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ID Code § 54-1865 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 18 - PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS|Section 54-1865 - SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION.

54-1865. SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION. (1) The provisions of the compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable. (2) The provisions of the compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. (3) Nothing in the compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members.  History: [54-1865, added 2015, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 259.]
ID Code § 54-1866 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 18 - PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS|Section 54-1866 - BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS.

54-1866. BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS. (1) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact. (2) All laws in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. (3) All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the commission, are binding upon the member states. (4) All agreements between the interstate commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms. (5) In the event any provision of the compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.  History: [54-1866, added 2015, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 259.]
ID Code § 54-1902 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1902 - UNLAWFUL TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING WITHOUT LICENSE — INVESTIGATIONS.

54-1902. UNLAWFUL TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING WITHOUT LICENSE — INVESTIGATIONS. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a public works contractor within this state without first obtaining and having a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the administrator of the division of building safety, unless such person is particularly exempted as provided in this chapter. (2) It shall be unlawful for any public works contractor to subcontract in excess of eighty percent (80%) of the work under any contract to be performed by him as such public works contractor according to the contract prices therein set forth, unless otherwise provided in the specifications of such contracts. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any public works contractor to: (a) Accept a bid from any person who at that time does not possess the appropriate license for the project involved; or (b) Accept bids to sublet any part of any contract for specialty construction from a specialty contractor who at that time does not possess the appropriate license in accordance with this chapter. (4) No contractor shall be required to have a license under this chapter in order to submit a bid or proposal for contracts for public works financed in whole or in part by federal aid funds, provided that, at or prior to the award and execution of any such contract by the state of Idaho or any other contracting authority mentioned in this chapter, the successful bidder has secured a license as provided in this chapter. (5) The administrator may, upon his own motion or at the direction of the board, and shall, upon the verified written complaint of any person, investigate allegations of unlicensed practice of public works contracting.  History: [54-1902, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 2, p. 212; am. 1955, ch. 223, sec. 2, p. 480; am. 1982, ch. 147, sec. 2, p. 410; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 2, p. 531; am. 2001, ch. 300, sec. 2, p. 1087; am. 2002, ch. 127, sec. 1, p. 355.]
ID Code § 54-1903 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1903 - EXEMPTIONS.

54-1903. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter shall not apply to: (1) An authorized representative of the United States government, the state of Idaho, or any incorporated town, city, county, irrigation district, reclamation district or other municipal or political corporation or subdivision of this state. (2) Officers of a court when they are acting within the scope of their office. (3) Public utilities operating under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission of the state of Idaho on construction, maintenance and development work incidental to their own business. (4) The sale or installation of any finished products, materials or articles of merchandise, which are not actually fabricated into and do not become a permanent fixed part of the structure. (5) Any construction, alteration, improvement or repair of personal property. (6) Any construction, alteration, improvement or repair carried on within the limits and boundaries of any site or reservation, the title of which rests in the federal government. (7) Any construction or operation incidental to the construction and repair of irrigation and drainage ditches of regularly constituted irrigation districts, drainage districts or reclamation districts, except when performed by a person required to be licensed under this chapter. (8) Duly licensed architects, licensed engineers, and land surveyors when acting solely in their professional capacity. (9) Any construction, alteration, improvement or repair involving any single project involving any number of trades or crafts with an estimated cost of less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (10) Any construction, operation, alteration or maintenance of a solid waste disposal site including those operated by, for, or at the direction of a city or a county. (11) Any construction, operation or repair carried on in response to an emergency that has been officially declared by the governor pursuant to the provisions of chapter 10, title 46, Idaho Code, or an emergency that has been declared by a governing body (city or county) in anticipation of a governor’s declaration, for a period of time not to exceed seven (7) calendar days.  History: [54-1903, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 3, p. 212; am. 1961, ch. 216, sec. 1, p. 345; am. 1979, ch. 109, sec. 4, p. 347; am. 1980, ch. 116, sec. 1, p. 254; am. 1987, ch. 71, sec. 1, p. 140; am. 1997, ch. 170, sec. 1, p. 484; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 3, p. 532; am. 2000, ch. 376, sec. 1, p. 1236; am. 2005, ch. 213, sec. 25, p. 659; am. 2017, ch. 197, sec. 2, p. 482.]
ID Code § 54-1904A (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1904A - FILING OF NOTICES AND INCOME TAX RETURNS — PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES BY CONTRACTORS.

