2013 Maryland Code
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
§ 12-305 - Reciprocal waiver of licensing requirements for journey plumber or master plumber

§12-305.

(a) Subject to the limitations in this section, the Board may waive any of the qualifications for a journey plumber license or a master plumber license for an individual who holds a journey plumber license or a master plumber license issued by Baltimore County or by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

(b) The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:

(1) pays the appropriate license fee required under § 12-306 of this subtitle;

(2) holds a license that is similar to the license for which the applicant is seeking a waiver;

(3) if contracting to provide plumbing services in the name of the applicant or another person, submits proof of the liability insurance as required under § 12-501 of this title; and

(4) provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

(i) meets the qualifications otherwise required by this subtitle; and

(ii) at the time that the applicant became licensed in Baltimore County or by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the applicant:

1. passed an examination that was given by Baltimore County or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and was substantially equivalent to the examination that then was required by the Board; and

2. met qualifications for licensing that were set by Baltimore County or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and were substantially equivalent to the qualifications that then were required by the Board.

(c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board may grant a waiver of the qualification and examination requirements of § 12-302 of this subtitle only if Baltimore County or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission waives the qualifications and examination required for individuals licensed by the Board to a similar extent as the Board waives those requirements for individuals licensed by Baltimore County or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

(2) An agreement may be made with Baltimore County that, if an individual who is licensed by the Board as a journey plumber or a master plumber resides in Baltimore County, the individual may be required to pass a licensing examination for a journey plumber or master plumber given by Baltimore County.

§ 12-305 - 1. Waiver of examination requirements for plumbers

(a) Waiver authorized. -- Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may waive the examination requirements for a master plumber license or a journey plumber license for an individual who is licensed to provide plumbing services in another state on the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the authorized membership of the Board.

(b) Conditions. -- The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if an applicant:

(1) pays the appropriate fee required under § 12-306 of this subtitle; and

(2) provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

(i) meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title;

(ii) holds an active license in good standing in the other state;

(iii) holds a license that is equivalent to the State license; and

(iv) became licensed in the other state after meeting requirements that are at least equivalent to the licensing requirements of this State.

(c) Reciprocity. -- The Board may grant a waiver only if the state in which the applicant is licensed waives the examination of licensees of this State to a similar extent as this State waives the examination requirements for individuals licensed in that state.

(d) Waiver for BRAC applicants. -- (1) In this subsection, "BRAC" means the Base Realignment and Closure process as announced by the United States Department of Defense.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Board shall grant a waiver to an applicant who files a request before July 1, 2012, if the applicant:

(i) pays the appropriate fee required under § 12-306 of this subtitle;

(ii) holds an active Virginia or New Jersey master plumber's license or an active Virginia journey plumber's license in good standing that is equivalent to the State license;

(iii) has experience in the provision of plumbing services that meets the time requirements of § 12-302 of this subtitle; and

(iv) has relocated to the State as a family member of a BRAC employee.

§ 12-305 - 2. Waiver for BRAC applicants

(a) "BRAC" defined. -- (1) In this section, "BRAC" means the Base Realignment and Closure process as announced by the United States Department of Defense.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall waive the examination requirements for a journey natural gas fitters license for an individual who is licensed to provide gas fitting services as a journeyman in Virginia.

(b) Requirements. -- The Board shall grant a waiver under this section to an applicant who files a request before July 1, 2012, if the applicant:

(1) pays the appropriate fee required under § 12-306 of this subtitle;

(2) provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

(i) meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title;

(ii) holds an active license in good standing in Virginia;

(iii) holds a license that is equivalent to the State license; and

(iv) has experience in the provision of natural gas services that meets the time requirements of § 12-302 of this subtitle; and

(3) has relocated to the State as a family member of a BRAC employee.