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AR Code § 17-38-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 2 - Regulation by State Board of Health|§ 17-38-203. Regulation of training

 (a) The State Board of Health shall prescribe rules governing plumbing apprentice training committees and, in cooperation with educational authorities, assist in related training programs for plumbers.  (b) Any university, college, or school offering a full-time recognized course in plumbing or any recognized national educational program is exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, provided that the educational program meets or exceeds the national plumbing apprenticeship requirements.
AR Code § 17-38-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 2 - Regulation by State Board of Health|§ 17-38-205. Disposition of funds — Loans

 (a) All fees or payments of any type collected by the State Board of Health under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury on or before the fifth day of the month next following the month of collection thereof, and the Treasurer of State shall credit the fees or deposits to the credit of the “Plumbers Licensing Fund”, which is hereby created.  (b) All funds deposited into the Plumbers Licensing Fund shall be used for the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the plumbers licensing and inspection services of the board.  (c) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State is authorized, from time to time, to make transfers of moneys in the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund as loans to the Plumbers Licensing Fund to be used for maintenance and operation of the plumbers licensing and plumbing inspection program of the Department of Health. Any moneys loaned from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund to the Plumbers Licensing Fund shall be repaid from fees derived from the plumbers licensing and plumbing inspection program on or before the last day of the fiscal year in which the loan of the funds is made.  (d) All moneys received from the sale or trade of motor vehicles purchased with funds from the Plumbers Licensing Fund shall be credited to the Plumbers Licensing Fund.
AR Code § 17-38-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-301. License required

 (a)  (1) No person shall engage in work as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, apprentice plumber, or restricted license holder called for under this chapter or adopted rules unless first licensed or registered to do so by the Department of Health.  (2) No person other than a licensed master plumber shall use or display the title “master plumber” or append his or her name to or in connection with such a title or any other title or words that represent or may tend to represent him or her as a licensed master plumber.    (b)  (1) In any city or town or in any sewerage district, water district, water association, sewer association, or utility gas system, no person, firm, or corporation shall install plumbing unless a licensed master or restricted licensed plumber who shall be responsible for proper installation is in charge at all times.  (2)  (A) No license shall be transferable.  (B) It shall be unlawful for any licensed plumber to allow the use of his or her license, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of obtaining local permits for others.  (C) He or she shall not allow the use of his or her license by others to install plumbing work.      (c)  (1) No person shall act as a plumbing inspector in this state without first obtaining a certificate of competency as a plumbing inspector, which shall be issued by the department.  (2) The department may issue special certification for special phases of plumbing and may issue an inspector-in-training certificate to duly appointed plumbing inspectors.
AR Code § 17-38-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-302. Exemptions

 The licensing provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:   (1) Plumbing work done by a property owner in a building owned and occupied by him or her as his or her home except when the license is required by local ordinance;  (2) Work done on buildings whose primary use is agricultural and located outside the incorporated limits of any city or town unless the buildings are connected to a public water system, sewerage system, or natural gas utility system;  (3) Minor repairs consisting of repairing minor working parts of plumbing, fixtures, or the removal of stoppages;  (4) An individual certifying or repairing backflow devices within the scope of a plumbing system if the individual holds a certificate of competency from the Plumbing and Natural Gas Section of the Department of Health; or  (5) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, renovation, or removal of a storm sewer system not connected to a sanitary sewer system.
AR Code § 17-38-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-303. Temporary permits

 The Committee of Plumbing Examiners of the State Board of Health may issue temporary revocable permits to master plumber and journeyman plumber license applicants pending examination. The State Board of Health shall make rules and prescribe procedures governing the issuance of the permits.
AR Code § 17-38-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-304. Master plumber or journeyman plumber — Application

 (a) Application for a master plumber or journeyman plumber examination, temporary permit, or license shall be made to the Department of Health with fees.  (b) No license or permit shall be transferable.  (c) Unless the applicant is entitled to a renewal of license, a license shall be issued only after the applicant passes a satisfactory examination showing fitness.  (d)  (1) An applicant for the master plumber examination shall have a minimum of five (5) years of plumbing experience.  (2) An applicant for the journeyman plumber examination shall have a minimum of four (4) years of plumbing experience.    (e) The Committee of Plumbing Examiners shall approve an applicant for master plumber or journeyman plumber examination provided that the applicant is currently licensed as a master plumber or journeyman plumber in another state or political subdivision of that state whose plumbing laws and codes are similar to those of this state.  (f) The committee may approve an applicant for examination who is not currently licensed in another state or its political subdivision or who has no plumber licensing background, provided the applicant shows proof of experience as a plumber in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. The proof of experience may be in the form of records, affidavits, or bona fide evidence from licensing agencies, former employers, or persons who can attest to the applicant's work background as a plumber.  (g) The committee may consider applicants for the master plumber examination who are registered professional engineers with special expertise in plumbing engineering.  (h) An individual applying for and obtaining a license as a journeyman plumber shall be eligible for the master plumber examination after being licensed as a journeyman plumber for one (1) year. In cases of extreme hardship, the committee may waive the one-year requirement in whole or in part.  (i) The committee shall consider an apprentice plumber for the journeyman plumber examination, provided the apprentice plumber has successfully completed the training as defined under the plumber apprenticeship rules.
AR Code § 17-38-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-305. Fees