54-1904A. FILING OF NOTICES AND INCOME TAX RETURNS — PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES BY CONTRACTORS. Within thirty (30) days after any public works contractor who is required to be licensed pursuant to this chapter has been awarded a contract for construction to be performed within the state of Idaho involving the expenditure of any public moneys, the contract awarding agency shall notify the state tax commission that the contract has been awarded and shall provide to the state tax commission the name and address of the prime contractor. Upon written request of the state tax commission, the prime contractor, within thirty (30) days, shall file with the state tax commission a signed statement showing the date on which such contract was made or awarded, the names and addresses of the home offices of the contracting parties, including all subcontractors, the state of incorporation if the party is a corporation, the project number and a general description of the type and location of the work to be performed, the amount of the prime contract and all subcontracts, and all other relevant information which may be required on forms which may be prescribed by the state tax commission. The state tax commission shall forward to the administrator such information from the form as the administrator and the state tax commission agree is necessary for the administrator to fulfill the requirements of section 54-1913, Idaho Code. Every contractor or subcontractor whose name appears on any such notice shall be required to file income tax returns with the state tax commission and to pay all income taxes which may be due thereon pursuant to law for all years in which any public moneys were received by him in connection with any construction work which was performed within the state of Idaho.  History: [54-1904A, added 1963, ch. 292, sec. 1, p. 772; am. 1993, ch. 237, sec. 1, p. 820; am. 2005, ch. 213, sec. 26, p. 660; am. 2005, ch. 295, sec. 1, p. 935.]
ID Code § 54-1904B (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1904B - RELIEF FROM BIDS.

54-1904B. RELIEF FROM BIDS. (a) If an awarding authority for the public entity determines that a bidder is entitled to relief from a bid because of a mistake, the authority shall prepare a report in writing to document the facts establishing the existence of each element required in section 54-1904C, Idaho Code. The report shall be available for inspection as a public record and shall be filed with the public entity soliciting bids. (b) A bidder claiming a mistake satisfying all the conditions of section 54-1904C, Idaho Code, shall be entitled to relief from the bid and have any bid security returned by the public entity. Bidders not satisfying the conditions found in section 54-1904C, Idaho Code, shall forfeit any bid security. Bidders failing to execute a contract and not satisfying the conditions of a mistake shall also forfeit any bid security.  History: [54-1904B, added 1991, ch. 282, sec. 2, p. 728; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 5, p. 534.]
ID Code § 54-1904C (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1904C - GROUNDS FOR RELIEF.

54-1904C. GROUNDS FOR RELIEF. The bidder shall establish to the satisfaction of the public entity that: (a) A clerical or mathematical mistake was made; (b) The bidder gave the public entity written notice within five (5) calendar days after the opening of the bids of the mistake, specifying in the notice in detail how the mistake occurred; and (c) The mistake was material.  History: [54-1904C, added 1991, ch. 282, sec. 2, p. 729.]
ID Code § 54-1904D (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1904D - PROHIBITION AGAINST FURTHER BIDDING.

54-1904D. PROHIBITION AGAINST FURTHER BIDDING. A bidder who claims a mistake or who forfeits their bid security shall be prohibited from participating in any rebidding of that project on which the mistake was claimed or security forfeited.  History: [54-1904D, added 1991, ch. 282, sec. 2, p. 729; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 6, p. 535.]
ID Code § 54-1904E (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1904E - AWARD OF CONTRACT TO SECOND OR NEXT LOWEST BIDDER.

54-1904E. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO SECOND OR NEXT LOWEST BIDDER. If the public entity deems it is in its best interest, it may, on refusal or failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract, award it to the second lowest responsible bidder. If the second lowest responsible bidder fails or refuses to execute the contract, the public entity may likewise award it to the next lowest responsible bidders. On the failure or refusal of the second or next lowest responsible bidders to execute a contract, their bidder’s security shall be likewise forfeited. A public entity may determine it is in its best interests to cancel and rebid the public works project and retain any forfeited bid security.  History: [54-1904E, added 1991, ch. 282, sec. 2, p. 729; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 7, p. 535.]
ID Code § 54-1905 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1905 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD CREATED — QUALIFICATIONS OF APPOINTEES — TERM — REMOVALS.

