Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Contents of
application.
An initial application for a fire protection contractor
license must be on a form provided or approved by the commissioner and must
meet the following requirements:
A.
The application must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the
applicant. The application must also contain each additional name and address
that the applicant will use to conduct business transactions.
B. The application must indicate whether the
applicant is an individual, partnership, corporation, or limited liability
company. The application must also list each owner, officer, and board
member.
C. The application must
give the name of the managing employee for the contractor.
D. The application must contain the full
name, date of birth, and driver's license number of each person named on the
application. If a person does not have a driver's license, the application must
contain the identification card number of that person. If a person's driver's
license or identification card was issued by another state or country, the
application must list the name of the state or country.
E. The application must contain a history of
fire protection contractor licensure of each person, partnership, corporation,
and limited liability company named on the application. The history must be of
each license applied for or issued by Minnesota or by another jurisdiction and
must include the issuance and expiration dates of the license. If the
jurisdiction refused to issue, revoked, or suspended a license, the history
must give the date and the reason.
F. The application must give the name of the
provider and the policy number of the applicant's insurance required under part
7512.1000. The application must be
accompanied by documentation showing that the insurance meets the requirements
of part
7512.1000. The documentation must
be in the form of a certificate of insurance executed by an insurer authorized
to do business in Minnesota and countersigned by an insurance agent licensed in
Minnesota.
G. The application must
be accompanied by a bond meeting the requirements of part
7512.1000.
H. The application must be accompanied by a
completed tax information form required by the commissioner of revenue under
Minnesota Statutes, section
270C.72.
I. The application must be accompanied by
documentation showing compliance with the workers' compensation insurance
coverage requirement of Minnesota Statutes, section
176.181, subdivision 2.
The documentation must contain the name of the insurance company, the policy
number, and dates of coverage, or the permit to self-insure.
J. The application must be accompanied by a
license fee of $575.
K. The
application must contain or be accompanied by other information requested by
the commissioner as necessary to determine whether the applicant meets the
requirements for a contractor of parts
7512.0100 to
7512.2800 and Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 299M.
L. Each person named
on the application shall sign the application, verifying that the information
in the application is true.
Subp.
2.
Issuing license.
Except as provided in subpart
3, the commissioner shall use
the provisions of this subpart to determine whether to issue a fire protection
contractor license. The commissioner shall issue a fire protection contractor
license to the applicant, unless there is a reason to refuse to issue. The
commissioner shall refuse to issue a license for any of the following
reasons:
A. The application or the
items filed with the application do not meet the requirements of subpart
1.
B. The person designated on the application
as managing employee does not meet the requirements of a managing employee set
out in parts
7512.1300 to
7512.1600.
C. The applicant is currently under
revocation or suspension as a contractor or managing employee.
D. A person named on the application was an
owner, officer, board member, or managing employee of a fire protection
contractor whose license was revoked under part
7512.2600. After the revocation
period has elapsed, an applicant is not disqualified.
E. The commissioner of revenue notifies the
commissioner of public safety under Minnesota Statutes, section
270C.72,
that the applicant owes the state delinquent taxes, penalties, or
interest.
F. The applicant does not
meet the requirements for a contractor set out in parts
7512.0400 to
7512.1200 and Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 299M.
Subp. 3.
Designer contractor license.
The commissioner shall issue a designer contractor license to
an applicant who performs fire protection-related work that is limited to the
design of fire protection systems. To obtain a designer contractor license, the
applicant shall submit to the commissioner a license application that meets the
requirements of subpart
1, except that the bond
amount must be $10,000 and the license fee must be $150. The annual license
renewal fee is $75. The person designated on the application as managing
employee must meet the requirements of a managing employee set out in parts
7512.1300 to
7512.1600, except that to qualify
for examination, the person must hold a Level IV certification by the National
Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, in the field of fire
protection, and in the subfield of automatic sprinkler system layout. When
performing fire protection-related work, the designer contractor is limited to
designing fire protection systems.
