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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="9A-506" title_number="9A" title_name="Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Violations; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Any subdivision of the State which required a local license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services on or before January 1, 1990 may continue to require a local license for services performed within that subdivision.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A subdivision of the State which requires a local license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services may not discriminate against applicants who are not residents of the subdivision.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A subdivision of the State which requires a local license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services shall issue a local license to any individual licensed by the Board on receipt from the individual of any application and fee required by the subdivision of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A subdivision of the State may not require an applicant for a local license to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services to take an examination if the applicant is licensed by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In the event that any subdivision which requires a local license discontinues that requirement after the effective date of this Act, that subdivision may not thereafter adopt a license requirement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A State license is required to provide heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services anywhere within the State, whether or not the individual holds a local license.</text>
  </level>
</section>
