Section R20-2-601. Qualifications; License and Renewal Application Process

A.      Registered service agency.

1.        To obtain a license as a registered service agency, an applicant shall provide evidence that:

a.         The applicant’s registered service representative has a thorough knowledge of all appropriate laws within

A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 15, Handbook 44, Hand- book 112, CARB Executive Orders, and this Chap- ter;

b.        The applicant provided its representative with a copy of the portions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 15, Handbook 44, Handbook 112, CARB Executive Orders, and this Chapter relating to registered ser- vice representative duties;

c.         The applicant:

i.         Possesses the necessary certified standards and testing equipment to service commercial devices; and

ii.        Possesses the necessary test equipment cali- brated annually by the equipment manufacturer to perform an air to liquid (A/L) test of a vapor recovery system or vapor recovery component properly; or

iii.      Has access to the necessary standards and test- ing equipment belonging to another registered service agency and has written approval from

that  agency  to   use  its  standards  and   testing equipment; and

d.        The applicant shall ensure that its registered service representative operates the equipment according to

A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 15, Handbook 44, Hand- book 112, CARB Executive Orders, and this Chap- ter.

2.        The Department shall not issue a registered service agency license until at least one of the applicant’s employees passes a registered service representative competency exam.

3.        An applicant for a registered service agency license shall submit an application form, obtained from the Depart- ment that provides:

a.         Name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, and facsimile number;

b.        License information from other states;

c.         Types of devices serviced, repaired, or installed, or vapor recovery systems or components repaired or tested;

d.        A list of all of the applicant’s devices and testing equipment with corresponding serial or identifica- tion numbers;

e.         Branch office information;

f.         Names of registered service representatives and their experience with other registered service agencies or states;

g.        License and disciplinary history; and

h.        Applicant’s signature.

B.       Third-party registered service agency. In addition to comply- ing with the requirements in subsection (A), a third-party reg- istered service agency shall provide the Department with evidence that the third-party registered service agency:

1.        Holds a valid license issued by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors,

2.        Complies with workers’ compensation insurance laws, and

3.        Maintains liability insurance sufficient to cover the value of work to be performed.

C.      Registered service representative.

1.        To obtain a license as a registered service representative, an applicant shall provide evidence that:

a.         The applicant has a thorough knowledge of all appropriate laws within A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 15, Handbook 44, Handbook 112, CARB Executive Orders, and this Chapter;

b.        The applicant possesses the necessary training or experience regarding appropriate standards and test- ing equipment to service the specific commercial device, vapor recovery system, or vapor recovery system component indicated on the application;

c.         The applicant will operate according to appropriate laws within A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 15, Handbook 44, Handbook 112, CARB Executive Orders; and this Chapter; and

d.        The applicant has passed the competency examina- tion specified in subsection (D).

2.        An applicant for a registered service representative license shall submit an application on a form obtained from the Department that provides:

a.         Name, address, telephone number, and facsimile number;

b.        License information from other states;

c.         An indication of whether the applicant is applying to be a registered service representative, vapor recov-

ery service representative No. 1, or vapor recovery service representative No. 2;

d.        Types of devices serviced, repaired, or installed, or vapor recovery systems or components repaired or tested;

e.         Work experience with other registered service agen- cies in Arizona or other states;

f.         License and disciplinary history; and

g.        Applicant’s signature.

3.        An applicant for a vapor recovery registered service rep- resentative No. 1 license shall maintain and make avail- able to the Department upon request evidence of being:

a.         Certified by the manufacturer to test or repair all vapor recovery systems and components, or

b.        Determined qualified by the Department to test or repair all vapor recovery systems and components.

D.      Competency examination. Before being issued a registered service representative license, an applicant shall pass a Depart- ment-administered competency examination.

1.        An applicant for a vapor recovery registered service rep- resentative license shall complete the Department’s train- ing class before taking the competency examination.

2.        An applicant shall bring a copy of Handbook 44 and Handbook 112 to the examination site.

3.        An applicant shall complete the competency examination within the time specified by the Department.

4.        The Department shall not allow an applicant to take the competency examination more than two times in six months.

E.       As required under A.R.S. § 41-2094(G), the Department shall specify on a registered service representative license the devices that the registered service representative may service, repair, or install or the vapor recovery systems or components that the vapor recovery registered service representative may test or repair. A registered service representative shall perform only the services approved by the Department for the regis- tered service representative.

F.       Renewal of a registered service representative license. Under

A.R.S. § 41-2094(D), a registered service representative license is valid for 12 months and expires unless renewed. To renew a registered service representative license, the regis- tered service agency employing the registered service repre- sentative shall comply with R20-2-603(E). Before complying with R20-2-603(E), the registered service agency shall ensure that:

1.        A vapor recovery registered service representative No. 1 or 2 completes the Department’s training class, and

2.        A vapor recovery registered service representative takes and passes the Department’s written vapor recovery com- petency examination as follows:

a.         A vapor recovery service representative No. 1 shall pass the vapor recovery competency examination annually, and

b.        A vapor recovery service representative No. 2 shall pass the vapor recovery competency examination biennially.

G.      The Department does not charge a fee to process a change in business name or address.

Historical Note

Adopted effective July 27, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). R20-2-601 recodified from R4-31-601 (Supp. 95-1). Section amended effective October 8, 1998 (Supp. 98-4).

Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1690, effec- tive June 5, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by final

rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1756, effective October 9, 2010

(Supp. 10-3).