 By rule and after public hearings, the State Board of Health may set reasonable license or examination fees for all licenses called for under this chapter, including, but not limited to, master plumber licenses, journeyman plumber licenses, apprentice plumber registration, gas utility licenses, and restricted plumber licenses.
AR Code § 17-38-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-306. Examinations

 Regular examinations shall be held at least two (2) times a year, and special examinations may be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the Department of Health.
AR Code § 17-38-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-307. Notice of address change

 Every holder of a license shall promptly notify the State Board of Health of any change of his or her business address.
AR Code § 17-38-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-308. Expiration and renewal

 (a) All licenses shall be renewed annually within thirty (30) days after the expiration date of the license. The Department of Health may renew a license after the thirty-day period if there is sufficient reason for not renewing the license in the time specified and after payment of penalties as prescribed by rule.  (b) The department may set a system of staggered expiration dates for all licenses issued by the department.  (c) The department may issue permits for less than one (1) year. The cost of such permits shall be determined based upon the number of months the permit is valid divided by twelve (12) months multiplied by the amount of the annual permit fee.
AR Code § 17-38-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-309. Grounds for suspension or revocation

 The Committee of Plumbing Examiners, on its own motion, may make investigations and conduct hearings and, on its own motion or upon complaint in writing signed and verified by the complainant and upon not less than ten (10) days' notice to the licensee, may suspend any plumber's license or temporary permit if the committee has reason to believe, and may revoke the license or permit in the manner provided in § 17-38-310 if it finds, that the holder of the license or permit has:   (1) Made a material misstatement in the application for license or renewal thereof or for temporary permit;  (2) Demonstrated incompetency to act as a license holder; or  (3) Has willfully violated any provisions of this chapter or any rule or order prescribed by the State Board of Health.
AR Code § 17-38-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-310. Procedure for suspension or revocation

 (a) Suspensions, revocations, civil penalties, and all other such actions regarding licensure, registration, permitting, certification, or apprenticeship, and all appeals to the State Board of Health taken from such actions shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.  (b) Any member of the Committee of Plumbing Examiners of the State Board of Health, a representative designated by the committee, any member of the board, or a representative designated by the board shall have the authority to administer oaths for the taking of testimony.  (c) One (1) year after the date of revocation, an application may be made for a new license.
AR Code § 17-38-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-38-311. Restricted lifetime master plumber license

 (a) Upon reaching sixty-five (65) years of age or any time thereafter, any person who has been a licensed master plumber licensed by the Department of Health for not less than twelve (12) years may apply for a restricted lifetime master plumber license. This license shall be issued upon satisfactory proof of age and upon payment of a fee prescribed by the department.  (b) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
AR Code § 17-38-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 4 - Apprentice Plumber Program|§ 17-38-401. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Apprentice plumber” means any person other than a journeyman plumber or master plumber who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage and enrolled in a state-approved apprentice program;  (2) “Board” means the Career Education and Workforce Development Board; and  (3) [Repealed.]
AR Code § 17-38-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 4 - Apprentice Plumber Program|§ 17-38-402. Powers of Career Education and Workforce Development Board

 The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall have the following powers:   (1) To ensure that all persons working as apprentice plumbers are properly registered;  (2) To adopt rules as to the qualifications, training, and supervision of apprentice plumbers subject to the approval of the Department of Health;  (3) To adopt rules establishing the roles and duties of the following organizations or officials in the plumbing apprenticeship program in compliance with the National Plumbing Standards as approved and registered with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training:  (A) The Office of Skills Development;  (B) The State Apprenticeship Committee; and  (C) The local apprenticeship committee; and    (4) [Repealed.]
AR Code § 17-38-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 4 - Apprentice Plumber Program|§ 17-38-403. State Apprenticeship Committee

 (a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall appoint a State Apprenticeship Committee consisting of seven (7) voting members as follows:  (1) Two (2) shall be Arkansas state-licensed journeyman plumbers;  (2) One (1) shall be a citizen member; and  (3) Four (4) shall be Arkansas state-licensed master plumbers.    (b)  (1) One (1) of the voting members shall be appointed from each congressional district, and three (3) of the voting members shall be appointed from the state at large.  (2) At least three (3) of the six (6) journeyman plumber and master plumber members must be members of existing functioning local apprenticeship committees.    (c) The Director of the Office of Skills Development or his or her designee shall serve as a nonvoting advisory member to the State Apprenticeship Committee.  (d) Voting members shall serve four-year terms.  (e) The members of the State Apprenticeship Committee may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.  (f) The board shall prescribe State Apprenticeship Committee members' qualifications and prescribe their duties.  (g) The board may remove a member for cause.
AR Code § 17-38-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 4 - Apprentice Plumber Program|§ 17-38-404. Hardship status — Criteria and applications

