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Article 1 - Short Title, Definitions, and Effects of Former Acts (339.5101...339.5109)
Section 339.5101 - Short Title. - Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 339.5103 - Definitions; a to D. - Sec. 103. As used in this act: (a) "Administrative procedures...
Section 339.5105 - Definitions; E to L. - Sec. 105. As used in this act: (a) "Enforcing agency"...
Section 339.5107 - Definitions; M to V. - Sec. 107. As used in this act: (a) "Michigan building...
Section 339.5109 - License, Registration, or Certification Issued Under Former Act; Board Created Under Former Act; Rules Promulgated Under Former Act; Proceedings Pending Under Authority of Former Act; Reference to Former Act. - Sec. 109. (1) A person that holds a license, registration,...
Article 2 - Issuance of Licenses (339.5201...339.5223)
Section 339.5201 - License; Application; Form; Fees; Requirements for Issuance of License; Expiration Date; Proof of Licensure and Government-Issued Photo Identification; Definitions. - Sec. 201. (1) A person shall apply for a license...
Section 339.5202 - Preliminary Determination; Procedure; Effect. - Sec. 202. (1) The department shall establish a procedure that...
Section 339.5203 - License; Issuance Upon Demonstration of Unfair and Inadequate Requirements; Fees; License With Limitation; Notice; Approval or Disapproval; Review. - Sec. 203. (1) The department may issue a license to...
Section 339.5205 - Renewal; Issuance; Demonstration of Unfair and Inadequate Requirements; Fees; Issuance With Limitation; Notice; Approval or Disapproval; Responsibility for Renewal. - Sec. 205. (1) Unless otherwise provided in this act and...
Section 339.5207 - Rules. - Sec. 207. (1) The department, in consultation with the appropriate...
Section 339.5209 - Examination or Test; Review and Approval of Form and Content; Administering, Scoring, and Monitoring; Providing Equipment, Examination Room, Form, and Other Items; Agreement. - Sec. 209. (1) Before an examination or other test required...
Section 339.5211 - Files of Board; Control and Physical Possession by Department. - Sec. 211. The department shall have control over and physical...
Section 339.5213 - Office Services; Administrative and Secretarial Staff, Clerks, and Employees; Powers of Department. - Sec. 213. (1) The department shall furnish office services to...
Section 339.5215 - Orientation Program for Board Member. - Sec. 215. The department shall provide a comprehensive orientation program...
Section 339.5217 - Annual Report. - Sec. 217. The department shall prepare and publish an annual...
Section 339.5219 - Temporary License; Validity. - Sec. 219. (1) The department may grant a nonrenewable temporary...
Section 339.5221 - Records Unavailable From Foreign Country; Examination or Application for Reciprocal License; Required Documents. - Sec. 221. If the records of an applicant for licensure...
Section 339.5223 - Licensure or Registration Without Examination; Member of Armed Forces, Veteran, and Dependent of a Member or Veteran; Requirements. - Sec. 223. (1) The department shall issue a license or...
Article 3 - Boards Generally (339.5301...339.5323)
Section 339.5301 - Board; Composition; Membership; Qualifications. - Sec. 301. Unless otherwise provided in a specific article of...
Section 339.5303 - Board; Appointment and Nominations. - Sec. 303. Unless otherwise provided in a specific article of...
Section 339.5305 - Board; Terms; Vacancy; Removal. - Sec. 305. Unless otherwise provided in a specific article of...
Section 339.5307 - Board; Commencement of Term. - Sec. 307. The term of office of a member of...
Section 339.5309 - Board; Compensation and Expenses. - Sec. 309. Annually, the legislature shall fix the per diem...
Section 339.5311 - Board; Meetings. - Sec. 311. Unless otherwise provided in a specific article of...
Section 339.5313 - Board; Operation. - Sec. 313. Unless otherwise provided in a specific article of...
Section 339.5315 - Board; Creation or Continuation Within Department; Duties; Attendance of Member at Informal Conference; Assistance to Department. - Sec. 315. (1) Each board created or continued under this...
Section 339.5317 - Hearing; Assessment of Penalty. - Sec. 317. After completion of a hearing conducted under section...
