Is a contractor license required for HVAC Replacement in Utah?

In Utah, whether a license is required for HVAC Replacement depends on statutory thresholds, trades involved (such as electrical, plumbing, or structural work), and applicable exemptions. Check the official statutes and verified rows documented on this guide.

What trade classification or permit applies to HVAC Replacement in Utah?

Regulation in Utah assigns specific classifications based on trade scope. Additionally, local municipal building departments require permits and inspections independently of state licensing boards.

HVAC Replacement — Utah license requirements

Verified 2026-10-117 official sources2 classification relations2 scope assertionsIndexation gate: passed

01 The project

The starting point is the work itself — HVAC Replacement in Utah. The job determines which trades are involved, and the trades determine which license classifications may be required.

Component	Trade
Existing heating or cooling system	HVAC

02 Jurisdiction

This project is evaluated for Utah — the one-act state. Title 58 Chapter 55 and one agency (DOPL's Division of Professional Licensing) hold the whole ladder: the licence duty attaches to engaging in a construction trade for compensation, never to a price; the $7,000 line of 58-55-305(1)(h)(i) exempts small alteration and repair work while the statute's seven trade overlays stay attached at any value; general classifications owe 2 years / 4,000 hours, the 25+5-hour courses and the Utah Business & Law exam, while 17 specialties owe neither exam nor experience. Building permits are the local compliance layer the state never issues (15A-1- 205(2)). Utah jurisdiction page.

Limitation — the municipal layer stays unopened

Chapter 55's official 88-page PDF, the DOPL FY2025-26 fee-schedule PDF and every DOPL page cited here were machine-read on 2026-10-11; direct fetches that returned 403 were read through a text proxy (same bytes, official URLs cited). No Utah municipal code or permit schedule was opened, so every city fact — valuation tiers, permit fees, registration questions — stays LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED. All three conflicts ($2M-vs-$3M GL aggregate; H100-vs-S350; the RLRF $330) are published side by side, and the elevator-mechanic and residential-master application requirements are flagged open rather than guessed. State requirements are not the complete story for any locality.

03 Trade → license

Relations below are recorded per state — only this jurisdiction's classifications are shown.

Trades involved: HVAC.

May require H100 — H100 HVAC Contractor (grandfathered from S350) confirmed S-UT-CODE-55 rule UT-H100
Utah's sharpest HVAC answer: §58-55-305(1)(h)(ii)(F) keeps HVAC attached EVEN to a project exempt under the $7,000 line — installation, repair or replacement 'must be performed by an HVAC contractor licensed by the division'. H100 (ex-S350; new requirements announced effective 2026-04-20) is the one specialty classification that owes BOTH the Utah Contractor Business and Law exam AND the HVAC written exam (ProV), with W-2-verified HVAC experience and RMGA (or equivalent) certification — plus the 25-hour pre-licensure course, $1M/$2M insurance and the biennial November-30 odd-year cycle. Gas appliance or combustion work inside the job needs a Certified Natural Gas Technician under §58-55-308(2) on top of H100.
Component basis E201 — E201 Residential Electrical Contractor reported S-UT-CODE-55 rule UT-QUALIFIER-MASTER
The electrical boundary: an HVAC contractor does not get blanket electrical rights — the only electrical allowance on a non-electrical licence is the incidental 10-foot / 120-volt / 20-amp carve-out (58-55-102(18)(b)(vi)). Line-voltage changeouts beyond it belong to an E200 (general) or E201 (residential unit) holder qualified by a master electrician. Reported: assembled from the §58-55-102(18) incidental-works definition and the DOPL general-contractor page's master-qualifier rule, not a single section saying 'furnace wiring needs an electrician'.

04 Scope

What the official sources say about the work involved — typed assertions, never a boolean "covers". Interpretations are marked as such.

Requires another classification H100 Certified Natural Gas Technician For Gas Line Work (requires) 58-55-308(2); R156-55a-301g; R156-55a-308b S-UT-CODE-55
Officially included H100 Hvac Plus Radon Mitigation Plus Condensate And Refrigeration (may_perform) R156-55a-301g; 58-55-102(31) S-UT-R156-55A

