La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LV-306
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LV-306 - Requirements to Take Exam for Master Plumber LicenseA. Requirements 1. An applicant for master plumber examination shall have a current journeyman plumber license issued by the board, or the applicant shall possess a current license issued by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors certifying or registering him as a professional engineer. A registered or certified professional engineer must further have experience in the art of plumbing as defined in R.S. 37:1377.D for a period of five years.2. In all cases the applicant shall have sufficient knowledge and understanding to comprehend, interpret, and apply the sanitary code relative to plumbing adopted by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. In this regard, he must possess sufficient knowledge to plan and lay out plumbing systems. He must also possess knowledge and understanding to comprehend business and legal terms of the business of plumbing.3. The applicant shall furnish a 2-inch by 2-inch photograph of himself with the application.4. He shall submit his application and required documents to the office of the state Plumbing Board of Louisiana not less than 30 days before any scheduled examination. The board shall inform all interested persons of the examination schedule.5. He must attach a money order or check for the appropriate fee to the application. The fee is established in §3096. He must attach a money order or check for the appropriate fee to the application. The fee is established in §309B. Regular quarterly examinations will be held in conjunction with the examination conducted pursuant to §305, or on such days specially set by the board.C. Failure to report for examination will result in the forfeiture of the applicant's fee. This forfeiture may be reversed by the board upon a showing of good cause by the applicant explaining his failure to attend the scheduled examination.D. Special examinations may be held by the board under the same conditions described in §305E. The examination shall be given by one or more examiners. At least one board member shall be present. The examiner must be a master plumber licensed by the board or a special appointee under this Section.F. The chairman of the board shall appoint the examiner or examiners, who may be a representative of a private professional service provider qualified to administer a standardized, nationally recognized test duly adopted by the board.G. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, any person or persons who at any time within three years of being cited by the board or its agents for engaging in the work of a master plumber at a time when he did not possess an appropriate active master plumber license or renewal thereof issued by the board, or was otherwise subject to civil or criminal prosecution for doing the work of master plumber without possessing a license or renewal thereof issued by the board, may request that he be examined by the board pursuant to this Section, but only after payment of a special enforcement fee as established by the board, which shall be in addition to the regular license fee established by the board for active master plumbers.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LV-306
Adopted by the Department of Labor, State Plumbing Board, 1968, amended and promulgated by the Department of Employment and Training, State Plumbing Board, LR 17:52 (January 1991), amended by the Department of Labor, Plumbing Board, LR 25:1858 (October 1999), Amended by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 42577 (4/1/2016), Amended LR 49918 (5/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Adopted in accordance with R.S. 37:1377 and R.S. 37:1366.