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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 July 1, 2020.]

 (a) A contractor required to be licensed or registered 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 or registration 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 or registration.  (2) A contractor's license or registration that has been revoked or suspended due to failure to maintain workers' compensation coverage may be reinstated upon receipt by the board of proof that the contractor has secured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.
AR Code § 17-25-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-401. Definition. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a)  (1) As used in this subchapter, “contractor” means a person, firm, joint venture, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization engaged in the business of the construction, alteration, dismantling, demolition, or repairing of roads, bridges, viaducts, sewers, water and gas mains, streets, disposal plants, water filters, tanks, towers, airports, buildings, dams, levees, canals, railways and rail facilities, oil and gas wells, water wells, pipelines, refineries, industrial or processing plants, chemical plants, power plants, electric, telephone, or any other type of energy or message transmission lines or equipment, or any other kind of improvement or structure.  (2) The term “contractor” includes:  (A) All original, prime, and general contractors and all subcontractors; and  (B) A contractor who is required to obtain a contractor's license under the state licensing law of this state, § 17-25-101 et seq.      (b) However, when a person or entity acts as a contractor in the construction, erection, alteration, or repair of his or her own or its own property or of a single-family residence, or if the cost of the work to be done, including, but not limited to, labor and materials, is less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the person or entity shall not be deemed a contractor under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-25-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-401. Definition. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 (a)  (1) As used in this subchapter, “contractor” means a person, firm, joint venture, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization engaged in the business of the construction, alteration, dismantling, demolition, or repairing of roads, bridges, viaducts, sewers, water and gas mains, streets, disposal plants, water filters, tanks, towers, airports, buildings, dams, levees, canals, railways and rail facilities, oil and gas wells, water wells, pipelines, refineries, industrial or processing plants, chemical plants, power plants, electric, telephone, or any other type of energy or message transmission lines or equipment, or any other kind of improvement or structure.  (2) As used in this subchapter, “contractor” includes:  (A) All original, prime, and general contractors; and  (B) A contractor who is required to obtain a contractor's license or registration under the state licensing law of this state, § 17-25-101 et seq.      (b) However, when a person or entity acts as a contractor in the construction, erection, alteration, or repair of his or her own or its own property or of a single-family residence, or if the cost of the work to be done, including, but not limited to, labor and materials, is less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the person or entity shall not be deemed a contractor under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-25-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-402. Expenses — Disposition of funds

 (a) All expenses incurred by the Contractors Licensing Board for the administration of this subchapter are authorized to be paid by the board.  (b)  (1) All taxes, premiums, contributions, penalties, interest, and fines collected pursuant to this subchapter, except enforcement penalties, shall be distributed pro rata, based upon the amount of taxes, premiums, and contributions due to the Department of Finance and Administration, the Division of Workforce Services, the Workers' Compensation Commission, or any city, county, or school district, or any other state agency or other political subdivision of the state, first to the extent of any taxes, premiums, and contributions due with any remainder applied to interest, penalties, and fines, in that order.  (2) All enforcement penalties assessed to a contractor pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall be paid directly to the board to defer the cost of enforcement.    (c) The board may employ such additional professional and clerical employees as may be necessary and pay salaries thereto as authorized by law.
AR Code § 17-25-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-403. Liability of customer

 (a)  (1) In the event the contractor fails to honor its financial obligations to the State of Arkansas or to any city, county, school district, state agency, or other political subdivision of the state, the customer for whom the work was being performed shall be responsible for all financial obligations of the contractor to the State of Arkansas or to any city, county, school district, state agency, or other political subdivision of the state, on that customer's project, provided that the customer receives written notice of the contractor's failure to comply with this subchapter before final payment to the contractor.  (2) The responsibility of the customer shall not exceed any amount owed to the contractor on or after the date the customer receives the written notice.  (3) The written notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and must include the maximum amount of all financial obligations the contractor may potentially owe to the State of Arkansas or to any city, county, school district, state agency, or other political subdivision of the state, arising from that customer's project.    (b)  (1) As used in this section, “financial obligations” includes, but is not limited to, civil penalties imposed by the State of Arkansas or any city, county, school district, state agency, or other political subdivision of the state.  (2) Civil penalties imposed pursuant to § 17-25-103(e)(1)(A) and § 17-25-408 for violations of the provisions of this chapter arise from and are connected to the customer's project, and the provisions of this section apply thereto.
AR Code § 17-25-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-404. Bond — Filing — Terms

