(A) Any individual who applies for a license shall file a written application with the appropriate section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board, accompanied with the application fee as determined pursuant to section 4740.09 of the Revised Code. The individual shall file the application not more than sixty days nor less than thirty days prior to the date of the examination. The application shall be on the form the section prescribes and verified by the applicant’s oath. The applicant shall provide information satisfactory to the section showing that the applicant meets the requirements of division (B) of this section. (B) To qualify to take an examination, an individual shall: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Be a United States citizen or legal alien who produces valid documentation to demonstrate the individual is a legal resident of the United States; (3) Either have been a tradesperson in the type of licensed trade for which the application is filed for not less than five years immediately prior to the date the application is filed, be a currently registered engineer in this state with three years of business experience in the construction industry in the trade for which the engineer is applying to take an examination, or have other experience acceptable to the appropriate section of the board; (4) Maintain contractor’s liability insurance, including without limitation, complete operations coverage, in an amount the appropriate section of the board determines; (5) Not have done any of the following: (a) Been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of any felony; (b) Violated this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it; (c) Obtained or renewed a license issued pursuant to this chapter, or any order, ruling, or authorization of the board or a section of the board by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception; (d) Engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in the conduct of business. (C) When an applicant for licensure as a contractor in a licensed trade meets the qualifications set forth in division (B) of this section and passes the required examination, the appropriate section of the board, within ninety days after the application was filed, shall authorize the administrative section of the board to license the applicant for the type of contractor’s license for which the applicant qualifies. A section of the board may withdraw its authorization to the administrative section for issuance of a license for good cause shown, on the condition that notice of that withdrawal is given prior to the administrative section’s issuance of the license. (D) All licenses a contractor holds pursuant to this chapter shall expire annually on the same date, which shall be the expiration date of the original license the contractor holds. An individual holding a valid, unexpired license may renew the license, without reexamination, by submitting an application to the appropriate section of the board not more than ninety calendar days before the expiration of the license, along with the renewal fee the section requires and proof of compliance with the applicable continuing education requirements. The applicant shall provide information in the renewal application satisfactory to demonstrate to the appropriate section that the applicant continues to meet the requirements of division (B) of this section. Upon application and within one calendar year after a license has expired, a section may waive any of the requirements for renewal of a license upon finding that an applicant substantially meets the renewal requirements or that failure to timely apply for renewal is due to excusable neglect. A section that waives requirements for renewal of a license may impose conditions upon the licensee and assess a late filing fee of not more than double the usual renewal fee. An applicant shall satisfy any condition the section imposes before a license is reissued. (E) An individual holding a valid license may request the section of the board that authorized that license to place the license in inactive status under conditions, and for a period of time, as that section determines. (F) Except for the ninety-day extension provided for a license assigned to a business entity under division (D) of section 4740.07 of the Revised Code, a license held by an individual immediately terminates upon the death of the individual. (G) Nothing in any license issued by the Ohio construction industry licensing board shall be construed to limit or eliminate any requirement of or any license issued by the Ohio fire marshal. Effective Date: 09-18-2001; 09-16-2004; 03-30-2007 Prev | Next________________________________________________________________________
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