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Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 24-106

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) (1) Subject to § 12-305 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article, only the Commission may issue licenses to persons to work in the plumbing business in areas of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County under the jurisdiction of the Commission.

(2) License fees may not exceed the fees set in the Maryland Plumbing Act.

(3) The Commission shall exercise the authority of the State Board of Plumbing in areas under the jurisdiction of the Commission.

(b) (1) A person holding a valid master plumber/gasfitter license or a journeyman plumber/gasfitter license issued by the Commission is entitled to an equivalent license issued by the State Board of Plumbing without examination on presentation of:

(i) the license issued by the Commission; and

(ii) a notarized statement of good standing issued by the Commission.

(2) A person holding a valid master plumber/gasfitter license or a journeyman plumber/gasfitter license issued by the State Board of Plumbing is entitled to an equivalent license issued by the Commission without examination on presentation of the license issued by the State Board of Plumbing.

(c) A license issued to a master plumber/gasfitter or a journeyman plumber/gasfitter in good standing under a reciprocity arrangement by the State Board of Plumbing and the Commission before July 1, 1978, remains in force.