54-1905. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS LICENSE BOARD CREATED — QUALIFICATIONS OF APPOINTEES — TERM — REMOVALS. There is hereby created and made part of the division of occupational and professional licenses a public works contractors license board. It shall be the responsibility and duty of the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and to serve as secretary to the board. The board shall be composed of eight (8) members, who shall be appointed by the governor. One (1) member of the board shall be a person whose primary business is that of a "heavy construction" contractor, one (1) member shall be a person whose primary business is that of a "highway construction" contractor, one (1) member shall be a person whose primary business is that of a "building construction" contractor, one (1) member shall be a person whose primary business is that of a "specialty construction" contractor, as such construction terms are defined in this chapter, one (1) member shall be a subcontractor with a license no higher than a class "A," one (1) member shall be a "construction manager," one (1) member shall be a registered professional engineer, and one (1) member shall be a member of the general public with an interest in the rights of consumers of public works contracting services. All contractor members of the board shall be contractors holding a current unrevoked license at the time of their appointment, actively engaged in the contracting business and have been so engaged for a period of not less than five (5) years preceding the date of their appointment, and who shall so continue in the contracting business during their term of office. Each member of the board next preceding his appointment shall have been a citizen and resident of the state of Idaho for at least five (5) years. The governor shall appoint a member to said board for a term of three (3) years, and no member shall be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive terms. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Each member shall hold office after the expiration of their own term until their successor has been duly appointed and qualified. Vacancies on the board for any cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the balance of the unexpired term. Each member of the board shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor and, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall file with the secretary of state the constitutional oath of office.  History: [54-1905, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 5, p. 212; am. 1955, ch. 223, sec. 4, p. 480; am. 1974, ch. 13, sec. 148, p. 138; am. 1998, ch. 410, sec. 2, p. 1272; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 8, p. 535; am. 2000, ch. 438, sec. 1, p. 1396; am. 2001, ch. 300, sec. 4, p. 1089; am. 2001, ch. 301, sec. 1, p. 1098; am. 2016, ch. 340, sec. 23, p. 944; am. 2021, ch. 222, sec. 17, p. 631.]
ID Code § 54-1907 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1907 - DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE BOARD — SEAL.

54-1907. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE BOARD — SEAL. The board is authorized and directed to prescribe and amend rules consistent with this chapter for the administration of this chapter and to effectuate the purpose thereof, and for the investigation, classification, examination and licensing of public works contractors. The board shall adopt a seal, having upon it the words "Public Works Contractors License Board — State of Idaho." The care and custody of the seal shall be with the administrator. Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony concerning all matters within the jurisdiction of the board.  History: [54-1907, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 7, p. 212; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 10, p. 536; am. 2001, ch. 300, sec. 6, p. 1090.]
ID Code § 54-1908 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1908 - MEETINGS — QUORUM.

54-1908. MEETINGS — QUORUM. The board shall hold not less than two (2) regular meetings each year for the purpose of transacting such business as may properly come before it. Each year the board shall elect officers. Special or regular monthly meetings of the board may be held at such times as the board may provide in the rules. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. Two (2) members of the board may call a special meeting at any time. Due notice of each meeting of the board and the time and place thereof shall be given each member in the manner prescribed in the rules. Each member of the board shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(n), Idaho Code, and paid from the public works contractors license board fund.  History: [54-1908, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 8, p. 212; am. 1955, ch. 223, sec. 5, p. 480; am. 1969, ch. 18, sec. 2, p. 30; am. 1980, ch. 247, sec. 66, p. 634; am. 1987, ch. 55, sec. 1, p. 91; am. 1998, ch. 410, sec. 3, p. 1273; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 11, p. 536; am. 2012, ch. 36, sec. 2, p. 107; am. 2013, ch. 187, sec. 9, p. 456; am. 2019, ch. 144, sec. 1, p. 495.]
ID Code § 54-1911 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1911 - FILING, ISSUANCE AND DENIAL OF LICENSES — FEES NOT REFUNDED.