05 Requirements

Requirement	Kind	Statement	Source
H100 HVAC — RMGA (or plumbing licence), a SECOND exam, and 4,000 HVAC hours (W-2/K-1/tax returns) DOPL hub announcement; R156-55a-302g/301g; application PDF (read 2026-10-11)	license	DOPL's 2026-04-20 announcement verbatim: 'Beginning April 20, 2026, all applications for the H100 (HVAC Contractor) classification … must meet the updated requirements … Qualifiers must hold RMGA or equivalent certification; Passage of the Utah Business and Law Exam and HVAC (H100) Exam through Prov; Two (2) years of HVAC-specific experience, verified by W-2 forms'. R156-55a-302g sets the rule version — 4,000 HVAC hours at ≥90% HVAC workload within 5 years, or an active Utah plumbing trade licence — with the HVAC written exam at ≥70% and INTERIM qualifiers recognised to 2027-11-30. The application PDF gives the plumbing door: the qualifier may instead 'hold[] an active Master Plumber or Residential Master Plumber license and is applying for, or already holds, a P200 … or P201 … classification', or 'an active Utah Journeyman Plumber, Master Plumber, Residential Journeyman Plumber, or Residential Master Plumber license'.	S-UT-DOPL-CON Source S-UT-DOPL-CON — Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL), Department of Commerce DOPL — Contractor licensing hub, incl. 'New Contractor Licensing Requirements Effective April 20, 2026' ($1M/$2M; H100 with RMGA; fingerprint checks from 2027-01-01) — DOPL hub announcement; R156-55a-302g/301g; application PDF (read 2026-10-11) https://web.archive.org/web/20260915223343/https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/ Retrieved 2026-10-11 · last verified 2026-10-11 Read 2026-10-11 through the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, snapshot 2026-09-15 (https://web.archive.org/web/20260915223343/) — commerce.utah.gov returns HTTP 403 to this fetcher (disclosed). Verbatim announcement: 'New Contractor Licensing Requirements Effective April 20, 2026 Applies to all contractors. Updated insurance minimums: $1 million per occurrence $2 million aggregate'; the H100 notice — 'Beginning April 20, 2026, all applications for the H100 (HVAC Contractor) classification … must meet the updated requirements … Qualifiers must hold RMGA or equivalent certification; Passage of the Utah Business and Law Exam and HVAC (H100) Exam through Prov; Two (2) years of HVAC-specific experience, verified by W-2 forms … A fingerprint-based background check requirement will take effect January 1, 2027'; plus the Building Code Analyst created by H.B. 58 under § 15A-1-203(10)(e) and DOPL's optional model Residential Construction Agreement. Side A of CONFLICT-UT-001.
The seven trade overlays that stay attached to exempt (sub-$7,000) projects — 58-55-305(1)(h)(ii) 58-55-305(1)(h)(ii)(A)-(H) verbatim (read 2026-10-11)	exemption	58-55-305(1)(h)(ii) verbatim: 'notwithstanding Subsection (1)(h)(i) and except as otherwise provided in this section:' (A) plumbing and electrical work on an exempt project 'within any six month period of time' 'shall be performed by a licensed electrical or plumbing contractor, if the project involves an electrical or plumbing system', and 'may be performed by a licensed journeyman electrician or plumber' if it 'involves a component of the system such as a faucet, toilet, fixture, device, outlet, or electrical switch'; (B) gas appliance or combustion-system work by a person certified under 58-55-308(2); (C) water-based fire protection 'by a licensed fire suppression systems contractor or a licensed journeyman plumber'; (D)-(E) alarm business/company/agent licensing for alarm work; (F) HVAC installation, repair or replacement 'by an HVAC contractor licensed by the division'; (G) radon mitigation or soil depressurization systems 'by a licensed contractor'; and (H) above $3,000, a one-time affirmation with public liability insurance.	S-UT-CODE-55 Source S-UT-CODE-55 — Utah State Legislature Utah Code Title 58 Chapter 55 — Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act (compiled current text: §§ 101–112, 201–213, 301–313, 401–403, 501–508, 601–604, 701–704) — 58-55-305(1)(h)(ii)(A)-(H) verbatim (read 2026-10-11) https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/C58-55_1800010118000101.xml Retrieved 2026-10-11 · last verified 2026-10-11 Read 2026-10-11 from the Legislature's compiled-code XML (HTTP 200 via curl) and cross-checked against the rendered section pages in a real browser — the section HTML loads its body client-side and this project's URL-fetcher failed the site's TLS chain (disclosed above). Backs the licence duty (58-55-301), the 28-classification licence list, the LOCAL PREEMPTION ('the only licenses required …' + 'Neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions may require … any additional business licenses, registrations, certifications …'), the board structure (58-55-201: Electrician and Plumbers Licensing Board; Alarm System Security and Licensing Board), qualifications and the master-qualifier ladder (58-55-302), the contractor CE statute (58-55-302.5 — 6 h/two-year cycle with the twelve approved-provider associations incl. the Utah Roofing Contractors Association), the trade CE statute (58-55-302.7 — electricians 16 h, plumbers 12 h, elevator mechanics 8 h), the two-year renewal cycle (58-55-303), the qualifier regime incl. the 10-day/60-day rule and the licence-number-on-permit duty (58-55-304), THE $7,000 EXEMPTION with its trade overlays and the $3,000 affirmation trigger (58-55-305), financial responsibility (58-55-306), gas/fire-sprinkler scope (58-55-308), the political-subdivision permit conditions (58-55-310), unlawful conduct (58-55-501 — incl. permit unlawful acts and the qualified-beneficiary registration duty), unprofessional conduct (58-55-502 — incl. 