GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION

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certification

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tradesmen license

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and for the recertification of backflow prevention device workers,

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or certificate

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any

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if he desires voluntary certification

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or backflow prevention device worker

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or certificate

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or building official

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as required by this article

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, if a certificate is required by the locality in which an individual is engaging in backflow prevention device worker activities,

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certified

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certified

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or backflow prevention device worker

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B. No person shall represent himself as a certified backflow prevention device worker unless he has been certified by the Board. Any person engaging or offering to engage in backflow prevention device worker activities within the meaning of this chapter who, through verbal claim, sign, advertisement, or letterhead, represents himself as a certified backflow prevention device worker without holding such a certificate from the Board shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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C.

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certification or

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D. In any locality which requires state certification to engage in backflow prevention device worker activities, no person shall be entitled to assert a lack of certification as a defense to any action at law or suit in equity if the party who seeks to recover from such person gives substantial performance within the terms of the contract in good faith and without actual knowledge of the locality's certification requirements.