RESTRICTED PLUMBER LICENSE.

326B.475 RESTRICTED PLUMBER LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Licensure. (a) The commissioner of labor and industry shall grant a restricted journeyworker or restricted master plumber license to an individual if: (1) the individual completes an application with information required by the commissioner of labor and industry; (2) the completed application is accompanied by a fee of $30; (3) the commissioner of labor and industry receives the completed application and fee between October 1, 2009, and October 15, 2009; (4) the completed application for a restricted journeyworker plumber license demonstrates that, prior to the application, the applicant has had at least two years of practical plumbing experience in the plumbing trade; and (5) the completed application for a restricted master plumber license demonstrates that, prior to the application, the applicant has had: (i) at least four years of practical plumbing experience in the plumbing trade; or (ii) at least two years of practical plumbing experience as a plumbing contractor in the plumbing trade. (b) For applications received between October 1, 2009, and October 15, 2009, the commissioner may waive penalties for an applicant who failed to post a bond after June 30, 1999, under section 326B.46, subdivision 2, if the commissioner finds that the penalty would cause undue hardship or the waiver is otherwise warranted under the circumstances. § Subd. 2.Use of license. A restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber may engage in the plumbing trade in all areas of the state except in cities and towns with a population of more than 5,000 according to the last federal census. § Subd. 3.Application period. Applications for restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber licenses must be submitted to the commissioner prior to October 1, 2008. § Subd. 4.Renewal; use period for license. A restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber license must be renewed for as long as that licensee engages in the plumbing trade. Notwithstanding section 326B.094, failure to renew a restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber license within 12 months after the expiration date will result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber license. § Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2010 c 347 art 3 s 75] § Subd. 6. [Repealed, 2010 c 347 art 3 s 75] § Subd. 7.Fee. The renewal fee for the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyworker plumber licenses is the same fee as for a master or journeyworker plumber license, respectively. History: 2007 c 135 art 3 s 25; 2007 c 140 art 6 s 10,15; art 13 s 4; 2008 c 282 s 1,2; 2008 c 337 s 64; 2009 c 78 art 5 s 15,16; 2009 c 153 s 5; 2010 c 183 s 9,10; 2010 c 347 art 3 s 31,32,76; 2010 c 385 s 6; 2017 c 68 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2017 c 7 s 8; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 9 s 10