 (a)  (1) Before commencing work or undertaking to perform any services or duties in the state, a contractor shall file with the Contractors Licensing Board as the depository agency a surety bond of a surety authorized to do business in this state or a cash bond.  (2) The bond shall be a condition of licensure, and a contractor's license shall not be released until the bond has been properly filed.    (b) The bond shall be:  (1) In a penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000);  (2) Payable to the State of Arkansas; and  (3) Conditioned on the contractor's complying with the tax laws of the State of Arkansas and, when applicable, the ordinances, rules, and regulations of any city, county, school district, state agency, or other political subdivision of the state, the Division of Workforce Services Law, § 11-10-101 et seq., the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 17-25-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-406. Notice of bond cancellation

 (a)  (1) Notice of bond cancellation shall be given to the Contractors Licensing Board in writing sixty (60) days before cancellation. The board shall notify the Department of Finance and Administration, the Division of Workforce Services, and the Workers' Compensation Commission of the notice of cancellation.  (2) It shall be the responsibility of each governmental agency to make any claims against the bond in accordance with state law for collection of any taxes, premiums, contributions, penalties, interest, or fines within the statute of limitations of the appropriate state law.    (b) A contractor's license that has become invalid due to bond cancellation may be reinstated upon receipt of a proper replacement bond.
AR Code § 17-25-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-408. Failure to comply — Penalties — Enforcement

 (a) The fact that a contractor is performing or has performed work in Arkansas and compliance as required by this subchapter has not been met shall constitute prima facie evidence of failure to comply.  (b) Upon notice to the contractor and a hearing thereon, if requested by the contractor or if deemed appropriate by the Contractors Licensing Board or any committee thereof, should it be determined that a violation exists, the board or committee may assess a penalty for noncompliance in a sum not to exceed five percent (5%) of the value of the contract performed, and upon a finding of a second or subsequent violation, the contractor may be assessed a penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of the value of the contract performed. Further, any contractor found in violation for a second or subsequent violation of this subchapter may lose its contractor's license for a period of one (1) year. The board or committee may also issue an order to cease and desist the work pending compliance.  (c) Failure of a contractor to comply with the provisions of this subchapter shall be grounds for revocation of any license issued to the contractor by the board.  (d) Enforcement of the bond filing requirements contained herein shall be the responsibility of the board.  (e) The board shall have the power to make such rules for enforcement as it may consider appropriate and not in conflict with Arkansas law.
AR Code § 17-25-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 4 - Contractors' Bonds|§ 17-25-409. Proceedings upon violation

 (a) Regarding any violation of this subchapter, the Contractors Licensing Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas and bring before the board as a witness any person in the state and may require the witness to bring with him or her any book, writing, or other thing under his or her control which he or she is bound by law to produce in evidence.  (b) No proceedings under this section may be commenced by the board after three (3) years from the date on which the act or omission which is the basis for the proceeding occurred.  (c) The board shall have the power to file suit in the Pulaski County Circuit Court to enforce any cease and desist order not complied with within fifteen (15) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, of service on the contractor of the order. If the circuit court finds the order to have been properly issued, it may enforce it by any means by which injunctions are ordinarily enforced. However, nothing shall be construed herein to diminish the contractor's right to appeal.  (d) All hearings and appeals therefrom under this section shall be pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 17-25-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-501. Purpose

 It is the intent of this subchapter to protect homeowners and the purchasers of homes constructed in this state by establishing reasonable and adequate licensing and regulation of homebuilders and home improvement contractors. It is intended that this subchapter apply to everyone not specifically excluded. It is also the intent of this subchapter that the Residential Contractors Committee be located with the Contractors Licensing Board and that the staff and appropriation for the board be utilized to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 17-25-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-502. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Home improvement contractor” means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization or any combination that attempts to or submits a bid or contracts, undertakes, or assumes charge in a supervisory capacity or otherwise manages the reconstruction, alteration, renovation, repair, modification, improvement, removal, demolition, or addition to any preexisting single family residence or the property and structures appurtenant thereto;  (2) “Residential building contractor” means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization or any combination, which for a fixed price, commission, fee, or wage, attempts to or submits a bid to construct or contract or undertakes to construct or assumes charge in a supervisory capacity or otherwise manages the construction of a single family residence or the property and structures appurtenant thereto; and  (3) “Single family residence” means any project consisting of at least one (1) but not more than four (4) units of new construction for residential occupancy.
AR Code § 17-25-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-503. Committee established — Members — Expenses — Administrative support