'failure to reimburse the Residence Lien Recovery Fund as required by Section 38-11-207'), the penalty ladder (58-55-503 — class A misdemeanor; $1,000/$2,000/$2,000-per-day citation fines; 20 days to contest), crane certification (58-55-504) and the Construction Business Registry (58-55-702). The trade-scope definitions used by the rule live at 58-55-102(8),(9),(17),(18),(26)–(31),(35)–(38),(40),(42),(44)–(49),(53) — all quoted from this compilation. Sections carrying an end date of 2027-01-01 are the Chapter-42 (2026 GS) renumbering into new Part-1 numbering — cited as forward-looking only.
Gas, fire-sprinkler and elevator overlays — 58-55-308 sits on top of the contractor licence 58-55-308(2),(4); application PDF (read 2026-10-11)	license	58-55-308 governs gas appliances/combustion systems (58-55-308(2) — Certified Natural Gas Technicians, whose violations are class A misdemeanors via 58-55-503(2)(a)) and, at (4), automatic fire sprinklers: before a business entity may install them its qualifier 'shall: be a licensed general building contractor; or obtain a certification in fire sprinkler fitting from the division' via a DOL-approved apprenticeship or two years' supervised experience plus 'the Star fire sprinklerfitting mastery examination offered by the National Inspection Testing Certification Corporation or an equivalent examination approved by the division'. The application PDF repeats the S370 path and adds the S510 elevator requirement: the qualifier must hold an active Utah Elevator Mechanic licence.	S-UT-CODE-55 Source S-UT-CODE-55 — Utah State Legislature Utah Code Title 58 Chapter 55 — Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act (compiled current text: §§ 101–112, 201–213, 301–313, 401–403, 501–508, 601–604, 701–704) — 58-55-308(2),(4); application PDF (read 2026-10-11) https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/C58-55_1800010118000101.xml Retrieved 2026-10-11 · last verified 2026-10-11 Read 2026-10-11 from the Legislature's compiled-code XML (HTTP 200 via curl) and cross-checked against the rendered section pages in a real browser — the section HTML loads its body client-side and this project's URL-fetcher failed the site's TLS chain (disclosed above). Backs the licence duty (58-55-301), the 28-classification licence list, the LOCAL PREEMPTION ('the only licenses required …' + 'Neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions may require … any additional business licenses, registrations, certifications …'), the board structure (58-55-201: Electrician and Plumbers Licensing Board; Alarm System Security and Licensing Board), qualifications and the master-qualifier ladder (58-55-302), the contractor CE statute (58-55-302.5 — 6 h/two-year cycle with the twelve approved-provider associations incl. the Utah Roofing Contractors Association), the trade CE statute (58-55-302.7 — electricians 16 h, plumbers 12 h, elevator mechanics 8 h), the two-year renewal cycle (58-55-303), the qualifier regime incl. the 10-day/60-day rule and the licence-number-on-permit duty (58-55-304), THE $7,000 EXEMPTION with its trade overlays and the $3,000 affirmation trigger (58-55-305), financial responsibility (58-55-306), gas/fire-sprinkler scope (58-55-308), the political-subdivision permit conditions (58-55-310), unlawful conduct (58-55-501 — incl. permit unlawful acts and the qualified-beneficiary registration duty), unprofessional conduct (58-55-502 — incl. 'failure to reimburse the Residence Lien Recovery Fund as required by Section 38-11-207'), the penalty ladder (58-55-503 — class A misdemeanor; $1,000/$2,000/$2,000-per-day citation fines; 20 days to contest), crane certification (58-55-504) and the Construction Business Registry (58-55-702). The trade-scope definitions used by the rule live at 58-55-102(8),(9),(17),(18),(26)–(31),(35)–(38),(40),(42),(44)–(49),(53) — all quoted from this compilation. Sections carrying an end date of 2027-01-01 are the Chapter-42 (2026 GS) renumbering into new Part-1 numbering — cited as forward-looking only.
Licence required before contracting in the construction trades (58-55-301(1)(a)) 58-55-301(1)-(2) verbatim (read 2026-10-11)	license	58-55-301(1)(a) verbatim (compiled XML read 2026-10-11): 'A person engaged in the construction trades licensed under this chapter, as a contractor regulated under this chapter, as an alarm business or company, or as an alarm company agent, shall become licensed under this chapter before engaging in that trade or contracting activity in this state unless specifically exempted from licensure under Section 58-1-307 or 58-55-305.' 58-55-301(2) then issues the licence classifications — alarm company, alarm company agent, apprentice electrician, apprentice plumber, construction trades instructor, elevator contractor, elevator mechanic, general building/general electrical/general engineering/general plumbing contractor, HVAC contractor, journeyman and master electricians and plumbers, residential and small commercial contractor, both residential electrical and residential plumbing tiers and specialty contractor.	