Colorado § 24-33.5-1206.1 - Registration required.

§ 24-33.5-1206.1. Registration required.

(1) A person shall not act, assume to act, or advertise as a fire suppression contractor unless the person is registered as a fire suppression contractor with the administrator. A person shall not act, assume to act, or advertise as a residential fire suppression contractor unless the person is registered as either a fire suppression contractor or a residential fire suppression contractor with the administrator.

(2) Any registered fire suppression contractor shall obtain any locally required licenses or permits and comply with local building and fire codes.

(3) Any registered fire suppression contractor shall be responsible for the acts of its agents and employees while acting on behalf of the contractor to sell, advertise, layout, fabricate, install, add to, alter, service, repair, or inspect fire suppression systems of any kind.

(4) Every registered fire suppression contractor shall assure that:

(a) A responsible person in the management or employment of the contractor is qualified in the layout, fabrication, installation, alteration, servicing, repair, and inspection of fire suppression systems; except that, with regard to residential fire suppression systems only, the responsible person need only be qualified in the layout, fabrication, installation, alteration, servicing, repair, and inspection of residential fire suppression systems;

(b) Each job is supervised by an on-site installer who is qualified in the layout, fabrication, installation, alteration, servicing, repair, and inspection of fire suppression systems;

(c) Any layout, fabrication, installation, alteration, servicing, repair, or inspection of fire suppression systems is done according to applicable standards adopted by the administrator by rule promulgated pursuant to section 24-33.5-1206.3 (1) and applicable local codes and ordinances;

(d) Actual fabrication, installation, alteration, servicing, or repair of any fire suppression system is done in accordance with approved plans, layout, or design;

(e) All interim and final inspections and system tests are completed according to standards adopted by the administrator or requirements laid out by local fire safety inspectors and the administrator and that any required logs, reports, or results of said inspections and system tests are accurately kept and conveyed to the appropriate fire safety inspectors.

(5) No registration shall be granted to any fire suppression contractor who has as a principal any person who, within the past two years, has violated any provision of this part 12 or any rule or regulation of the administrator pursuant thereto.

Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1213, § 2, effective May 18. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 145, § 22, effective August 7. L. 2014: (1), IP (4), (4)(a), and (4)(c) amended, (HB 14-1221), ch. 205, p. 754, § 6, effective May 15.

Editor's note: Section 24-33.5-1209 (2) provides for the repeal of this section, effective September 1, 2026.