Chapter 57 Oregon Laws 2010 Special Session

AN ACT

HB 3699

Relating to construction contractors; amending ORS 701.021; and prescribing an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 701.021 is amended to read:

          701.021. (1) Except as provided in ORS 701.010, a person or joint venture that undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid to do work as a contractor must have a current license issued by the Construction Contractors Board and possess an appropriate endorsement as provided in this section. For purposes of offering to undertake or submitting a bid to do work, a partnership or joint venture is licensed and endorsed if any partner or joint venturer whose name appears in the business name of the partnership or joint venture has a current license issued by the board and possesses an appropriate endorsement.

          (2) A person or joint venture that undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid to do work as a contractor in preparation for or in connection with a residential structure must have one of the following endorsements:

          (a) Residential general contractor.

          (b) Residential specialty contractor.

          (c) Residential limited contractor.

          (d) Residential developer.

          (3) A person or joint venture that undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid to do work as a contractor in preparation for or in connection with a small commercial structure must have one of the following endorsements:

          (a) Residential general contractor.

          (b) Residential specialty contractor.

          (c) Residential limited contractor.

          (d) Residential developer.

          (e) Commercial general contractor level 1.

          (f) Commercial specialty contractor level 1.

          (g) Commercial general contractor level 2.

          (h) Commercial specialty contractor level 2.

          (i) Commercial developer.

          (4) A person or joint venture that undertakes, offers to undertake or submits a bid to do work as a contractor in preparation for or in connection with a large commercial structure must have one of the following endorsements:

          (a) Commercial general contractor level 1.

          (b) Commercial specialty contractor level 1.

          (c) Commercial general contractor level 2.

          (d) Commercial specialty contractor level 2.

          (e) Commercial developer.

SECTION 2. This 2010 Act takes effect July 1, 2010.

Approved by the Governor March 10, 2010

Filed in the office of Secretary of State March 10, 2010

Effective date July 1, 2010

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