(a)  “Journeyperson plumber,” as used in this chapter, means any employee, except an apprentice plumber as subsequently defined, whose principal occupation is the installation, maintenance, or repair of plumbing, as defined in § 5-20-2.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-20-4

  • Apprentice plumber: as used in this chapter , means any employee, whose principal occupation is service with a master plumber with a view to learning the art or trade of maintenance, installation, or repair of plumbing, as defined in § 5-20-2. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-20-5
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Plumbing: means :

    (i)  All fittings, fixtures, appliances, and connections that are located within a building or a structure, or within five feet (5?) of the outer walls of a building or structure and that connect said building or structure, where a person or persons live, work, or assemble, with the source of public or private water supply used or intended for domestic or personal use, as well as any interconnecting piping between buildings or structures;

    (ii)  All piping, fittings, fixtures, and appliances for a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system, direct or indirect, within that building; and

    (iii)  Air piping, medical, and laboratory gas systems including, but not limited to, oxygen and nitrous oxide. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-20-2

(b)  A person holding a valid journeyperson license under this chapter shall not be required to obtain an additional license under this chapter to perform journeyperson irrigation work or master water-filtration/treatment-system work.

History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-4; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.