Sec. 13. (a) A person wishing to be licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber must file with the commission a written application, on a form provided by the commission, that contains information the commission considers necessary to determine the qualifications of the applicant.
(b) All members of a firm, a copartnership, or an association who engage in the activities defined in this chapter as those of a plumbing contractor must be individually licensed as a plumbing contractor. In the case of a limited partnership, only the general partner must be licensed under this chapter.
(c) In the case of a corporation engaged in the business of a plumbing contractor, the corporation must be licensed as a plumbing contractor and must file with the commission an application as provided for in this chapter. A corporation may not be licensed as a plumbing contractor unless one (1) of the officers or employees of the corporation holds a valid license as a plumbing contractor issued by the commission. Where a license is issued to a corporation, at least one (1) officer or employee of the corporation must be:
(1) licensed as a plumbing contractor;
(2) designated in the application; and
(3) named in the license.
(d) An officer or employee of a corporation desiring to act as a plumbing contractor in connection with the business of the corporation must take out a separate plumbing contractor's license in the officer's or employee's own name.
(e) An application must be signed by the applicant, or the applicant's duly authorized officer or officers. The applicant must make a statement that the applicant has not been convicted of:
(1) an act that would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-11; or
(2) a felony that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently.
(f) A business that provides plumbing services and is required to file a certificate of assumed business name under IC 23-0.5-3-4 must register the name, address, and telephone number of the business with the commission.
Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.211; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.69; P.L.241-1989, SEC.1; P.L.143-1990, SEC.4; P.L.214-1993, SEC.60; P.L.118-2017, SEC.120.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Chapter 1. Regulation of Plumbers; Creation of Commission; Licensing
25-28.5-1-1. Declaration of Policy
25-28.5-1-3. Indiana Plumbing Commission; Creation; Administration and Enforcement of Chapter
25-28.5-1-4. Members; Appointments; Terms; Political Representation
25-28.5-1-5. Compensation of Members of Commission
25-28.5-1-6. Organization and Records of Commission
25-28.5-1-7. Duties of Commission
25-28.5-1-8. Powers of Commission
25-28.5-1-9. Meetings of Commission; Notice; Quorum; Record
25-28.5-1-10. Office and Supplies of Commission; Employees
25-28.5-1-12. Licensing Requirements; Apprenticeship; Nonresidents
25-28.5-1-13. Application for License; Corporations, Partnerships, or Associations; Requisites
25-28.5-1-14. Refusal to Examine or License
25-28.5-1-16. Preparation and Administration of Examination
25-28.5-1-18.3. Expiration of License
25-28.5-1-18.5. Temporary Plumbing Contractor's License; Issuance
25-28.5-1-20. Nonresident Applicants; Service of Process
25-28.5-1-22. Expiration of License or Certificate of Registration; Renewal; Fees
25-28.5-1-24. Disposition of Fees; Expenses of Commission
25-28.5-1-27. Investigations; Motion of Commission or Complaint; Approval
25-28.5-1-28. Proceedings for Suspension or Revocation of License; Review
25-28.5-1-29. Record of Commission as Evidence; Conclusiveness of Verdicts
25-28.5-1-32. Exceptions to Application of Chapter
25-28.5-1-33. Political Subdivisions; Power to Regulate
25-28.5-1-35. Display of License; Register Available for Public Inspection
25-28.5-1-36. Actions to Recover for Services by Unlicensed or Unregistered Plumbers Barred
25-28.5-1-37. Subpoena Powers of Commission; Service and Witness Fees; Enforcement
25-28.5-1-38. Rules and Regulations
25-28.5-1-39. Loss of Bid Due to Chapter Violations; Injunctive Relief