Vermont Fire Protection Licensing Law

Vermont Code · 4 sections

The following is the full text of Vermont’s fire protection licensing law statutes as published in the Vermont Code. For the official version, see the Vermont Legislature.

26 V.S.A. § 1161

§ 1161. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Professional Engineering.

(2) “Professional engineering” means any service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience in the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design acquired by engineering education and engineering experience, insofar as the service or work involves safeguarding life, health, or property. This includes consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and design of engineering works and systems, planning the use of land, air, and water and accomplishing engineering surveys and studies, any of which embraces such services or work, either public or private, in connection with any utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, work systems, control systems, fire protection systems, communication systems, transportation systems, projects, and equipment systems of a mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, or thermal nature.

(3) “Financial interest” means being:

(A) a licensed professional engineer;

(B) a person who deals in goods and services that are uniquely related to the practice of engineering; or

(4) “Instruments of service” means project deliverables, such as reports, specifications, drawings, plans, construction documents, or engineering surveys, that have been prepared under the licensee’s responsible charge.

(5) “Practice of professional engineering” means providing, attempting to provide, or offering to provide professional engineering services.

(6) A professional engineer in “private practice” means a professional engineer who owns, operates, or is employed by a business entity that derives a substantial part of its income from providing professional engineering services to the public.

(7) “Professional engineer” means a person licensed under this chapter.

(8) “Responsible charge” means direct control and personal supervision of engineering work.

(9) “Specialty discipline” means that area of professional engineering recognized by the Board as the area of expertise and practice for which a license is granted.

(10) “State” includes the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

(11) “Unauthorized practice” means conduct prohibited by section 1162 of this chapter and not exempted by section 1163 of this chapter. (Added 1983, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2009, No. 35, § 13; 2013, No. 27, § 4.)

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26 V.S.A. § 893

§ 893. Commencement of work; fees; work notice; inspection of work; certificate of completion

(a) Electrical work in a complex structure shall not commence until a work notice accompanied by the required fee is submitted to the Department and the work notice is validated by the Department. There shall be a base fee of $40.00 for each work notice, except for electrical work done in one and two family residential dwellings. In addition to the base fee, the following fees shall be charged:

(1) Services

(A) Temporary—$30.00.

(B) Permanent—1 phase and 3 phase through 400 amp—$35.00.

(D) Permanent—801 amp and larger—$100.00.

(2) Transformers

(A) 1 to 25 KVA—$10.00 each.

(B) 26 to 75 KVA—$15.00 each.

(D) Over 200 KVA—$35.00 each.

(3) Motors and Generators

(A) Up to 5 hp, KW, KVA—$10.00 each.

(B) 5 to 25 hp, KW, KVA—$10.00 each.

(D) Over 100 hp, KW, KVA—$25.00 each.

(4) Other electrical work

(A) Each panel and feeder after the main disconnect—$35.00.

(B) Outlets for receptacles, switches, fixtures, electric baseboard (per 50 units or portion thereof)—$20.00.

(D) Fuel oil, kerosene, LP, natural gas, and gasoline pumps—$15.00 each.

(E) Boilers, furnaces, and other stationary appliances—$10.00 each.

(F) Elevators—$75.00 each.

(G) Platform lifts—$40.00 each.

(H) Fire alarm initiating, signaling, and associated devices (per 50 units or portions thereof)—$30.00.

(I) Fire alarm main panel and annunciator panels—$50.00 each.

(J) Fire pumps—$50.00.

(5) Reinspection fee. For each reinspection for code violations, there will be a fee of $125.00.

(b) The Commissioner may establish inspection priorities for electrical inspections. Priorities shall be based on the relative risks to persons and property, the type and size of the complex structure, and the type and number of electrical installations to be installed. Electrical installations regulated by the Board shall be inspected by the Commissioner or an electrical inspector in accordance with the procedures and priorities established by the Commissioner.

(c) An electrical installation in any part of a complex structure shall not be covered unless it is inspected by an electrical inspector. The provisions of this subsection may be specifically waived by an electrical inspector in writing. Upon completion of a new electrical installation, the applicant shall request a final inspection by an electrical inspector in writing. Within five working days of receipt of the application, the Commissioner, or inspector, shall conduct an inspection, establish a reasonable date for inspection, or issue a waiver of inspection.

