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Fire Protection Sprinkler System - an assembly of underground or overhead piping or
conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to dispersal openings or devices to:
(A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and (B) provide protection from exposure to fire or the
products of
Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - an individual or organization that offers to
undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake, or undertakes the plan, sale,
installation, maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire protection sprinkler system; or (B) any part
of a fire protection sprinkler system
Individual - a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee, or
occupant.
Insurance agent - (A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under: (i) Subchapter E,
Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or (B) an individual authorized
to represent an insurance fund or pool created by a municipality, county, or other political
subdivision of this state under Chapter 791, Government Code.
Installation - the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension, modification, or
alteration of equipment after initial placement.
License - document issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing the
employee to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system business in this state.
Maintenance - the maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system or any part of a fire
protection sprinkler system in the condition of repair that provides performance as originally
planned.
Organization - a corporation, a partnership or other business association, a governmental
entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Registration certificate - the document issued to a fire protection sprinkler system
contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in business in this state
Responsible managing employee - an individual designated by a company that plans,
sells, installs, maintains, or services fire protection sprinkler systems to ensure that each fire
,protection sprinkler system, as installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards for the
system as provided by law.
Service - maintenance, repair, or testing
Fees - (a) The commissioner shall set the fee for: (1) a registration certificate application
in an amount not to exceed $100; (2) an initial or renewal registration certificate in an amount
not to exceed $1,200 annually; and (3) an initial or renewal responsible managing employee
license fee in an amount not to exceed $200 annually. (b) Unless the examination for a
responsible managing employee license is administered by a testing service, the commissioner
shall set a nonrefundable fee for each examination in an amount not to exceed $100. (c) The
commissioner shall set a fee in an amount not to exceed $70 for: (1) a duplicate registration
certificate or license issued under this chapter; or (2) any request requiring changes to a
registration certificate or license.
Deposit in Operating Account - All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in
the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account for use
in administering this chapter.
Posting of License or Certificate Required - Each registration certificate and license issued
under this chapter must be posted in a conspicuous place in the fire protection sprinkler system
contractor's place of business.
Display of Registration Certificate Number on Certain Documents Required - Each bid,
proposal, offer, and installation drawing for a fire protection sprinkler system must prominently
display the registration certificate number of the fire protection sprinkler system contractor
License Examination - (a) The state fire marshal shall establish the scope and type of an
examination required by this chapter. (b) The state fire marshal may administer the examination
or may enter into an agreement with a testing service. (c) If a testing service is used, the state
fire marshal may contract with the testing service regarding requirements for the examination,
including: (1) examination development; (2) scheduling; (3) site arrangements; (4) grading; (5)
reporting; (6) analysis; or (7) other administrative duties. (d) The state fire marshal may require
the testing service to: (1) correspond directly with an applicant regarding the administration of
the examination; (2) collect a reasonable fee from an applicant for administering the
examination; or (3) administer the examination at a specific location or time. (e) The state fire
marshal shall adopt rules as necessary to implement examination requirements under this
chapter.
Examination Results - (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which an
examination is administered under this chapter, the state fire marshal shall send notice to each
, examinee of the results of the examination. (b) If an examination is graded or reviewed by a
testing service, the state fire marshal shall send notice to each examinee of the results of the
examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the state fire marshal receives
the results from the testing service. (c) If the notice of the examination results will be delayed
for more than 90 days after the examination date, the state fire marshal, before the 90th day,
shall send notice to the examinee of the reason for the delay. (d) The state fire marshal may
require a testing service to notify an examinee of the results of the examinee's examination. (e)
If requested in writing by an individual who fails the examination administered under this
chapter, the state fire marshal shall send to the individual an analysis of the individual's
performance on the examination.
Continuing Education Requirements - (a) The commissioner may adopt procedures for
certifying and may certify continuing education programs. (b) Participation in the continuing
education programs is voluntary.
Reciprocal License - The department may waive any license requirement for an applicant
who holds a license issued by another state that has license requirements substantially
equivalent to the license requirements of this state.
Not Transferable - A registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is not
transferable.
Renewal Required; Fee - (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an initial
registration certificate or license is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue and is
renewable on payment of the renewal fee. An initial registration certificate or license issued on
or after September 1, 1983, may be issued for a period of less than one year and the renewal
fee shall be prorated proportionally. (b) A renewal of a registration certificate or license issued
under this chapter is valid for a period of two years. The license or registration fee for each year
of the two-year period is payable on renewal. (c) The commissioner by rule may adopt a system
under which registration certificates and licenses expire on various dates during the year. For
the year in which an expiration date of a registration certificate or license is less than one year
from its issuance or anniversary date, the fee shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each
holder of a registration certificate or license pays only that portion of the renewal fee that is
allocable to the number of months during which the registration certificate or license is valid.
On renewal on the new expiration date, the total renewal fee is payable.
Notice of Expiration - At least 30 days before the expiration date of a registration
certificate or license, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to
the holder of the registration certificate or license at the holder's last known address.
