(1) An applicant for a plumber’s license shall file the applicant’s written application with the Department on the form designated by the Department at least 15 days before the date set by the Department for the examination.
(2) The Commissioner shall promptly approve the application for examination if:
(a) The required examination fee has been paid; and
(b) [Reserved]; and
(c) The applicant has been engaged in plumbing as a licensed apprentice plumber under supervision in accordance with this chapter or the Illinois Plumbing License Law for at least four years preceding the date of application and has submitted evidence that the applicant has worked at the plumbing trade in accordance with this chapter for the 4-year licensed apprentice plumber apprenticeship period; or
(d) The applicant has submitted evidence that the applicant has successfully completed an approved course of instruction in plumbing supervised directly by a licensed plumber in a college, university, or trade school.
(3) If the application for examination is approved, the Department shall promptly notify the applicant in writing of such approval and of the place and time of the examination. If the application is disapproved the Department shall promptly notify the applicant in writing of such disapproval, stating the reasons for disapproval.
(4) If an applicant neglects, fails or refuses to take an examination for license under this chapter, the application is denied. However, such applicant may submit a new application for examination, accompanied by the required application fee. Application fees for examination for a plumber’s license are not refundable.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. VI, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-24-24, p. 8615, § 3)