100D.2 - LICENSE REQUIRED. - Iowa Statutes

100D.2 LICENSE REQUIRED. 1. On or after January 1, 2010, a person shall not perform fire protection system installations or fire protection system maintenance without holding a current, valid fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker license issued pursuant to this chapter. a. An employee of a fire extinguishing system contractor working as an apprentice sprinkler fitter performing fire protection system installation or maintenance under the direct supervision of an on-site licensed fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker is not required to hold a current, valid fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker license. b. A person who installs or demolishes walls, ceilings, flooring, insulation, or associated materials or a person who demolishes sprinkler pipe is not subject to the provisions of this chapter except when the work involves a complete sprinkler system. c. A person who is a responsible managing employee of a fire extinguishing system contractor is not required to hold a current, valid fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker license. 2. A licensed fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker must be present at all locations and at all times when fire protection system installation work is being performed. At least one licensed fire sprinkler installer and maintenance worker must be present for every three apprentice sprinkler fitters performing work related to fire protection system installation. 3. Licenses are not transferable. The lending, selling, giving, or assigning of any license or the obtaining of a license for any other person shall be grounds for revocation. 4. Licenses shall be issued for a two-year period, and may be renewed as established by the state fire marshal by rule. 5. On and after January 1, 2010, a governmental subdivision shall not issue a license to a person installing a fire protection system and shall not prohibit a person installing fire protection systems and licensed pursuant to this chapter from performing services for which that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter or enforce any licensing provisions promulgated by the governmental subdivision against a person licensed pursuant to this chapter. 6. A governmental subdivision that administers an inspection program relating to the installation of a fire protection system on July 31, 2009, may continue that inspection program.          Section History: Recent Form 2008 Acts, ch 1094, §3, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §4--7