Nevada — plumbing code & licensing
Verified
The code
| Code family | none-statewide |
| Edition in force | no statewide edition — adoption is local |
| Effective date | no statewide code — adoption and dates are local |
| Adopted by | None at state level - no statewide plumbing code adoption instrument exists in Nevada law; plumbing codes are adopted by city and county governing bodies (the UPC is the locally adopted code in most Nevada jurisdictions) |
| Adoption source | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-278.html |
| State amendments | Amendments are a local matter — no state-level set |
Licensing
| Model | State contractor-only licensing: the Nevada State Contractors Board licenses plumbing and heating contractors - classification C-1, subclassification C-1d Plumbing (NAC 624.190) - under NRS ch. 624. Nevada issues no state journeyman or individual plumber license |
| Authority | Nevada State Contractors Board |
| Licensing source | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-624.html |
| License classes | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-624.html |
Permits & inspections
Permits and inspections are local (city/county building departments).
How this record was verified
| Adoption | Verified |
| Amendments | Not applicable |
| Licensing | Verified |
| Permits & inspections | Verified |
Working notes
OPEN GATE: licensing is verified firsthand from the official NAC 624 text (leg.state.nv.us). The adoption side is a negative finding - no state adoption instrument for a plumbing code was found in the NRS/NAC sources opened (NRS 278.583, the statutory-float provision, covers the NEC only) - recorded as none-statewide/local rather than left blank, but graded partial because no single official page opened states the absence expressly. UPGRADE PASS 1 (2026-10-31): gate closed on structural firsthand evidence - NRS ch. 278 read firsthand on the official leg.state.nv.us text (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-278.html, chapter rev. 9/9/2026): sec. 278.580(1) vests building-code adoption in the governing body of any city or county; sec. 278.581 makes construction and energy codes local adoptions; sec. 278.582 is the chapter's only plumbing-specific statewide content - fixture water-efficiency standards that each county and city must fold into its own building code (or adopt by ordinance if it has none); sec. 278.583's automatic-adoption float covers the National Electrical Code only. No state plumbing-code adoption instrument exists in the chapter where such an instrument would live; the negative is established from the official statutory structure rather than from any single 'no statewide code' sentence (none exists), superseding the gate language above. adoption_source_url filled with the NRS ch. 278 page. Status flipped to verified.
Reference only. Compiled from the cited official sources as of the date shown; adoptions and rules change. Confirm with the authority having jurisdiction before designing or permitting work.