Standards of practice & conduct: Virginia Journeyman Plumber (Tradesman) Practice Questions

A journeyman plumber adds a gas fitter designation to the license. Which date sets the renewal date?

18VAC50-30-150(B) bases the renewal date on the date the license was originally issued, not on the date of the most recent designation added.

A plumber with only one trade designation asks the board to delete it. What is the result?

Under 18VAC50-30-150(C), deleting the only trade or level designation on a license results in termination of the license.

A Virginia plumber moves to a new home. When must the board be told in writing?

18VAC50-30-160 requires a written report of a change of address within 30 days; a post office box alone is not acceptable.

Which of these is a prohibited act under the Virginia tradesman regulations?

18VAC50-30-190(16) lists failure to obtain a building permit or applicable inspection where required among the prohibited acts.

A licensed plumber works outside the trade designations on the license. What is this under the regulations?

18VAC50-30-190(14) prohibits practicing in a classification or specialty for which the regulant is not licensed or certified.

A plumber learns that another state has suspended a license the plumber holds there. What do the Virginia regulations require?

18VAC50-30-190(3) makes it a prohibited act to fail to report to the board, in writing, a suspension or revocation of a license by another state or a conviction for a building code violation.

Can a Virginia plumber tradesman license be sold along with the plumber's business?

18VAC50-30-170 prohibits assigning or otherwise transferring any license or certification issued by the board.

What kind of offense is practicing as a plumbing tradesman in Virginia without a license?

Section 54.1-1135(A) makes practicing or attempting to practice as a tradesman without a license a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Under the Virginia USBC, which plumbing job needs no permit?

USBC Section 108.2 item 14.2 treats replacement of plumbing fixtures and well pumps in all groups, without alteration of the water supply and distribution, sanitary drainage or vent systems, as an ordinary repair that needs no permit.

A water heater fails on a Saturday and is replaced the same day as an emergency. When must the permit application be filed?

USBC Section 108.1 lets emergency equipment replacement start first, with the permit application submitted by the end of the first working day that follows the day the work began.