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1 Title 26 / Subchapter 2 Subchapter 2 LICENSES TABLE OF CONTENTS Art. [Sec]* or Sec.** Art. 1 General Provisions [ ] 131 General License Requirements [ ] 132 Application for License [ ] 133 Qualifications of Applicant [ ] 134 Examination of Applicant [ ] 135 Exemptions from Examination [ ] 136 Issuance of License [ ] 137 Term of License; Renewal [ ] 138 Use of License [ ] 139 Revocation of Licenses [ ] 140 Violations and Penalties Art. 2 Master Plumber License; Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor License [ ] 141 Definitions [ ] 142 Requirement of License [ ] 143 Exemption [ ] 144 License Board [ ] 145 Certificate Application [ ] 146 License Qualifications [ ] 147 License Fees [ ] 148 Certificate of Competence; Licensed Plumber Plate [ ] 149 Business Operation, Master Plumbers [ ] 150 Expiration and Renewal of License Renewals of Master Plumber and Fire Suppression Piping Contractor Licenses [ ] 151 Suspension; Revocation of License [ ] 152 Practice Without License and Other Violations;Penalties.

2 Actions for Penalties [ ] 153 Publication of a Roster of Licensees Waiver of Examinations Art. 3 Welder License [ ] 154 Requirement of License [ ] 155 License Applications [ ] 156 License Qualifications [ ] 157 License Fees [ ] 158 License Conditions Art. 4 High-Pressure Boiler Operating Engineer and Portable High-Pressure Boiler Operating Engineer Licenses [ ] 159 Requirement of License [ ] 160 Definition [ ] 161 License Applications [ ] 162 License Qualifications [ ] 163 License Fees [ ] 164 License Conditions [ ] 165 Licensing of Existing Operating Engineers Art. 5 Hoisting Machine Operator License [ ] 166 Requirement of License [ ] 167 License Applications [ ] 168 Classification of Licenses [ ] 169 License Qualifications [ ] 170 License Fees [ ] 171 License Conditions Art.

3 6 Rigger License [ ] 172 Requirements of License [ ] 173 Exemptions [ ] 174 Classification of Rigger Licenses [ ] 175 License Applications [ ] 176 Master Rigger Qualifications [ ] 177 Special Rigger Qualifications [ ] 178 Bond Requirements [ ] 179 Workers Compensation [ ] 180 License Fees [ ] 181 License Conditions Violations and Penalties Art. 7 Sign Hanger Licenses [ ] 182 Requirement of License [ ] 183 Classification of Sign Hanger Licenses [ ] 184 Exemptions [ ] 185 License Applications [ ] 186 Master Sign Hanger Qualifications [ ] 187 Special Sign Hanger Qualifications [ ] 188 Bond Requirements [ ] 189 Workers Compensation [ ] 190 License Fees [ ] 191 License Conditions Art.

4 8 Oil-Burning Equipment Installer License [ ] 192 Requirement of License [ ] 193 Classification of Oil-Burning Equipment Installer Licenses [ ] 194 License Applications [ ] 195 Class A Oil-Burning Equipment Installer Qualifications [ ] 196 Class B Oil-Burning Equipment Installer Qualifications [ ] 197 Bond Requirement [ ] 198 License Fees [ ] 199 License Conditions Art. 9 Concrete Testing Laboratory License [ ] 200 Requirement of License [ ] 201 License Applications [ ] 202 License Qualifications [ ] 203 License Fees [ ] 204 License Conditions Art. 10 Supported Scaffold Certificate of Completion Requirements of Certificate of Completion Exemptions Issuance of Supported Scaffold Certificate of Completion; Qualifications Issuance of Supported Scaffold User Certificate Violations and Penalties Art.

5 11 General Contractor Registration revision: July 1, 2008 Strikethrough indicates repeal of text as per Local Law 33-2007 (See Title 28 of Administrative Code for new provisions) 17 Title 26 / Subchapter 2 General Contractor Requirement of Registration Unlawful Use of General Contractor Title Compliance with Other Provisions Registration Fees Application Requirements Insurance Warranties Duties and Responsibilities Seizure, Forfeiture Fines.

6 Issuance, Renewal, Suspension and Revocation of Registration Violations and Penalties * B26 omitted from section numbers in this column. ** 26 omitted from section numbers in this column. ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS [ ] 26-131 General license shall be unlawful, on and after December sixth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, for any person to engage in or carry on in the city any business, trade or calling regulated by this Subchapter , without having first obtained a license therefor from the commissioner in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Subchapter , except that any certificates of qualification or licenses issued for any such business, trade or calling issued by the department, or by any other city department or agency, prior to December sixth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight.

7 Shall continue to remain in full force and effect until the expiration or termination thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, unless sooner revoked or suspended for cause as hereinafter provided. [ ] 26-132 Application for All applications for licenses shall be submitted on forms furnished by the department, and shall be accompanied by the required fee, as hereinafter provided. Each application for a license shall set forth the name, residence address and business address of the applicant, and such information and supporting data concerning his or her qualifications for the license as the commissioner may require. * [ ] 26-133 Qualifications of applicant.

8 -All applicants for licenses shall be at least eighteen years of age, shall be able to read and write the English language, shall be of good moral character, and shall meet the qualifications prescribed for the particular license, as hereinafter provided. *Local Law 55-1989. ** [ ] 26-134 Examination of applicant for a license shall be examined as to his or her fitness and qualifications therefor in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commissioner under and pursuant to the provisions of chapter forty-five of the charter. The commissioner may require the applicant to submit to an oral, written and practical examination or any or all of said examinations; and such examinations and investigations required to determine the fitness and qualifications of said applicant shall, upon the request of the commissioner, be conducted by the department of citywide administrative services, which shall certify the results thereof, pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred eighteen of the charter.

9 **Local Law 59-1996. As enacted but therefore probably intended. [ ] 26-135 Exemptions from the provisions of section 26-134 of this Subchapter , the commissioner shall have the power to exempt from examination any person who, prior to December sixth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, held a license or was otherwise qualified under the provisions of the code theretofore in effect. [ ] 26-136 Issuance of The commissioner shall issue a license to each applicant who shall have submitted satisfactory evidence of his or her qualifications, and shall have satisfactorily passed all required examinations to determine his or her fitness and qualifications, provided that no license shall be issued unless and until the applicant shall have paid the required fee therefor and complied with such other and further requirements for the particular license as may be hereinafter provided.

10 All licenses issued by the commissioner shall have his or her signature affixed thereto; but the commissioner may authorize any subordinate to affix such signature. ** [ ] 26-137 Term of license and registrations; All licenses and registrations, except for plumbing licenses, fire suppression piping contractor licenses and general contractor registrations, issued by the commissioner under the provisions of this Subchapter shall expire one year from the date of issuance thereof, and may be renewed annually, provided that application for renewal of the license or registration is made thirty calendar days prior to the expiration date of the license or registration.