Utah § 58-55-401 - Definitions. (Effective 1/1/2027)

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§ 58-55-401. Definitions. (Effective 1/1/2027)

Effective 1/1/2027
58-55-401. Definitions.
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.

Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 42, 2026 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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