Michigan Laws 339.6117 – Apprentice plumber; registration; requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.6117
- Apprentice plumber: means an individual who is registered under this article as an apprentice. See Michigan Laws 339.6101
- Board: means the state plumbing board described in section 1105. See Michigan Laws 339.6101
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 339.5103
- 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
- Occupation: means a field of endeavor regulated under this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5107
- 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
(1) An individual who is employed as an apprentice plumber shall register with the department on a form provided by the department within 30 days after employment.
(2) An apprentice registration is invalid after 5 years from the date of initial registration unless the registered apprentice applies for and takes the examination for journey license. The registration of an apprentice who has applied for a journey license remains valid after the 5-year period until either a license is issued or the apprentice fails to take the examination.
(3) On request by the apprentice to the board, the board may grant an extension of an apprentice registration for a period of time as determined appropriate by the board.
(4) An apprentice plumber shall, as his or her principal occupation, be engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing under the direct on-site jobsite supervision of a journey or master plumber.