The division shall establish and maintain the Construction Business Registry as described in this section.
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-55-702
Contractor: means any person who for compensation other than wages as an employee undertakes any work in the construction, plumbing, or electrical trade for which licensure is required under this chapter and includes:
(i)
a person who builds any structure on the person's own property for the purpose of sale or who builds any structure intended for public use on the person's own property;
(ii)
any person who represents that the person is a contractor, or will perform a service described in this Subsection (17)by advertising on a website or social media, or any other means;
(iii)
any person engaged as a maintenance person, other than an employee, who regularly engages in activities set forth under the definition of "construction trade";
(iv)
any person engaged in, or offering to engage in, any construction trade for which licensure is required under this chapter; or
(v)
a construction manager, construction consultant, construction assistant, or any other person who, for a fee:
(A)
performs or offers to perform construction consulting;
(B)
performs or offers to perform management of construction subcontractors;
(C)
provides or offers to provide a list of subcontractors or suppliers; or
(D)
provides or offers to provide management or counseling services on a construction project. See Utah Code 58-55-102
licensed contractor: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-55-701
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)
The Construction Business Registry shall consist of a database of contact information for licensed contractors.
(3)
Beginning January 1, 2023, the division shall ensure that the Construction Business Registry:
(a)
is accessible to the public through an Internet website; and
(b)
is indexed by:
(i)
the name of the licensed contractor;
(ii)
the name of the licensed contractor‘s licensed business;
(iii)
the classification of the licensed contractor, as described in Section 58-55-301; and
(iv)
any other identifier that the division considers reasonably appropriate.
(4)
The division may link or otherwise associate the Construction Business Registry with the State Construction Registry under 2.
(5)
(a)
The division shall establish a process for a licensed contractor to:
(i)
before entry into the Construction Business Registry, specify the licensed contractor’s contact information that the licensed contractor wants included in the Construction Business Registry;
(ii)
opt out of participation in the Construction Business Registry at any time; or
(iii)
amend the licensed contractor’s contact information in the Construction Business Registry at any time.
(b)
If a licensed contractor does not specify the licensed contractor’s contact information for the Construction Business Registry, the division shall include in the Construction Business Registry only public contact information for the licensed contractor.
