) A licensee shall only be listed on one
				contractor license at any given time, whether the license is issued in the name
				of the individual or in the name of a firm; provided, however, that the Fire
				Sprinkler Maintenance Technician qualification, the Private Educational
				Institution Technician, and the State and local government technician
				qualification may be listed separately in the name of the employer to which
				restricted.
(c) The holder of
				qualification as a contractor may, upon deletion of his or her name and
				qualifications from the license for a corporate, partnership, private education
				institution or State or local government agency, reinstate his or her personal
				license, either as an individual or in the name of some other corporation,
				partnership, or business that has a trade name, upon compliance with
				G.S.
				87-26.
(d) A technician licensee, other than the
				holder of a Fire Sprinkler Maintenance Technician license, may, upon deletion
				of his or her name and qualification from a firm license, move his
				qualification to another licensed corporation, partnership, State or local
				governmental agency, private educational institution, or business that has a
				trade name, upon compliance with
				G.S.
				87-26.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b)(2)c;
				  87-26;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. December 31, 2011; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2004; July 1, 1998; May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;
Amended Eff. July
				  1, 2020; February 1, 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0406 - RESPONSIBILITY OF LICENSED PERSON EMPLOYED BY FIRM

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(a) A
				licensed contractor, whether individually or for a corporation, partnership or
				business with a trade name, is responsible for all proposals, bids, contracts,
				supervision to the extent of his qualifications, compliance with all applicable
				codes and standards, and assurance that permits and inspections are
				obtained.
(b) A contract, and the
				responsibility imposed on a licensed person to supervise work performed under a
				contract, may be assumed by another licensed contractor upon written notice to
				and approval by the property owner and local inspection department.
(c) The contractor license number and
				qualification of the firm shall be displayed on firm contracts, proposals,
				permit applications, and telephone yellow page advertising.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-26;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. December 31, 2011; January 1, 2004; August 1, 2000; May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0407 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND TRADE NAMES

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(a) Licensees
				shall list their license with the Board in the name in which they conduct
				business.
(b) A contractor license
				may be issued or renewed in the name of a corporation, partnership, State or
				local governmental agency, private educational institution, or business with a
				trade name upon compliance with the provisions of
				G.S.
				87-26, verified by the execution of a form
				for that purpose furnished by the Board which is available at
				nclicensing.org.
(c) Additional
				licensees may be added to licenses issued in the above manner upon
				verifications of compliance with the provisions of
				G.S.
				87-26. If a licensee terminates his
				association with a corporation, partnership, State or local governmental
				agency, private educational institution, or business with a trade name, both
				the firm and the licensee shall notify the Board within 30 days by completing
				the form for that purpose which is available at nclicensing.org.
(d) A person who has a license which has been
				expired less than three years may be added to an active license issued in the
				name of a corporation, partnership, State or local governmental agency, private
				educational institution, or business with a trade name, upon written request,
				completion of forms provided by the Board, and payment of the fee set forth in
				Rule .1102 of this Chapter.
(e) The
				license number assigned to a corporation, partnership, State or local
				governmental agency, private educational institution, or business with a trade
				name shall be that of the first licensee listed on the license.
(f) A corporation, partnership, State or
				local governmental agency, private educational institution, or business with a
				trade name which is issued a license is subject to the provisions of G.S. 87,
				Article 2 and to the rules in this Chapter.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-22;
				  87-26;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. December 31, 2011; November 1, 1994; November 1, 1993; July 1, 1991; May
				  1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;
Amended Eff. July
				  1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0408 - CHANGE OF TRADE NAME

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(a) The trade name
				under which a license is issued may be changed upon written request to and
				compliance with Paragraph (b) of this Rule. If the Board approves the name
				change, the last license issued to the licensee must be returned to the Board
				before the new license will be sent to the licensee.
(b) A contractor license shall be issued or
				renewed using any corporate name, partnership name, State or local governmental
				agency, private educational institution, or trade name which is not the same as
				a name already in use according to the records of the Board.
(c) The licensee shall notify the Board of
				any change in location, telephone number, physical address, or mailing address
				from that shown on the last license renewal invoice within 30 days after the
				change takes place.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  55B-5;
				  87-18;
				  87-26;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. January 1, 2010; December 1, 2003; November 1, 1994; February 1, 1991; May
				  1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015;
Amended Eff. July
				  1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0409 - REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE

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An expired license may be reinstated within three years of
				  the date of expiration upon written request and upon payment of the current
				  license fee, the license fee for the unpaid prior years, the processing fee
				  imposed by
				  G.S.
				  87-22, and evidence of continuing education
				  for each prior as required by Rule .1401 herein.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-22;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. April 1, 1991; May 1, 1989; August 1, 1984; August 1, 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. August 31, 2001;
Amended Eff. December 1,
				  2003; August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0410 - RENEWAL OF LICENSES

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The issuance of a license in the name of a corporation or
				  other entity or the transfer of the license qualification of an individual
				  licensee to a license in the name of a corporation or other entity through
				  which the individual is actively engaged in contracting, pursuant to Rules
				  .0405, .0407 and .0408 hereof, does not result in the expiration of the license
				  of the individual for purposes of re-examination under
				  G.S.
				  87-22 if such corporate or other license is
				  kept in force.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-22;
				  150B-3;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; May 30, 1981;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0411 - PUBLICATIONS

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(a) The following
				publications are available from the Board:
(1) laws applicable to plumbing, heating and
				fire sprinkler contracting in the State of North Carolina;
(2) rules of the Board; and
(3) suggested study references for the
				qualifying examinations conducted by the Board.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0412 - GUIDELINES ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

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(a) The
				provisions of G.S. 87, Article 2, the rules of the Board and the matters
				referenced therein are the guidelines by which the conduct of an entity subject
				to the authority of the Board are evaluated.
(b) The Board may suspend a license or impose
				probation provisions for violations of
				21 NCAC
				50 .0402,
				21 NCAC
				50 .0403,
				21 NCAC
				50 .0404 and
				21 NCAC
				50 .0405. Repeated violations may result in
				revocation.
(c) The Board may
				suspend a license or impose probationary terms when a licensee fails to comply
				with the supervision requirements of
				21 NCAC
				50 .0404,
				21 NCAC
				50 .0406 or
				21 NCAC
				50 .0505. Multiple violations within the same
				proceeding may result in revocation.
(d) The Board may suspend or revoke a license
				where it is found that the licensee has failed to comply with the minimum
				standards of competence as set forth in
				21 NCAC
				50 .0505(b). The Board may
				condition the subsequent reinstatement of license upon passing of the Board's
				examination or completion of specified educational courses. The Board may
				impose additional conditions of reinstatement.
(e) The Board may suspend or revoke the
				license of a contractor where it is found that the contractor abandoned a job
				after obtaining funds from the owner.
(f) The Board may revoke the license of any
				licensee where it is found that the licensee through a violation of G.S. 87,
				Article 2, has increased the risk of:
(1)
				exposure to carbon monoxide or other harmful vapors,
(2) fire, or damage resulting
				therefrom,
(3) the release of
				sewage or methane gas, or
(4)
				contamination of the potable water supply.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0413 - PROPOSAL, BID OR ESTIMATE

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Proposal or bid within the meaning of
				  G.S.
				  87-21 refers to a firm offer or commitment to
				  perform work, which becomes a contract upon acceptance by a property owner or
				  other for whom the work is to be performed, but does not include a non-binding
				  estimate.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21;
Eff. February
				  1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0414 - SUPERVISION IN ABSENCE OF INSPECTION

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In lieu of the supervision required by Rule .0505 of this
				  Chapter, the holder of the qualifications upon which a license is based shall
				  personally examine all work performed in reliance upon the license at
				  completion and before the work is placed in service to assure that the
				  installation, replacement, or repair is performed in compliance with the
				  current edition of the North Carolina State Building Codes which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference including all subsequent editions and amendments, and
				  the manufacturers installation instructions, where the work will not be
				  examined and approved by a person holding qualification from the Code Officials
				  Qualification Board. The State Building Code may be accessed at
				  http://www.NCDOI.com/OSFM/Engineering.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(b)(2)(c);
				  87-25;
				  87-26;
Eff. February
				  1, 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0400 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 50 .0415 - PROPOSAL, BID, ESTIMATE, PERFORMANCE UNDER G.S. 87-1.1

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For a Contractor licensed by the State Board of Examiners of
				  Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors to qualify to bid either
				  electrical or general contracting projects pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  87-1.1, the building project must be bid and
				  performed subject to the following conditions:
(1) the total amount of work to be performed
				by all licensed general contractors shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
				bid price;
(2) the total amount of
				work to be performed by all licensed contractors issued a license by the State
				Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors under Article 4 of Chapter 87 of
				the North Carolina General Statutes shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
				bid price.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-1.1;
				  87-18; S.L. 2022-6;
				  2021-122;
Eff. March 1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0501 - AIR CONDITIONING FURTHER DEFINED

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(a) Heating
				Group 2 systems are defined in
				G.S.
				87-21(a)(3). Multiple units
				serving interconnected space and aggregating more than 15 tons are included
				Heating Group 2 systems in the foregoing whether or not separately ducted or
				controlled.
(b) The installation of
				heating and air conditioning systems or components located in single family
				dwellings and systems of 15 tons or less capacity in non-residential structures
				require Heating Group 3 license except where:
(1) heat is provided by hot water or steam in
				a Heating Group 1 system, or
(2)
				cooling is provided by a unitary appliance such as a window unit in which case
				a license is not required.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0502 - JOINT VENTURE

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(a) A joint venture
				bid or proposal may be submitted provided the names and license numbers of
				those licensees who constitute the joint venture are indicated on the proposal
				and, in the case of bids, on the outside of the bid envelope.
(b) The licensees who constitute the joint
				venture must sign the contract to the extent of their qualifications and
				exercise general supervision over the work until its completion.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a)(5);
				  87-21(c);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2003;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0503 - SUBMISSION OF BID

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The submission of a bid to perform plumbing, heating, or fire
				  sprinkler work is an offer to engage in the business of plumbing, heating or
				  fire sprinkler contracting within the meaning of
				  G.S.
				  87-25.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-25;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. April 1, 1991; May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0504 - REPEALED - MINOR REPAIRS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(c);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0506 - MINOR REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

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(a) The
				connection of a factory installed and inspected mobile home drainage system to
				an existing approved premises sewer system, which premises sewer system extends
				from the septic tank or municipal sewer system, constitutes a minor repair or
				replacement. The connection of a factory installed mobile home water system to
				an existing potable water supply on the premises constitutes a minor repair or
				replacement.
(b) The initial
				installation or the subsequent replacement of any water heater in any structure
				requires a license in plumbing except where installed by a property owner
				personally in property not intended or used for sale or rental.
(c) The installation of a water purification
				system which interrupts the potable water supply does not constitute a minor
				repair or replacement within the meaning of
				G.S.
				87-21(c).
(d) Any connection, repair, or alteration
				which requires interruption of the potable water supply and if poorly performed
				creates risk of contamination of the potable water supply is not a minor
				repair, replacement or alteration.
(e) Any connection, repair or alteration
				which if poorly performed creates risk of fire or exposure to carbon monoxide,
				open sewage or other gases is not a minor repair, replacement or
				alteration.
(f) The failure to
				enumerate above any specific type of repair, replacement or alteration shall
				not be construed in itself to render said repair, replacement or alteration as
				minor within the meaning of
				G.S.
				87-21(c).
(g) A license in plumbing contracting or a
				license issued pursuant to Article 7A, Chapter 87 of the General Statutes is
				required of a person who installs pumps or pumping equipment, installs, breaks
				or reinstalls a well seal or disinfects a well.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a)(1);
				  87-21(a)(5);
				  87-21(c);
				  87-98;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. November 1, 1993; May 1, 1989; April 15, 1978; February 1,
				  1978;
Temporary Amendment Eff. September 15, 1997;
Temporary Amendment Expired June 28, 1998;
Amended Eff. January 1,
				  2010; April 1, 2003;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0507 - HEATING: GROUP 1 LICENSE REQUIRED

