§ 5-6-10.3. Limited premises certificate/license — Certificate PC.
(a) A Certificate PC shall be issued to public institutions of higher educations that regularly employ one or more Class B journeyperson electricians when the work performed by those individuals is limited to the replacement, retrofit, upgrade, maintenance, repair, and/or minor alteration of electrical wiring, branch circuit devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must be made by a responsible officer of the firm and contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality or appropriate state authority.
(b) The scope and size of any work performed under a Certificate PC shall be limited to:
(1) For any project involving a single classroom or a single laboratory, work performed shall not exceed two thousand square feet (2,000 sq. ft.);
(2) For all other projects work performed shall not exceed one thousand two hundred fifty square feet (1,250 sq. ft.);
(3) In no event may a project within a single building or series of buildings, when the project spans multiple locations, be broken into smaller phases to satisfy the square foot limitations as set forth in this section; and
(4) In no event shall any work be performed pursuant to a Certificate PC in any space under construction, which shall mean any room or space that has been demolished or gutted.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, minor alterations shall include new installation of individual branch circuits within sight or fifty feet (50′).
(d) For purposes of this chapter, all work performed under a Certificate PC pursuant to the terms enumerated herein, shall not be deemed or considered as installation.
History of Section.P.L. 2021, ch. 123, § 1, effective July 2, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 126, § 1, effective July 2, 2021.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Section 5-6-2. - Work for which license required.
Section 5-6-2.1. - Inspection and right of entry.
Section 5-6-3. - Devices and appliances inserted by unlicensed persons.
Section 5-6-4. - Board of examiners — Composition — Appointment of members — Policy-making role.
Section 5-6-5. - Board of examiners — Officers — Employment of personnel.
Section 5-6-6. - Rules — Conduct of examinations.
Section 5-6-7. - Forms of licenses.
Section 5-6-8. - Contractor’s certificates/licenses.
Section 5-6-9. - Journeyperson’s certificate/license.
Section 5-6-10. - Limited-premises certificate/license.
Section 5-6-10.1. - Limited-maintenance license.
Section 5-6-10.2. - Limited journeyperson maintenance certificate/license — Class M.
Section 5-6-10.3. - Limited premises certificate/license — Certificate PC.
Section 5-6-13. - Journeyperson and burnerperson restricted to work as employee of licensee.
Section 5-6-14. - Work on premises covered by limited-premises certificates.
Section 5-6-15. - False statement in applications.
Section 5-6-16. - License fees.
Section 5-6-17. - Application for examination — Fee.
Section 5-6-18. - Preservation of applications and examination papers.
Section 5-6-19. - Display of licenses.
Section 5-6-20. - Expiration and renewal of certificates and licenses.
Section 5-6-20.1. - Mandatory continuing education.
Section 5-6-21. - Certificates expiring while licensee is in federal service.
Section 5-6-22. - Board of examiners meeting records — Manual of regulations.
Section 5-6-24. - Apprentices — Registration.
Section 5-6-24.1. - Apprentices certified by other states.
Section 5-6-25. - Compliance with rules and requirements of city or town.
Section 5-6-26. - Compliance with requirements of division or of electric company.
Section 5-6-27. - Disposition of fees — Annual report.
Section 5-6-28. - Penalties for unlicensed work.
Section 5-6-29. - Persons and work exempt.
Section 5-6-32. - Authority of director to assess penalty.
Section 5-6-33. - Enforcement of the chapter — Prosecution.
Section 5-6-34. - Certification of electric sign contractors and electric sign installers.