 (a)  (1) The local apprenticeship committee shall establish criteria for eligibility for hardship status. The applicant for hardship status must reside at least thirty (30) miles by the most direct route from the nearest established apprenticeship school.  (2) The thirty-mile criterion is a minimum qualification to be considered as hardship, and complete qualifications will be established by the local apprenticeship committee or the State Apprenticeship Committee.    (b) If the local apprenticeship committee does not act on the application within forty-five (45) days of the date it was filed, the application shall be automatically transmitted to the State Apprenticeship Committee, which shall act on the application at its next regularly scheduled meeting after receipt thereof.  (c) If the State Apprenticeship Committee fails to act, the application shall be automatically transmitted to the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, which shall act on the application within forty-five (45) days after receipt.
AR Code § 17-38-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 38 - Plumbers|Subchapter 4 - Apprentice Plumber Program|§ 17-38-405. Hardship status — Appeals

 (a) The decision of the local apprenticeship committee regarding the hardship application may be appealed to the State Apprenticeship Committee, and the State Apprenticeship Committee shall act on the appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting upon receipt of the appeal.  (b) The decision of the State Apprenticeship Committee may be appealed to the Career Education and Workforce Development Board. The board shall act on the appeal within forty-five (45) days of receipt.  (c) All actions of the State Apprenticeship Committee may be appealed to the board in accordance with the board's established policies.
AR Code § 17-39-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 39 - Polygraph Examiners and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-39-101. Title

 This subchapter and subchapter 2 shall be known and may be cited as the “Polygraph Examiners Licensing Act”.
AR Code § 17-39-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 39 - Polygraph Examiners and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-39-102. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter and subchapter 2:   (1) “Intern” means a person who holds a valid intern polygraph examiner license issued by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police;  (2) “Internship” means the study of polygraph examinations and of the administration of polygraph examinations by an intern under the personal supervision and control of a licensed polygraph examiner as authorized by the law or any rule issued by the director;  (3) “Person” means a natural person, firm, association, copartnership, or corporation; and  (4) “Polygraph examiner” means a person who uses any device or instrument to test or question individuals for the purpose of verifying the truth of statements.
AR Code § 17-39-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 39 - Polygraph Examiners and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-39-103. Penalties

 (a) A person who violates this subchapter or subchapter 2 or who falsely states or represents that he or she is a properly licensed polygraph examiner or intern, upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  (b) It is unlawful for a person to conduct a polygraph examination in the State of Arkansas unless that person holds a valid license as a polygraph examiner or intern that is issued by the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police.  (c) For each violation of this subchapter or subchapter 2, the director may deny, suspend, or revoke a license and:  (1) Fine the licensee an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000);  (2) Reprimand the licensee; or  (3) Both issue a fine and reprimand the licensee.
AR Code § 17-39-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 39 - Polygraph Examiners and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-39-104. Injunction

 (a) If a person violates this subchapter or subchapter 2, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police, through the Attorney General, may apply in any circuit court of competent jurisdiction for an order enjoining the violation or for an order enforcing compliance with this subchapter or subchapter 2.  (b)  (1) Upon the filing of a verified petition in the court, the court, if satisfied by affidavit or otherwise that the person has violated this subchapter or subchapter 2, may issue a temporary injunction, without notice or bond, enjoining the continued violation.  (2) If it is established that the person has violated this subchapter or subchapter 2, the court may enter a decree perpetually enjoining the violation or enforcing compliance with this subchapter and subchapter 2.    (c) In case of violation of any order or decree issued under the provisions of this section, the court may try and punish the offender for contempt of court.  (d) Proceedings under this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and penalties provided by this subchapter and subchapter 2.
AR Code § 17-39-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 39 - Polygraph Examiners and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-39-105. Evidence

 This subchapter and subchapter 2 shall not be construed as permitting the results of a polygraph examination to be introduced or admitted as evidence in a criminal proceeding.
AR Code § 17-39-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 39 - Polygraph Examiners and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-39-106. Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police — Powers and duties

 (a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may perform the functions and duties enumerated in this subchapter and subchapter 2 with respect to the licensing of polygraph examiners and interns and perform all other acts incidental and necessary to the proper performance of the functions and duties as prescribed in this subchapter and subchapter 2.  (b) The director shall issue rules consistent with this subchapter and subchapter 2 for the administration and enforcement of this subchapter and subchapter 2 and shall prescribe and issue forms in connection with these rules.  (c) The director shall perform duties prescribed by this subchapter and subchapter 2 and shall have no financial, personal, or business interests, contingent or otherwise, in an entity within his or her licensing authority.  (d) The director or his or her designee is the agent for service of process for all legal process and documents required by law to be served in conjunction with this subchapter and subchapter 2.
AR Code § 17-39-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 39 - Polygraph Examiners and Voice Stress Analysis Examiners|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-39-107. Disposition of funds

 (a) All fees collected under this subchapter and subchapter 2 shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.  (b)  (1) All funds received by the Department of Arkansas State Police shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to the credit of the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.  (2) Money remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall carry over to the next fiscal year.