Initial service technician certificates of registration shall be issued only to individuals who:

1. (a) Are within 30 days of becoming18 years of age, or older;
2. (b) Are citizens or legal residents of the United States;
3. (c) Have in their possession a current edition of NIST Handbook 44 and NIST Handbook 112;
4. (d) Have complied with the application procedures in Agr 1404.05;

5. (e) Possess or have available test equipment:

   1. (1) Adequate to test devices in the device categories for which the applicant seeks a certificate of registration; and
   2. (2) Certified by an accredited laboratory, prior to the application; and

6. (f) In the case of applicants for certificates of registration choosing to work with devices in categories A, B and H listed, respectively, in Agr 1404.02(d)(1), (d)(2) and (d)(8):

   1. (1) Have passed the written service technician examination administered by the division;
   2. (2) Attended all sessions of a division-sponsored seminar offered as an alternative to the examination; or
   3. (3) Passed the appropriate examination administered by the National Conference on Weights and Measures Professional Certification Program for the category the applicant has applied for.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Agr 1400) #7462, eff 3-21-01; ss by #9416, INTERIM, eff 3-13-09, EXPIRED: 9-9-09 New. #9639, eff 1-20-10; ss by #12424, eff 12-1-17 (from Agr 1404.03) (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Agr 1400)