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2024 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.
- Section 5-20-3.1. - “Master irrigator” defined.
- Section 5-20-3.2. - “Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.
- Section 5-20-3.3. - “Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.
- Section 5-20-4. - “Journeyperson plumber” defined.
- Section 5-20-4.1. - “Apprentice irrigator” defined.
- Section 5-20-4.2. - “Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.
- 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.
- 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 - [Repealed.]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.
- Section 5-20-9. - Acts for which journeyperson’s license required.
- Section 5-20-10. - Work for which apprentice certificate required.
- Section 5-20-11. - [Repealed.]
- Section 5-20-12. - Corporations and firms engaging in business.
- Section 5-20-12.1. - Issuance of contractor master license.
- Section 5-20-13. - Functions of board of examiners.
- Section 5-20-14. - Duties of director.
- Section 5-20-14.1. - Grandfathering — Licensing of irrigation masters, irrigation journeypersons, water-filtration/treatment-system masters, and water-filtration/treatment-system journeypersons without examination.
- Section 5-20-15. - Applications for licenses.
- Section 5-20-16. - Qualifications of master plumber, master irrigator or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer — Application fee.
- 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.
- Section 5-20-17.3. - Applicability.
- Section 5-20-18. - [Repealed.]
- Section 5-20-19. - Notice of change of address of licensee.
- Section 5-20-20. - Conduct of examinations.
- Section 5-20-21. - Issuance of license on examination — Notice to applicants.
- Section 5-20-22. - Reexamination of applicants — Appeal to board.
- Section 5-20-23. - Expiration and renewal of licenses — Penalties for violation of section.
- Section 5-20-24. - License displayed in place of business — Advertising.
- Section 5-20-25. - Registration of apprentices.
- Section 5-20-25.1. - Apprentices — Exam requirements.
- Section 5-20-25.2. - Credit for plumbing license exam.
- Section 5-20-26. - Municipal inspectors and installation permits.
- Section 5-20-27. - Grounds for revocation of license.
- Section 5-20-28. - Procedure for revocation of license.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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