GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 507
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 87-21 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any resident of the State, upon submission of a license application and license application fee, shall receive a license without examination provided the applicant presents evidence to the Board that he:
(1) Has not previously held a license in the area for which the application is made;
(2) Has engaged in the business of either plumbing or heating contracting as defined in this Article for at least five years prior to July 6, 1971, in any city, town, or other area in which this Article did not apply prior to July 6, 1971; and
(3) Has been continuously engaged, as a primary occupation, in plumbing or heating contracting as defined in this Article.
In order to receive a license under this subsection, the applicant must submit a license application and license application fee and present all supporting evidence to the Board on or prior to December 31, 1991."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification and expires on December 31, 1991.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of July, 1991.
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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives