For all applicants seeking work experience credit toward licensure for plumbing work experience received outside of Colorado, the board shall give credit for such work experience if the applicant can show to the satisfaction of the board that the particular experience is adequate to comply with the requirements of this article 155.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 996, � 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-58-107.5 as it existed prior to 2019.
12-155-112. License and registration renewal - term of license - renewal - fees - reinstatement - continuing education - rules. (1) (a) Beginning with the plumbing license cycle that begins on March 1, 2027, and each subsequent license cycle thereafter, the board shall issue and renew plumbing licenses for a period of three years unless otherwise determined by the director.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section, all license and registration renewal and renewal fees shall be in accordance with sections 12-20-105 and 12-20-202 (1).
(2) (a) Licenses and registrations issued pursuant to this article 155 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). Any person whose license or registration has expired is subject to the penalties provided in this article 155 or section 12-20-202 (1).
(b) This subsection (2)(b) does not apply to water conditioning installers and water conditioning principals. To reinstate a license or registration that has been expired for two or more years, a person must demonstrate competency by:
(I) Providing verification of a license in good standing from another state and proof of active practice in that state for the year previous to the date of receipt of the reinstatement application;
(II) Satisfactorily passing the state plumbing examination in accordance with section 12-155-110; or
(III) Any other means approved by the board.
(c) To reinstate a license or registration that has been expired for less than two years, a person must comply with subsection (3)(a) of this section; except that this subsection (2)(c) does not apply to water conditioning installers and water conditioning principals.
(3) (a) On or after May 1, 2021, the board shall not renew or reinstate a license unless the applicant has completed eight hours of continuing education for every twelve months that have passed after the later of the last date of renewal or reinstatement. This subsection (3)(a) does not apply to the first renewal or reinstatement of a license for which, as a condition of issuance, the applicant successfully completed a licensing examination pursuant to section 12-155-110.
(b) On or before July 1, 2020, the board, in collaboration with established industry training programs and industry representatives, shall adopt rules establishing continuing education requirements and standards. The requirements and standards must include course work related to the code, including core competencies, as determined by the board. The board may count a licensed plumber's enrollment in a course designed to help the plumber attain nationally recognized plumbing and building inspection certifications towards the plumber's continuing education requirements. A renewal or reinstatement license applicant must furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the board, in a form and manner determined by the board, documentation demonstrating compliance with this subsection (3) and rules promulgated to implement this subsection (3).
(c) To ensure consumer protection, the board's rules may include audit standards for licensee compliance with continuing education requirements and requirements pertaining to the testing of licensees by the continuing education vendor.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 997, � 1, effective October 1; (2) amended and (3) added, (HB 19-1086), ch. 109, p. 403, � 3, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2024: (1) amended, (HB 24-1344), ch. 343, p. 2324, � 13, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-58-108 as it existed prior to 2019.
12-155-113. Disciplinary action by board - procedures - cease-and-desist orders. (1) The board may take disciplinary or other action as authorized by section 12-20-404 for any of the following reasons:
(a) Violation of, or aiding or abetting in the violation of, any of the provisions of this article 155 or an applicable provision of article 20 of this title 12;
(b) Violation of the rules or orders promulgated by the board in conformity with the provisions of this article 155 or aiding or abetting in such violation;
(c) Failure or refusal to remove within a reasonable time the cause for disapproval of any plumbing installation as reported on the notice of disapproval, but reasonable time shall include time for appeal to and a hearing before the board;
(d) Any cause for which the issuance of the license could have been refused had it then existed and been known to the board;
(e) Commitment of any act or omission that does not meet generally accepted standards of plumbing practice;
(f) Conviction of or acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by a court to a felony. In considering the disciplinary action, the board shall be governed by the provisions of sections 12-20-202 (5) and 24-5-101.
(g) Advertising by any licensee or registrant that is false or misleading;
(h) Deception, misrepresentation, or fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license;
(i) Failure of any licensee to adequately supervise an apprentice who is working at the trade pursuant to section 12-155-124;
(j) Failure of any licensee to report to the board:
(I) Known violations of this article 155;
(II) Civil judgments and settlements that arose from the licensee's work performance;
(k) Employment of any person required by this article 155 to be licensed or to obtain a permit who has not obtained the license or permit;
(l) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of any habit-forming drug, any controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), or any alcohol beverage;
(m) Any use of a schedule I controlled substance, as defined in section 18-18-203;
(n) Disciplinary action against a license or registration in another jurisdiction. Evidence of the disciplinary action is prima facie evidence for denial of licensure or registration or other disciplinary action if the violation would be grounds for disciplinary action in this state.
(o) Practicing as a water conditioning contractor, water conditioning installer, water conditioning principal, or a residential, journeyworker, or master plumber during a period when the person's license or registration has been suspended or revoked;
(p) Selling or fraudulently obtaining or furnishing a license or registration to practice as a residential, journeyworker, or master plumber, water conditioning contractor, water conditioning installer, water conditioning principal, or plumbing contractor or aiding or abetting in the activity;
(q) In connection with a construction or building project requiring the services of a person regulated by this article 155, willfully disregarding or violating:
(I) Any building or construction law of this state or any of its political subdivisions;
(II) Any safety or labor law;
(III) Any health law;
(IV) Any workers' compensation insurance law;
(V) Any state or federal law governing withholdings from employee income, including, but not limited to, income taxes, unemployment taxes, or social security taxes; or
(VI) Any reporting, notification, or filing law of this state or the federal government;
(r) Applying for a plumbing permit pursuant to section 12-155-120 (1) if the applicant is not a qualified applicant, as defined in section 12-155-120 (11);
(s) Failing to display plumbing contractor and master plumber registration information, as specified in section 12-155-125.
(2) The board may issue and send a letter of admonition to a licensee under the circumstances specified in and in accordance with section 12-20-404 (4).
(3) The board may issue and send a confidential letter of concern to a licensee or registrant under the circumstances specified in section 12-20-404 (5).
(4) Any disciplinary action taken by the board shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 12-20-403 and article 4 of title 24.
(5) The board may issue cease-and-desist orders under the circumstances and in accordance with the procedures specified in section 12-20-405.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 997, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(l) amended, (SB 20-007), ch. 286, p. 1410, � 30, effective July 13. L. 2022: (1)(r) added, (HB 22-1346), ch. 483, p. 3511, � 4, effective January 1, 2023. L. 2024: (1)(a), (1)(l), and (2) amended and (1)(s) added, (HB 24-1344), ch. 343, p. 2325, � 14, effective July 1; (1)(o) and (1)(p) amended, (HB 24-1344), ch. 343, p. 2325, � 15, effective July 1, 2025.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-58-110 as it existed prior to 2019.