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MCL 339.5711 — Electrical contractor's license; requirements

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5711 Electrical contractor's license; requirements.

Sec. 711.

The department shall issue an electrical contractor's license to a person that meets the requirements described in article 2 and either of the following:

(a) Is an individual who holds a master electrician's license.

(b) Has at least 1 full-time employee who is a master electrician, resides in this state, and is actively in charge of and responsible for Michigan electrical code compliance of all installations of electrical wiring and equipment.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.2404 — Evidence of good moral character; proof of identity; examination; issuance of residential maintenance and alteration contractor's license; scope of crafts and trades; place of business; branch office license; duration of license; renewal; documentation of continuing competency requirements

(4) A residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor shall maintain a place of business in this state. If a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor maintains more than 1 place of business in this state, the department shall issue a branch office license to the builder or contractor for each place of business maintained by the builder or contractor.

(5) The department shall issue the license of a residential builder and residential maintenance and alteration contractor for a period of 3 years in duration.

(6) An applicant for renewal of a residential builder or maintenance and alteration contractor license shall state to the department that he or she has a current copy of the Michigan residential code and meets the appropriate requirements regarding continuing competency described in this article or rules promulgated under this article.

(7) A licensee shall maintain documentation, for at least 5 years, of activities that meet the continuing competency requirements under this article.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 496, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 193, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 157, Eff. June 1, 2008 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Aug. 23, 2010 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 17, 2014 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 527, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 Popular Name: Act 299

MCL 339.5727 — Sign specialty contractor's license; requirements; failure to pass examination; condition of renewal; license not required

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5727 Sign specialty contractor's license; requirements; failure to pass examination; condition of renewal; license not required.

Sec. 727.

(1) Subject to section 731(5), the department shall issue a sign specialty contractor's license to a person that does all of the following:

(a) Meets the requirements described in article 2.

(b) Meets 1 of the following:

(i) Is an individual who holds a sign specialist's license.

(ii) Has at least 1 full-time employee who is a sign specialist, resides in this state, and is actively in charge of and responsible for Michigan electrical code compliance of all installations, maintenance, connection, and repair of electric signs and related wiring.

(c) Provides evidence of public liability insurance coverage.

(2) A licensed electrical contractor is not required to have a sign specialty.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.5737 — Electrical contracting; license required; classes of work

(h) Any work involved in the use, maintenance, operation, dismantling, or reassembling of motion picture and theatrical equipment used in any building with approved facilities for entertainment or educational use and that has the necessary permanent wiring and floor and wall receptacle outlets designed for the proper and safe use of that theatrical equipment, but not including any permanent wiring.

(i) Work performed by a person that is licensed as a mechanical contractor in a classification described in section 807(2)(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f), a person that is licensed as a plumbing contractor under article 11, and employees of those persons, while performing maintenance, service, repair, replacement, alteration, modification, reconstruction, or upgrading of control wiring circuits and electrical component parts in existing mechanical systems defined in the Michigan mechanical code and the Michigan plumbing code, including, but not limited to, energy management systems, relays and controls on boilers, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioning compressors and condensers, fan controls, thermostats and sensors, and all interconnecting wiring associated with the mechanical systems in buildings that are on the load side of the unit disconnect, that is located on or immediately adjacent to the equipment, except for life safety systems wiring.

MCL 339.5739 — Responsibility or liability

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5739 Responsibility or liability.

Sec. 739.

(1) This article shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling, or installing any electric wiring, device, appliance, or equipment for damages to persons or property caused by any defect in that wiring, device, appliance, or equipment.

(2) The state of Michigan shall not be held as assuming any responsibility or liability described in subsection (1) by reason of an inspection or examination authorized under this article, the issuance of a certificate of approval, or the issuance of a license or certificate under this article.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.5817 — Mechanical contractor performing work in municipality; registration of license with enforcing agency

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5817 Mechanical contractor performing work in municipality; registration of license with enforcing agency.

