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How do you check a plumbing license in Massachusetts?

Use the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure's eLIPSE search for a plumber's license. The Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters covers master and journeyman plumbers and registers apprentices. Its report for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2026 lists 256 complaints received across the combined plumbing and gas fitting board.

Source: DOL lookup instructions, read 1 November 2026.
Source: Massachusetts board scope and services, read 1 November 2026.
Source: DOL annual report, page 23, read 1 November 2026.

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How do I check a plumber's license in Massachusetts?

Open the Massachusetts official lookup. The public eLIPSE search form has Individual and Business tabs, with name, location and license-detail fields. Source: DOL search form, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts eLIPSE public form, read 1 November 2026.

  1. Choose Individual for a person's license or Business for a business record. The form labels include First Name, Middle Name and Last Name.

    Source: Massachusetts eLIPSE public form, read 1 November 2026.

  2. Use the Board, License Type and License Number fields as appropriate; City, State and Zip are also available. Enter the identifying details you have, then use Search.

    Source: Massachusetts eLIPSE public form, read 1 November 2026.

The search page instructs: "Please enter as much information as possible. The more detail provided, the more accurate the results."

Source: Massachusetts eLIPSE public form, read 1 November 2026.

Without a number, use the alternatives on the DOL instruction page, read 1 November 2026. Its instructions introduce those alternatives with: "If you don't have the license number of the license you would like to check, you can also enter:" The listed choices are the first and last name, license type, or the business name or address.

Source: DOL lookup instructions, read 1 November 2026.

Read the status field exactly as the record displays it. The public form and linked instructions do not publish a glossary of status labels. Keep the lookup and a discipline search as separate tasks: the portal expressly warns that its records may omit prior discipline.

Source: Massachusetts eLIPSE public form, read 1 November 2026.

The annual report for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2026, page 23, records "Complaints Received: 256". This is the combined board's annual complaint count, not a count for an individual business. Source: DOL annual report, read 1 November 2026.

Source: DOL annual report, page 23, read 1 November 2026.

For the renewal cycle, the legislature's chapter 142, section 6 reads: "Licenses shall be issued for two years and may be renewed every two years on or before May first, or in case of absence, sickness or other disability of the holder, on or before such later date as the examiners may permit, upon payment of the required fee." Source: section 6, read 1 November 2026.

Source: chapter 142, section 6, read 1 November 2026.

How do you find an apprentice plumber license in Massachusetts?

Use the same Massachusetts board as for a master or journeyman search. The board's own description says it "Registers apprentice plumbers and gas fitters." Source: board scope, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts board scope and services, read 1 November 2026.

An apprentice category has its own meaning. The legislature's chapter 142, section 1 gives this definition: "a person who is learning and working at the business of plumbing under the direct supervision of a master plumber or journeyman plumber." Source: section 1, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts legislature, chapter 142 section 1, read 1 November 2026.

How do you find a plumbing business license in Massachusetts?

Start with the Business tab rather than treating a business record and a person's record as interchangeable. Massachusetts eLIPSE offers both search tabs. Source: public form, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts eLIPSE public form, read 1 November 2026.

The board describes this part of its remit as: "Issues corporate and partnership certificates for plumbing and gas." A business certificate is therefore a distinct category to ask about when the proposed work is being offered through a business. Source: board scope, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts board scope and services, read 1 November 2026.

Before signing a proposal, ask whose designation and license number appear in its advertising. Chapter 142, section 3 states: "Any sign, listing or advertisement of a master plumber, a master gas fitter, a journeyman plumber or a journeyman gas fitter shall contain his designation and license number." Source: section 3, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts legislature, chapter 142 section 3, read 1 November 2026.

What is a master plumbing license?

In Massachusetts, the master category has a statutory definition about the place of business and work performed personally or through journeymen. The legislature's chapter 142, section 1 reads: "a plumber having a regular place of business and who, by himself or journeyman plumbers in his employ, performs plumbing and gas fitting work, subject to inspection and in compliance with any law, rule, or regulation pertaining to same." Source: section 1, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts legislature, chapter 142 section 1, read 1 November 2026.

The Massachusetts board describes its examination and licensing categories as: "Conducts exams and issue licenses for journeyman and master plumbers and gas fitters." Source: board scope, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts board scope and services, read 1 November 2026.

Who do I complain to about a plumber?

Use the Massachusetts board's File a complaint route for the occupational-board complaint process, and the board's discipline navigation to research published actions. Both destinations are linked by the board. Source: board services, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts board scope and services, read 1 November 2026.
Source: DOL complaint filing instructions, read 1 November 2026.

The Massachusetts eLIPSE portal warns: "License records available in license search below may not currently reflect all prior discipline. DOL is currently in the process of updating these records to show all prior discipline." Follow its separate discipline link when researching that question. Source: eLIPSE warning, read 1 November 2026.

Source: Massachusetts eLIPSE public form, read 1 November 2026.

The DOL consumer FAQ also distinguishes a complaint from a disciplinary finding: "In most cases, complaints are made by dissatisfied consumers but dissatisfaction alone is not proof of incompetence or sufficient grounds for disciplinary action." Source: DOL FAQ, read 1 November 2026.

Source: DOL consumer FAQ, read 1 November 2026.

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