An initial application for a fire protection contractor license must be on a form provided or approved by the commissioner and must meet the following requirements:
Except as provided in subpart 3, the commissioner shall use the provisions of this subpart to determine whether to issue a fire protection contractor license. The commissioner shall issue a fire protection contractor license to the applicant, unless there is a reason to refuse to issue. The commissioner shall refuse to issue a license for any of the following reasons:
The commissioner shall issue a designer contractor license to an applicant who performs fire protection-related work that is limited to the design of fire protection systems. To obtain a designer contractor license, the applicant shall submit to the commissioner a license application that meets the requirements of subpart 1, except that the bond amount must be $10,000 and the license fee must be $150. The annual license renewal fee is $75. The person designated on the application as managing employee must meet the requirements of a managing employee set out in parts 7512.1300 to 7512.1600, except that to qualify for examination, the person must hold a Level IV certification by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, in the field of fire protection, and in the subfield of automatic sprinkler system layout. When performing fire protection-related work, the designer contractor is limited to designing fire protection systems.
Minn. R. 7512.0500
Statutory Authority: MS s 299M.04