Section 339.5319 - Board; Aiding Department in Interpreting License or Permit Requirement. - Sec. 319. A board shall aid the department in interpreting...
Section 339.5321 - Development of Examination or Test; Adoption of Test Prepared by Another Agency; Consideration of Material in Closed Session. - Sec. 321. (1) Unless otherwise provided in a specific article...
Section 339.5323 - Files of Abolished Board; Surrender to Department; Use of Personnel, Office Space, and Items or Equipment by Successor Board. - Sec. 323. (1) A board abolished under this act shall...
Article 4 - License Fees (339.5401...339.5419)
Section 339.5401 - Fees; Establishment of Specific Amounts Charged for Licenses, Permits, and Activities; License Verification - Sec. 401. (1) Unless the amount of a fee is...
Section 339.5403 - Person Having Contract With Department or Providing Direct Services to Applicant or Licensee; Collection of Fees; Termination of Contract With Person Administering Licensing Examination; Limitation on Fee Charged by Department. - Sec. 403. (1) This act does not prohibit a person...
Section 339.5405 - Nonrefundable Application Processing Fee. - Sec. 405. An applicant must include a nonrefundable application processing...
Section 339.5407 - Examination Fee; Forfeiture; Reexamination; Publication of Examination Deadline. - Sec. 407. (1) An individual who is required to take...
Section 339.5409 - Payment of Fee as Condition to Issuance of License; Establishment of Fees on per Year Basis. - Sec. 409. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 411,...
Section 339.5411 - Failure to Renew License; Prohibited Practice; Lapse; Late Renewal Fee; Relicensure; Conditions; Individual on Active Duty in Armed Forces; Temporary Exemption. - Sec. 411. (1) A person that fails to renew a...
Section 339.5413 - Electronic Continuing Education Tracking System; Agreement. - Sec. 413. (1) The department may enter into an agreement...
Section 339.5415 - Licensure, Renewal, or Relicensure; Payment of Fees and Fines as Condition; Lien on Real Property. - Sec. 415. (1) It is a condition of licensure, renewal,...
Section 339.5417 - Fee; Waiver. - Sec. 417. The department shall waive the fee for an...
Section 339.5419 - Fees, Money, and Income Received by Department; Disposition. - Sec. 419. All fees and money received by the department...
Article 5 - Complaints, Investigations, and Administrative Proceedings (339.5501...339.5541)
Section 339.5501 - Complaint; Submission. - Sec. 501. A complaint that alleges that a person has...
Section 339.5503 - Complaint; Investigation of Allegations; Correspondence File; Acknowledgement; Complaint Made by Department. - Sec. 503. If it receives a complaint, the department shall...
Section 339.5505 - Investigation; Petition to Issue Subpoena. - Sec. 505. The department shall conduct the investigation required under...
Section 339.5507 - Investigation; Report; Closing of Complaint; Action. - Sec. 507. (1) The investigative unit of the department, within...
Section 339.5509 - Summary Suspension of License; Order; Affidavit; Administrative Proceedings; Petition to Dissolve Order; Hearing; Granting Request; Exception; Record. - Sec. 509. (1) After an investigation is conducted, the department...
Section 339.5511 - Order to Cease and Desist; Hearing; Action to Restrain and Enjoin. - Sec. 511. (1) After an investigation is conducted, the director...
Section 339.5513 - Summary Suspension Order, Cease and Desist Order, or Injunctive Relief; Addition to Other Action. - Sec. 513. A summary suspension order, cease and desist order,...
Section 339.5515 - Formal Complaint and Notice; Service; Alternatives; Informal Conference; Settlement; Contested Case Hearing. - Sec. 515. (1) After an investigation is conducted and a...
Section 339.5517 - Showing Compliance With Act, Rule, or Order in Contested Case Hearing. - Sec. 517. This act does not prevent a person against...
Section 339.5519 - Hearing. - Sec. 519. If an informal conference under section 515(3) is...
Section 339.5521 - Subpoena. - Sec. 521. The department or the department of the attorney...
Section 339.5523 - Determination of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law; Hearing Report. - Sec. 523. (1) At the conclusion of a hearing conducted...
