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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 |