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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Except as otherwise provided in KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689:
(1) A person shall not claim to be or advertise as being a master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor or assume or use any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of this licensure, unless that person is the holder of a valid master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor's license issued in accordance with KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689. The holder of a valid master heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor's license shall be entitled to practice heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contracting, including the obtaining of any necessary permits in connection with the practice of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contracting, and shall be primarily responsible for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning work performed;
(2) A person shall not claim to be or advertise as being a journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic or assume or use any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of this licensure, unless that person is the holder of a valid journeyman heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic's license issued in accordance with KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689;
(3) A person shall not claim to be or advertise as being an apprentice heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic or assume or use any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create the impression of certification, unless that person is the holder of a valid apprentice heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanic's certificate issued in accordance with KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689; and
(4) A person shall not practice heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contracting, unless that person has met the requirements of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVII. Economic Security and Public Welfare § 198B.656.Practice as and assumption and use of title master contractor, journeyman, or apprentice without a license prohibited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xvii-economic-security-and-public-welfare/ky-rev-st-sect-198b-656/
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