Act No. 518
Public Acts of 2008
Approved by the Governor
January 12, 2009
Filed with the Secretary of State
January 13, 2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 2009
STATE OF MICHIGAN
94TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
Introduced by Senator Gleason
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 651
AN ACT to amend 1965 PA 290, entitled "An act to regulate the use, construction, installation, and repair of certain boilers; to create a board of boiler rules; to prescribe uniform rules and regulations for certain boilers; to provide for the licensing of certain boiler inspectors, installers, and repairers and registration of certain boiler operators and stationary engineers; to provide for powers and duties for certain state agencies and officers; to provide fees for registrations, licenses, permits, inspections, and certificates; to provide penalties and remedies for the violation of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 13 (MCL 408.763), as amended by 1986 PA 277.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 13. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not engage in the business of installing boilers or repairing boilers, or both, unless the person has obtained a license under this act from the director.
(2) A person licensed under the Forbes mechanical contractors act, 1984 PA 192, MCL 338.971 to 338.988, in the classification of hydronic heating and cooling and process piping may install, repair, alter, and remove a residential boiler installed in a residence exempt from this act under section 7 without obtaining a license under this act.
(3) The board may conduct an examination for a license to establish the competency of an applicant.
(4) A license shall be issued by the director upon recommendation of the board and upon payment of a fee prescribed pursuant to section 4a for each application.
(5) A license shall be renewed annually upon payment of a fee prescribed pursuant to section 4a.
(6) An individual in the employ of a licensee is not required to be licensed.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor