Plumber licenses in
Indiana
Indiana licenses plumbers statewide.
Search Indiana plumber licenses (opens official site)
Official search run by Indiana Plumbing Commission (Professional Licensing Agency) at mylicense.in.gov.
What the license should say
In Indiana you'll see one of these on a plumber's card, bid or truck:
- Plumbing contractor
- Individual; four years of apprenticeship or work in a plumbing business under a licensed contractor; corporations doing plumbing must hold this license.
- Journeyman plumber
- Individual; completed a four-year approved apprenticeship or holds an out-of-state license.
Hiring a company, not a person?
A plumbing contractor license; a corporation doing plumbing business must hold an Indiana plumbing contractor license.
Doing it yourself
The owner occupant of a dwelling of eight or fewer residential units is exempt from the plumbing license law when installing, altering or repairing the plumbing of those units (IC 25-28.5-1-32(5)).
Before you hire
- Contractor licensing in Indiana (small-job limits, bonds, permits)
- How to check a license in Indiana, step by step
- Before-you-hire checklist (one page, free PDF)
- File a complaint about a plumber (opens official site)
Keep this handy
We'll email you the one-page before-you-hire checklist, plus occasional tips on hiring safely.