GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	4 

HOUSE BILL 925
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/7/91
Senate Manufacturing & Labor Committee Substitute Adopted 6/20/91
Fourth Edition Engrossed 6/25/91

Short Title:  Plumbing/Heating Contr. Exemption.	(Public)
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April 19, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A GRACE PERIOD FOR PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE WITHOUT EXAMINATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 87-21 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( d1)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any resident of the State, upon submission of a license application and license application fee, shall receive a license without examination provided the applicant presents evidence to the Board that he:
(1)	Has not previously held a license in the area for which the application is made;
(2)	Has engaged in the business of either plumbing or heating contracting as defined in this Article for at least five years prior to July 6, 1971, in any city, town, or other area in which this Article did not apply prior to July 6, 1971; and
(3)	Has been continuously engaged, as a primary occupation, in plumbing or heating contracting as defined in this Article.
In order to receive a license under this subsection, the applicant must submit a license application and license application fee and present all supporting evidence to the Board on or prior to December 31, 1991."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and expires on December 31, 1991.