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A license in heating, group No. 1 is required for the
				  installation or replacement of a boiler in a heating group No. 1
				  system.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a)(2);
				  87-21(a)(5);
				  87-21(c);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; August 1, 1982;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0508 - HEATING: GROUP 3 LICENSE REQUIRED

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(a) A
				license in heating, group No. 3 is required for the installation or replacement
				of a furnace, air handler, heat pump, package unit, ductwork or condenser in a
				heating, group No. 3 system.
(b) A
				license in heating, group No. 3 is required to install or replace a
				self-contained fireplace unit if the unit utilizes ducts or a blower to
				distribute air to areas not immediately adjacent to the fireplace
				itself.
(c) A license in heating,
				group No. 3 is required when air conditioning of 15 tons or less is added to an
				already installed heating, group No. 3 system.
(d) A heating, group No. 2 license is
				required for the installation or replacement of equipment or ductwork in a
				Heating Group No. 2 system, unless exempted by
				G.S.
				87-21(a)(3).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a)(3);
				  87-21(a)(5);
				  87-21(c);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29,
				  1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002; May 1, 1989; August 1,
				  1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. August 31, 2001;
Amended
				  Eff. January 1, 2010; March 1, 2005; August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0509 - REPEALED - PROPERTY OWNER

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a),(b),(c);
				  87-25;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Repealed
				  Eff. August 1, 1984.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0510 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
An individual may not perform any work which is within the
				  scope of G.S. 87-21(a)(1),
				  87-21(a)(2),
				  87-21(a)(3),
				  87-21(a)(4),
				  87-21(a)(11), or
				  87-21(b)(2), and
				  not otherwise excluded by
				  G.S.
				  87-21(c),
				  87-21(c1) or
				  87-25, for any other individual,
				  firm, body corporate or body politic no matter the form or arrangement of
				  compensation unless such person has been issued the appropriate license by the
				  Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21(a)(5);
				  87-21(c);
Eff. November 1, 1993;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0511 - FUEL PIPING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The contracting or installation of fuel piping extending from
				  an approved fuel source at or near the premises, to a point within the
				  premises, requires either Plumbing, Heating Group 1, Heating Group 2, Heating
				  Group 3, or Fuel Piping license regardless the nature of the system, equipment
				  or appliance served. The term fuel refers to flammable gas, flammable liquefied
				  gas, or flammable liquid as those terms are defined in Volume V of the North
				  Carolina Building Code, and to combustible liquid so defined when used in a
				  non-residential application. This provision does not alter the restriction of
				  Class II license to single family detached residential
				  dwellings.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  87-18;
				  87-21;
Eff. July 1,
				  1998;
Temporary Amendment Eff. August 31, 2001;
Amended
				  Eff. August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. August 22,
				  2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 50 - PLUMBING, HEATING AND FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS › Section .0500 - POLICY STATEMENTS AND INTERPRETATIVE RULES › Section 50 .0512 - EMPLOYEES EXEMPTED FROM LICENSURE

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(a) An
				unlicensed person who is directly and regularly employed in the ordinary course
				of business by a contractor licensed pursuant to G.S. 87, Article 2 is not
				required to have a license and shall not be subject to an action for injunctive
				relief brought by the Board. Factors establishing whether the individual is
				directly and regularly employed in the ordinary course of business of such
				contractor include the following:
(1) whether
				the individual is on the licensed contractor's payroll;
(2) whether taxes are withheld from the
				payment to the individual and the contractor performs such other acts as are
				lawfully required of an employer;
(3) whether the licensed contractor exercises
				control and supervision over the method, manner and details of the individual's
				work; and
(4) whether the licensed
				contractor, and not the unlicensed person, is and remains obligated to the
				property owner or general contractor for the work.