812-004-1320 Jurisdictional Requirements (1) A complaint must be of a type described under ORS 701.140. (2) A complaint must be filed with the agency within the time allowed under ORS 701.143. (3) A complaint will be processed only against a licensed entity. Whether a respondent is licensed for purposes of this section must be determined as follows: (a) For an owner, primary contractor or subcontractor complaint, the respondent will be considered licensed if the respondent was licensed during all or part of the work period. (b) For a material complaint, the respondent will be considered licensed if one or more invoices involve material delivered while the respondent was licensed. A surety company or financial institution is only liable for payments for material delivered within the period of time that the respondent was licensed. (c) For an employee or employee trust complaint, the respondent will be considered licensed if the respondent was licensed on one or more days that the complainant, or the employee that is the subject of the trust, performed work that was not paid for. A surety company or financial institution is only liable for payments for unpaid wages or benefits provided on days on which the respondent was licensed. (4)(a) The complainant must have been properly licensed at the time the bid was made or the contract was entered into and must have remained licensed continuously throughout the work period if: (A) The work at issue in the complaint requires that the complainant be licensed under ORS 701.021 in order to perform the work; and (B) The complaint does not arise from defects, deficiencies or inadequate performance of construction work. (b) As used in section (4) of this rule, “properly licensed” means the complainant: (A) Had a current valid license issued by the agency and was not on inactive status; (B) Was licensed for the type of work at issue in the complaint; (C) Complied with the requirements of ORS 701.035 and OAR 812-003-1250 as they applied to the complainant’s license status as an “exempt” or “nonexempt” contractor; and (D) Complied with any other requirements and restrictions on the complainant’s license. (5) Complaints will be accepted only when one or more of the following relationships exist between the complainant and the respondent: (a) A direct contractual relationship based on a contract entered into by the complainant and the respondent, or their agents; (b) An employment relationship or assigned relationship arising from a Bureau of Labor and Industries employee claim; (c) A contract between the complainant and the respondent providing that the complainant is a trustee authorized to receive employee benefit payments from the respondent for employees of the respondent; or (d) A real estate purchase conditioned upon repairs made by the respondent. (6) Complaints will be accepted only for work performed within the boundaries of the State of Oregon or for materials or equipment supplied or rented for fabrication into or use upon structures located within the boundaries of the State of Oregon. (7) The agency may refuse to process a complaint or any portion of a complaint that includes an allegation of a breach of contract, negligent or improper work or any other act or omission within the scope of ORS 701.140 that is the same as an allegation contained in a complaint previously filed by the same complainant against the same respondent, except that the agency may process a complaint that would otherwise be closed if the previously filed complaint was: (a) Withdrawn before the on-site meeting; (b) Closed without a determination on the merits before the on-site meeting; (c) Closed because the complainant failed to pay the complaint processing fee required under OAR 812-004-0110 or 812-004-1110. (d) Closed or dismissed with an explicit provision allowing the subsequent filing of a complaint containing the same allegations as the closed or dismissed complaint; or (e) Closed or withdrawn because the respondent filed bankruptcy. (8) Nothing in section (7) of this rule extends the time limitation for filing a complaint under ORS 701.143. (9) A complaint by a person furnishing material, or renting or supplying equipment to a contractor may not include a complaint for non-payment for tools sold to a licensee, for equipment sold to a licensee and not fabricated into a structure, for interest or service charges on an account, or for materials purchased as stock items. (10) Complaints by a contractor or by persons furnishing material, or renting or supplying equipment to a contractor will not be processed unless they are at least $150 in amount, not including the processing fee required by 812-004-1110. (11) The agency may process a complaint against a licensed contractor whose license was inactive under OAR 812-003-0330, 812-003-0340, 812-003-0350, 812-003-0360 and 812-003-0370 during the work period. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 670.310 & 701.235 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 701.131, 701.133, 701.139, 701.140, 701.143, 701.145 & 701.146 History: CCB 6-2012, f. 4-25-12, cert. ef. 5-1-12 CCB 11-2011, f. 9-29-11, cert. ef. 10-1-11 CCB 7-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-8-11 thru 1-4-12