Layout Technician

(a) An automatic fire sprinkler system layout technician’s license may be issued to any person who has received level III certification from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies in the field of fire protection engineering technology or a subfield of automatic sprinkler system layout. (b) The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Consumer Protection. (c) The non-refundable application fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00). (d) Included with the application shall be the names and addresses of at least three persons familiar with the applicant’s education and experience. (e) The initial license and annual renewal fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). (f) The Board shall issue to each successful applicant a wallet card certifying that the applicant holds a license as an automatic fire sprinkler system layout technician. (g) Each licensee, upon notification of licensure shall be authorized to obtain an official seal as shown in figure #1 below. The seal and signature shall be applied to all documentation that the licensee is authorized by statute to seal and sign. Where the documents are bound together, the application of the seal and signature on one sheet or page shall be considered sufficient, except in filing plans for building permits and appurtenant structures where each sheet shall be sealed and signed. The licensee shall not affix the licensee's seal or signature to any document not prepared personally by the licensee or under the licensee's direct supervision. (h) The Board may impose any of the sanctions contained in Sections 20-307a, 21a-7 and 21a-9 of the Connecticut General Statutes if the licensee performs negligent or incompetent work; engages in conduct of a character likely to mislead, deceive or defraud the public or the Board; or violates any of the provisions of Chapter 391 of the Connecticut General Statutes or the regulations promulgated thereunder. (i) All persons licensed under the provisions of Section 20-304a of the Connecticut General Statutes are charged with having knowledge of the existence of these rules and shall be deemed to be familiar with their several provisions and to understand them. Such knowledge shall encompass the understanding that the practice of automatic fire sprinkler system layout is a privilege, as opposed to a right, and the licensee shall be forthright and candid in the licensee's statements and written response to the Board or its representatives.