Construction Contractors: Related Laws
U.S.
Alabama
- Alabama Code > Title 8 > Chapter 29 - Timely Payments to Contractors and Subcontractors
- Alabama Code > Title 8 > Chapter 36 - Residential Roofing Controls
- Alabama Code > Title 34 > Chapter 8 - Contractors
- Alabama Code > Title 34 > Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries
Alaska
Arizona
California
Connecticut
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 393 - Electricians, Plumbers, Solar, Heating, Piping and Cooling Contractors and Journeymen, Elevator and Fire Protection Sprinkler Craftsmen, Irrigation Contractors and Journeymen, Gas Hearth Installer Contractors and Journeymen and Residential Stair Lift Tech
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 393a - Subsurface Sewage Disposal System Installers and Cleaners
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 393b - Mechanical Contractor Organizations
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 393c - Major Contractors
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 399a - New Home Construction Contractors
Delaware
- Delaware Code > Title 6 > Chapter 35 - Building Construction Payments
- Delaware Code > Title 6 > Chapter 36 - Home Construction and Improvement Protection
- Delaware Code > Title 6 > Chapter 53 - Standards for Mason Work
- Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 84 - Trenches and Excavations
Florida
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 489 - Contracting
- Florida Statutes 553.70 - Short title
- Florida Statutes 553.71 - Definitions
- Florida Statutes 553.72 - Intent
- Florida Statutes 553.721 - Surcharge
Hawaii
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 444 - Contractors
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 448E - Electricians and Plumbers
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 672E - Contractor Repair Act
Idaho
- Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 41 - Idaho Building Code Act
- Idaho Code > Title 54 > Chapter 50 - Installation of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems
- Idaho Code > Title 54 > Chapter 52 - Idaho Contractor Registration Act
Iowa
- Iowa Code > Chapter 91C - Construction Contractors
- Iowa Code > Chapter 103A - State Building Code
- Iowa Code > Chapter 105 - Plumbers, Mechanical Professionals, and Contractors
Kansas
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 16 > Article 18 - Kansas Fairness in Private Construction Contract Act
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 16 > Article 19 - Kansas Fairness in Public Construction Contract Act
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 60 > Article 47 - Construction Defects
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1111 - Definitions
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1112 - Application
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1113 - Owner's payment obligations
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1114 - Contractor's and subcontractor's payment obligations
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1115 - Errors in documentation
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 142A - Regulation of Home Improvement Contractors
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 143 - Inspection and Regulation Of, and Licenses For, Buildings, Elevators and Cinematographs
Michigan
Minnesota
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 326B - Construction Codes and Licensing
- Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 337 - Building and Construction Contracts
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
- Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 624 - Contractors
- Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 627 - Construction Controls
New Mexico
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 60 > Article 13 - Construction Industries Licensing
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 60 > Article 15 - Crane Operators Safety
New York
- New York Laws > General Business > Article 28-D - Lasers, Radiation, Crane Operators and Blasters
- New York Laws > General Business > Article 35-E - Construction Contracts
- New York Laws > General Business > Article 36-A - Home Improvement Contracts
- New York Laws > General Business > Article 36-D - Home Heating System Conversion
- New York Laws > General Business > Article 37 - Deposits On Construction of New Homes
North Carolina
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 22C - Payments to Subcontractors
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 87 - Contractors
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 143 > Article 9C - North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board
North Dakota
Ohio
- Ohio Code > Chapter 1312 - Residential Contractor Right to Cure
- Ohio Code > Chapter 3781 - Building Standards - General Provisions
- Ohio Code > Chapter 3791 - Building Standards - Offenses and Penalties
- Ohio Code > Chapter 4722 - Home Construction Service Suppliers
- Ohio Code > Chapter 4740 - Construction Industry Licensing Board
Oregon
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 5-47 - Wrecking Contractors
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 5-65 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 6-34 - Construction Indemnity Agreements
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 6-34.1 - Law Applicable to Construction Contracts
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 6-38 - Insulation Contracts
South Carolina
- South Carolina Code > Title 1 > Chapter 34 - National Building Codes
- South Carolina Code > Title 40 > Chapter 11 - Contractors
- South Carolina Code > Title 40 > Chapter 59 - Residential Home Builders
Tennessee
Texas
- Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 56 - Agreement for Payment of Construction Subcontractor
- Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 57 - Agricultural, Construction, Industrial, Mining, Forestry, Landscaping, and Outdoor Power Equipment Dealer Agreements
- Texas Property Code Chapter 27 - Residential Construction Liability
- Texas Property Code Chapter 28 - Prompt Payment to Contractors and Subcontractors
Utah
- Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 50 - Residential Construction Contracts Act
- Utah Code > Title 14 - Contractors' Bonds
- Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 55 - Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act
- Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 56 - Building Inspector and Factory Built Housing Licensing Act
Vermont
Virginia
- Virginia Code 54.1-1100: Definitions.
- Virginia Code 54.1-1101: Exemptions; failure to obtain certificate of occupancy; penalties.
- Virginia Code 54.1-1102: Board for Contractors membership; offices; meetings; seal; record.
- Virginia Code 54.1-1103: Necessity for license; requirements for water well drillers and landscape irrigation contractors; exemption.
- Virginia Code 54.1-1104: Register of applicants.
Washington
- Washington Code > Chapter 18.27 - Registration of contractors
- Washington Code > Chapter 19.27 - State building code
- Washington Code > Chapter 19.27A - Energy-related building standards