| CLASS A VIOLATIONS | |||
| Number | Description | References (All references are to the Plumbing License Law and the Plumbing Board’s Rules unless otherwise Source Noted) |
Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Contracting or offering to perform plumbing without the proper license |
§1301.351(a); Rule 365.1; Rule 367.3(a)(1)(B) |
$5,000 |
| 2. | Contracting for or offering to install medical gas or medical vacuum piping without the proper endorsement or license |
§1301.351(a); Rule 367.3(b) | $5,000 |
| 3. | Claiming through advertising or by producing another’s registration number or plumbing license number, or by other means claiming that a person is a licensed plumber or registrant when in fact that person is not a licensed plumber or registrant |
Rule 367.7(b)(4) | $5,000 |
| 4. | Claiming that a company has secured the services of a Responsible Master Plumber when in fact the company has not |
Rule 367.7(b)(4) | $5,000 |
| 5. | Engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive advertising; failing to clearly display the licensee’s license number or registrant’s registration number in an advertisement |
Rule 367.2(c)(1) | $5,000 |
| 6. | Misrepresenting services provided or to be provided |
§1301.452(a)(3) | $5,000 |
| 7. | Failing to perform services contracted for or agreed to |
Rule 367.6 | $5,000 |
| 8. | Allowing illegal use of a Master Plumber’s License |
Rule 367.3(a)(2) | $5,000 |
| 9. | Failing to obtain insurance or provide the Board with a certificate of insurance |
§1301.3576(1); Rule 367.3(a) | $5,000 |
| 10. | Violating a state law, plumbing code, or municipal ordinance within any geographical location; willfully, negligently, or arbitrarily violating a municipal rule or ordinance that regulates sanitation, drainage, or plumbing |
§1301.255(c); §1301.452(a)(2); Rule 367.2(e) |
$5,000 |
| 11. | Performing plumbing inspections without the proper license |
§1301.351(b), §1301.551(d) | $3,000 |
| 12. | Misrepresenting costs and completion time of services provided |
§ 301.452(a)(3) and Rule 367.2(c)(3) |
$3,000 |
| 13. | Evading responsibility to a client | Rule 367.2(a)(3) | $3,000 |
| 14. | Evading responsibility to an employer | Rule 367.2(a)(3) | $1,000 |
| 15. | Failing to train or manage a person engaged in plumbing; or failing to review or inspect the person’s work |
§1301.351(c); Rule 361.1(20) | $2,000 |
| 16. | Obtaining a license, endorsement, or registration through error or fraud or by providing false information to the Board |
§1301.452(a)(1); Rule 363.10 | $2,000 |
| 17. | Engaging in plumbing without the proper license |
§1301.351(a); Rule 365.1 | $1,000 |
| 18. | Engaging in or performing medical gas work without the proper endorsement |
§1301.356(a); Rule 367.3(b) | $1,000 |
| 19. | Advertising or otherwise offering to perform or provide plumbing services without securing the services of a Responsible Master Plumber. |
§1301.351(a-2) | $4,000 |
| 20. | Engaging in the installation, design, or inspection of multipurpose fire protection sprinkler system without meeting the qualifications |
§1301.3565; 363.11(d) | $2,000 |
| CLASS B VIOLATIONS | |||
| 1. | Failing to provide the Board with certificate of insurance (if required insurance is effective) |
§1301.3576(6); Rule 367.3(a) | $1,000 |
| 2. | Failing to display Master Plumber license number and company name on service vehicle |
Rule 367.4(b) | $1,000 |
| 3. | Failing to provide the Board’s name, Board’s telephone number, and Board’s mailing address on documents used to conduct the business of plumbing; Failing to provide Master Plumber name and license number on documents used to conduct the business of plumbing |
§1301.302; Rule 367.3(a)(11) | $1,000 |
| 4. | Failing to provide licensee’s license number or registrant’s registration number in advertisement; engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive advertising |
Rule 367.2(c)(1) | $1,000 |
| 5. | Failure to obtain plumbing permit according to the requirements of a political subdivision |
§1301.452(a)(2); Rule 367.2(e) | $1,000 |
| 6. | Failure to register as a Plumber’s Apprentice |
§1301.354(a) | $400 |