 (a)  (1) There is created the Residential Contractors Committee, to consist of seven (7) members.  (2)  (A)  (i) The Governor shall appoint five (5) persons, each of whom has at least five (5) years' experience in residential construction.  (ii) The Governor shall consult the statewide trade organization or organizations that represent the residential construction industry before making an appointment under this section.  (iii) Of the five (5) residential construction members, one (1) member shall be appointed from each of the four (4) congressional districts, and the remaining member shall be appointed from the state at large.  (iv) The appointments made under this subdivision (a)(2)(A) shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.    (B)  (i) Two (2) members of the committee shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of residential contracting.  (ii) One (1) shall represent consumers, and the other shall be at least sixty (60) years of age.  (iii) Both shall be appointed by the Governor from the state at large, subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (iv) These two (2) positions may not be held by the same person.  (v) Members appointed to these two (2) positions shall be full voting members but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.    (C) The members shall serve three-year terms. No member may serve more than three (3) three-year terms.    (3)  (A) The committee shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary, each to serve in his or her respective capacity for one (1) year.  (B) Officers shall be elected by the committee annually.    (4) Three (3) voting members shall constitute a quorum.    (b) Committee members shall receive the same expense reimbursement and stipend as provided to the Contractors Licensing Board under the procedures prescribed by § 25-16-901 et seq. Expenses and stipends shall be paid by the board.  (c) The Governor shall make appointments to fill vacancies in the same manner as appointments were made under subsection (a) of this section. Persons appointed to fill vacancies shall serve the unexpired term of office and shall possess the same qualifications as if they were being appointed to a full term on the committee.  (d) The board shall provide staff and administrative support for the committee.
AR Code § 17-25-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-504. Authority

 The Residential Contractors Committee may:   (1) Issue, modify, suspend, and revoke licenses issued by the committee;  (2) Establish qualifications for licenses issued by the committee;  (3) Enforce this subchapter and the committee's rules;  (4) Issue rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter;  (5) Levy civil penalties under this subchapter;  (6) Issue orders of abatement in the same manner and to the same extent as authorized for the Contractors Licensing Board under § 17-25-103; and  (7) Seek any other civil remedies which are available to the board.
AR Code § 17-25-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-505. License from committee required. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

 (a) A person shall not act as a residential building contractor after July 1, 2001, unless licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee or exempted from licensure under this subchapter.  (b) A person shall not act as a home improvement contractor after January 1, 2012, unless:  (1) Licensed by the committee; or  (2) Exempt from licensure under this subchapter.
AR Code § 17-25-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-505. License from committee required. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

 (a) A person shall not act as a residential building contractor after July 1, 2001, unless licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee or exempted from licensure under this subchapter.  (b) A person shall not act as a home improvement contractor after January 1, 2012, unless:  (1) Licensed by the committee; or  (2) Exempt from licensure under this subchapter.    (c) Any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other organization that fails to procure a license as required under this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor with each day in violation of the requirement to constitute a separate offense.
AR Code § 17-25-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-506. Application for license

 (a) Applications for licensure shall be made on forms prescribed by the Residential Contractors Committee and shall have attached thereto:  (1)  (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, a compiled financial statement with each application for all persons and entities required by this subchapter to be licensed by the committee when the cost of the work done or to be done in the State of Arkansas by the contractor, including without limitation labor and materials, is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more.  (B) A person or entity required to be licensed under this subchapter when the cost of the work done or to be done in the State of Arkansas by the contractor, including without limitation labor and materials, is less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall not be required to submit a financial statement; and    (2) Such other information as required by the committee.    (b)  (1) The financial statement required with each application is not public information and may not be made available for inspection by any person, unless by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.  (2) After the contractor is licensed, the Contractors Licensing Board shall destroy the financial statement by the process of shredding or returning the financial statement to the contractor.
AR Code § 17-25-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-507. Applicant qualifications

 (a) In determining the qualifications of any applicant for original license or any renewal license, the Residential Contractors Committee shall consider, among other things, the following:  (1) Experience;  (2) Ability;  (3) The manner of performance of previous contracts;  (4) Financial condition;  (5) Any other fact tending to show ability and willingness to conserve the public health and safety; and  (6) Default in complying with the provisions of this subchapter or any other law of the state.    (b) The committee may limit a license issued by the committee to the character of work for which the applicant is qualified to perform.  (c) In addition to the offenses listed in § 17-3-102, the committee may consider the following offenses when determining fitness for licensure or registration of a contractor under this subchapter:  (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 § 17-25-508 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 25 - Contractors|Subchapter 5 - Residential Contractors Committee|§ 17-25-508. Name of licensed contractor

 Contractors licensed under this subchapter may act as such only in the name under which they are licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee.