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198B.6401 Fire sprinkler inspection certification -- Eligibility requirements -Certification cards.
(1)
(2)
The department shall issue a fire sprinkler inspector certification to an applicant
who:
(a) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(b) Submits a completed fire sprinkler inspector's written or electronic
application form as provided by the department;
(c) Provides a certificate of insurance that:
1. a.
Is issued by an insurance company or other legal entity
permitted to transact insurance business in Kentucky;
b.
Insures for general liability coverage of at least five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000); and
c.
Includes liability insurance that shall cover the legal liability of
the certified fire sprinkler inspector as the result of erroneous
acts or failure to act in his or her capacity as a fire sprinkler
inspector and shall be in the form of a certificate of insurance
executed by an insurer permitted to do business in this state or
exported by a licensed surplus lines broker to an eligible carrier
pursuant to KRS 304.10-020 to 304.10-210; or
2.
Submits an affidavit completed by a sprinkler contractor that the
applicant is and will be an employee of a currently licensed sprinkler
contractor in good standing with the department;
(d) 1.
Provides proof of passing scores on all portions of a standardized
examination approved by the commissioner; or
2.
Holds a current certification from the National Institute for
Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) for "Inspection
and Testing of Water-Based Systems" Level 2 or higher; and
(e) Upon request by the department, provides supplemental documentation
of information as required under this subsection.
All certification cards issued by the department shall remain the property of the
department.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 39, effective June 29, 2017. -Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 30, effective July 1, 2011.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/1/2011). References to the "office" of
housing, buildings and construction and the "executive director" of housing,
buildings and construction in this section, as created by 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 116,
sec. 30, have been changed in codification to the "department" of housing,
buildings and construction and the "commissioner" of housing, buildings and
construction, respectively, to reflect the reorganization of certain parts of the
Executive Branch, as set forth in Executive Order 2009-535 and confirmed by
the General Assembly in 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24. These changes were made by
the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1938.
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