54-1911. FILING, ISSUANCE AND DENIAL OF LICENSES — FEES NOT REFUNDED. Applications for original licenses, together with the fees therefor, shall be filed with the administrator. After such examination and investigation as may be prescribed by rule, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if no valid reason exists for further investigation of applicant, the administrator shall issue a license to applicant permitting him to engage in business as a contractor under the terms of this chapter for the licensing period designated. If the information brought to the attention of the administrator concerning the character and integrity of an applicant is such that it would appear proper to deny the application, the applicant shall be notified by certified mail to show cause within such time, not less than five (5) days, nor more than thirty (30) days, why the application should not be denied. Fees accompanying original applications under this section are for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and shall not be refunded to the applicant.  History: [54-1911, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 11, p. 212; am. 1955, ch. 223, sec. 6, p. 480; am. 1965, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 535; am. 1980, ch. 130, sec. 1, p. 288; am. 1993, ch. 237, sec. 3, p. 820; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 13, p. 538; am. 2001, ch. 300, sec. 8, p. 1092.]
ID Code § 54-1913 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1913 - RECORDS, LISTS AND INFORMATION.

54-1913. RECORDS, LISTS AND INFORMATION. The administrator shall maintain, open to public inspection during office hours, a complete record of all retained applications, licenses issued, licenses renewed, data collected through the provisions of section 54-1904A, Idaho Code, and all revocations, cancellations and suspensions of licenses, and shall furnish a certified copy of any license issued, upon receipt of the sum of fifty cents (50¢), which certified copy shall be received in all courts and elsewhere as evidence of the facts stated therein. Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the administrator shall publish a list of the names and addresses of contractors licensed under this chapter and such further information with respect to this chapter and its administration as the administrator deems proper. The administrator may furnish the lists to such public works and building departments, public officials or public bodies, and other persons interested in or allied with the building and construction industry in this or any other state as deemed advisable, and at such intervals as deemed necessary, whenever funds therefor are available. Copies of the lists may also be furnished by the administrator upon request to any firm or individual upon payment of a reasonable fee fixed by the board. Whenever funds are available for the purpose, the administrator may publish and disseminate to licensees and to public officials or other persons interested in or allied with the building and construction industry, such information with relation to the administration and enforcement of this chapter as deemed necessary to carry out its purposes.  History: [54-1913, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 13, p. 212; am. 1974, ch. 13, sec. 149, p. 138; am. 1980, ch. 130, sec. 3, p. 290; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 80, p. 548; am. 1993, ch. 237, sec. 5, p. 822; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 15, p. 540; am. 2001, ch. 183, sec. 23, p. 635; am. 2001, ch. 300, sec. 10, p. 1093; am. 2005, ch. 213, sec. 27, p. 661.]
ID Code § 54-1915 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES|Chapter 19 - PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS|Section 54-1915 - PROCEDURE FOR IMPOSITION OF DISCIPLINE.

54-1915. PROCEDURE FOR IMPOSITION OF DISCIPLINE. (1) Upon the filing of a verified complaint with the administrator charging a licensee or public entity with the commission of any act constituting a cause for disciplinary action within two (2) years prior to the date of filing, or upon such a finding made by the administrator following an investigation, the administrator shall forthwith issue a notice, accompanied by a copy of the complaint, directing the licensee or public entity, within ten (10) days after service of the notice, to appear by filing with the administrator a verified answer to the complaint. (2) The administrator shall have the power to appoint, by an order in writing, a hearing officer to take testimony, who shall have power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses. (3) Service of the notice and complaint upon the licensee or public entity shall be fully effected by mailing a true copy of the notice and complaint by certified mail addressed to the licensee at his last address of record with the administrator or to the public entity at its principal place of business. Service of the notice and complaint shall be complete at the time of deposit in accordance with the provisions of the Idaho rules of civil procedure relating to service by mail. (4) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, and the Idaho rules of administrative procedure. (5) Following the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue recommended findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order. The recommended order may: (a) Provide for the immediate complete suspension by the licensee of all operations as a contractor during the period fixed by the decision. (b) Permit the licensee to complete any or all contracts shown by competent evidence taken at the hearing to be then uncompleted. (c) Impose upon the licensee compliance with such specific conditions as may be just in connection with his operations as a contractor disclosed at the hearing and may further provide that until such conditions are complied with no application for restoration of the suspended or revoked license shall be accepted by the administrator. (d) Provide for the imposition of any of the sanctions provided by section 54-1914, Idaho Code. (6) Following a review of the entire hearing record, the administrator shall issue a final decision.  History: [54-1915, added 1941, ch. 115, sec. 15, p. 212; am. 1993, ch. 216, sec. 72, p. 651; am. 1999, ch. 201, sec. 18, p. 542; am. 2001, ch. 300, sec. 13, p. 1095; am. 2005, ch. 213, sec. 29, p. 663.]