Michigan Laws 339.5721 – Fire alarm specialty technician’s license; requirements; renewal; use to meet requirements for more than 1 license prohibited
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.5721
- Board: means the electrical administrative board described in section 705. See Michigan Laws 339.5701
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
- Fire alarm contractor: means a person that is engaged in the business of erecting, installing, altering, repairing, servicing, or maintaining wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment of a fire alarm system. See Michigan Laws 339.5701
- Fire alarm specialty technician: means an individual other than a fire alarm contractor who, as his or her principal occupation, is engaged in the design and practical installation or alteration of fire alarm systems. See Michigan Laws 339.5701
- License: includes the whole or part of a governmental permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required under a specific article of this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5105
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- State construction code: means the rules promulgated by the state construction code commission under section 4 of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
(1) Subject to section 731(3), the department shall issue a fire alarm specialty technician‘s license to an individual who is at least 20 years old, meets the requirements described in article 2, and is certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technology as an associate engineering technician, level II, or holds an equivalent certification in the field of fire alarm systems technology as determined by the board.
(2) As a condition of renewal of a fire alarm specialty technician’s license, the fire alarm specialty technician must demonstrate the successful completion of a course, approved by the board, concerning any update or change in the state construction code relating to fire alarm systems within 12 months after the update or change in that code. This requirement applies only during or after those years that the state construction code is updated or changed.
(3) A holder of a fire alarm specialty technician’s license cannot be used to meet the eligibility requirement described in section 719(a) or (b) for more than 1 fire alarm contractor‘s license.