2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3531 Plumbing contractor\'s license; issuance; conditions; requirements.

Sec. 21.

(1) To qualify for a plumbing contractor license, the applicant must either hold a master plumber license or employ the holder of a master plumber license as his or her representative. Only an owner of a sole proprietorship or partnership, or an officer of a corporation or limited liability company, may apply for licensure as a plumbing contractor.

(2) The department shall issue a plumbing contractor's license to a person who does all of the following:

(a) Files a completed application on a form provided by the department that includes the following information:

(i) A statement listing the complete address of each place where the applicant has resided and has been engaged in business during the last 5 years including the length of residences and types of businesses engaged in or employments.

(ii) The name of the applicant, the name of the business, and the location of the place for which the license is desired.

(iii) The name of the business owner or president of the corporation and the name of the applicant, if different from the name of the business owner or president, and his or her title.

(iv) The name, residence address, and license number of the licensed master plumber who represents the person.

(b) Pays the examination fee prescribed in section 31 and passes an examination provided for by the board and the department.

(c) Pays the license fee prescribed in section 31.

(3) A licensed plumbing contractor may operate 1 or more branch offices in this state bearing the same firm name provided a licensed master plumber is in charge and has the responsibility of supervision at each branch.

(4) When a license is issued to a plumbing contractor represented by a master plumber, the plumbing contractor and the master plumber are jointly and severally responsible for exercising the supervision or control of the plumbing operations necessary to secure full compliance with this act, the rules promulgated under this act, and all other laws and rules related to the installation of plumbing.

(5) Both a person other than a plumbing contractor and the master plumber are jointly and severally responsible for exercising the supervision or control of the plumbing operations necessary to secure full compliance with this act, the rules promulgated under this act, and all other laws and rules related to the installation of plumbing.

(6) If a plumbing contractor is represented by a licensed master plumber who ceases to represent the plumbing contractor, the plumbing contractor has 30 days thereafter in which to designate another licensed master plumber as the representative of the plumbing contractor. The plumbing contractor shall notify the department in writing of the change.

(7) A person applying for a plumbing contractor license shall also pay any amount required to be paid under the construction lien act, 1980 PA 497, MCL 570.1101 to 570.1305, which amount shall be paid to the department for deposit in the homeowner construction lien recovery fund. An assessment imposed upon a master plumber is considered sufficient to fulfill any assessment obligation that may exist for a plumbing contractor.

(8) A person who, on the effective date of this act, is licensed as a master plumber under former 1929 PA 266 or employing a licensed master plumber shall, upon payment of the plumbing contractor license fee and upon furnishing the department with satisfactory evidence of having been engaged in a business as a master plumber for a minimum of 3 out of the 5 years immediately preceding the effective date of this act, be granted a plumbing contractor license without examination if the person applies within 6 months after the effective date of this act.

(9) A licensed plumbing contractor shall display in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the place of business a sign bearing the company name and the name of the licensed master plumber and license number in letters not less than 3 inches high.

History: 2002, Act 733, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003