Section 339.5525 - Assessment of Penalties; Determination; Basis; Transcript; Time Limits; Issuance of Final Order; Board Member Prohibited From Participation in Final Determination. - Sec. 525. (1) Within 60 days after a board receives...
Section 339.5527 - Petition; Review. - Sec. 527. A person that is seeking a license or...
Section 339.5529 - Petition; Writing; Reasons. - Sec. 529. A petition submitted under section 527 shall be...
Section 339.5531 - Issuance of License Based on Review of Qualifications. - Sec. 531. The department may issue a license or renewal...
Section 339.5533 - Decision to Place Limitation; Petition to Review; Reply; Removal of Limitation. - Sec. 533. (1) If a limitation is placed on a...
Section 339.5535 - Grievance Under Former Act. - Sec. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, if...
Section 339.5537 - Citation; Issuance; Conditions; Contents; "Employee of the Department" Defined. - Sec. 537. (1) An employee of the department may issue...
Section 339.5539 - Citation; Notice of Acceptance or Denial of Violation; Signature; Return; Placement in Records; Force and Effect as Final Order; Disclosure; Removal; Explanation; Statement; Formal Complaint. - Sec. 539. (1) A respondent has 30 days to notify...
Section 339.5541 - Effect of Signature. - Sec. 541. If a citation is signed as an indication...
Article 6 - Penalties and Remedies (339.5601...339.5613)
Section 339.5601 - Engaging in Occupation or Using Title Without License Prohibited; Violation; Penalty; Restitution; Injunctive Relief; "Affected Person" Defined; Construction Contrary to Permit; Investigation; Remedies; Conviction; Notice to Depart... - Sec. 601. (1) A person shall not engage in or...
Section 339.5603 - Violation of Act, Rule, or Order; Penalties. - Sec. 603. If a person violates this act or a...
Section 339.5605 - Suspension of License Until Restitution Made. - Sec. 605. If payment of restitution is required under section...
Section 339.5607 - Violation of Article or Commission of Certain Acts. - Sec. 607. A person that violates 1 or more of...
Section 339.5609 - Agreeing to Fact by Stipulation or Finding of Act Violation; Costs of Investigation and Prosecution. - Sec. 609. If the parties in a contested case under...
Section 339.5611 - Action in Name of State; Intervention by Attorney General; Action by Department. - Sec. 611. (1) The department may bring any appropriate action,...
Section 339.5613 - Forfeiture. - Sec. 613. In the event of a criminal violation of...
Article 7 - Electricians and Electrical Contractors (339.5701...339.5739)
Section 339.5701 - Definitions; a to F. - Sec. 701. As used in this article: (a) "Apprentice electrician"...
Section 339.5703 - Definitions; J to S. - Sec. 703. As used in this article: (a) "Jobsite" means...
Section 339.5705 - Electrical Administrative Board; Creation; Membership; Ex Officio Member; Chairperson; Vice-Chairperson. - Sec. 705. (1) The electrical administrative board created in section...
Section 339.5707 - Fees. - Sec. 707. (1) The examination fee for licensure of any...
Section 339.5709 - Applicant for Licensure; Conditions for Sitting for Examination. - Sec. 709. An applicant for a license who meets the...
Section 339.5711 - Electrical Contractor's License; Requirements. - Sec. 711. The department shall issue an electrical contractor's license...
Section 339.5713 - Master Electrician's License; Requirements; Failure to Pass Examination; Using License to Meet Eligibility Requirement for More Than 1 Electrical Contractor's License Prohibited; Condition of Renewal. - Sec. 713. (1) The department shall issue a master electrician's...
Section 339.5715 - Electrical Journeyman's License; Requirements; Affidavit Stating Amount of Experience; Failure to Pass Examination; Condition of Renewal. - Sec. 715. (1) The department shall issue an electrical journeyman's...
Section 339.5717 - Apprentice Electrician; Registration; Form; Certificate of Registration; Participation in Apprenticeship Training Program; Ratio; Approval of Apprenticeship Training Program. - Sec. 717. (1) An individual who is employed as an...
Section 339.5719 - Fire Alarm Contractor's License; Requirements. - Sec. 719. Subject to section 731(3), the department shall issue...
