LAC 46:LV.310. Renewals

A. All plumbing and medical gas piping installer licenses, medical gas and vacuums systems verifier licenses, as well as water supply protection endorsements, expire December 31 of each year. Applications for renewal will be mailed out by the end of October. The issuance of renewals will commence November 1 of each year. The term “renewal application” as used in this Section shall refer to all licenses and endorsements issued by the board. B. All renewal applications received at the board's office later than midnight the last day of December will be delinquent and will require a revival fee in addition to the renewal fee. Any license not renewed by the last day of December will pay a revival fee, in addition to the renewal fee, if renewed between January 1 and March 31. Any license renewed after March 31, will require an increased revival fee, in addition to the renewal fee. The fees are set forth in §312. Any person performing the work of a residential plumber, journeyman plumber or a master plumber without the appropriate license issued by the board after March 31 of any year without having renewed his license from the immediately preceding year shall be subject to the special enforcement fee established in §305 or §306 or §309. C. A person who has allowed his previously issued residential plumber or journeyman plumber license to expire may be afforded the option, in lieu of re-examination, of paying a special revival fee of $50 per year for each year the license was not renewed up to a limit of four consecutive years. However, any such person who performs the work of a journeyman plumber without possessing a license issued by the board during this period shall be subject to the special enforcement fee established in §305 or §309. D. A person who has allowed his previously issued master plumber license, or inactive master plumber license to expire may be afforded the option, in lieu of re-examination, of paying a special revival fee of $250 per year for each year the license was not renewed up to a limit of four consecutive years. Any person who performs the work of a master plumber without possessing a license issued by the board during any period of lapsed license shall be subject to the special enforcement fee established in §306. E. To be considered timely filed, any renewal application under this Section must actually be received at the office of the board within the time specified for filing or be sent to that office by first-class mail, postage prepaid, and bearing a postmark showing that the application was mailed on or before the last day for filing. F.1. As authorized by R.S. 37:1366(J)(3) the board may waive the examination required for the issuance of a gas fitter or master gas fitter license to any person who meets and provides verifiable proof that he met at least one of the following requirements: a. that prior to July 1, 2016, he held a journeyman plumber license issued by the board and was employed by an employing entity performing gas fitting work verifiable by any such employing entity; b. that prior to July 1, 2016 he held a journeyman gas fitter license issued by a municipality or other local governmental authority; c. that prior to July 1, 2016 he held a master gas fitter license issued by a municipality or other local governmental authority; d. that prior to July 1, 2016 he held a Licensing Board for Contractors mechanical work (statewide) license; or e. that prior to July 1, 2016 he held a master plumber license issued by the board and performed gas fitter work verified by at least three invoices or building permits as proof of work performance. 2. In any case, any application for such waivers of examination, with verified proof, must be submitted before December 31, 2017.