NEVADA · plumber
Plumbing & Heating Contractor (C-1)
Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) →Scope
Nevada licenses plumbing contracting through the Nevada State Contractors Board under NRS Chapter 624. The C-1 classification covers the installation, alteration, and repair of plumbing and heating systems, fixtures, fittings, and equipment. Sub-classifications include C-1A (plumbing), C-1B (sewers, water mains, irrigation), C-1C (gas piping), C-1D (water conditioning) and others. Source: NSCB Classifications (https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/become-a-contractor/license-classifications/).
No State Journey License
Nevada does not issue an individual journeyman or master plumber license at the state level. NRS Chapter 624 licenses the contracting entity and its qualified individual, not the individual plumber working as an employee. Clark County, the City of Las Vegas, and the City of Reno operate separate journeyman-plumber certification or registration programs at the local level for permit-issuance purposes. Verify with the jurisdiction where work will be performed.
Qualified Individual
Every NSCB contractor license must designate a qualified individual responsible for supervising trade work. The qualified individual must pass the trade examination for the requested classification and the NASCLA-administered Nevada business and law examination, and must meet the experience requirement. NAC 624.130 requires the qualified individual to be an officer or full-time employee of the licensee with day-to-day involvement.
Experience
Four years of journey-level or higher experience in the plumbing trade within the ten years preceding application is required, per NAC 624.250. Education or apprenticeship completion may credit toward the requirement under board policy.
Exam
Trade examination is administered by PSI Services or a contracted vendor on behalf of NSCB and covers the Uniform Plumbing Code edition currently adopted in Nevada plus state-specific practice. The Nevada business and law exam is administered by NASCLA. Both must be passed within the application validity window.
Fees
Application fee is set under NAC 624.220. License-issuance and biennial-renewal fees vary by license-monetary-limit tier. Verify current schedules with NSCB before applying.
Bond
NRS 624.270 and NAC 624.250 require every NSCB licensee to file a license bond in an amount tied to the monetary limit requested. The bond range starts at $1,000 for the lowest monetary limit and scales to $500,000 for the highest tier. A cash deposit or financial-instrument substitute may be filed in lieu of a surety bond. The bond runs for the benefit of any person damaged by the licensee's failure to perform contracted work, pay subcontractors and suppliers, or comply with NRS 624. Source: NRS 624.270 (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-624.html#NRS624Sec270).
Financial Statement
Applicants submit a current financial statement supporting the requested monetary limit. Higher tiers require an audited or reviewed CPA-prepared statement; lower tiers may be supported by a board-form personal financial statement. NAC 624.220 sets thresholds.
Background Check
NRS 624.265 authorizes NSCB to require fingerprint submission and obtain state and federal criminal-history reports for the qualified individual and entity principals.
Unlicensed Contracting Penalty
NRS 624.700 and NRS 624.750 make unlicensed contracting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent or aggravated offenses. NRS 624.320 bars unlicensed contractors from enforcing contracts for compensation in Nevada courts.
Renewal
Biennial renewal cycle. NSCB does not impose a statewide CE hour requirement for license renewal; renewal is conditioned on a current bond, current financial statement, current fees, and good standing. Some local jurisdictions that issue separate journeyman certifications may impose CE.
Reciprocity
NSCB has historic reciprocity agreements with Arizona, California, and Utah for the trade examination component for qualified individuals who hold an active comparable license in good standing in those states. The Nevada business and law exam is generally not waived. Confirm current reciprocity status with NSCB.
Reciprocity
Accepts from: arizona, california, utah