Section 661.276.4. Application and fees.

       276.4(1) Application. Any person seeking licensure as a fire protection system installer and maintenance worker shall submit a completed application form to the fire marshal. The application shall be filed no later than 30 days prior to the date on which licensure is required or on which an existing license expires. An application form may be obtained from the fire marshal or from the Web site of the fire protection system installer and maintenance worker licensing program. The application form shall be submitted with all required attachments and the required license fee established in subrule 276.4(2). An application shall not be considered complete unless all required information is submitted, including required attachments and fees, and shall not be processed until it is complete.

Note:  The Web site for the fire protection system installer and maintenance worker licensing program is http://www.dps.state.ia.us/fm/building/fesccp/index.shtml.

       276.4(2) License fee.

        a.           The fee for a permanent or provisional license, except for a trainee license, shall be $200. If an application is denied, all except $25 of the fee may be refunded if the applicant applies to the fire marshal for a refund. No refund of the license fee shall be made if the license is revoked or if the denial of the license is based on the applicant’s knowingly including false or misleading information on the application. If an application for a license provides for more than one endorsement as provided in subrule 276.1(2), there shall be an additional fee of $25 for each endorsement beyond the first.

        b.           The fee for a trainee license shall be $100.

        c.           The fee for a temporary license shall be $50. A temporary license may be renewed once; the renewal fee shall be $50.

       276.4(3) Payment. The license fee shall be submitted by draft, check, or money order in the applicable amount payable to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The memo portion of the check should have the following notation: “Fire Protection System Installer and Maintenance Worker Licensing Program.”

       276.4(4) Amended license.

        a.           The fee for issuance of an amended license is $25. The fee shall be submitted with a request for an amended license. A licensee shall request and the fire marshal shall issue an amended license for any of the following reasons:

       (1)             A change in employer;

       (2)             A change in insurance coverage; or

       (3)             A change in any other material information included in or with the initial or renewal application. A change of address is a material change. However, if the request for an amended license is solely for a change of business address, the former address of the business is in an area subject to a disaster emergency proclamation issued by the governor pursuant to Iowa Code section 29C.6, and the relocation occurs as a result of flooding or storm damage or other conditions which form a basis for the issuance of the disaster emergency proclamation, the fee shall not apply, although an amended license shall be issued.

        b.           Other changes in the information required in the application form, including renewal of insurance coverage with a new expiration date, shall be reported to the fire marshal but shall not require issuance of an amended license or payment of the amended license fee.

       276.4(5) Attachments. Required attachments to the application for a license include, but are not limited to, the following:

        a.           Documentation verifying that the applicant has in force the insurance coverage required by subrule 276.3(1). The documentation shall include an acknowledgment that the applicant’s or employer’s insurance coverage extends to any work performed by the licensee within the scope of licensure pursuant to this chapter. The documentation may consist of a letter from the insurance carrier, a copy of the insurance certificate with an endorsement showing the required information, or a signed statement from the applicant’s employer attesting that the employer has insurance coverage in effect equivalent to the coverage required by subrule 276.3(1).

        b.           If the application requests licensure based on work experience, the applicant shall attach a notarized affidavit attesting that the applicant has the required experience.

Note:  An applicant may contact the fire protection system installer and maintenance worker licensing program for assistance with the wording of the affidavit.

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