Section 338.3533 - Master plumber's license; issuance; conditions; requirements.
STATE PLUMBING ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 733 of 2002
338.3533 Master plumber's license; issuance; conditions; requirements.
Sec. 23.
(1) The department shall issue a master plumber's license to a person not less than 18 years of age who does all of the following:
(a) Files a completed application on a form provided by the department.
(b) Pays the examination fee prescribed in section 31 and passes an examination provided for by the board and the department.
(c) Pays the license fee prescribed in section 31.
(d) Holds a journey plumber license issued under this act or former 1929 PA 266 and has gained 4,000 hours' experience in work as a journey plumber over a period of not less than 2 years immediately preceding the date of his or her application.
(2) As a condition of renewal of a master plumber's license, the master plumber shall demonstrate the successful completion of a course, approved by the board, concerning any update or change in the code within 12 months after the update or change in that code. This requirement applies only during or after those years that the code is updated or changed.
(3) A licensed master plumber shall represent only 1 plumbing contractor at any given time.
(4) A master plumber who is also a plumbing contractor is only liable for payment of the plumbing contractor license fee.
(5) If a master plumber representing a plumbing contractor ceases to represent the plumbing contractor, the master plumber shall notify the department in writing within 30 days after the representation ceases.
History: 2002, Act 733, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003