Article 416 - FILING REPRESENTATIVE REGISTRATION

Section 28-416.1

Section 28-416.1

  §28-416.1 Filing representative registration required. No person shall
use   the   term   "registered   filing   representative"   or   "filing
representative" or any similar  representation  in  such  manner  as  to
convey   the   impression  that  such  person  is  a  registered  filing
representative in accordance with the provisions of  this  article;  nor
shall   any   person  present,  submit,  furnish  or  seek  approval  of
applications or construction documents, or remove any documents from the
possession of the department, without first having registered  with  the
department such person's name, address and company affiliation on a form
to be furnished by the department.

Section 28-416.2

Section 28-416.2

  §28-416.2  Exemptions.  The  following  persons  are  exempt  from the
provisions of this article:
  1. The owners of the premises for which the building applications  are
filed  including,  in  the  case  of  partnerships  or corporations, the
general partners or the principal officers of the corporation, where the
principal officers of a corporation shall include  the  president,  vice
presidents, secretary and treasurer;
  2.  The  lessees  of  such  premises  authorized  by the owner to file
building applications;
  3. Condominium unit owners authorized  by  the  condominium  board  of
managers to file building applications;
  4.  Cooperative  shareholders  authorized  by the cooperative board of
directors to file building applications;
  5. Architects;
  6. Engineers;
  7. Attorneys admitted to practice in New York state;
  8. Master plumbers licensed pursuant to this chapter;
  9. Master fire suppression piping  contractors  licensed  pursuant  to
this chapter; and
  10. Master electricians licensed pursuant to subchapter one of chapter
3 of title 27 of the administrative code.

Section 28-416.3

Section 28-416.3

  §28-416.3  Rules.  The  commissioner  shall  promulgate  rules for the
proper and efficient administration and  enforcement  of  this  article.
Unless required by rule, a registered filing representative shall not be
required  to  take  an  examination  or to complete continuing education
courses as a condition for renewal of the registration.