Section 339.5721 - Fire Alarm Specialty Technician's License; Requirements; Renewal; Use to Meet Requirements for More Than 1 License Prohibited. - Sec. 721. (1) Subject to section 731(3), the department shall...
Section 339.5723 - Fire Alarm Specialty Apprentice Technician; Registration; Form; Certificate of Registration; Participation in Apprenticeship Training Program; Ratio. - Sec. 723. (1) An individual who is employed as a...
Section 339.5725 - Specialty License Not Required. - Sec. 725. A person that holds a valid electrical contractor's...
Section 339.5727 - Sign Specialty Contractor's License; Requirements; Failure to Pass Examination; Condition of Renewal; License Not Required. - Sec. 727. (1) Subject to section 731(5), the department shall...
Section 339.5729 - Sign Specialist's License; Issuance; Failure to Pass Examination; Condition of Renewal; License Not Required. - Sec. 729. (1) The department shall issue a sign specialist's...
Section 339.5731 - Installation of Electrical Wiring; Permit; Charitable Organization Exception; Erection, Installation, Alteration, Repair, Service, or Maintenance of Fire Alarm System or Electric Signs; License Required; Sign Specialty Licensure of... - Sec. 731. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 737,...
Section 339.5733 - Applicability of Article to Municipality; Definitions. - Sec. 733. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 339.5735 - Ordinance Requiring Application to and Licensing by Board. - Sec. 735. A municipality that provides standards for electrical wiring...
Section 339.5737 - Electrical Contracting; License Required; Classes of Work. - Sec. 737. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article...
Section 339.5739 - Responsibility or Liability. - Sec. 739. (1) This article shall not be construed to...
Article 8 - Mechanical Contractors (339.5801...339.5819)
Section 339.5801 - Definitions; a to H. - Sec. 801. As used in this article: (a) "Air conditioning"...
Section 339.5803 - Definitions; L to V. - Sec. 803. As used in this article: (a) "Limited heating...
Section 339.5805 - Board of Mechanical Rules; Appointment and Qualifications of Members; Designation of Chairperson; Election of Vice-Chairperson and Secretary; Quorum; Recommendations. - Sec. 805. (1) The board of mechanical rules created in...
Section 339.5807 - Work Classification Examination; Eligibility; Classifications and Limitations; "Experience" Defined; Affidavit or Letter Signed by Commanding Officer, Supervisor, or Military Superior; Completion of 2-Year Program. - Sec. 807. (1) An applicant is not eligible for a...
Section 339.5809 - Installations, Alterations, or Servicing of Work Classifications; Designation of Contractor of Record; Performance of Work Without Compensation or on Behalf of Charitable Organization; Person Registered as System Provider or Licens... - Sec. 809. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) or...
Section 339.5811 - Local Licensing Requirements. - Sec. 811. A municipality shall not establish or maintain local...
Section 339.5813 - Work Classification Examination Fee; Initial and Per-Year Fee; Expiration of Initial or Renewal Mechanical Contractor's License; Reinstatement; Computation of Fee on Pro Rata Basis. - Sec. 813. (1) Each work classification examination fee for a...
Section 339.5815 - Designation as Contractor of Record. - Sec. 815. (1) If an individual who is an employee...
Section 339.5817 - Mechanical Contractor Performing Work in Municipality; Registration of License With Enforcing Agency. - Sec. 817. A mechanical contractor that is licensed under this...
Section 339.5819 - Installation of Heating or Refrigerating System by Owner of Single Family Dwelling. - Sec. 819. An individual who is the owner of a...
Article 9 - Boiler Inspectors, Installers, Repairers, and Operators and Stationary Engineers (339.5901...339.5947)
Section 339.5901 - Definitions; "Experience" Defined. - Sec. 901. As used in this article: (a) "Antique steam...
Section 339.5903 - Additional Definitions. - Sec. 903. (1) As used in this article: (a) "Low...
Section 339.5905 - Board of Boiler Rules; Appointment and Qualifications of Members; Quorum. - Sec. 905. (1) The board of boiler rules created in...
Section 339.5907 - Promulgation of Rules; Boiler of Special Design or Construction; Use of Title. - Sec. 907. (1) The department, in consultation with the board,...
Section 339.5909 - State Boiler Inspection Fund; Requirements. - Sec. 909. The state boiler inspection fund created under former...