S-UT-CODE-55 Source S-UT-CODE-55 — Utah State Legislature Utah Code Title 58 Chapter 55 — Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act (compiled current text: §§ 101–112, 201–213, 301–313, 401–403, 501–508, 601–604, 701–704) — 58-55-301(1)-(2) verbatim (read 2026-10-11) https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/C58-55_1800010118000101.xml Retrieved 2026-10-11 · last verified 2026-10-11 Read 2026-10-11 from the Legislature's compiled-code XML (HTTP 200 via curl) and cross-checked against the rendered section pages in a real browser — the section HTML loads its body client-side and this project's URL-fetcher failed the site's TLS chain (disclosed above). Backs the licence duty (58-55-301), the 28-classification licence list, the LOCAL PREEMPTION ('the only licenses required …' + 'Neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions may require … any additional business licenses, registrations, certifications …'), the board structure (58-55-201: Electrician and Plumbers Licensing Board; Alarm System Security and Licensing Board), qualifications and the master-qualifier ladder (58-55-302), the contractor CE statute (58-55-302.5 — 6 h/two-year cycle with the twelve approved-provider associations incl. the Utah Roofing Contractors Association), the trade CE statute (58-55-302.7 — electricians 16 h, plumbers 12 h, elevator mechanics 8 h), the two-year renewal cycle (58-55-303), the qualifier regime incl. the 10-day/60-day rule and the licence-number-on-permit duty (58-55-304), THE $7,000 EXEMPTION with its trade overlays and the $3,000 affirmation trigger (58-55-305), financial responsibility (58-55-306), gas/fire-sprinkler scope (58-55-308), the political-subdivision permit conditions (58-55-310), unlawful conduct (58-55-501 — incl. permit unlawful acts and the qualified-beneficiary registration duty), unprofessional conduct (58-55-502 — incl. 'failure to reimburse the Residence Lien Recovery Fund as required by Section 38-11-207'), the penalty ladder (58-55-503 — class A misdemeanor; $1,000/$2,000/$2,000-per-day citation fines; 20 days to contest), crane certification (58-55-504) and the Construction Business Registry (58-55-702). The trade-scope definitions used by the rule live at 58-55-102(8),(9),(17),(18),(26)–(31),(35)–(38),(40),(42),(44)–(49),(53) — all quoted from this compilation. Sections carrying an end date of 2027-01-01 are the Chapter-42 (2026 GS) renumbering into new Part-1 numbering — cited as forward-looking only.
Permits are the LOCAL compliance agency's job — the state issues none and assesses no permit fee (15A-1-205(2)) 15A-1-202/203/205; SLC FAQ; MSD Building Services (read 2026-10-11)	permit	15A-1-205(2) verbatim: the state construction code division 'has no responsibility to: conduct inspections to determine compliance with the codes; issue permits; or assess building permit fees' — those duties sit with the local 'compliance agency' ('an agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions that issues permits for construction regulated under the codes', 15A-1-202), advised by the Uniform Building Code Commission whose contractor seats include general (one residential), electrical and plumbing contractors (15A-1-203). Salt Lake City's FAQ applies the split: 'If there is a contractor on the job, it is the contractor's responsibility according to state law to obtain the permit and see to the inspections'; 'If the work being done can be considered general maintenance or repair under $3000 in valuation, an owner or representative may obtain the permit' — 'General maintenance does include roofing, but does not include anything structural…'; and 'Permit fees are based on the value of the project' (the linked consolidated schedule did not extract — withheld by name). The Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District serves Magna, Kearns, White City, Emigration Canyon, Copperton, Brighton and unincorporated Salt Lake County and 'interpret[s] and enforce[s] the building code'.	S-UT-CODE-15A Source S-UT-CODE-15A — Utah State Legislature Utah Code Title 15A Chapter 1 — State Construction Code Act (§ 15A-1-202 definitions incl. 'compliance agency'; § 15A-1-203 Uniform Building Code Commission; § 15A-1-205 the division 'has no responsibility to: conduct inspections …; issue permits; or assess building permit fees') — 15A-1-202/203/205; SLC FAQ; MSD Building Services (read 2026-10-11) https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/C15A_1800010118000101.xml Retrieved 2026-10-11 · last verified 2026-10-11 Read 2026-10-11 from the compiled XML. The state/local boundary this seed publishes: DOPL administers the codes but 'has no responsibility to: conduct inspections to determine compliance with the codes; issue permits; or assess building permit fees' (15A-1-205(2)) — those duties sit with the local 'compliance agency' ('an agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions that issues permits for construction regulated under the codes …', 15A-1-202), advised by the 13-member Uniform Building Code Commission whose contractor seats include 'two … general contractors, one of which shall specialize in residential construction; one shall be an electrical contractor; and one shall be a plumbing contractor' (15A-1-203).

