Codes, inspection & enforcement: Texas Journeyman Plumber (IPC) Practice Questions

Which two model plumbing codes does Texas law require the board to adopt, with power to adopt later editions by rule?

Section 1301.255(a) requires the board to adopt the Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO) and the International Plumbing Code (ICC), and 1301.255(b) lets it adopt later editions of those two codes by rule. Check 22 TAC 367.2 for the editions currently adopted.

A licensed plumber works in an unincorporated area where no plumbing code has been adopted. Which code applies?

Rule 367.2(c)(1) and Occupations Code 1301.255(c) require plumbing installed by a licensee where no code has been adopted to follow a code adopted by the board.

Doing plumbing in Texas without the required license is a criminal offense of what class?

Section 1301.508 makes it an offense to violate the chapter or rules, to work without the required license, endorsement or registration, or to employ an unlicensed person; the offense is a Class C misdemeanor.

What is the maximum administrative penalty the TSBPE may impose for one violation?

Section 1301.702(a) caps the administrative penalty at $5,000 per violation, with each day counted as a separate violation.

Who may issue a citation to a person doing plumbing without the required license?

Section 1301.502(a) lets a water district plumbing inspector, or a municipal plumbing inspector within the city, issue a citation for conduct described in 1301.508.