100D.2 - LICENSE REQUIRED.
100D.2 LICENSE REQUIRED.
1. On or after January 1, 2010, a person shall not perform fire
protection system installations or fire protection system maintenance
without holding a current, valid fire sprinkler installer and
maintenance worker license issued pursuant to this chapter.
a. An employee of a fire extinguishing system contractor
working as an apprentice sprinkler fitter performing fire protection
system installation or maintenance under the direct supervision of an
on-site licensed fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker is
not required to hold a current, valid fire sprinkler installer and
maintenance worker license.
b. A person who installs or demolishes walls, ceilings,
flooring, insulation, or associated materials or a person who
demolishes sprinkler pipe is not subject to the provisions of this
chapter except when the work involves a complete sprinkler system.
c. A person who is a responsible managing employee of a fire
extinguishing system contractor is not required to hold a current,
valid fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker license.
2. A licensed fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker
must be present at all locations and at all times when fire
protection system installation work is being performed. At least one
licensed fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker must be
present for every three apprentice sprinkler fitters performing work
related to fire protection system installation.
3. Licenses are not transferable. The lending, selling, giving,
or assigning of any license or the obtaining of a license for any
other person shall be grounds for revocation.
4. Licenses shall be issued for a two-year period, and may be
renewed as established by the state fire marshal by rule.
5. On and after January 1, 2010, a governmental subdivision shall
not issue a license to a person installing a fire protection system
and shall not prohibit a person installing fire protection systems
and licensed pursuant to this chapter from performing services for
which that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter or enforce any
licensing provisions promulgated by the governmental subdivision
against a person licensed pursuant to this chapter.
6. A governmental subdivision that administers an inspection
program relating to the installation of a fire protection system on
July 31, 2009, may continue that inspection program. Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1094, §3, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §4--7