# Idaho Code § 54-2611: 54-2611 CLASSIFICATION OF COMPETENCY > Idaho · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2611 ## Section - **Citation:** Idaho Code § 54-2611 - **Heading:** 54-2611 CLASSIFICATION OF COMPETENCY - **Jurisdiction:** Idaho - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 54 / Chapter 26 / Section 54-2611 ## Text 54-2611. Classification of competency. There shall be three (3) classifications of competency in the business, trade, practice or work of plumbing and three (3) classifications of competency in the business, trade, practice or work of specialty plumbing, as follows: (a) A plumbing contractor shall be any person, or a member, representative or agent of a firm, copartnership, association, or corporation skilled in the planning and supervision of the construction, installation, improvement, extension and alteration of plumbing systems, and who is familiar with the provisions of this act and the rules made by the Idaho plumbing board, and who is competent to offer and to assume to work on a contract basis and to direct the work of qualified employees. A contractor who in person does plumbing work shall also be qualified as a journeyman plumber, or have in his employ on all work a qualified journeyman. (b) A plumbing journeyman shall be any person, who as his principal occupation, is engaged in the installation, improvement, extension and alteration of plumbing systems, and who is familiar with the provisions of this act and who works in the employ and under the direction of a plumbing contractor. (c) A plumbing apprentice shall be any person, who as his principal occupation is engaged in learning and assisting in installation, improvement, extension and alteration of plumbing systems. Apprentices shall not perform plumbing work except under the supervision of a journeyman. (d) A specialty contractor shall be any person, or a member, representative or agent of a firm, copartnership, association, or corporation skilled in the specialty classification for which he is certified and who is familiar with the provisions of this act and rules made by the Idaho plumbing board, and who is competent to offer and to assume work on a contract basis and to direct the work of qualified employees. A specialty contractor who in person does specialty work shall also be qualified as a specialty journeyman, or have in his employ on all work a specialty journeyman. (e) A specialty journeyman shall be any person who is engaged in the specialty classification for which he is certified and who is familiar with the provisions of this act and who works in the employ and under the direction of a plumbing or specialty contractor. (f) A specialty apprentice shall be any person who is engaged in learning and assisting in the specialty classification for which he is registered. Specialty apprentices shall not perform specialty work except under supervision of a specialty journeyman. History: [(54-2611) 1957, ch. 214, sec. 16, p. 454; am. 1974, ch. 39, sec. 33, p. 1023; am. and redesignated as sec. 54-2611, 1984, ch. 123, sec. 12, p. 288; am. 1995, ch. 253, sec. 2, p. 829.] ## Nearby sections - [Idaho Code § 54-2601 54-2601 DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE OF ACT — IDAHO STATE PLUMBING CODE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2601.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2602 54-2602 EXCEPTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2602.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2603 54-2603 PLUMBING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2603.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2604 54-2604 PLUMBING SYSTEMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2604.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2605 54-2605 IDAHO PLUMBING BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2605.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2606 54-2606 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE IDAHO PLUMBING BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2606.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2607 54-2607 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES — POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2607.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2609 54-2609 CHARACTER OF EXAMINATION — CERTIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2609.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2610 54-2610 CERTIFICATE A PREREQUISITE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2610.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2611 54-2611 CLASSIFICATION OF COMPETENCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2611.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2612 54-2612 EXAMINATIONS — TIME AND PLACE — NOTIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2612.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2613 54-2613 APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2613.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2614 54-2614 APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2614.md) - [Idaho Code § 54-2614A 54-2614A APPRENTICE AND SPECIALTY APPRENTICE REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2614A.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T54_C26_S54-2611. 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