- (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person other than a certificate holder or an employee of a certificate holder shall engage in the preparation of technical drawings, installation, repair, alteration, extension, maintenance or inspection of a fire protection sprinkler system or use any title, sign, card or device indicating, or intending to indicate, or represent in any manner that he is a certified fire protection sprinkler contractor without first obtaining the fire protection sprinkler contractor's license or certificate under the provisions of KRS 198B.570 or 198B.580; it being the purpose of KRS 198B.550 to 198B.630 to safeguard life, health, property, and welfare of the public.
- (2) KRS 198B.550 to 198B.630 shall not apply to state or local building officials, fire marshals, fire inspectors, or insurance inspectors when acting in their official capacities.
- (3) This chapter shall not apply to professional engineers in the preparation of plans or construction inspection pursuant to KRS Chapter 322.
- (4) This chapter shall not apply to limited area sprinkler systems served by a domestic water supply consisting of ten (10) sprinkler heads or less in one (1) structure.
Effective: January 1, 2013
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 2, effective January 1, 2013. -- Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 383, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984.