The department may revoke or suspend any plumber’s license upon proof that the licensee:
(1) Has knowingly violated this chapter, the Kentucky State Plumbing Code, or the rules and regulations of the department;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 318.064

  • Code: means the Kentucky State Plumbing Code. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • Department: means Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Journeyman plumber: means a person who engages or offers to engage, either as an occupation or otherwise, in the construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair, remodeling or removal, and replacement of plumbing under the supervision, direction, and responsibility of a master plumber. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • Master plumber: means a person who assumes responsible charge, supervision, or direction of journeyman plumbers, plumbers' apprentices, and other persons in the construction, installation, or alteration of plumbing or who engages in, offers to engage in, or advertises or otherwise represents that he is permitted or qualified to engage in the design, planning, superintending, contracting for, or responsible charge of plumbing. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • Plumbing: means the art of installing in buildings the pipes for distributing the water supply, the fixtures for using water and drainage pipes for removing waste water and sewage, together with fittings, appurtenances, and appliances of various kinds, all within or adjacent to the building. See Kentucky Statutes 318.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) Has practiced fraud or deception in applying for or obtaining a license;
(3) Is incompetent to perform services as a licensed master plumber or a licensed journeyman plumber;
(4) Has permitted his or her license to be used directly or indirectly by another to obtain or perform plumbing work or services; or
(5) Is guilty of other unprofessional or dishonorable conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 107, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1676, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 63. — Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 10, effective June 16, 1960.