06 Rule: UT-H100

§58-55-305(1)(h)(ii)(F) — even a project EXEMPT under the $7,000 line: HVAC 'installation, repair, or replacement … must be performed by an HVAC contractor licensed by the division'. H100 (the ex-S350 classification; R156-55a-301g) carries the heaviest entry regime of any Utah class — DOPL's announcement effective 2026-04-20: 'Qualifiers must hold RMGA or equivalent certification; Passage of the Utah Business and Law Exam and HVAC (H100) Exam through Prov; Two (2) years of HVAC-specific experience, verified by W-2 forms', with R156-55a-302g's statutory shape (4,000 HVAC hours at ≥90% workload within 5 years, or a Utah plumbing trade licence; both exams at ≥70%) and interim S350 recognition 'for the remainder of the licensing period ending November 30, 2027' (CONFLICT-UT-002 — both names live until then). Gas work inside any HVAC job still owes the Certified Natural Gas Technician certification (UT-GAS-FIRE-ELEVATOR).

Outcome	Conclusion	Caveats
hvac-work-needs-h100	hvac_contractor_license_required	—
h100-requirements-unmet	h100_entry_requirements_not_satisfied	—
h100-valid	h100_license_valid_for_hvac_work	—

07 Rule: UT-QUALIFIER-MASTER

58-55-302(1)(e): to qualify E200 the applicant must 'be a licensed master electrician'; E201 accepts 'a licensed master electrician or a licensed master residential electrician'; P200 needs 'a licensed master plumber'; P201 accepts 'a licensed master plumber or a licensed master residential plumber' — DOPL echoes 'Plumbing Contractors. Must have Master Plumber qualifier.' and 'Electrical Contractors. Must have Master Electrical qualifier.' H100 is the fifth qualifier-gated class: R156-55a-302g requires 4,000 HVAC hours (≥90% of workload, within 5 years) OR a Utah plumbing trade licence, plus RMGA (or equivalent) certification, both ProV exams at ≥70%, announced effective 2026-04-20.

Outcome	Conclusion	Caveats
h100-regime	h100_qualifier_regime_applies	—
master-qualifier-missing	master_qualifier_required	—
master-qualifier-satisfied	master_qualifier_requirement_satisfied	—

08 Rule: UT-GAS-FIRE-ELEVATOR

§58-55-308 sits ON TOP of the contractor licence. Gas: (2) — gas appliance/combustion work needs Certified Natural Gas Technicians (violations are class A misdemeanors via 58-55-503(2)(a); the programme lives in R156-55a-308b), and R156-55a-301c saves the duty inside every B100 HVAC job: 'Nothing in this subsection, however, shall be construed as waiving the requirements that all HVAC work relating to natural gas be performed by a Certified Natural Gas Technician'. Fire sprinklers: (4) — before a business entity installs automatic fire sprinklers its qualifier must 'be a licensed general building contractor; or obtain a certification in fire sprinkler fitting from the division' via a DOL-approved apprenticeship or two years' supervised experience plus 'the Star fire sprinklerfitting mastery examination offered by the National Inspection Testing Certification Corporation or an equivalent examination'. Elevator: S510 Elevator Contractor's qualifier must hold 'an active Utah Elevator Mechanic license' (application PDF), and B100 excludes elevator work outright (R156-55a-301c). Fire ALARMS are the State Fire Marshal's, not DOPL's (R156-55a-301an(2)(c)).

