Code of Colorado Regulations
700 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
720 - Division of Professions and Occupations - State Plumbing Board
3 CCR 720-1 - PLUMBING RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 3 CCR 720-1.1 - STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE

A. The following Rules and Regulations of the Colorado State Plumbing Board ("Board") are necessary for general clarification, efficient management, expeditious procedures, and safeguarding of the general public, in compliance with Title 12, Article 155 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. These Rules and Regulations shall be known, and may be cited, as "the Rules" and/or "these Rules."

B. The Board adopts the following Rules pursuant to the authority granted to the Colorado State Plumbing Board ("Board") by sections 12-155-105(1)(e) and 12-155-106(1) and (5), C.R.S., and hereby repeals all previous rules with the same number.

C. These Rules shall be binding on every person and legal entity authorized to practice, offer to practice, or perform plumbing or plumbing contracting as well as jurisdictions granted authority to perform permitting and inspections and their inspectors in Colorado. All licensees, registrants and plumbing inspectors under Title 12, Article 155 of the Colorado Revised Statutes are charged with having knowledge of the existence of these Rules and shall be deemed to be familiar with their provisions and to understand the Rules. In these Rules, the word "licensee" shall mean any person holding a master plumber license, journeyman plumber license, or residential plumber license. In these Rules, the word "registrant" shall mean any person registered as a plumbing apprentice and any person or legal entity registered with the Board as a plumbing contractor.

D. These Rules are severable. If one rule or portion of a rule is found to be invalid, all other rules or portions of rules that can be enforced without the invalid rules shall be enforced and shall remain valid.