License expiration -- Notice -- Renewal and revival fees -- Evidence of completion of continuing education -- Interim period for use of recently deceased owner's or employee's master plumber's license
KRS 318.054
in effect318.054. License expiration -- Notice -- Renewal and revival fees -- Evidence of completion of continuing education -- Interim period for use of recently deceased owner's or employee's master plumber's license
(1) The initial license for a master or journeyman plumber shall expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month in the following year. The department may reduce the license fee on a pro rata basis for initial licenses issued for less than twelve (12) months. Renewed licenses shall expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month of each year after the date of issuance of the renewed license.
(2) The department shall require an applicant for renewal of a license to show evidence of completing the continuing education requirements established by the department in administrative regulations promulgated under KRS 318.130.
(3) The department shall send each licensed master and journeyman plumber a notice advising them that the annual license renewal fee is due. The notice shall be sent to the licensee's last known address no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the license. The annual license renewal fee shall be a reasonable fee set by regulation of the department. The fee for the renewal of a master plumber's license shall exceed the fee charged for a journeyman plumber's license.
(4) A master or journeyman plumber who fails to renew a license prior to expiration may have the license renewed upon payment of the required renewal fee, a revival fee, and upon showing the completion of continuing education requirements. The revival fee for a master plumber shall be five dollars ($5) and for a journeyman plumber three dollars ($3). If the renewal and revival fees are not paid within one hundred eighty (180) days after the license expires, the license shall be automatically canceled by operation of law for nonpayment. A license may be reinstated upon payment of all delinquent renewal fees plus a revival fee of ten dollars ($10) for a master plumber and six dollars ($6) for a journeyman plumber. Upon presentation of proper evidence, the department may waive payment of any renewal or revival fee for a person serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(5) (a) The department shall grant an interim period of up to one hundred eighty
(180) continuous calendar days to allow a company to utilize the master plumber's license of a recently deceased owner or deceased employee who procured plumbing permits for that company, provided that the company: 1. Effectuates and documents all necessary bonding and insurance policies required in this chapter; and 2. Ensures that the bonding and insurance policies remain in effect for the entirety of the interim time period extended by the department.
(b) The license of a deceased master plumber shall be terminated by the department at the end of the interim period.
(c) Upon termination of the deceased master plumber's license, a company shall have an employee with a current and valid Kentucky master plumber's license in order to procure permits and perform plumbing work governed by this chapter.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 105, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1675, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 2, effective July 1, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 62. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 7, effective June 16, 1960.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=47500Fetched: 10/20/2026