§ 5-20-27. Grounds for revocation of license.
The director of labor and training shall revoke the license of any master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer after a hearing when the weight of the evidence establishes any one or more of the following specific violations:
(1) For having obtained, or conspired with others to obtain, a license by inducing the issuance of that license in consideration of the payment of money or any other things of value, or by and through a willful or fraudulent misrepresentation of facts in the procurement of the license;
(2) Willful violation of any plumbing ordinance, or rules of any city or town, or of any law of this state regulating the conduct of plumbing, irrigation work, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work;
(3) On account of knowingly aiding or assisting any person to engage in the work specified for a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer when that person does not have a license as provided in this chapter;
(4) Because of any master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system-installer, or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer willfully and fraudulently loaning his or her license to any other person for the purpose of permitting that person to engage in any plumbing, irrigation work, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work in violation of the provisions of this chapter;
(5) If any licensee, as provided in this chapter, is convicted of a felony; or
(6) On account of any willful violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-27; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers
Section 5-20-1. - Short title.
Section 5-20-2. - “Plumbing” and “source of water” defined.
Section 5-20-3. - “Master plumber” defined.
Section 5-20-3.1. - “Master irrigator” defined.
Section 5-20-3.2. - “Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.
Section 5-20-3.3. - “Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.
Section 5-20-4. - “Journeyperson plumber” defined.
Section 5-20-4.1. - “Apprentice irrigator” defined.
Section 5-20-4.2. - “Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.
Section 5-20-5. - “Apprentice plumber” defined.
Section 5-20-5.1. - “Journeyperson irrigator” defined.
Section 5-20-5.2. - “Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work” defined.
Section 5-20-6. - Board of examiners — Composition — Appointment of members.
Section 5-20-8. - Practices for which master’s license required.
Section 5-20-9. - Acts for which journeyperson’s license required.
Section 5-20-10. - Work for which apprentice certificate required.
Section 5-20-11. - [Repealed.]
Section 5-20-12. - Corporations and firms engaging in business.
Section 5-20-12.1. - Issuance of contractor master license.
Section 5-20-13. - Functions of board of examiners.
Section 5-20-14. - Duties of director.
Section 5-20-15. - Applications for licenses.
Section 5-20-17. - Qualifications of journeyperson — Application fee.
Section 5-20-17.1. - Qualifications of journeyperson irrigator — Application fee.
Section 5-20-17.3. - Applicability.
Section 5-20-18. - [Repealed.]
Section 5-20-19. - Notice of change of address of licensee.
Section 5-20-20. - Conduct of examinations.
Section 5-20-21. - Issuance of license on examination — Notice to applicants.
Section 5-20-22. - Reexamination of applicants — Appeal to board.
Section 5-20-23. - Expiration and renewal of licenses — Penalties for violation of section.
Section 5-20-24. - License displayed in place of business — Advertising.
Section 5-20-25. - Registration of apprentices.
Section 5-20-26. - Municipal inspectors and installation permits.
Section 5-20-27. - Grounds for revocation of license.
Section 5-20-28. - Procedure for revocation of license.
Section 5-20-29. - Subpoena of witnesses.
Section 5-20-30. - Administration of oaths.
Section 5-20-31. - Recommendations of board — Order of director — Rehearing — Review.
Section 5-20-32. - Judicial review of proceedings.
Section 5-20-33. - Penalties for violations.
Section 5-20-33.1. - Enforcement.
Section 5-20-34. - Prosecution of violations.
Section 5-20-35. - Persons and acts exempt — Issuance of licenses in special cases.
Section 5-20-36. - Injunctions.
Section 5-20-38. - Individual sewage disposal system (ISDS) installers — Work permitted.
Section 5-20-39. - Transfer of duties to the department of labor and training.
Section 5-20-40. - Investigation and prosecution of violations.