326B.475 RESTRICTED PLUMBER LICENSE.

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Subdivision 1.Licensure.

(a) The commissioner of labor and industry shall grant a restricted journeyworker or restricted master plumber license to an individual if:

(1) the individual completes an application with information required by the commissioner of labor and industry;

(2) the completed application is accompanied by a fee of $30;

(3) the commissioner of labor and industry receives the completed application and fee between October 1, 2009, and October 15, 2009;

(4) the completed application for a restricted journeyworker plumber license demonstrates that, prior to the application, the applicant has had at least two years of practical plumbing experience in the plumbing trade; and

(5) the completed application for a restricted master plumber license demonstrates that, prior to the application, the applicant has had:

(i) at least four years of practical plumbing experience in the plumbing trade; or

(ii) at least two years of practical plumbing experience as a plumbing contractor in the plumbing trade.

(b) For applications received between October 1, 2009, and October 15, 2009, the commissioner may waive penalties for an applicant who failed to post a bond after June 30, 1999, under section 326B.46, subdivision 2, if the commissioner finds that the penalty would cause undue hardship or the waiver is otherwise warranted under the circumstances. §

Subd. 2.Use of license.

A restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber may engage in the plumbing trade in all areas of the state except in cities and towns with a population of more than 5,000 according to the last federal census. §

Subd. 3.Application period.

Applications for restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber licenses must be submitted to the commissioner prior to October 1, 2008. §

Subd. 4.Renewal; use period for license.

A restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber license must be renewed for as long as that licensee engages in the plumbing trade. Notwithstanding section 326B.094, failure to renew a restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber license within 12 months after the expiration date will result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber license. §

Subd. 5.

[Repealed, 2010 c 347 art 3 s 75] §

Subd. 6.

[Repealed, 2010 c 347 art 3 s 75] §

Subd. 7.Fee.

The renewal fee for the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber licenses is the same fee as for a master or journeyworker plumber license, respectively.

History:

2007 c 135 art 3 s 25; 2007 c 140 art 6 s 10,15; art 13 s 4; 2008 c 282 s 1,2; 2008 c 337 s 64; 2009 c 78 art 5 s 15,16; 2009 c 153 s 5; 2010 c 183 s 9,10; 2010 c 347 art 3 s 31,32,76; 2010 c 385 s 6; 2017 c 68 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2017 c 7 s 8; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 9 s 10

History: History: 2007 c 135 art 3 s 25; 2007 c 140 art 6 s 10,15; art 13 s 4; 2008 c 282 s 1,2; 2008 c 337 s 64; 2009 c 78 art 5 s 15,16; 2009 c 153 s 5; 2010 c 183 s 9,10; 2010 c 347 art 3 s 31,32,76; 2010 c 385 s 6; 2017 c 68 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2017 c 7 s 8; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 9 s 10