Outcome	Conclusion	Caveats
gas-work	cngt_certification_required	—
fire-sprinkler-work	fire_sprinkler_qualifier_rule_applies	—
elevator-work	elevator_mechanic_qualifier_rule_applies	—
no-overlay	no_58_55_308_overlay	—

09 Rule: UT-EXEMPTION-OVERLAYS

Utah Code 58-55-305(1)(h)(ii) keeps the licensed trades attached to even an EXEMPT project: (A) component work — 'a faucet, toilet, fixture, device, outlet, or electrical switch' — may be done by 'a licensed journeyman plumber or journeyman electrician' or by the exempt person themselves, but 'if the project involves an electrical or plumbing system, the … work shall be performed by a licensed electrical or plumbing contractor', measured over any six-month period; (F) HVAC installation, repair or replacement 'must be performed by an HVAC contractor licensed by the division'; gas appliance/combustion work needs a Certified Natural Gas Technician (58-55-308(2)); automatic fire sprinklers, alarm systems and radon each keep their own overlay. The exemption is on the BUILDING side only — it never swallows the trades.

Outcome	Conclusion	Caveats
overlay-required	overlay_licensed_tradesperson_required_on_exempt_project	The exemption still covers the non-trade building work around the overlay (UT-EXEMPTION-7000). The local building permit still applies (UT-LOCAL-PERMIT).
component-only	component_work_may_be_done_by_journeyman_or_exempt_person	—
no-overlay	no_trade_overlay_on_exempt_project	—

10 The overlay that never leaves — HVAC, gas and the electrical edge

Question	Utah answer	Source
Even below $7,000?	yes — HVAC always needs H100: 58-55-305(1)(h)(ii)(F) keeps installation, repair or replacement "performed by an HVAC contractor licensed by the division" on exempt projects (rule UT-H100)	S-UT-DOPL-CON
Entry to H100 itself?	effective 2026-04-20: RMGA (or equivalent) certification, both ProV exams, and two years of W-2-verified HVAC experience; R156-55a-302g adds 4,000 HVAC hours at ≥90% workload (rule UT-H100)	S-UT-DOPL-CON
Gas appliance or combustion work?	a Certified Natural Gas Technician certification on top of the licence (58-55-308(2)) — even for the H100 holder (rule UT-GAS-FIRE-ELEVATOR)	S-UT-CODE-55
Line-voltage changeouts?	an HVAC licence carries no blanket electrical rights — beyond the incidental 10-foot / 120V / 20A carve-out, line-voltage work belongs to E200/E201 (master-qualified)	S-UT-CODE-55
Which class name is current?	H100; active S350 holders are "deemed to hold an H100 … for the remainder of the licensing period ending November 30, 2027" — CONFLICT-UT-002 publishes both names	S-UT-DOPL-CON

11 Fees and the credential boundary

Question	Utah answer	Source
Contractor application	$175 per classification + $50 per qualifier + $1 e-lib (machine-read FY schedule); specialty and general are the same price	S-UT-DOPL-EXAM
Renewal ladder	$128 biennial (Nov 30 odd years for contractors, even for trades) + $20 late + $50 reinstatement; 6 CE hours (3 live) for contractors	S-UT-DOPL-SC
The $3,000–$7,000 band?	the $45/$45 handyman exemption affirmation + $1M/$3M liability insurance — the only place Utah's $3M aggregate survives (CONFLICT-UT-001)	S-UT-R156-55A
Coverage and money proof?	GL $1M/$2M with DOPL as certificate holder; questionnaire-first financial responsibility, bond only in lieu at the 602 tiers	S-UT-R156-55A
Local permit fee?	the state issues no permits and assess no fee (15A-1-205(2)); every municipal rate stays LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED	S-UT-CODE-15A

Evidence

S-UT-CODE-15Astatute

Utah State Legislature

Utah Code Title 15A Chapter 1 — State Construction Code Act (§ 15A-1-202 definitions incl. 'compliance agency'; § 15A-1-203 Uniform Building Code Commission; § 15A-1-205 the division 'has no responsibility to: conduct inspections …; issue permits; or assess building permit fees')

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/C15A_1800010118000101.xml