(a) All fire protection sprinkler systems installed under Insurance Code Chapter 6003 must be installed under the supervision of the appropriate licensed responsible managing employee.
  (1) An RME-General may supervise the installation of any fire protection sprinkler system including one- and two-family dwellings.
  (2) An RME-Dwelling may only supervise the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in one- and two-family dwellings.
  (3) An RME-Underground Fire Main may only supervise the installation of an assembly of underground piping or conduits that conveys water with or without other agents and used as an integral part of any type of fire protection sprinkler system.
(b) On completion of the installation, the licensed RME type G, D, or U (as applicable) must have affixed a contractor's material and test certificate for aboveground or underground piping on or near the system riser. If the adopted installation standard does not require testing, all other sections except the testing portion of the contractor's material and test certificate must still be completed. The contractor's material and test certificate must be obtained from the State Fire Marshal's Office. The certificate must be distributed as follows:
  (1) original copy kept at the site after completion of the installation;
  (2) second copy retained by the installing company at its place of business in a separate file used exclusively by that firm to retain all Contractor's Material and Test Certificates. The certificates must be available for examination by the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's representative on request. The certificates must be retained for the life of the system; and
  (3) third copy to be sent to the local AHJ within 10 days after completion of the installation.
(c) Service, maintenance, or testing, when conducted by someone other than an owner, must be conducted by a registered firm and in compliance with the appropriate adopted standards. The inspection, test, and maintenance service of a fire protection sprinkler system, except in a one- and two-family dwelling, must be performed by an individual holding a current RME-General Inspector or RME-General license. A visual inspection not accompanied by service, maintenance, testing, or certification does not require a certificate of registration.
(d) The firm must keep complete records of all service, maintenance, testing, and certification operations. The records must be available for examination by the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's representative.
(e) All vehicles regularly used in service, maintenance, testing, or certification activities must prominently display the company name, telephone number, and certificate of registration number. The numbers and letters must be at least one-inch high and must be permanently affixed or magnetically attached to each side of the vehicle in a color contrasting with the background color of the vehicle. The certificate of registration number must be designated in the following format TX: SCR-number.
(f) Each registered firm must employ at least one full-time RME-General or RME-Dwelling licensee at each business office where fire protection sprinkler system planning is performed, who is appropriately licensed to conduct the business performed by the firm.
(g) The planning of an automatic fire protection sprinkler system must be performed under the direct supervision of the appropriately licensed RME.
(h) The planning, installation, or service of a fire protection sprinkler system must be performed in accordance with the minimum requirements of the applicable adopted standards in §34.707 of this title (relating to Adopted Standards), except when the plan, installation, or service complies with a standard that has been adopted by the political subdivision in which the system is installed.

Source Note: The provisions of this §34.716 adopted to be effective May 10, 1984, 9 TexReg 2380; amended to be effective October 17, 1986, 11 TexReg 4161; amended to be effective April 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 1644; transferred effective September 1, 1991, as published in the Texas Register March 6, 1992, 17 TexReg 1745; amended to be effective August 26, 1996, 21 TexReg 7663; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register November 14, 1997, 22 TexReg 11091; amended to be effective April 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1716; amended to be effective March 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 2312; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 662; amended tobeeffective July 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 5761; amended to be effective July 19, 2016, 41 TexReg 5180