§ 87-25. Violations made misdemeanor; employees of licensees excepted. - North Carolina Statutes

§87‑25.  Violations made misdemeanor; employees of licensees excepted.

Any person, firm orcorporation who shall engage in or offer to engage in, or carry on the businessof plumbing, heating, or fire sprinkler contracting, or any combinationthereof, as defined in G.S. 87‑21, without first having been licensed toengage in such business, or businesses, as required by the provisions of thisArticle; or any person, firm or corporation holding a limited plumbing orheating license under the provisions of this Article who shall practice oroffer to practice or carry on any type of plumbing or heating contracting notauthorized by said limited license; or any person, firm or corporation whoshall give false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board, or any memberthereof, in obtaining a license, or who shall falsely impersonate any otherpractitioner of like or different name, or who shall use an expired or revokedlicense, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this Article, shall beguilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.  An employee in the course of his work as abona fide employee of a licensee of the Board shall not be construed to haveengaged in the business of plumbing, heating, or fire sprinkler contracting, asthe case may be. (1931, c. 52, s. 10; 1939, c. 224, s. 6; 1989, c. 623,s. 4; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 842, s. 7; 1993, c. 539, s. 604; 1994, Ex.Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)