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AR Code § 17-25-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-301. Significance — Proof. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a) The issuance of a certificate of license by the Contractors Licensing Board shall be evidence that the person, firm, or corporation named therein is entitled to all of the rights and privileges of a licensed contractor while the license remains unrevoked or unexpired.  (b)  (1) Upon making application to the building inspector or other authority of any incorporated city or town in Arkansas charged with the duty of issuing building or other permits for the construction of any building, apartment, condominium, utility, highway, sewer, grading, or any other improvement or structure, when the cost of the work to be done by the contractor, but not limited to labor and materials, is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more, any person, firm, or corporation, before being entitled to the issuance of such permits, shall furnish satisfactory proof to the inspector or authority that he or she is duly licensed under the terms of this chapter.  (2) It shall be unlawful for the building inspector or other authority to issue or allow the issuance of a building permit unless and until the applicant has furnished evidence that he or she is either exempt from the provisions of this chapter or is duly licensed under this chapter to carry out or superintend the work for which the permit has been applied.
AR Code § 17-25-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-301. Significance — Proof. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 (a) The issuance of a certificate of license or registration by the Contractors Licensing Board shall be evidence that the person, firm, or corporation named on the certificate of license or registration is entitled to all of the rights and privileges of a licensed or registered contractor while the license or registration remains unrevoked or unexpired.  (b)  (1) Upon making application to the building inspector or other authority of any incorporated city or town in Arkansas charged with the duty of issuing building or other permits for the construction of any building, apartment, condominium, utility, highway, sewer, grading, or any other improvement or structure, when the cost of the work to be done by the contractor, but not limited to labor and materials, is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more, any person, firm, or corporation, before being entitled to the issuance of such permits, shall furnish satisfactory proof to the inspector or authority that he or she is duly licensed under the terms of this chapter.  (2) It shall be unlawful for the building inspector or other authority to issue or allow the issuance of a building permit unless and until the applicant has furnished evidence that he or she is either exempt from the provisions of this chapter or is duly licensed under this chapter to carry out or superintend the work for which the permit has been applied.
AR Code § 17-25-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-302. Limitations. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 The Contractors Licensing Board shall have power to limit by proper classification the license to the character of work for which the applicant is qualified.
AR Code § 17-25-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-302. Limitations. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 The Contractors Licensing Board shall have power to limit by proper classification the license or registration to the character of work for which the applicant is qualified.
AR Code § 17-25-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-303. Application — Renewal — Fees. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a)  (1)  (A) Any person desiring to be licensed as a contractor in this state shall make and file with the Contractors Licensing Board thirty (30) days before any regular or special meeting thereof, a written application on a form as may then be prescribed by the board, for examination by the board.  (B) The application shall be accompanied by payment in a sum to be determined by the board, but not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) to the board.    (2) The thirty-day requirement may be waived by the board provided that the contractor has on file with the board a completed original application and proof of having successfully completed any examination required.    (b) Thereafter, an annual renewal license fee to be determined by the board but not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) shall be paid by each licensee to defray the costs and expenses of the administration of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-25-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-303. Application — Renewal — Fees. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 (a)  (1)  (A) A person desiring to be licensed or registered as a contractor in this state shall make and file with the Contractors Licensing Board thirty (30) days before any regular or special meeting of the board, a written application on a form prescribed by the board, for examination by the board.  (B) The application shall be accompanied by payment in a sum to be determined by the board, but not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) to the board.    (2) The thirty-day requirement may be waived by the board provided that the contractor has on file with the board a completed original application and proof of having successfully completed any examination required.    (b) Thereafter, an annual renewal license or registration fee to be determined by the board but not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) shall be paid by each licensee or registrant to defray the costs and expenses of the administration of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-25-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-304. Financial statement. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a)  (1) All persons and entities required by this chapter to be licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board shall transmit to the board with their original and renewal applications a financial statement of the applicant reviewed by a licensed certified public accountant or licensed public accountant in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services.  (2) However, if the total cost of the work to be completed by the applicant, including without limitation labor and materials, is less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for a single project, the applicant shall transmit to the board with his or her original and renewal applications a compiled financial statement of the applicant prepared by a licensed certified public accountant or licensed public accountant in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services.    (b)  (1) The financial statement shall not be made public information and shall not be made available for inspection by any person, except pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.  (2) After the contractor is licensed, the board has the option of:  (A) Destroying the financial statement by the process of shredding; or  (B) Returning the financial statement to the contractor.
AR Code § 17-25-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-305. Applicant qualifications

