71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 1030
 
                         House Bill 2193
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for State Landscape Contractors Board)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires landscape contractor to notify State Landscape
Contractors Board of change of address for contractor or
landscaping business. Provides that mail directed by board to
last-known address of landscape contractor is considered
delivered to contractor when sent.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to landscape contractors; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 671.600.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 671.510 to 671.710. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) A landscape contractor shall notify the
State Landscape Contractors Board of a change of address for the
contractor that occurs while the contractor, or any landscape
business owned by the contractor, is licensed by the board or
within one year after a license becomes inactive. The landscape
contractor shall ensure that the board receives notice of the
change of address no later than the 10th day after the change of
address occurs.
  (2) Initial notice of a contested case or arbitration directed
by the board to the last-known address of record for a landscape
contractor is considered delivered to the contractor when
deposited in the United States mail and sent registered,
certified or post office receipt secured. Any other communication
directed by the board to the last-known address of record for a
landscape contractor is considered delivered to the contractor
when deposited in the United States mail, regular mail. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 671.600 is amended to read:
  671.600. A new license   { - shall be - }   { + is + } required
whenever there is a change in ownership, irrespective of whether
the business name is changed.   { - If a licensee moves to
another location, relicensing is not required but the licensee
must notify the State Landscape Contractors Board promptly of the
new address. - }  { +  A change in licensee location does not
require a new license. + }
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