Sec. 817.

A mechanical contractor that is licensed under this article and performs work in a municipality shall register his or her license with the enforcing agency that issues permits and provides inspection services of mechanical contractor's work for that municipality. A registration under this section is valid until the expiration date of the mechanical contractor's license. A municipality shall grant registration to a mechanical contractor under this section if the mechanical contractor is licensed under this act and pays a fee established by the municipality in an amount that does not exceed $15.00.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.5941 — Repair of boiler; permit required; exception

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5941 Repair of boiler; permit required; exception.

Sec. 941.

A person shall not repair a boiler without first obtaining a permit to repair the boiler from the boiler division of the department, unless the repair has been authorized by a licensed inspector pending issuance of the permit, or the repair is emergency maintenance performed by qualified welders regularly employed by a person that utilizes properly qualified welding procedures to weld on boilers owned and operated by the person. All of the following apply for purposes of the permit to repair requirement under this section:

(a) A person is not eligible for a permit if the person is not licensed to repair boilers under this article.

(b) An individual shall not perform work for which a permit is required unless he or she is licensed to repair boilers under this article, or he or she performs the work under the immediate supervision of an individual who is licensed to repair boilers under this article.

MCL 339.2403 — Engaging in business or acting in capacity of residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor or salesperson without license

(f) A person that is working on 1 undertaking or project by 1 or more contracts, if the aggregate contract price for the labor, material, and any other items for the undertaking or project is less than $600.00. The exemption described in this subdivision does not apply if the work of a construction is only a part of a larger or major operation, whether undertaken by the same or a different residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, or in which a division of the operation is made in contracts of amounts less than $600.00, to evade this act.

(g) An electrical contractor that is licensed under article 7 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5701 to 339.5739. The exemption described in this subdivision applies only to the electrical installation, electrical maintenance, or electrical repair work that is performed by the electrical contractor.

(h) A plumbing contractor that is licensed under article 11 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.6101 to 339.6133. The exemption described in this subdivision applies only to plumbing installation, plumbing maintenance, or plumbing repair work that is performed by the plumbing contractor.

MCL 339.5719 — Fire alarm contractor's license; requirements

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5719 Fire alarm contractor's license; requirements.

Sec. 719.

Subject to section 731(3), the department shall issue a fire alarm contractor's license to a person that meets the requirements described in article 2 and meets either of the following:

(a) Is an individual who holds a fire alarm specialty technician's license.

(b) Has at least 1 full-time employee who is a fire alarm specialty technician, resides in this state, and is actively in charge of and responsible for Michigan electrical code compliance of all installations of fire alarm system wiring and equipment.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.5947 — Applicability of article; failure to comply; revocation; audit

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5947 Applicability of article; failure to comply; revocation; audit.

Sec. 947.

(1) This article does not apply to or in any city that has a population of 600,000 or more according to the most recent decennial census.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the requirement to obtain a license or permit under this article to repair a boiler or replace a boiler with a similar unit does not apply to a public utility or industrial plant that repairs and maintains its own boilers in accordance with all of the following:

(a) The boiler, the boiler's external piping, and any nonboiler external piping is owned and operated by the utility or plant.

(b) The utility or plant has in effect a quality program that includes and is governed by a quality manual.

(c) The quality program described in subdivision (b), at a minimum, addresses the necessary subjects relative to the scope of work to be performed, including, but not limited to, repair or replacement of boilers, boiler external piping, and nonboiler external piping.

(d) The content of the quality manual required under subdivision (b) includes all of the following:

(i) A title page that lists the name and complete address of the utility or plant.

(ii) A table of contents page listing the contents of the manual by subject.

(iii) A scope of work statement that clearly indicates the scope of work governed by the quality program.

