Michigan Laws 339.6115 – Journey plumber’s license; issuance; requirements; affidavit stating amount of experience; condition of renewal
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.6115
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Apprentice plumber: means an individual who is registered under this article as an apprentice. See Michigan Laws 339.6101
- Armed forces: means the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard or other military force designated by Congress as a part of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the reserve components. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
- Board: means the state plumbing board described in section 1105. See Michigan Laws 339.6101
- Completed application: means an application that is complete on its face and submitted with any applicable licensing or permit fees and any other information, records, approval, security, or similar item required by law or rule from a local unit of government, a federal agency, or a private entity but not from another department or agency of this state. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
- Journey plumber: means an individual, other than a plumbing contractor or master plumber, who is qualified to engage in the practical installation of plumbing and who is licensed as a journey plumber. See Michigan Laws 339.6101
- License: includes the whole or part of a governmental permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required under a specific article of this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5105
- Master plumber: means an individual who possesses the necessary skills and qualifications to plan and supervise the installation of plumbing and who is licensed as a master plumber. See Michigan Laws 339.6103
- Plumbing: means the practice, materials, and fixtures, in or adjacent to a building, structure, or premises, used in the installation, maintenance, extension, or alteration of all piping, fixtures, plumbing appliances, or plumbing appurtenances, as defined in the state construction code, in connection with the sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, plumbing venting systems, medical gas systems, backflow preventers, and public or private water supply systems. See Michigan Laws 339.6103
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- State construction code: means the rules promulgated by the state construction code commission under section 4 of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
(1) The department shall issue a journey plumber‘s license to an individual who is at least 18 years of age and who does all of the following:
(a) Files a completed application on a form provided by the department.
(b) Pays the applicable examination fee established under section 207 and passes an examination provided for by the board and the department.
(c) Pays the license fee described in article 4.
(d) Meets either of the following:
(i) Has at least 6,000 hours of experience gained over a period of at least 3 years as an apprentice plumber in the practical installation of plumbing under the supervision of a master plumber.
(ii) While serving in the armed forces, served as a plumber or in an equivalent job classification; was honorably discharged from that military service in the 1-year period preceding the date the license application is filed; and has, and provides with his or her application an affidavit signed by a commanding officer, supervisor, or military superior with direct knowledge of the applicant’s service that states that he or she has, at least 6,000 hours of entry-level experience in and basic knowledge of each of the following:
(A) The terminology of the plumbing trade and the ability to make practical calculations.
(B) Knowledge related to drainage systems.
(C) Knowledge related to plumbing fixtures.
(D) Knowledge related to water and backflow protection.
(E) Knowledge related to storm and special wastewater disposal.
(F) Knowledge related to testing and inspections of plumbing.
(G) Knowledge related to venting.
(2) If an applicant who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (1)(d)(ii) has not attained 6,000 hours of entry-level experience or does not have basic knowledge in each of the areas described in subsection (1)(d)(ii)(A) to (G), he or she may provide with his or her application an affidavit signed by a commanding officer, supervisor, or military superior with direct knowledge of the applicant’s service that states the amount of experience the applicant has attained and of which of the areas described in subsection (1)(d)(ii)(A) to (G) the applicant has basic knowledge, and the department may in its discretion grant the applicant credit toward the 6,000-hour experience requirement of subsection (1)(d)(i) based on the applicant’s experience.
(3) As a condition of renewal of a journey plumber’s license, the journey plumber must demonstrate the successful completion of a course, approved by the board, concerning any update or change in the state construction code within 12 months after the update or change in that code. This requirement applies only during or after those years that the state construction code is updated or changed.