O.C.G.A. § 25-11-7 — Fire protection system designer license

(a) Any individual desiring to become a ﬁre protection system designer shall submit to the Commissioner a completed application on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. Such individual shall remit with his or her application a nonrefundable license fee of $100.00 plus a one-time ﬁling fee of $75.00. Such fee shall not be prorated for portions of a year. (b) Prior to obtaining a license, the applicant shall demonstrate his or her competence and knowledge of water-based ﬁre protection systems by means prescribed by rules and regulations as adopted and promulgated by the Commissioner or as set forth in Chapter 15 of Title 43. (c) A ﬁre protection system designer license shall expire annually as determined by the rules and regulations. A license holder desiring to renew his or her license shall submit a renewal application to the Commissioner and remit a renewal fee of $75.00 on or before the date determined by the rules and regulations of each year. History. Code 1981, § 25-11-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 25; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-55/HB 1055. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1, effective July 1, 1997, renumbered former Code Section 25-11-7 as present Code Section 25-11-13. 187 25-11-8 25-11-8. Requirement that installation, repair, or other work be performed or supervised by certiﬁcate holder. (a) No person shall act as a ﬁre protection sprinkler contractor unless a certiﬁcate holder is employed full time, in office or on site or combination thereof, to supervise or perform the installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or inspection of water-based ﬁre protection systems. (b) If the only certiﬁcate holder employed by a ﬁre protection sprinkler contractor leaves the employment of the ﬁre protection contractor, the contractor shall notify the Commissioner in writing within 30 days. A new certiﬁcate holder must be employed by a ﬁre protection sprinkler contractor within 30 days of such notice. (c) No ﬁre protection sprinkler contractor shall permit any person under his or her employment or control to install, repair, alter, maintain, or inspect any water-based ﬁre protection system unless such person is a certiﬁcate holder or is under the direct supervision of a certiﬁcate holder employed by the contractor. (d) Only ﬁre protection sprinkler contractors or certiﬁcate of competency holders shall alter or renovate water-based ﬁre protection systems except as otherwise provided by this chapter. (e) Individuals employed by the building owner or a representative of the building owner may repair leaks, replace broken ﬁttings, or perform other routine maintenance that does not alter the piping arrangement or operation of a water-based ﬁre protection system. (f) Installations shall conform to codes as adopted by the Commissioner unless otherwise permitted by this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. (g) It shall be unlawful for any person to begin installation of a ﬁre sprinkler system on any proposed or existing building or structure which comes under the classiﬁcation in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 25-2-13 or which comes under the jurisdiction of the office of the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to Code Section 25-2-12 without ﬁrst having drawings of the designed system approved by the appropriate authority having jurisdiction unless otherwise provided by the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 25-11-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1212, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-11-8, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 25/HB 90. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1997, p. 1698, § 1, effective July 1, 1997, renumbered former Code Section 25-11-8 as present Code Section 25-11-14. 188 25-11-9 FIRE PROT. SYS. & PROFESSIONALS 25-11-11 25-11-9. Review of water-based ﬁre protection shop drawings.