Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 75 - AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION › Section 75.70 - Responsibilities of the Contractor/Licensee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The licensee must:
(1) if affiliated with an air conditioning
				and refrigeration contracting company, assign the license to one company or one
				permanent office of the company that will use the license;
(2) if affiliated with an air conditioning
				and refrigeration contracting company, be an employee or owner of the air
				conditioning and refrigeration contracting company and must work full time at
				the company or permanent office of the company;
(3) use the license for one business
				affiliation and one permanent office at any one given time;
(4) furnish the department with the
				licensee's permanent mailing address and the name, physical address, and
				telephone number of the air conditioning and refrigeration contracting company
				through which the licensee provides services;
(5) verify that all work for which the
				licensee has supervisory responsibility is performed so that mechanical
				integrity of installed products, system or equipment is maintained, and that
				all maintenance, service, and repair work has been done properly;
(6) if affiliated with an air conditioning
				and refrigeration contracting company, furnish to municipalities a list of
				authorized agents that may pull permits under the license, and, if
				subcontracting jobs to other licensed air conditioning and refrigeration
				contracting companies, furnish a list of agents of those licensed companies
				that may pull permits under the license;
(7) provide proper installation and service,
				and assure the mechanical integrity of work and installations performed or
				supervised by the licensee;
(8) not
				misrepresent the need for services, services to be provided, or services that
				have been provided;
(9) not make a
				fraudulent promise or false statement to influence, persuade, or induce an
				individual or a company to contract for services;
(10) not knowingly provide air conditioning
				and refrigeration work for or on behalf of an unlicensed air conditioning and
				refrigeration contracting company, or a contracting company that does not have
				an affiliation with a licensed individual who supervises all air conditioning
				and refrigeration work as provided by Occupations Code, Chapter 1302, and this
				chapter;
(11) only use licensed
				contractors, registered technicians, certified technicians, or students meeting
				the requirements of §75.30(a)(6) to perform maintenance work;
				and
(12) Upon request from the
				applicant or the department, verify information within the licensee's knowledge
				regarding the practical experience of an applicant claiming to have worked
				under the supervision of the licensee, on a form designated by the department.
				The licensee must provide information requested by the department within
				fifteen (15) calendar days of the request. The verified information must
				include, but is not limited to:
(A) Dates
				during which the licensee supervised the applicant;
(B) A brief description of the work performed
				by the applicant; and
(C) The name
				of the business under which the applicant's work was performed.