JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER

Omaha Municipal Code ch. 49, art. II, div. 3

in effect

Omaha Municipal Code § 49-240 License required.

Sec. 49-240. - License required. Any person working, engaged or employed as a journeyman plumber shall hold a journeyman plumber license issued by the board. (Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)

Omaha Municipal Code § 49-241 Applicant qualifications.

Sec. 49-241. - Applicant qualifications. An applicant for a license as a journeyman shall submit evidence of one of the following qualifications to be eligible to sit for the licensure examination: (a) Completion of a four consecutive year apprenticeship program certified by the city; or (b) Completion of a course of study with an equivalent number of instructional hours and on-the-job experience hours as required by a certified city program; or (c) Completion of a training period extending at least seven consecutive years, where the applicant worked a minimum of 300 hours each of the seven years to accrue a minimum total of 7,000 hours; or (d) Licensed as a journeyman in a city of equivalent size that requires similar qualification criteria; or (e) If the community in which the applicant has worked does not require instruction to obtain a license, the plumbing board may accept a properly issued plumbing license or sufficient on-the-job training, provided the applicant demonstrates a minimum of eight consecutive years of plumbing installation experience with a minimum of 300 hours worked each of the eight years to accrue a minimum total of 14,000 hours. (Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)

Omaha Municipal Code § 49-242 Scope of examination.

Sec. 49-242. - Scope of examination. An applicant shall be examined on practical and theoretical knowledge of plumbing, building drainage, venting and sanitation. (Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)

Omaha Municipal Code § 49-243 Certificate of license.

Sec. 49-243. - Certificate of license. The plumbing board shall issue a certificate annually to each licensed journeyman that must be carried on their person whenever engaged in plumbing work. (Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)

Omaha Municipal Code § 49-244 Identification badge.

Sec. 49-244. - Identification badge. Each journeyman shall pay an annual fee of $19.50 for an identification badge issued by the plumbing board bearing a badge identification number, the year of issuance and the words, "Licensed Journeyman Plumber". The badge must be carried whenever engaged in plumbing work. (Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)

Omaha Municipal Code § 49-245 Scope of license.

Sec. 49-245. - Scope of license. While in the employment or under the supervision of a master plumber, a valid journeyman license holder shall be eligible to install, repair, alter or extend a plumbing system. (Ord. No. 40524, § 1, 10-20-15)

Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH49PL_ARTIILI_DIV3JOPLFetched: 10/28/2026