ClearLicensed renewal checklist
Michigan Plumbing license renewal checklist
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Informational: verify with the issuing board. Fees are approximate and rules change. One block per license type: tick each line as you go.
Plumbing
Journey Plumber (Journey Plumber)
State license · Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes (Licensing Section; includes Electrical Administrative Board, State Plumbing Board, Board of Mechanical Rules)
- Deadline
- Apr 30 every year
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- Required, but the hours are not published. Check with the board
- Renewal fee
- About $40. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- About $100 late fee if not renewed before the license expires (LARA). MCL 339.6121(3) lists a $50 journey plumber relicensure fee, plus the annual renewal fee, for a license not renewed within 60 days.
- Grace period
- 60 days after expiration (statute).
- Official link
- https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/license-registration-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for the required continuing education (hours not published, check with the board)
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $40, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Master Plumber (Master Plumber)
State license · Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes (Licensing Section; includes Electrical Administrative Board, State Plumbing Board, Board of Mechanical Rules)
- Deadline
- Renew every 3 years by April 30 (staggered). Renewal opens 90 days before expiration.
- Renewal cycle
- Every 3 years
- CE hours
- Required, but the hours are not published. Check with the board
- Renewal fee
- About $300. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- LARA: about $100 late fee if not renewed before expiration. Statute: not renewed within 60 days -> renewal fee plus about $100 relicensure fee.
- Grace period
- 60 days after expiration (statute).
- Official link
- https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/license-registration-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for the required continuing education (hours not published, check with the board)
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $300, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Plumbing Contractor (Plumbing Contractor (license no. begins)
State license · Michigan LARA Bureau of Construction Codes (Licensing Section; includes Electrical Administrative Board, State Plumbing Board, Board of Mechanical Rules)
- Deadline
- Renew every 3 years by April 30 (staggered). Renewal opens 90 days before expiration. Statute MCL 339.6121: fee computed pro rata if applying outside April 30 - June 30 window.
- Renewal cycle
- Every 3 years
- CE hours
- Not required
- Renewal fee
- About $300. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- LARA: about $100 late fee if not renewed before expiration. Statute MCL 339.6121(8): if not renewed within 60 days of expiration, relicensure requires renewal fee plus about $100 relicensure fee.
- Grace period
- 60 days after expiration (statute); after that must be relicensed via application to the board.
- Official link
- https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/license-registration-renewals
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $300, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup