Section 12-310 - Limited licenses. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-310. Limited licenses.
 

(a)  Authority to issue.- Subject to the limitations in this section, the Board may issue a limited license to provide plumbing services as a master plumber or a journey plumber to any applicant who: 

(1) meets the qualifications that the Board establishes for: 

(i) a limited master plumber license; or 

(ii) a limited journey plumber license; 

(2) passes an examination given by the Board for: 

(i) a limited master plumber license; or 

(ii) a limited journey plumber license; 

(3) submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires; 

(4) pays the appropriate application fee under § 12-303 of this subtitle for: 

(i) a master plumber license; or 

(ii) a journey plumber license; and 

(5) if contracting in the name of the applicant or another person to provide plumbing services, submits to the Board proof of the liability insurance as required under § 12-501 of this title. 

(b)  Scope of limited licenses.-  

(1) While a limited master plumber license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide plumbing services only in a specified geographical area of the State. 

(2) While a limited journey plumber license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to provide plumbing services under the direction and control of a master plumber only in a specified geographical area of the State. 

(c)  Term.- A limited license expires on the first May 1 that comes: 

(1) after the effective date of the limited license; and 

(2) in an odd-numbered year. 

(d)  Issuance restrictions.- After June 30, 1991, the Board may not issue a limited license to provide plumbing services to any individual. 

(e)  Renewal.- Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, an individual who is issued a limited license to provide plumbing services on or before June 30, 1991, may continue to renew the limited license for a 2-year term as provided under § 12-308 of this subtitle if the individual meets the appropriate renewal requirements for: 

(1) a master plumber license; or 

(2) a journey plumber license. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56A, § 3-310; 1989, ch. 3, § 1.]