§437B-23.5  Apprentices and helpers.  It
shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle mechanic apprentice/trainee or motor
vehicle mechanic helper to assist a motor vehicle repair dealer or motor
vehicle mechanic unless the apprentice or helper works under the direct
supervision of a licensed or certified motor vehicle repair dealer or motor
vehicle mechanic.  All motor vehicle mechanic apprentices/trainees and motor
vehicle helpers shall be assigned to and shall be the responsibility of a
licensed or certified motor vehicle mechanic, provided that each licensed or
certified mechanic shall have assigned to the mechanic not more than a total of
five apprentices/trainees or helpers.  In the event that a motor vehicle
mechanic, who is assigned one or more motor vehicle mechanic
apprentices/trainees or motor vehicle helpers, is terminated from employment,
the motor vehicle repair dealer shall have thirty days to replace the motor
vehicle mechanic in order to reassign the apprentices/trainees or helpers. [L
1988, c 42, §1 and c 329, §2; am L 1989, c 205, §1; am L 1998, c 199, §9]