Plumbing Industry

• Paths to Licensing

• Maintaining your Active License

• License Renewal

• Bond and Insurance

• Continuing Education

• Documents and Applications

• Notice of Work in Incorporated Area Without an Inspector

• Rules / Laws

• Plumbing Committees and Boards

• Further Resources

• FAQs

Paths to Licensing

New to the plumbing industry? Get on the path to a license! Follow a path below:

• Become a Plumbing Apprentice

• Become a Residential Journeyman 

• Become a Plumbing Journeyman

• Become a Plumbing Contractor

• Attain Alternate Licenses

  • Temporary Journeyman Application for State of Emergency

Maintaining Your Active License

Already have a license? Follow steps below to help keep it maintained.

Journeyman

• Keep up with Continuing Education Units every 36 months

• Renew your license

Contractor

• Keep up with Continuing Education Units

• Renew Your License

• Maintain Bond and Insurance

• Follow Apprentice Requirements

• Follow Proper Display of License

For complete information on licensing requirements see the Plumbing License Law of 1955 and Plumbing Industry Regulations.

License Renewal for Licensed Plumbers

• Plumbing License Renewal Application

Bond & Insurance Requirements and Forms

• License Bond Form, Contractor Requirements and Information

• Affidavit for Plumbing (Waiver for Bond & Insurance)

Continuing Education

The following courses are offered for licensed plumbers on a month by month basis.  Please see the schedule and times to enroll.

• Plumbing CEU Courses

Documents and Applications

• Plumbing License Application (Contractor, Journeyman and Residential Journeyman) 

• Plumbing License Renewal

• Affidavit Verification of Citizenship

• Apprentice Application Form

• Continuing Education (CEU) Application

• CEU Complaint Form

• Notification of Work Without Permit Form

• Notice of Work in Incorporated Area Without an Inspector

• Plan Review Request

• Temporary Journeyman Application for State of Emergency

• Variance and Appeals Application

• Contractor Electing to Renew as Journeyman Application

• Schools Approved by the Plumbing Committee

Rules and Laws

• Permanent Rules (Title 158, Ch 30)

• Oklahoma Plumbing License Law

Plumbing Industry Committees/Boards

• Plumbing Examiners Committee

• Plumbing Hearing Board

• Plumbing Installation Code Variance And Appeals Board

Further Resources

• International Code Council (ICC)

• Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)

• Testing/Exam Information

• Notice of Work in Incorporated Area Without an Inspector

• Further Legal Decisions

Plumbing Industry FAQs

Q: What are the Continuing Education requirements?

A: All Journeymen and Contractors are required to have received six (6) hours of continuing education within the preceding thirty-six (36) months of their license expiration. Visit the Plumbing Industry page for a list of approved CEU courses under “Continuing Education”.

Q: If I fail the test when can I take it again?

A: Thirty (30) days after the first failure, and ninety (90) days after subsequent failure(s).

Q: My contractor has not provided me with the hours I have worked for him so I can prove my experience counts towards licensing. What can I do?

A. Send a written request to the contractor. Contact the CIB if the contractor fails to provide the information after written request.

Q: How can I prove my hours of experience when the contractors I have worked for are dead or out of business?

A: You may use tax records or contact your social security office and request a “Work History Report” and submit a copy of those documents with your application.

Q: Is an apprentice application required every year for apprentice work?

A: Yes. In order for apprentice work experience to be counted towards licensing, it must be verifiable through apprentice registration, unless lawfully obtained while exempted.

Q: Does a licensed contractor have to sign off on the apprentice application every year?

A: Yes, the licensed contractor or approved school/training instructor has to sign the application for the apprentice every year.

Q: Does the CIB keep track of the apprentice hours worked yearly?

A: No, the licensed contractor must, and the apprentice should, keep an account of the apprentice hours worked each year.

Q: I need an application / renewal form / I did not get my renewal form.

A: The application is available for download from this website by going to “Forms/Applications” and clicking on the specific form. Forms are also available at the CIB office, or a form can be mailed to you upon request. When a licensee or registrant has a change in address or phone number, notice to the CIB is required.