Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 62-6.020 - Master Septic Tank Contractors
(1) A
septic tank contractor or a plumbing contractor certified under Section
489.105(3)(m),
F.S., who is eligible under Sections
489.553(5)(a) and
(b), F.S., may apply to the Department on
Form DEP 4105, 10/96, Application for Master Septic Tank Contractor
Registration, hereby incorporated by reference, to take the master contractor
examination provided by the contractor:
(a)
Has been in "active" status for the three years immediately preceding the date
of application. This time period may not be interrupted by more than 60
accumulated days as "inactive" or include any registration probation or
suspension imposed by the Department through administrative action.
(b) Has not been assessed more than $500.00
in administrative penalties by the Department in the three years immediately
preceding the date of application.
(c) Does not have an outstanding fine
assessed pursuant to this chapter which is in final order status and judicial
reviews are exhausted.
(d) Has
successfully resolved any disciplinary action involving septic tank contracting
where an administrative action was commenced by the Department prior to the
filing of the application.
(e) Has
not been convicted of, found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere
to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in any jurisdiction which is related to
the practice of contracting for the three years immediately preceding the date
of application.
(f) Has
successfully completed 30 hours of master contractor course work approved by
the Department. At a minimum, this course work shall include training and
testing of soil classification, system design and theory, system material and
construction standards, and regulatory requirements.
(2) Completed applications for registration
must be received by the Department Onsite Sewage Program office at least 21
days prior to examination. In order to be complete, the application must have
all appropriate spaces filled, be signed and dated by the applicant, be
reviewed by the Department where the applicant's primary place of business is
located, and include a money order or sufficiently funded check in the correct
amount.
(3) Eligible applicants
must successfully complete a comprehensive examination administered by the
Department. Minimum passing score for the examination shall be a 70 percent
correct response to the examination questions.
(4) Successful applicants shall be issued a
master septic tank contractor certificate after they have paid the registration
fee.
(5) Master septic tank
contractor certificates shall be renewed only after the contractor has
completed 18 classroom hours of approved instruction for each renewal cycle. At
least 6 classroom hours must be successfully completed in an approved master
contractor course. Instructional time spent by a master septic tank contractor
in providing Department approved continuing education training shall receive
credit as master contractor course hours. Application for renewal shall be made
on Form DEP 4076, 01/03, Application for Septic Tank Contractor Registration
Renewal, herein incorporated by reference, accompanied by the required
supporting documentation and fees.
(a) A
master septic tank contractor who only completes 12 classroom hours of approved
instruction during the renewal cycle shall revert to registered septic tank
contractor status and shall apply for renewal under Rule
62-6.021, F.A.C.
(b) Applications for renewal not submitted in
a timely and complete manner shall revert to inactive status. Each application
for renewal shall be considered filed in a timely manner if it is postmarked
prior to close of business on the date of expiration of the certificate. If
that date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the date of expiration shall be
the first working day after the expiration date of the certificate. Application
for renewal of an inactive certificate shall be made on Form DEP 4076,
Application for Septic Tank Contractor Registration Renewal, accompanied by the
required supporting documentation and fees.
(c) The Department shall deny an application
for renewal for an outstanding administrative penalty with the Department where
the penalty is final agency action and all judicial reviews are
exhausted.
(d) Master contractors
with "inactive" certificates shall be reinstated to "active" upon completion of
the following:
1. Take sufficient continuing
education courses and pay registration fees to cover the inactive period,
or
2. Retake and pass the
comprehensive examination.
(e) Master contractor certificates not
renewed within five renewal cycles of the expiration date shall comply with
subsections 62-6.020(1) through
(4), F.A.C., to be reinstated as
active.
(6) All materials
incorporated herein may be obtained from the Department of Environmental
Protection, Onsite Sewage Program at www.floridadep.gov or 2600 Blair Stone Road,
MS #3596, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 489.553(3), 489.557(1) FS. Law Implemented 489.552, 489.553, 489.554 FS.
New 2-13-97, Formerly 10D-6.0725, Amended 2-3-98, 4-21-02, 6-18-03, 11-26-06, Formerly 64E-6.020.
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