License required.

Iowa Code § 100D.2, under Chapter 100D. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE.

Iowa Code § 100D.2

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A person is not required to be licensed in order to demolish part of a system or a partial system, provided that the system is taken out of service. If a system is restored to service after having been taken out of service, the restoration work must be performed by a person licensed pursuant to this chapter or a responsible managing employee. \~\~ c. \~\~ A person who is a responsible managing employee of a fire extinguishing system contractor is not required to hold a current, valid fire protection system installer and maintenance worker license in order to perform fire protection system installations or maintenance. \~\~ d. \~\~ A trainee who works at all times under the direct supervision of a licensed fire protection system installer and maintenance worker, other than an unclassified person, may be licensed to work on special hazard fire protection systems but shall not be licensed to perform installation or maintenance on a preengineered fire protection system or on an engineered water-based fire protection system. A trainee license may be renewed once and a person may work as a trainee for a maximum of four years. \~\~ 2. \~\~ A licensed fire protection system installer and maintenance worker must be present at all locations and at all times when fire protection system installation work is being performed. At least one licensed fire protection system installer and maintenance worker must be present for every three apprentice fire protection system installers and maintenance workers or trainees performing work related to fire protection system installation. \~\~ 3. \~\~ Licenses are not transferable. The lending, selling, giving, or assigning of any license or the obtaining of a license for any other person shall be grounds for revocation. \~\~ 4. \~\~ Licenses shall be issued for a two-year period, and may be renewed as established by the director by rule. \~\~ 5. \~\~ On and after January 1, 2010, a governmental subdivision shall not issue a license to a person installing a fire protection system and shall not prohibit a person installing fire protection systems and licensed pursuant to this chapter from performing services for which that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter or enforce any licensing provisions promulgated by the governmental subdivision against a person licensed pursuant to this chapter . 2008 Acts, ch 1094, §3, 18 ; 2009 Acts, ch 91, §4 – 7 ; 2010 Acts, ch 1037, §4, 5 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1518