Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 201 CMR - OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS REGULATION › Title 201 CMR 18.00 - REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR PROGRAM › Section 18.02 - Registration Procedure

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Applicant Actions
.
(a)
Application
:
			 Each applicant for registration as a home improvement contractor or
			 subcontractor shall submit a completed copy of an application form supplied by
			 the director and necessary supporting documents to the director, along with
			 such fees as required by the provisions of 201 CMR 18.02(9), and M.G.L. c.
			 142A.
(b)
Supporting
			 Documentation
. Supporting documentation shall include, as
			 applicable:
1.
For
			 Corporations
. An official document which lists the names and
			 addresses of officers, directors, and major stockholders such as: a copy of the
			 articles of incorporation, a current annual report as filed with the Secretary
			 of the Commonwealth, a copy of the registration as a foreign corporation filed
			 with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, or any other documentation which lists
			 the names and addresses of officers, directors, and major stockholders, will be
			 accepted in
lieu
of listing these names on the
			 application.
2.
For
			 Partnerships
. Either a copy of the current partnership agreement
			 containing the requested information, or listing of the names and addresses of
			 all partners on the application form.
3.
For all Applicants Using a
			 Doing Business as (DBA) Certificate
. A copy of the DBA-certificate
			 filed with a city or town pursuant to M.G.L. c. 110, § 5.
(c)
Mailing
			 Address
. The application, supporting documentation and fees may be
			 mailed or delivered as follows:
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
HIC Registration Program
10 Park Plaza, Suite 5170
Boston, MA 02116
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
				the required registration material is received by the director.
(d)
Forms of
			 Payment
. All applications shall be accompanied by the registration
			 fee, and by the fee for the Guaranty Fund. Fees shall be in the form of a money
			 order or certified check, or by any other form of payment at the discretion of
			 the director. If payment is made by money order or certified check, two money
			 orders or certified checks shall be included - one for the registration fee, if
			 required, and one for the Guaranty Fund. Checks or money orders shall be made
			 payable to: "Commonwealth of Massachusetts".
(e)
Lost or Destroyed Certificate
			 of Registration
. Upon receipt of a nominal fee as established by
			 the Commonwealth and posted on the agency's website (
http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/
), and a
			 completed affidavit provided to the director, that a certificate of
			 registration has been lost or destroyed, a replacement certificate clearly
			 identified as such, shall be issued by the director.
(f)
Licensee
			 Liabilities
. The provisions of
			 201 CMR 18.00 and those of
			 M.G.L. c. 142A shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility
			 of any person registered under
			 201 CMR 18.00 and M.G.L. c.
			 142A, nor shall the Commonwealth be deemed to have assumed any such liability
			 by reason of the issuance of a registration.