43-18.2 Sewer and Water Installers
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 43-18.2SEWER AND WATER INSTALLERS43-18.2-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwiserequires:1."Board" means the state board of plumbing.2."Sewer and water contractor" means any person who installs, plans, and manages<br>the installation and repair of building sewer and water service.3."Sewer and water installation" means the installation of building sewer and water<br>service and the repair of existing building sewer and water service.4."Sewer and water installer" means any person, other than a sewer and water<br>contractor, who installs and repairs building sewer and water service.43-18.2-02. Duties of the board. The board shall:1.Enforce this chapter.2.Adopt rules not inconsistent with this chapter for the examination, regulation, and<br>licensing of sewer and water contractors and sewer and water installers.3.Exempt from the provisions of sections 43-18.2-06, 43-18.2-07, and 43-18.2-08<br>those North Dakota sewer and water contractors and installers as defined in section<br>43-18.2-01 who have at least one year's work experience prior to July 1, 1987.43-18.2-03. Licenses. No person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company, exceptplumbers holding valid licenses under chapter 43-18, may engage in the business of sewer and<br>water contractor or sewer and water installer unless registered and licensed by the board to do<br>so. This license allows the licensee to do plumbing necessary for sewer and water installation.43-18.2-04. Sewer and water installer apprentice license. All applicants for a buildingsewer and water installer apprentice license shall complete an application identifying the building<br>sewer and water installer under whose supervision the applicant is working.The license iswithout charge for two years and must be renewed annually.43-18.2-05. Out-of-state applicants. An applicant for a sewer and water contractor'slicense or a sewer and water installer's license from out of state may take the examination upon<br>showing by affidavits that the applicant has experience in the state in which the applicant is<br>licensed. This experience must be the same as is required of applicants from this state. The<br>board shall provide applicants with application forms and affidavit forms necessary to comply<br>with this section.The secretary-treasurer of the board shall investigate the validity of theaffidavits. A rejected application must be treated as an adjudicative proceeding.43-18.2-06.Experience for testing.An applicant for a sewer and water installer'slicense shall show evidence of two years' experience as a building sewer and water installer<br>apprentice in this state. Applicants for a sewer and water installation contractor's license must<br>have one year's experience as an installer in this state. All applicants shall show that their work<br>complies with the state plumbing code. Proof of experience must be shown by affidavits which<br>the board may investigate. The board shall provide applicants with application forms. If the<br>application is rejected, the matter must be treated as an adjudicative proceeding.43-18.2-07. Examination requirements. The examination for applicants for licensuremust consist of:Page No. 11.Questions pertaining to the application and maintenance of basic principles of sewer<br>and water installation.2.Questions which require the application of the state plumbing code and the state<br>industrial safety code to building sewer and water installation.The questions for the sewer and water contractor and the building sewer and water installer need<br>not be the same. The passing grade for the building sewer and water contractor must be eighty<br>percent, and the sewer and water installer's passing grade must be seventy percent.43-18.2-08. Examination fees. An applicant for a sewer and water contractor's licenseshall pay an examination fee of one hundred dollars, and an applicant for a building sewer and<br>water installer's license shall pay an examination fee of twenty-five dollars before taking the<br>examination for the first time.The reexamination fee is fifty dollars for a sewer and watercontractor's license and ten dollars for a sewer and water installer's license. No additional fee<br>may be charged for the first year of licensure. No applicant may be examined for the same<br>license more often than every three months.43-18.2-09. License renewal fees. The license renewal fee for a sewer and watercontractor after the first year of licensure may not exceed one hundred dollars per year, and the<br>license renewal fee for a sewer and water installer after the first year of licensure may not exceed<br>twenty-five dollars per year. The license renewal fee for a sewer and water installer apprentice<br>after the first two years of licensure is twenty-five dollars.43-18.2-10. Revocation of licenses. The board may revoke any license issued underthis chapter if the licensee has:1.Committed an offense, as defined by section 12.1-01-04, determined by the board to<br>have a direct bearing upon a holder's ability to serve the public as a sewer and water<br>contractor, sewer and water installer, or a sewer and water installer apprentice, or<br>the board determines, following conviction of any offense, that a holder is not<br>sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1;2.Committed a fraud in obtaining the license;3.Permitted the use of the license in violation of this chapter; or4.Performed work or business in an incompetent manner as determined by the board.43-18.2-11. Administration of funds - Continuing appropriation. All fees and moneysobtained by the board through the administration of this chapter must be used for the regulation<br>of the business of sewer and water installation and repair, and are appropriated to the board for<br>this use. This appropriation is a continuing appropriation of all such funds. The handling and<br>administration of the funds must otherwise be in accordance with section 54-44-12.43-18.2-12.Violation - Penalty.Any person that violates the state plumbing codeadopted under section 43-18-09, violates section 43-18.2-03, or works under the license of<br>another person in a manner that is in violation of section 43-18.2-06 is guilty of a class B<br>misdemeanor.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 43-18.2 sewer and water installers]]>