(d) A certificate of completion shall be issued if the Commissioner or electrical inspector determines after inspection that the installation is in compliance with the standards and requirements adopted by the Board.

(e) No part of a complex structure, in which part a new electrical installation has been made, shall be sold or conveyed for use or occupancy without first securing a certificate of completion for the new electrical installation.

(f) The Commissioner or an inspector designated by the Commissioner shall have authority to enter any premises in which an electrical installation subject to the rules of the Board is being or has been installed, replaced, or repaired for the purpose of making such inspection as is necessary to carry out his or her responsibilities under this subchapter. If the owner or occupant of the premises refuses to permit entry by the Commissioner, or an electrical inspector, any Superior Court, on application of the Commissioner, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order enforcing such right of entry. (Added 1969, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1973, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 11, 1974; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1983, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 11, 1984; 1987, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1991, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1999, No. 49, § 141; 2001, No. 65, § 2; 2009, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 29, 2010.)

26 V.S.A. § 902

§ 902. Master electricians

(a) To be eligible for licensure as a master electrician, an applicant shall:

(1) have been licensed as a journeyman electrician under this chapter for at least two years; or

(2) have had comparable experience and training, within or without this State, acceptable to the Board; and

(3) pass an examination to the satisfaction of the Board.

(b) Upon successful completion of the examination and payment of the required fee, the applicant shall receive a master electrician’s license in the form of a wallet-size card. This license shall be carried by the master electrician at all times while performing his or her trade and shall be displayed upon request. Upon the request by the licensee and upon payment of the required fee, the Board shall issue a license certificate suitable for framing.

(c) A person licensed under this chapter as a master electrician is entitled to design, install, repair, maintain, and replace electrical installations including lightning rods, fire alarms, and fire detection systems as his or her principal business or in the course of another business conducted by him or her, and may employ other persons licensed under this chapter or electrician’s helpers to perform work in connection with electrical installations under his or her direction. (Added 1969, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1971, No. 42, § 1, eff. April 7, 1971; 1973, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1979, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1987, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)

26 V.S.A. § 905

§ 905. Application; examinations, education, and fees

(a)(1) Each applicant for a license shall submit to the Board, on forms furnished by it, a written application containing such relevant information as the Board may require, accompanied by the required examination fee.

(2) The examination fee shall be established by the Board but shall be no greater than the cost associated with administering the examination. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 502(a), if the examination is conducted by an outside testing service, the required examination fee may be paid directly to the testing service.

(b) Examinations shall be conducted in writing and shall include a practical skills examination. The examination shall cover theoretical and practical aspects of electrical work, together with pertinent laws and rules. In addition, the master electrician’s examination shall contain questions on the installation of lightning rods, fire alarms, and fire detection systems.

(d)(1) Three-year electrical license fees shall be:

(A) for a masters license (initial and renewal) $150.00 (B) for a journeyman’s license (initial and renewal) $115.00 (C) for a type-S journeyman’s license (initial and renewal) per field $115.00

(2) The fee for a certificate for framing shall be: $ 10.00.

(e) If a license is allowed to lapse, it may be renewed within one year of its expiration date by the payment of $25.00 in addition to the renewal fee.

(f) The fee for replacement of a lost or damaged license shall be: $20.00.

(g) Pursuant to qualifications and procedures determined by the Commissioner, the Board shall, upon request, waive application fees for qualified military members and military spouses.

(1) The education module shall be not more than two hours and shall be required as a condition of initial licensure and license renewal. The module shall include education on any State or utility incentives relevant to the profession.

(A) The education module for initial licensure shall provide general information regarding the State’s energy goals.

(B) The education module for license renewal shall provide any updates on the State’s energy goals and any updates regarding corresponding State energy programs applicable to the profession.

(2) The Commissioner shall consider any recommendations on these education modules provided by relevant stakeholders and approve education modules in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources and the Department of Public Service.

(h) In addition to other education requirements of this subchapter, the Commissioner shall require each applicant to complete an education module regarding the State’s energy goals and how the electrician profession can further those goals. (Added 1969, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1979, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1987, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1991, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1999, No. 49, §§ 142, 143; 2001, No. 65, § 3; 2009, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 29, 2010; 2019, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. April 1, 2021; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 36, eff. July 1, 2021.)

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