• The fee is $151.90.
• You must pay by credit card (VISA/MC). No debit cards.
• You must not have any outstanding, unpaid infractions with L&I.
• If applying for a reciprocal license, please have your active out of state journeyman certificate number on hand. Mail a copy of your active journeyman card as well as your driver's license to the department.
• If applying for an examination, verify that all of your hours are on file with the department. Mail any additional affidavits to:

  Department of Labor & Industries
  Plumber Certification Section
  PO Box 44470
  Olympia, WA  98504-4470

Before you apply online, you will need the following:

• Your Social Security number.
• Your credit card handy.

What L&I will do:

• Verify that the following information is on file with the department:
• Affidavits of Experience.
• Reciprocal Information.
• For examinations, mail an examination notice.
• For reciprocal, once approved, a notice will be mailed requesting an additional pro-rated licensing fee.

• You must pay by credit card (VISA/MC - credit option only).
• If you pay by your expiration date, your renewal fee is $121.60.
• If you are renewing after your expiration date and your renewal is not more than 90 days late, your renewal fee is $243.20.
• If you pay by your expiration date for your Backflow Plumbers certificate the renewal fee is $83.90.
• If you are renewing your Backflow Plumbers certificate after your expiration date and your renewal is not more than 90 days late, your renewal fee is $167.80.
• If your renewal is more than 90 days late, you may not renew and must contact us about retaking your certification exam.
• If your certificate is suspended for any reason, you may not renew online and you must contact us about reinstating it.
• You must not have any outstanding, unpaid infractions with L&I or a collection agency.
• Effective July 1, 2006 - 16 hours of continuing education is required for renewal of journeyman or residential specialty plumber certificates. These 16 hours must consist of a minimum of 8 hours code and a minimum of 4 hours IRE and the other 4 hours may be from any category (code, IRE, IRP).

Before you proceed to renew online, you will need the following:

• Your 12-digit license number.
• An active license (not suspended or canceled).
• Required documents on file with the department.
• Your credit card handy.