Electrical

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 339.5727 — 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 339.5719 — 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 339.5737 — 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 339.2404 — 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 339.5739 — 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 339.5729 — Sign specialist's license; issuance; failure to pass examination; condition of renewal; license not required

(d) Demonstrates the successful completion of a course concerning the installation, maintenance, connection, or repair of electric signs and related wiring as contained in the sign electrician's workbook published by the American Technical Publishers, Inc. or any other course designed to address the installation, maintenance, connection, or repair of electric signs and related wiring, as approved by the board.

(2) If an applicant fails to pass the sign specialist examination 2 times within a period of 2 years, the applicant is ineligible to sit for another examination until he or she presents to the board proof of the successful completion of a course on the Michigan electrical code and electrical fundamentals approved by the board.

(3) As a condition of renewal of a sign specialist's license, the sign specialist must demonstrate the successful completion of a course, approved by the board, concerning any update or change in applicable sections of the state construction code 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.

(4) A licensed master electrician, journeyman electrician, or apprentice electrician is not required to hold a sign specialist's license to perform those work activities.

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

MCL 339.5735 — Ordinance requiring application to and licensing by board

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5735 Ordinance requiring application to and licensing by board.

Sec. 735.

A municipality that provides standards for electrical wiring and for inspection and licensing under section 733 may require by ordinance that all electrical or specialty contractors, master electricians, fire alarm specialty technicians, sign specialists, and electrical journeymen that are within its licensing jurisdiction must apply to and be licensed by the board under this article.

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

MCL 339.5107 — Definitions; M to V

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5107 Definitions; M to V.

Sec. 107.

As used in this act:

(a) "Michigan building code" means part 4 of the state construction code, R 408.30401 to R 408.30499 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(b) "Michigan electrical code" means part 8 of the state construction code, R 408.30801 to R 408.30873 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(c) "Michigan mechanical code" means part 9A of the state construction code, R 408.30901a to R 408.30996 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(d) "Michigan plumbing code" means part 7 of the state construction code, R 408.30701 to R 408.30792 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(e) "Municipality" means a city, village, or township.

(f) "Occupation" means a field of endeavor regulated under this act.

(g) "Person" means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or common law trust or a combination of those legal entities. Person includes a department, board, school, institution, establishment, or governmental entity.

(h) "Probation" means a sanction that permits a board to evaluate over a period of time a licensee's fitness to practice an occupation regulated under this act while the licensee continues to practice the occupation.

(i) "Public access" means the right of a person to view and copy files under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

MCL 339.5725 — Specialty license not required

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5725 Specialty license not required.

Sec. 725.

A person that holds a valid electrical contractor's license, master electrician's license, electrical journeyman's license, or apprentice electrician's registration is not required to hold any specialty licenses in order to perform specialty installations.

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

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

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.5737 Electrical contracting; license required; classes of work.

Sec. 737.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article or in subsection (3), a person shall not engage in the business of electrical contracting unless the person has received from the board or from the appropriate municipality an electrical contractor's license.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this article or in subsection (3), an individual, other than an individual who is licensed under this article and employed by and working under the direction of a holder of an electrical contractor's license, shall not in any manner undertake to execute any electrical wiring.

(3) A licensee is not required to perform any of the following classes of work:

(a) Minor repair work.

(b) The installation, alteration, repairing, rebuilding, or remodeling of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, or man lifts performed under a permit issued by an elevator inspection agency of this state or a municipality of this state.

(c) The installation, alteration, or repair of electrical equipment and its associated wiring installed on the premises of consumers or subscribers by or for an electrical energy supply or communication agency for use by that agency in the generation, transmission, distribution, or metering of electrical energy or for the operation of signals or transmission of intelligence.

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

(9) Before September 16, 2014, a licensed residential builder or residential alteration and maintenance contractor may apply for inactive status by completing an application, made available by the department, in which he or she declares that he or she is no longer actively engaged in the practice authorized by his or her license and temporarily intends to suspend activity authorized by his or her license. If a completed application is submitted, the department shall designate the licensee as inactive and note that status on records available to the public. A licensee who is designated as inactive must have a current copy of the Michigan residential code and is exempt from the continuing competency requirements imposed under this section, but must still pay the per-year license fee. An inactive licensee may activate his or her license by submitting an application to the department requesting activation of the license. If the department activates an inactive license, the licensee must complete at least 1 credit hour of activities that demonstrate continuing competency for that calendar year.

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 339.5713 — Master electrician's license; requirements; failure to pass examination; using license to meet eligibility requirement for more than 1 electrical contractor's license prohibited; condition of renewal

(3) A holder of a master electrician's license cannot be used to meet the eligibility requirement described in section 711(a) or (b) for more than 1 electrical contractor's license.

(4) As a condition of renewal of a master electrician's license, the master electrician must demonstrate the successful completion of a course, approved by the board, concerning any update or change in the state construction code 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.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 151, Eff. Aug. 14, 2018

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 339.5731 — Installation of electrical wiring; permit; charitable organization exception; erection, installation, alteration, repair, service, or maintenance of fire alarm system or electric signs; license required; sign specialty licensure of individual licensed in another state

(5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article and after a proper application is submitted and the appropriate fees paid, the board and department shall issue a license without examination to an individual seeking sign specialty licensure if he or she is licensed, registered, or otherwise regulated in another state and the board determines that the standards in the other state meet or exceed the standards imposed in this article.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 151, Eff. Aug. 14, 2018

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 339.6125 — Issuance of plumbing permit by governmental subdivision

SKILLED TRADES REGULATION ACT (EXCERPT)

Act 407 of 2016

339.6125 Issuance of plumbing permit by governmental subdivision.

Sec. 1125.

(1) A governmental subdivision may not exempt itself from the licensing requirements of this article and may not engage in or require local licensing.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (6) and section 1107, the state or a governmental subdivision shall issue a plumbing permit only to a licensed plumbing contractor. The state or a governmental subdivision shall require the plumbing contractor to record his or her current plumbing contractor license number on the permit application. A licensed plumbing contractor shall designate 1 or more licensed master plumbers who are employed full-time who directly supervise the installation of plumbing to obtain permits using the license number of the plumbing contractor. The master plumber's license number must also be recorded on the permit application.

MCL 339.2633 — Duties of licensee

OCCUPATIONAL CODE (EXCERPT)

Act 299 of 1980

339.2633 Duties of licensee.

Sec. 2633.

A licensee shall do all of the following:

(a) Include, in any appraisal or report provided to a client, the following statement: "Appraisers are required to be licensed and are regulated by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, P.O. Box 30018, Lansing, Michigan 48909.".

(b) Maintain an actual place of business whose address shall be used as the licensee address and in all advertising.

(c) Maintain a system of books and records open to the department upon request during normal business hours. The books and records shall be maintained in accordance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice, the requirements of this article, and any requirements imposed by rules promulgated under this article. The books and records shall show all appraisals undertaken by name of client and the address or description of the property appraised. In addition, applicants for licensure as a state licensed real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate appraiser, or a certified general real estate appraiser must also provide an appraisal log that includes, at a minimum, the documentation or data required to be kept under the AQB criteria.