Section 339.5911 - Nonconforming Boilers; Special Installation and Operation Permit. - Sec. 911. A boiler that does not conform to the...
Section 339.5913 - Maximum Allowable Pressure; Determination; Computation; Use, Sale, or Reinstallation of Existing Boiler. - Sec. 913. (1) The maximum allowable pressure of a boiler...
Section 339.5915 - Article Inapplicable to Certain Boilers. - Sec. 915. This article does not apply to any of...
Section 339.5917 - Antique Steam Boiler; Compliance With Rules; Inspection; Certificate of Inspection. - Sec. 917. An antique steam boiler shall comply with the...
Section 339.5919 - Miniature Hobby Locomotive; Inspection; Report; Fee; Inspection and Certification by Club; "Public Display or Use" Defined. - Sec. 919. (1) The department shall inspect annually a miniature...
Section 339.5921 - Chief Inspector; Appointment; Qualifications; Powers. - Sec. 921. (1) Subject to civil service rules, the director...
Section 339.5923 - Deputy Inspector; Employment; Qualifications. - Sec. 923. Subject to civil service rules, the director shall...
Section 339.5925 - Special Inspector; Request; Qualifications; Application for License; Fee; License Renewal; Salary or Expenses From State Prohibited; Continuance of License; Condition; Inspection; Exemption From Fee. - Sec. 925. (1) The director shall issue a license as...
Section 339.5927 - Examination for Chief, Deputy, or Special Inspectors, Boiler Operators, and Stationary Engineers. - Sec. 927. (1) All of the following apply to an...
Section 339.5929 - License Not Required for Employee; Application of Article 8; Exemption. - Sec. 929. (1) An individual in the employ of a...
Section 339.5931 - Operation of Boiler and Auxiliaries Without Registration; Use of Terms or Titles; Registration Requirements. - Sec. 931. (1) An individual may operate a boiler and...
Section 339.5933 - Classification of Boiler Operator and Stationary Engineer Registrations. - Sec. 933. For purposes of this article, boiler operator and...
Section 339.5935 - Qualified Technical Education Programs; Course Content; Rules. - Sec. 935. (1) The department by rule shall designate the...
Section 339.5937 - Registration; Requirements; Qualifications. - Sec. 937. (1) The director shall not issue a registration...
Section 339.5938 - Lost or Destroyed License or Registration; Reissuance; Fee. - Sec. 938. If a license or registration issued under this...
Section 339.5939 - Installation or Alteration of Boiler; Permit Required. - Sec. 939. A person shall not install or alter a...
Section 339.5941 - Repair of Boiler; Permit Required; Exception. - Sec. 941. A person shall not repair a boiler without...
Section 339.5943 - New or Used Boiler; Use in This State; Inspected; Requirements. - Sec. 943. A boiler used or proposed for use in...
Section 339.5945 - Inspection Report; Filing; Form; Fee; Issuance, Contents, Validity, Posting, and Suspension of Inspection Certificate. - Sec. 945. (1) Within 30 days following a boiler certificate...
Section 339.5946 - Operation of Boiler; Valid Inspection Certificate Required; Pressure Restrictions; Violation; Penalties. - Sec. 946. (1) A person shall not operate under pressure...
Section 339.5947 - Applicability of Article; Failure to Comply; Revocation; Audit. - Sec. 947. (1) This article does not apply to or...
Article 10 - Building Officials and Inspectors (339.6001...339.6023)
Section 339.6001 - Definitions; a to F. - Sec. 1001. As used in this article: (a) "Adopted", in...
Section 339.6003 - Definitions; I to R. - Sec. 1003. As used in this article: (a) "Inspector" means...
Section 339.6005 - State Construction Code Commission; Designation as Board; Building Officials Advisory Board; Purpose; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members. - Sec. 1005. (1) The state construction code commission created in...
Section 339.6007 - Enforcement of Construction Codes; Participation of Advisory Boards; Review and Approval of Educational and Training Programs, Tests, and Instructors; Recommendation of Criteria for Approval. - Sec. 1007. (1) The commission shall promote effective and uniform...