MCL 339.5941 — Repair of boiler; permit required; exception

(c) A person shall obtain a permit by submitting an application to the department and including with the application a permit fee in an amount established by the department under article 4. However, a person is not required to pay a permit fee if the person utilizes properly qualified welding procedures and regularly employs qualified welders, registered with the boiler division of the department, to weld on boilers owned and operated by the person.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.2403 — Engaging in business or acting in capacity of residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor or salesperson without license

(i) A mechanical contractor that is licensed under article 8 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5801 to 339.5819. The exemption described in this subdivision applies only to mechanical installation, mechanical maintenance, or mechanical repair work that is performed by the mechanical contractor.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 1982 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 191, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 412, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017 Popular Name: Act 299

MCL 339.2404 — Evidence of good moral character; proof of identity; examination; issuance of residential maintenance and alteration contractor's license; scope of crafts and trades; place of business; branch office license; duration of license; renewal; documentation of continuing competency requirements

(3) Except as provided in section 2404c, the department may issue a residential maintenance and alteration contractor's license to an individual who applies for the license and who qualifies for the license by passing the examination. A license authorizes the licensee, according to the applicant's qualifications, crafts, and trades, to engage in the activities of a residential maintenance and alteration contractor. A license includes the following crafts and trades: carpentry; concrete; swimming pool installation; waterproofing a basement; excavation; insulation work; masonry work; roofing; siding and gutters; screen or storm sash installation; tile and marble work; and house wrecking. A license shall specify the particular craft or trade for which the licensee is qualified. This subsection does not prohibit a specialty contractor from taking and executing a contract involving the performance of the craft or trade for which the contractor holds a license and 1 or more other crafts or trades if the performance of the work in the other craft or trade is incidental and supplemental to the performance of work in the craft or trade for which the specialty contractor is licensed.

MCL 339.2411 — Complaint; conduct subject to penalty; violations; review; administrative proceedings regarding workmanship; order of default; "verified complaint" defined

(k) Acceptance of a commission, bonus, or other valuable consideration by a salesperson for the sale of goods or the performance of service specified in the article from a person other than the residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor under whom the person is licensed.

(l) Becoming insolvent, filing a bankruptcy action, becoming subject to a receivership, assigning for the benefit of creditors, failing to satisfy judgments or liens, or failing to pay an obligation as it becomes due in the ordinary course of business.

(m) Workmanship not meeting the standards of the Michigan residential code as promulgated under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531.

(3) The department shall conduct a review upon notice that the licensee has violated the asbestos abatement contractors licensing act, 1986 PA 135, MCL 338.3101 to 338.3319. The department may suspend or revoke that person's license for a knowing violation of the asbestos abatement contractors licensing act, 1986 PA 135, MCL 338.3101 to 338.3319.

(4) Notwithstanding article 5, the following apply to administrative proceedings regarding workmanship under subsection (2)(m):

MCL 339.5925 — Special inspector; request; qualifications; application for license; fee; license renewal; salary or expenses from state prohibited; continuance of license; condition; inspection; exemption from fee

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5925 Special inspector; request; qualifications; application for license; fee; license renewal; salary or expenses from state prohibited; continuance of license; condition; inspection; exemption from fee.

Sec. 925.

(1) The director shall issue a license as a special inspector under this section to an individual who meets the requirements of subsection (2) if the director receives a request from any of the following:

(a) A person that is authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers in this state.

(b) A city that has an authorized boiler inspection department.

(c) A person that operates boilers in this state, for which the owner or user maintains a regularly established inspection service that is under the supervision of 1 or more registered professional engineers who are regularly employed by the owner or user.

(2) The department shall not issue a license as a special inspector to an individual under subsection (1) unless he or she meets all of the following:

(a) Has passed the special inspector examination under section 927 or meets either of the following:

(i) Holds a license or a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to the standard of this state, as determined by the board.

MCL 339.5811 — Local licensing requirements

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5811 Local licensing requirements.

Sec. 811.

