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2016 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers
- Section 5-20-1 - Short title.
- Section 5-20-2 - "Plumbing" and "source of water" defined.
- Section 5-20-3 - "Master plumber" defined. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-3.1 - "Master plumber" defined. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-3.1.1 - "Master irrigator" defined.
- Section 5-20-3.2 - "Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-3.3 - "Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-4 - "Journeyperson plumber" defined. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-4.1 - "Journeyperson plumber" defined. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-4.1.1 - "Apprentice irrigator" defined.
- Section 5-20-4.2 - "Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-5 - "Apprentice plumber" defined.
- Section 5-20-5.1 - "Journeyperson irrigator" defined.
- Section 5-20-5.2 - "Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work" defined. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-6 - Board of examiners Composition Appointment of members.
- Section 5-20-7 - Repealed.
- Section 5-20-8 - Practices for which master's license required. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-8.1 - Practices for which master's license required. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-9 - Acts for which journeyperson's license required. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-9.1 - Acts for which journeyperson's license required. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-10 - Work for which apprentice certificate required. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-10.1 - Work for which apprentice certificate required. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-11 - Repealed.
- Section 5-20-12 - Corporations and firms engaging in business. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-12.1 - Corporations and firms engaging in business. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-12.1.1 - Issuance of contractor master license.
- Section 5-20-13 - Functions of board of examiners.
- Section 5-20-14 - Duties of director. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-14.1 - Duties of director. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-14.1.1 - Grandfathering Licensing of irrigation masters and irrigation journeypersons without examination. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-14.1.1.2 - Grandfathering Licensing of irrigation masters, irrigation journeypersons, water-filtration/treatment-system masters and water-filtration/treatment-system journeypersons without examination. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-15 - Applications for licenses. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-15.1 - Applications for licenses. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-16 - Qualifications of master plumber or master irrigator Application fee. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-16.1 - Qualifications of master plumber, master irrigator or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer Application fee. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-17 - Qualifications of journeyperson Application fee.
- Section 5-20-17.1 - Qualifications of journeyperson irrigator Application fee.
- Section 5-20-17.2 - Qualifications of journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer Application fee. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-17.3 - Applicability. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-18 - Repealed.
- Section 5-20-19 - Notice of change of address of licensee. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-19.1 - Notice of change of address of licensee. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-20 - Conduct of examinations.
- Section 5-20-21 - Issuance of license on examination Notice to applicants. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-21.1 - Issuance of license on examination Notice to applicants. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-22 - Reexamination of applicants Appeal to board.
- Section 5-20-23 - Expiration and renewal of licenses Penalties for violation of section. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-23.1 - Expiration and renewal of licenses Penalties for violation of section. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-24 - License displayed in place of business Advertising. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-24.1 - License displayed in place of business Advertising. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-25 - Registration of plumbing and irrigation of apprentices. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-25.1 - Registration of apprentices. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-26 - Municipal inspectors and installation permits.
- Section 5-20-27 - Grounds for revocation of license. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-27.1 - Grounds for revocation of license. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-28 - Procedure for revocation of license. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-28.1 - Procedure for revocation of license. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-29 - Subpoena of witnesses.
- Section 5-20-30 - Administration of oaths.
- Section 5-20-31 - Recommendations of board Order of director Rehearing Review.
- Section 5-20-32 - Judicial review of proceedings.
- Section 5-20-33 - Penalties for violations.
- Section 5-20-33.1 - Enforcement. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-33.1.1 - Enforcement. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-34 - Prosecution of violations.
- Section 5-20-35 - Persons and acts exempt Issuance of licenses in special cases.
- Section 5-20-36 - Injunctions. [Effective until January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-36.1 - Injunctions. [Effective January 1, 2017.].
- Section 5-20-37 - Receipts.
- Section 5-20-38 - Individual sewage disposal system (ISDS) installers Work permitted.
- Section 5-20-39 - Transfer of duties to the department of labor and training.
- Section 5-20-40 - Investigation and prosecution of violations.
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