A. The Construction Industries Board is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to make, prescribe, enforce, amend, and repeal rules governing the following:

1. The examination and licensing of persons desiring or intending to engage in the business, trade or calling of plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber;

2. The registering of and issuing of certificates to persons desiring or intending to work or act as a plumber's apprentice;

3. The establishment and levying of administrative fines;

4. The initiation of disciplinary proceedings;

5. The requesting of prosecution of and initiation of injunctive proceedings against any person who violates any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955 or any rule promulgated pursuant to The Plumbing License Law of 1955;

6. The establishment of minimum standards of plumbing installation; and

7. The establishment of bonding and insurance requirements for the issuance of a license as a plumbing contractor; provided, such rules shall not be inconsistent with the terms and conditions hereinafter provided.

B. Such bonding requirements shall allow the filing of cash or a certificate of deposit in lieu of a bond. A state bond or cash or certificate of deposit filed in lieu of a bond and which is posted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirements of any municipality, provided that a copy of said bond or documentation of cash or certificate of deposit filed in lieu of a bond shall be filed by the contractor prior to the commencement of any plumbing work with any municipality in which the licensee does work if required by local ordinances or rules.

Added by Laws 1955, p. 366, § 2. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 331, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 106, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 236, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 318, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 4, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 439, § 13, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.