A municipality shall not establish or maintain local licensing requirements for the work classifications described in section 807(2) or work described in section 809(4). A governmental subdivision shall not prohibit a mechanical contractor that is licensed under this article from engaging in the work classification or classifications for which the mechanical contractor has a license, or a person described in section 809(4) from engaging in work for which that person is licensed or registered, unless the mechanical contractor is in violation of this act.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.2404B

(b) If an individual is applying for a license or relicensure as a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, he or she is exempt from the requirement of successfully completing prelicensure courses described in this subsection if all of the following are met:

(i) His or her application is submitted before the expiration of the 18-month period beginning on September 16, 2014. This subdivision does not apply to applications that are submitted after that 18-month period.

(ii) He or she held an individual license as a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, or held a license as a qualifying officer of a licensed residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, at any time within the 9-year period preceding his or her application.

(c) Unless he or she is exempt under subdivision (a) or (b), an applicant must not receive an initial license under this act unless he or she successfully completed 60 hours of approved prelicensure courses that include at least 6 hours of courses in each of the following areas of competency:

(i) Business management, estimating, and job costing.

(ii) Design and building science.

(iii) Contracts, liability, and risk management.

(iv) Marketing and sales.

(v) Project management and scheduling.

(vi) The current Michigan residential code.

MCL 339.5809 — Installations, alterations, or servicing of work classifications; designation of contractor of record; performance of work without compensation or on behalf of charitable organization; person registered as system provider or licensed as security alarm system contractor; contractor employing qualified maintenance crew

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5809 Installations, alterations, or servicing of work classifications; designation of contractor of record; performance of work without compensation or on behalf of charitable organization; person registered as system provider or licensed as security alarm system contractor; contractor employing qualified maintenance crew.

Sec. 809.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) or (4) and section 819, an individual or other person shall not perform installations, alterations, or servicing of work classifications under section 807(2) that are regulated under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act unless the person, if the person is an individual, or an employee of the person has received a mechanical contractor's license from the department that has not been revoked or suspended, the license is classified and limited under section 807, and the holder of the license has secured the appropriate permit from the enforcing agency charged with the responsibility of issuing permits.

(2) A person that performs installations, alterations, or servicing of work classifications under section 807(2) shall designate the holder of a mechanical contractor's license described in subsection (1) as the contractor of record notify the department in writing of the designation.

MCL 339.6125 — Issuance of plumbing permit by governmental subdivision

(4) A plumbing contractor who is licensed under this article who performs work in a governmental subdivision shall register his or her license with the enforcing agency that issues permits and provides inspection services if required by the enforcing agency. The registration is valid until the expiration date of the plumbing contractor license. Each governmental subdivision in this state must grant registration to a plumbing contractor who is licensed under this article if a fee, in an amount determined by the governmental subdivision and that does not exceed $15.00, is paid to the governmental subdivision.

(5) Master plumbers, journey plumbers, and apprentice plumbers shall carry their licenses and a form of identification that includes his or her photograph. If requested by an enforcing agency, a licensee or apprentice registrant shall present his or her license or registration and a form of identification that includes his or her photograph.

(6) If the plumbing, reconstruction, alteration, or repair of pipes, tanks, or fixtures is performed without compensation by an individual who is licensed under this article for or on behalf of a charitable organization, the owner of the property on which the work is performed may obtain the permit required under subsection (2). This subsection applies only to the reconstruction, renovation, or remodeling of a 1-family to 4-family dwelling.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

MCL 339.5925 — Special inspector; request; qualifications; application for license; fee; license renewal; salary or expenses from state prohibited; continuance of license; condition; inspection; exemption from fee

(4) A special inspector shall not receive a salary or any expenses from this state. The continuance of a special inspector's license is conditioned on the inspector continuing in the employ of an insurer, city, or person described in subsection (1)(a) to (c) and on the inspector maintaining the standards imposed under this article.

(5) A special inspector shall inspect all boilers insured, operated, or under the jurisdiction of his or her employer and, when inspected, the owner and user of a boiler is exempt from the payment to the department of the inspection fee established by the department under article 4.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017