 (a) The Contractors Licensing Board, in determining the qualifications of any applicant for an original license or any renewal license, shall, among other things, consider the following:  (1) Experience;  (2) Ability;  (3) The manner of performance of previous contracts;  (4) Financial condition;  (5) Equipment;  (6) Any other fact tending to show ability and willingness to conserve the public health and safety; and  (7) Default in complying with the provisions of this chapter or another law of the state.    (b) The board may develop reciprocal agreements with other states with similar licensing responsibilities.  (c) In addition to the offenses listed in § 17-3-102, the board may consider the following offenses when determining fitness for licensure or registration of a contractor under this chapter:  (1) Conviction of a crime with an element of dishonesty or fraud under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States;  (2) Conviction of voyeurism as prohibited in §§ 5-16-101 and 5-16-102;  (3) Conviction under the Arkansas Hot Check Law, § 5-37-301 et seq.; and  (4)  (A) A crime or act that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a contractor.  (B) A crime or act may be deemed substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a contractor if, to a substantial degree, the crime or act evidences present or potential unfitness of a person applying for or holding a contractor's license or registration to perform the functions authorized by the license or registration.
AR Code § 17-25-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-306. Examinations — Certification

 (a) Any person desiring to apply for a license shall be permitted to take an examination to determine the applicant's qualifications.  (b) If the result of the examination of any applicant shall be satisfactory to the Contractors Licensing Board, and if the application complies with the board's rules, then the board shall issue to the applicant a certificate to engage in contracting in the State of Arkansas.  (c) Anyone failing to pass the examination may be reexamined at any regular meeting of the board upon payment of the regular fee.
AR Code § 17-25-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-307. Expiration. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 All certificates of license to engage in the business of contracting in the State of Arkansas shall expire at 12:00 midnight on the day before the anniversary date of their issuance unless otherwise designated by the Contractors Licensing Board, and they shall become invalid on that day unless renewed.
AR Code § 17-25-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-307. Expiration. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 All certificates of license or registration to engage in performing the services of a contractor as defined under § 17-25-101 in the State of Arkansas shall expire at 12:00 midnight on the day before the anniversary date of issuance unless otherwise designated by the Contractors Licensing Board, and all certificates of license or registration shall become invalid on that day unless renewed.
AR Code § 17-25-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-308. Grounds for revocation. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a) The Contractors Licensing Board may revoke the certificate of license of any contractor licensed under this chapter who is found guilty of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or for aiding or abetting any contractor or person to violate the provisions of this chapter or for gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the conduct of the contractor's business.  (b) The board may revoke the certificate of license of a contractor licensed under this chapter who fails to obtain or maintain workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514.
AR Code § 17-25-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-308. Grounds for revocation. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 (a) The Contractors Licensing Board may revoke the certificate of license or registration of any contractor licensed or registered under this chapter who is found guilty of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or registration or for aiding or abetting any contractor or person to violate the provisions of this chapter or for gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the conduct of the contractor's business.  (b) The board may revoke the certificate of license of a contractor licensed under this chapter who fails to obtain or maintain workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514.
AR Code § 17-25-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-309. Procedure for revocation — Reissuance. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a) Any person may prefer charges in connection with the foregoing against any contractor licensed under this chapter.  (b) The charges shall be in writing and sworn to by the complainant and mailed to the Contractors Licensing Board and, unless dismissed without hearing by the board as unfounded or trivial, shall be heard and determined by the board.  (c) A time and place for the hearing shall be fixed by the board, and the hearing shall be held in the State of Arkansas.  (d) A copy of the charges, together with the notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be considered as legally served by the board when sent to the last known address of the accused by certified mail at least ten (10) days before the date fixed for the hearing. In the event that such service cannot be effected ten (10) days before the hearing, then the date of hearing and determination shall be postponed as may be necessary to permit the carrying out of this condition.  (e) At the hearing the accused contractor shall have the right to appear personally and by counsel and to cross-examine witnesses and to submit evidence in the contractor's behalf and defense.  (f) If after the hearing the board finds the facts as alleged and of such character as to disqualify the contractor, then the board shall revoke the license of the contractor, but in that event no refund shall be made of the license fee.  (g) Within its discretion and upon proper application or hearing, the board may reissue a license to any contractor whose license has been revoked.
AR Code § 17-25-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-309. Procedure for revocation — Reissuance — Emergency suspension. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 (a) Any person may prefer charges in connection with the foregoing against any contractor licensed or registered under this chapter.  (b) The charges shall be in writing and sworn to by the complainant and mailed to the Contractors Licensing Board and, unless dismissed without hearing by the board as unfounded or trivial, shall be heard and determined by the board.  (c) A time and place for the hearing shall be fixed by the board, and the hearing shall be held in the State of Arkansas.  (d) A copy of the charges, together with the notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be considered as legally served by the board when sent to the last known address of the accused by certified mail at least ten (10) days before the date fixed for the hearing. In the event that such service cannot be effected ten (10) days before the hearing, then the date of hearing and determination shall be postponed as may be necessary to permit the carrying out of this condition.  (e) At the hearing the accused contractor shall have the right to appear personally and by counsel and to cross-examine witnesses and to submit evidence in the contractor's behalf and defense.  (f) If after the hearing the board finds the facts as alleged and of such character as to disqualify the contractor, then the board shall revoke the license or registration of the contractor, but in that event no refund shall be made of the license or registration fee.  (g) Within its discretion and upon proper application or hearing, the board may reissue a license or registration to any contractor whose license or registration has been revoked.  (h)  (1) When abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered person or an impaired person is found by the board to have occurred, the board may:  (A) State in writing that due to imminent physical or other harm to the endangered person or impaired person, the situation merits the emergency suspension of a license or registration; and  (B) Proceed with the suspension of a license or registration without a hearing or upon any abbreviated hearing that the board finds practicable to suspend the license or registration.    (2) The emergency suspension shall become effective immediately, unless otherwise stated in the written determination by the board.  (3) The emergency suspension may be effective for a period of thirty (30) days or less and the emergency suspension shall not be renewable.  (4) When an emergency suspension is ordered, a formal suspension or revocation proceeding shall be promptly instituted and acted upon in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 17-25-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-310. Replacement. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 A certificate of license to replace any lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate may be issued subject to the rules of the Contractors Licensing Board.
AR Code § 17-25-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-310. Replacement. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 A certificate of license or registration to replace any lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate may be issued subject to the rules of the Contractors Licensing Board.
AR Code § 17-25-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-311. Corporations and partnerships — Unlawful acts

