Minnesota Administrative Rules

7512.1800 JOURNEYMAN SPRINKLER FITTER CERTIFICATE.

Subpart 1.

Certificate required.

A journeyman sprinkler fitter shall obtain a journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate before performing fire protection-related work.

Subp. 2.

Application for certificate.

An initial application for a journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate must be on a form provided or approved by the commissioner and must meet the following requirements:

A.

The application must contain the full name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and driver's license number of the applicant. If the applicant does not have a driver's license, the application must contain the identification card number. If the applicant'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.

B.

The application must contain a history of journeyman sprinkler fitter certification of the applicant. The history must be of each journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate applied for or issued by Minnesota or by another jurisdiction and must include the issuance and expiration dates of the certificate. If the jurisdiction refused to issue, revoked, or suspended a certificate, the history must give the date and the reason.

C.

The application must be accompanied by documentation that the applicant passed the journeyman sprinkler fitter examination or that the applicant is exempt from examination under part 7512.0300.

D.

The application must be accompanied by a completed tax information form required by the commissioner of revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 270C.72.

E.

The application must be accompanied by a certificate fee of $75.

F.

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 journeyman of parts 7512.1700 to 7512.2000 and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299M.

G.

The applicant shall sign the application, verifying that the information in the application is true.

Subp. 3.

Issuing certificate.

Except as provided in subparts 4 and 5, the commissioner shall use the provisions of this subpart to determine whether to issue a journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate and card. The commissioner shall issue a journeyman certificate and card to an applicant, unless there is a reason to refuse to issue. The commissioner shall refuse to issue for the following reasons:

A.

The application or items filed with the application do not meet the requirements of subpart 2.

B.

The applicant has not passed the journeyman sprinkler fitter examination and the applicant is not exempt under part 7512.0300 from the requirement to pass the examination.

C.

The applicant is currently under revocation or suspension.

D.

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.

E.

The applicant does not meet the requirements for a journeyman set out in parts 7512.1700 to 7512.2000 and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299M.

Subp. 4.

Limited certificate.

The commissioner shall issue a limited journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate and card to an applicant who is certified as competent to perform fire protection-related work by a licensed fire protection contractor who is the applicant's employer. To obtain a limited journeyman certificate, the applicant shall submit to the commissioner an application for a journeyman certificate. In addition to the information and items required by subpart 2, the application must contain the employer's certification that the applicant is competent to perform fire protection-related work, the types of fire protection-related work that the applicant is competent to perform, and documentation of the applicant's training and experience showing that the applicant is competent to perform the listed types of fire protection-related work. The application does not need to contain documentation that the applicant has passed the journeyman examination. A journeyman with a limited certificate is limited to working on premises or that part of premises actually occupied by the journeyman's employer and owned by the employer or leased by the employer for a period of at least one year. A journeyman with a limited certificate is limited to working in areas of competence, as certified and documented by the journeyman's employer. A journeyman with a limited certificate may not perform fire protection-related work unless the journeyman is under the supervision of the employer's managing employee. The commissioner shall indicate the work limitations on the journeyman certificate and card.

Subp. 5.

Conditional certificate.

The commissioner shall issue a conditional journeyman sprinkler fitter certificate and card to an applicant who meets all the qualifications to take the journeyman sprinkler fitter examination, but who has not yet passed the examination. To obtain a conditional journeyman certificate, an applicant shall submit to the commissioner an application for a journeyman certificate and an application to take the journeyman examination. A journeyman with a conditional certificate may not perform fire protection-related work unless the journeyman is under the direct supervision of a journeyman who holds an unconditional and unlimited certificate. The commissioner shall indicate the condition on the journeyman certificate and card. A journeyman with a conditional certificate may work under the conditional certificate for a maximum period of six months, after which the person shall either pass the journeyman examination or discontinue performing fire protection-related work. A person who has obtained a conditional certificate may not obtain another conditional certificate for at least three years after the previous conditional certificate was issued.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 299M.04

History:

18 SR 1870; L 2005 c 151 art 1 s 116

Published Electronically:

November 8, 2006