CHAPTER Saf-Mec 500  INITIAL LICENSE APPLICATION FEES, INSPECTION FEES, LICENSE RENEWAL FEES, AND MISCELLANEOUS BOARD FEES

 

PART Saf-Mec 501  INDIVIDUAL LICENSING FEES

 

Saf-Mec 501.01  Initial Plumbing and Fuel Gas Fitting Licensure Fees.  The fee for an initial plumbing or fuel gas fitting license shall be as follows:

 

          (a)  For an initial 2-year journeyman plumbing license: $190.00;

 

          (b)  For an initial 2-year master plumbing license: $310.00;

 

          (c)  For an initial 2-year domestic appliance technician license: $170.00; and

 

          (d)  For an initial 2-year fuel gas fitting license with either a fuel gas piping installer, a hearth system installation and service technician, a fuel gas installation technician or a fuel gas service technician endorsement: $190.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

Saf-Mec 501.02:  Initial Plumbing Apprentice and Fuel Gas Fitting Trainee Registration Licensure Fees.  The fee for an initial plumbing apprentice and fuel gas fitting trainee registration license shall be as follows:

 

          (a)  For an initial 2-year plumbing apprentice registration license: $90.00; and

 

          (b)  For an initial 2-year fuel gas trainee registration license: $90.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

          Saf-Mec 501.03  Plumbing and Fuel Gas Fitting Renewal Fees.  The fee for the renewal of an individual plumbing or fuel gas fitting license shall be as follows:

 

          (a)  Renewal fee for a 2-year journeyman plumbing license: $180.00;

 

          (b)  Renewal fee for a 2-year master plumbing license: $300.00;

 

          (c)  Renewal fee for a 2-year domestic appliance technician license: $160.00; and

 

          (d)  Renewal fee for a 2-year fuel gas fitting licenses with a fuel gas piping installer, a hearth system technician, a fuel gas installation technician or a fuel gas service technician endorsement: $180.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

          Saf-Mec 501.04  Plumbing Apprentice and Fuel Gas Fitting Trainee Registration License  Renewal Fees.  The renewal fee for a plumbing apprentice and a fuel gas fitting trainee registration license shall be as follows:

 

          (a)  Renewal fee for a 2-year plumbing apprentice registration license: $80.00; and

 

          (b)  Renewal fee for a 2-year fuel gas trainee registration license: $80.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

          Saf-Mec 501.05  Late Renewal and Reinstatement Fees.  Late renewal and reinstatement fees for all individual plumbing and fuel gas fitting licenses, plumbing apprentice and fuel gas trainee registration licenses shall be as follows:

 

(a)  For late renewal of domestic appliance technician, plumbing and fuel gas fitting licenses past 30 days up to 12 months: $25.00 per month;

 

(b)  For late renewal of plumbing apprentice and fuel gas fitting trainee registration licenses past 30 days up to 12 months: $10.00 per month; and

 

(c)  For licensing reinstatement of individual licenses and registration licenses that have been expired past 12 months, or are reinstated resulting from suspension or revocation: $350.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

PART Saf-Mec 502  MECHANICAL BUSINESS ENTITY FEES

 

          Saf-Mec 502.01  Initial Mechanical Business Entity Licensure Fees.  Fees for the initial licensure of mechanical business entities shall be as follows:

 

          (a)  For a 2-year mechanical business entity which employs one to 5 licensed plumbing and/or fuel gas fitting technicians: $190.00;

 

          (b)  For a 2-year mechanical business entity which employs 6-20 licensed plumbing and/or fuel gas fitting technicians: $300.00; and

 

          (c)  For a 2-year mechanical business entity employing 21 or more licensed plumbing and/or fuel gas fitting technicians: $460.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

          Saf-Mec 502.02  Mechanical Business Entity Renewal Fees.  Renewal fees for the licensure of mechanical business entities shall be as follows:

 

          (a)  For a 2-year mechanical business entity which employs one to 5 licensed plumbing and/or fuel gas fitting technicians: $190.00;

 

          (b)  For a 2-year mechanical business entity which employs 6-20 licensed plumbing and/or fuel gas fitting technicians: $300.00; and

 

