Utah Code § 58-55-401
Grounds for denial of license and disciplinary proceedings
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Current — January 1, 2027
As of January 1, 2025
(1) In accordance with Section 58-1-401, the division may:
(a) refuse to issue a license to an applicant;
(b) refuse to renew the license of a licensee;
(c) revoke the right of a licensee to recover from the Residence Lien Recovery Fund created by Section 38-11-201;
(d) revoke, suspend, restrict, or place on probation the license of a licensee;
(e) issue a public or private reprimand to a licensee; and
(f) issue a cease and desist order.
(2) In addition to an action taken under Subsection (1), the division may take an action described in Subsection 58-1-401(2) in relation to a license as a contractor, if:
(a) the applicant or licensee is an unincorporated entity; and
(b) an individual who holds an ownership interest in or is the qualifier under Section 58-55-304 of the applicant or licensee engages in:
(i) unlawful conduct as described in Section 58-55-501; or
(ii) unprofessional conduct as described in Section 58-55-502.
As used in this part:
(1) "Apprentice plumber" means an individual who is learning the plumbing trade.
(2) "Journeyman plumber" means an individual who engages in the plumbing trade.
(3) "Licensed plumber" means an individual licensed as an apprentice plumber, a journeyman plumber, a master plumber, a residential journeyman plumber, or a residential master plumber.
(4) "Master plumber" means an individual who plans and supervises projects in the plumbing trade.
(5)
(a) "Plumbing trade" means the performance of mechanical work pertaining to the installation, alteration, change, repair, removal, maintenance, or use in buildings, or within three feet beyond the outside walls of buildings, pipes, fixtures, and fittings for the:
(i) delivery of the water supply;
(ii) discharge of liquid and water carried waste;
(iii) building drainage system within the walls of the building; and
(iv) delivery of gases for lighting, heating, and industrial purposes.
(b) "Plumbing trade" includes work relating to the water supply, distribution pipes, fixtures and fixture traps, soil, waste and vent pipes, the building drain and roof drains, and the safe and adequate supply of gases, and related devices, appurtenances, and connections installed within the outside walls of the building.
(6) "Residential building" means a single-family or multi-family dwelling with up to four units.
(7) "Residential journeyman plumber" means an individual who engages in the plumbing trade exclusively in the plumbing of a residential building.
(8) "Residential master plumber" means an individual who plans and supervises the plumbing of a residential building.
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.