Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 440 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board
Chapter 10 - General Administration, Registration, Licensing, and Filing Claims
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 3 - Rules and Regulations for Underground Utility Contractors
Section 440-RICR-10-00-3.7 - Applications for Licensure
Universal Citation: 440 RI Code of Rules 10 00 3.7
Current through September 18, 2024
A. Applications for the licensing of underground utility contractors shall comply with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 5-65, 5-65.3, and the following sections of Part 1 of this Subchapter:
1. General Application: §
1.7.1 of this Subchapter.
2. Examination: § 1.7.2 of
this Subchapter.
3.
Effective Date / Term: § 1.7.3 of this Subchapter.
4. Renewal and Reissuance of
License: § 1.7.4 of this Subchapter.
5. Lapsed License: § 1.7.5 of
this Subchapter.
6.
Military Service License: § 1.7.6 of this Subchapter.
B. New Applicant: To obtain an underground utility contractor's license, a new applicant must be in good standing and must submit to the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board the following:
1. Pre-License Application:
a. For applicants who have not
previously applied for or held an underground utility contractor's
license, the applicant must submit a pre-license application in
addition to the application in §3.5.1(A)(2)
of this Part.
b. The
purpose of the pre-license application is to process the applicant
for testing through the Board's third-party testing provider and to
issue a tracking number for the license. The pre-license application
shall be on a form as approved by the Board.
c. The fee for a pre-licensing
application is fifty dollars ($50.00).
2. Hoisting License or other
similar evidence: The applicant must also provide a current
Department of Labor and Training Hoisting Engineers License (R.I.
Gen. Laws Chapter 28-26) or other similar license or certification
as evidence that the underground utility contractor is capable of
installing, repairing, alternating, or replacing sewer lines, storm
drainage lines or waterlines, and services in accordance with
approved plans and specifications pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
5-65.3-4(1).
Other similar evidence may include, but is not limited to:
a. Prior work history (to include
dates of work performed as an employee, who the work was for, what
work was performed);
b.
OWTS license and/or other licenses held;
c. References from engineers,
plumbers, or prior licensed employers; and d. License
card/certificate demonstrating that the applicant is/was a member of
a corporation or business entity.
3. If after the Board staff review
of the application, the Board deems the evidence presented
insufficient to demonstrate that the applicant is capable of
performing the work of an underground utility contractor, the Board
may direct the applicant to appear before the full Board or a Board
subcommittee to assess the applicant's qualifications.
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