          (c)  For a 2-year mechanical business entity employing 21 or more licensed plumbing and/or fuel gas fitting technicians: $450.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

          Saf-Mec 502.03  Late Renewal and Reinstatement Fees. Late renewal and reinstatement fees for the licensure of mechanical business entities shall be as follows:

 

          (a)  For late renewal past 30 days and up to 12 months: $25.00 per month; and

 

          (b)  For licensing reinstatement of mechanical business entity licenses that have been expired longer than 12 months, or are reinstated following suspension or revocation: $550.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

PART Saf-Mec 503  FEES FOR MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS

 

          Saf-Mec 503.01  General Requirements for Mechanical Inspections.

 

          (a)  The board shall assess a fee calculated for fuel gas fitting and plumbing inspections made by a state mechanical inspector:

 

(1)  When the inspection is on the specific written request of:

 

a.  The owner of the property where the fuel gas fitting and/or plumbing work to be inspected is located;

 

b.  The local code enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the fuel gas fitting or plumbing work to be inspected, when the state mechanical inspector performs the inspections at the request of the local code enforcement authority;

 

c.  The fuel gas fitter, plumber or mechanical business entity performing the licensed work to be inspected; or

 

d.  The builder or general contractor who by contract is responsible for the work of the fuel gas fitter or plumber or mechanical business performing the gas fitting or plumbing work to be inspected; or

 

(2)  When the state mechanical inspector does so in accordance with the code enforcement authority given to the board by RSA 155-A.

 

          (b)  The board shall not charge a fee when the state mechanical inspector merely assists, or provides consultation to, the local code enforcement authority performing a mechanical inspection.

 

          (c)  Inspection fees shall be paid in full before the inspection.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

          Saf-Mec 503.02  Calculation of Inspection Fees and Re-Inspection Fees.

 

          (a)  The inspection fee shall be calculated on the basis of the total contracted cost of repairing or installing the fuel gas fitting or plumbing to be inspected, including the cost of the equipment installed or being installed, whether or not such equipment is provided by the fuel gas fitter or plumber doing the work.

 

          (b)  The fee shall be calculated by using the steps in (c) below, provided that it shall not be less than $75.00.

 

          (c)  The calculations of the inspections shall be:

 

(1)  The first $0.01 to $100,000.00 of the total contracted cost shall be multiplied by 1.2%;

 

(2)  The next $100,000.01 to $300,000.00 of the total contracted cost shall be multiplied by 0.5%, with the resultant number added to the sum calculated in accordance with (c)(1); and

 

(3)  The next $300,000.01 and higher of the total contracted cost shall be multiplied by 0.3%, with the resultant number added to the sums calculated in accordance with (c)(1) and (c)(2).

 

          (d)  The fee for a re-inspection shall be 10% of the fee calculated in accordance with (c) above, provided that the fee shall not be less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

PART Saf-Mec 504  FEES FOR OTHER SERVICES

 

          Saf-Mec 504.01  Fees for Other Services.  Fees for other services shall be:

 

          (a)  For an authenticated copy of a statement of good standing of an individual or business licensed or certified by the board: $25.00;

 

          (b)  For a replacement business entity certificate: $35.00;

 

          (c)  For a replacement wallet card: $25.00;

 

          (d)  For a board-sponsored seminar, per person: $100.00;

 

          (e)  For any type of license upgrade: $85.00.

 

          (f)  For copies: $1.00 per page;

 

          (g)  For CDs: $1.00 per CD, in addition to the fees in (f) and (h); and

 

          (h)  For copies of photographs pertaining to closed cases: $1.00 per photo.

 

Source.  #10849, eff 7-1-15

 

APPENDIX

 

Rule

Statute Implemented

Saf-Mec 501.01 – 501.05(b)

RSA 153:28, II

Saf-Mec 501.05(c)

RSA 153:28, II; RSA 153:30, III; RSA 153:32, IV

Saf-Mec 502.01 – 502.03(a)

RSA 153:29-a, III, IV

Saf-Mec 502.03(b)

RSA 153:28, II; RSA 153:30, III; RSA 153:32, IV

Saf-Mec 503 - 505

RSA 153:28, II