 (a) A corporation or partnership may engage in the business of contracting when licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board.  (b) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any two (2) or more contractors, whether doing business as individuals, partnerships, corporations, or other organizations, to jointly submit a bid or enter into a contract for construction as a joint venture unless all parties to the joint venture are licensed pursuant to this chapter.  (c) Any combination of contractors other than a joint venture shall obtain a license for the combination before submitting a bid.
AR Code § 17-25-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-312. Review

 Any party aggrieved by any decision of the Contractors Licensing Board shall have the right to seek review thereof pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 17-25-313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-313. License requirements to accompany invitation to bid

 All architects and engineers preparing plans and specifications for work to be contracted in the State of Arkansas shall include in their invitation to bidders and in their specifications a copy of this chapter or such portions thereof as are deemed necessary to convey to the invited bidder, whether he or she is a resident of this state or not, the information that it will be necessary for him or her to have a certificate of license with the proper classification from the Contractors Licensing Board before his or her bid is submitted.
AR Code § 17-25-315 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-315. Rules — Federally funded projects — Contractor qualifications

 (a)  (1) The Contractors Licensing Board shall have the power to promulgate rules for the efficient enforcement of this chapter and shall also have the power to assign the right or give permission to any state agency, board, or commission to determine qualifications of a contractor solely for the purpose of submitting a bid to the state agency, board, or commission on projects involving federal aid funds before the contractor's being licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board.  (2) No state agency, board, or commission shall execute any construction contract involving federal aid funds unless and until the successful bidder for the project furnishes a certificate of license issued by the Contractors Licensing Board.    (b)  (1) The Contractors Licensing Board shall have the power to provide by rule for any political subdivision or other political corporation to accept bids from unlicensed contractors for projects involving federal funds.  (2) However, no contractor shall submit a bid under this section before submitting application for licensure, and no political subdivision or political corporation shall execute any construction contract unless and until the successful bidder for the project furnishes an appropriate license issued by the Contractors Licensing Board.
AR Code § 17-25-316 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-25-316. Workers' compensation coverage required. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a) A contractor required to be licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board shall obtain and maintain workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq.  (b) The board shall require proof of current workers' compensation coverage before issuing or renewing a license to a contractor required to have workers' compensation coverage under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq.  (c)  (1) If a contractor fails to maintain workers' compensation coverage or fails to maintain proof of current workers' compensation coverage on file with the board, the board may revoke or suspend the contractor's license.  (2) A contractor's license that has been revoked or suspended due to failure to maintain workers' compensation coverage may be reinstated upon receipt by the board of proof that the contractor has secured workers' compensation coverage.    (d) The board shall promulgate rules necessary to enforce this section.