Section 339.6009 - Building Official, Plan Reviewer, or Inspector; Registration; Application; Fee; Initial Registration. - Sec. 1009. (1) An individual shall apply for registration as...
Section 339.6011 - Renewal of Registration. - Sec. 1011. A registered building official, plan reviewer, or inspector...
Section 339.6013 - Effect of Requirements Included in Article 7 or 11. - Sec. 1013. This article does not supersede the requirements applicable...
Section 339.6015 - Revocation or Suspension of Registration; Enforcing Agency as Party in Interest. - Sec. 1015. After written notice and an opportunity for a...
Section 339.6017 - Conflict of Interest; Inspection of Own Work in Government Subdivision Prohibited; Additional Requirements and Restrictions; Construction of Article. - Sec. 1017. (1) Performing instructional duties for educational purposes and...
Section 339.6019 - Registration or Reregistration Without Examination; Fee. - Sec. 1019. (1) If it receives a fee in an...
Section 339.6021 - Registration Required; Provisional Registration; Notice That Applicant Unqualified; Appeal; Employment by Enforcing Agency Not Required for Registration. - Sec. 1021. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an individual shall...
Section 339.6022 - Appointment of Electrical Inspector by Governmental Subdivision; Qualification. - Sec. 1022. In addition to the requirements of section 1021,...
Section 339.6023 - Building Officials, Inspectors, and Plan Reviewers; Fees; Deposit. - Sec. 1023. (1) The commission shall charge fees for registration...
Article 11 - Plumbers and Plumbing Contractors (339.6101...339.6133)
Section 339.6101 - Definitions; a to J. - Sec. 1101. As used in this article: (a) "Apprentice plumber"...
Section 339.6103 - Definitions; M to W. - Sec. 1103. As used in this article: (a) "Master plumber"...
Section 339.6105 - State Plumbing Board; Membership; Qualifications; Recommendations to Commission. - Sec. 1105. (1) The state plumbing board created in section...
Section 339.6107 - Plumbing Contractor, Master Plumber, Journey Plumber, or Apprentice Plumber; License or Registration Required; Work Not Requiring License; Performing Activities Within Scope of Licensure or Registration. - Sec. 1107. (1) A person shall not engage in or...
Section 339.6109 - Plumbing Contractor, Master, or Journey License; Examination. - Sec. 1109. An individual who is applying for a plumbing...
Section 339.6111 - Plumbing Contractor License; Issuance; Conditions; Operation of Branch Offices; Supervision or Control of Plumbing Operations; Display of Business Sign. - Sec. 1111. (1) To qualify for a plumbing contractor license,...
Section 339.6113 - Master Plumber's License; Issuance; Requirements; Condition of Renewal; Responsibility for Payment of Fee; Notice That Master Plumber Ceasing Representation of Contractor. - Sec. 1113. (1) The department shall issue a master plumber's...
Section 339.6115 - Journey Plumber's License; Issuance; Requirements; Affidavit Stating Amount of Experience; Condition of Renewal. - Sec. 1115. (1) The department shall issue a journey plumber's...
Section 339.6117 - Apprentice Plumber; Registration; Requirements. - Sec. 1117. (1) An individual who is employed as an...
Section 339.6119 - Master Plumber; Inactive License; Issuance as Active; Holding Active Master and Journey Plumber License. - Sec. 1119. (1) An individual who is licensed as a...
Section 339.6121 - Fees. - Sec. 1121. (1) A license or apprentice registration issued under...
Section 339.6123 - Plumbing Inspector; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 1123. An individual who is licensed under this article...
Section 339.6125 - Issuance of Plumbing Permit by Governmental Subdivision. - Sec. 1125. (1) A governmental subdivision may not exempt itself...
Section 339.6127 - Violation of Asbestos Abatement Contractors Licensing Act; Review; Suspension or Revocation of License. - Sec. 1127. The board shall review the license of an...
Section 339.6129 - Provision in Conflict With Stille-Derossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act. - Sec. 1129. Any provision of this article that is inconsistent...
Section 339.6131 - Lost or Destroyed License or Registration; Reissuance; Fee; Statement. - Sec. 1131. If a license or registration issued under this...
Section 339.6133 - Liability of Person or State for Damages. - Sec. 1133. This article shall not be construed to relieve...