Sec. 13. (a) A person wishing to be licensed as a plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber must file with the commission a written application, on a form provided by the commission, that contains information the commission considers necessary to determine the qualifications of the applicant.

(b) All members of a firm, a copartnership, or an association who engage in the activities defined in this chapter as those of a plumbing contractor must be individually licensed as a plumbing contractor. In the case of a limited partnership, only the general partner must be licensed under this chapter.

(c) In the case of a corporation engaged in the business of a plumbing contractor, the corporation must be licensed as a plumbing contractor and must file with the commission an application as provided for in this chapter. A corporation may not be licensed as a plumbing contractor unless one (1) of the officers or employees of the corporation holds a valid license as a plumbing contractor issued by the commission. Where a license is issued to a corporation, at least one (1) officer or employee of the corporation must be:

(1) licensed as a plumbing contractor;

(2) designated in the application; and

(3) named in the license.

(d) An officer or employee of a corporation desiring to act as a plumbing contractor in connection with the business of the corporation must take out a separate plumbing contractor's license in the officer's or employee's own name.

(e) An application must be signed by the applicant, or the applicant's duly authorized officer or officers. The applicant must make a statement that the applicant has not been convicted of:

(1) an act that would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-11; or

(2) a felony that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently.

(f) A business that provides plumbing services and is required to file a certificate of assumed business name under IC 23-0.5-3-4 must register the name, address, and telephone number of the business with the commission.

Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.188, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.211; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.69; P.L.241-1989, SEC.1; P.L.143-1990, SEC.4; P.L.214-1993, SEC.60; P.L.118-2017, SEC.120.