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Fire Protection Sprinkler System - an assembly of underground or overhead piping or
conduits that conveys water with or without other agents to dispersal openings or devices to:
(A) extinguish, control, or contain fire; and (B) provide protection from exposure to fire or the
products of
Fire protection sprinkler system contractor - an individual or organization that offers to
undertake, represents itself as being able to undertake, or undertakes the plan, sale,
installation, maintenance, or servicing of: (A) a fire protection sprinkler system; or (B) any part
of a fire protection sprinkler system
Individual - a natural person, including an owner, manager, officer, employee, or
occupant.
Insurance agent - (A) an individual, firm, or corporation licensed under: (i) Subchapter E,
Chapter 981; or (ii) Subchapter A, B, C, D, E, or G, Chapter 4051; or (B) an individual authorized
to represent an insurance fund or pool created by a municipality, county, or other political
subdivision of this state under Chapter 791, Government Code.
Installation - the initial placement of equipment; or (B) the extension, modification, or
alteration of equipment after initial placement.
License - document issued to a responsible managing employee authorizing the
employee to engage in the fire protection sprinkler system business in this state.
Maintenance - the maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system or any part of a fire
protection sprinkler system in the condition of repair that provides performance as originally
planned.
Organization - a corporation, a partnership or other business association, a governmental
entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Registration certificate - the document issued to a fire protection sprinkler system
contractor authorizing the contractor to engage in business in this state
Responsible managing employee - an individual designated by a company that plans,
sells, installs, maintains, or services fire protection sprinkler systems to ensure that each fire
,protection sprinkler system, as installed, maintained, or serviced, meets the standards for the
system as provided by law.
Service - maintenance, repair, or testing
Fees - (a) The commissioner shall set the fee for: (1) a registration certificate application
in an amount not to exceed $100; (2) an initial or renewal registration certificate in an amount
not to exceed $1,200 annually; and (3) an initial or renewal responsible managing employee
license fee in an amount not to exceed $200 annually. (b) Unless the examination for a
responsible managing employee license is administered by a testing service, the commissioner
shall set a nonrefundable fee for each examination in an amount not to exceed $100. (c) The
commissioner shall set a fee in an amount not to exceed $70 for: (1) a duplicate registration
certificate or license issued under this chapter; or (2) any request requiring changes to a
registration certificate or license.
Deposit in Operating Account - All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in
the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account for use
in administering this chapter.
Posting of License or Certificate Required - Each registration certificate and license issued
under this chapter must be posted in a conspicuous place in the fire protection sprinkler system
contractor's place of business.
Display of Registration Certificate Number on Certain Documents Required - Each bid,
proposal, offer, and installation drawing for a fire protection sprinkler system must prominently
display the registration certificate number of the fire protection sprinkler system contractor
License Examination - (a) The state fire marshal shall establish the scope and type of an
examination required by this chapter. (b) The state fire marshal may administer the examination
or may enter into an agreement with a testing service. (c) If a testing service is used, the state
fire marshal may contract with the testing service regarding requirements for the examination,
including: (1) examination development; (2) scheduling; (3) site arrangements; (4) grading; (5)
reporting; (6) analysis; or (7) other administrative duties. (d) The state fire marshal may require
the testing service to: (1) correspond directly with an applicant regarding the administration of
the examination; (2) collect a reasonable fee from an applicant for administering the
examination; or (3) administer the examination at a specific location or time. (e) The state fire
marshal shall adopt rules as necessary to implement examination requirements under this
chapter.
Examination Results - (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which an
examination is administered under this chapter, the state fire marshal shall send notice to each
, examinee of the results of the examination. (b) If an examination is graded or reviewed by a
testing service, the state fire marshal shall send notice to each examinee of the results of the
examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the state fire marshal receives
the results from the testing service. (c) If the notice of the examination results will be delayed
for more than 90 days after the examination date, the state fire marshal, before the 90th day,
shall send notice to the examinee of the reason for the delay. (d) The state fire marshal may
require a testing service to notify an examinee of the results of the examinee's examination. (e)
If requested in writing by an individual who fails the examination administered under this
chapter, the state fire marshal shall send to the individual an analysis of the individual's
performance on the examination.
Continuing Education Requirements - (a) The commissioner may adopt procedures for
certifying and may certify continuing education programs. (b) Participation in the continuing
education programs is voluntary.
Reciprocal License - The department may waive any license requirement for an applicant
who holds a license issued by another state that has license requirements substantially
equivalent to the license requirements of this state.
Not Transferable - A registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is not
transferable.
Renewal Required; Fee - (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an initial
registration certificate or license is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue and is
renewable on payment of the renewal fee. An initial registration certificate or license issued on
or after September 1, 1983, may be issued for a period of less than one year and the renewal
fee shall be prorated proportionally. (b) A renewal of a registration certificate or license issued
under this chapter is valid for a period of two years. The license or registration fee for each year
of the two-year period is payable on renewal. (c) The commissioner by rule may adopt a system
under which registration certificates and licenses expire on various dates during the year. For
the year in which an expiration date of a registration certificate or license is less than one year
from its issuance or anniversary date, the fee shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each
holder of a registration certificate or license pays only that portion of the renewal fee that is
allocable to the number of months during which the registration certificate or license is valid.
On renewal on the new expiration date, the total renewal fee is payable.
Notice of Expiration - At least 30 days before the expiration date of a registration
certificate or license, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to
the holder of the registration certificate or license at the holder's last known address.
