Oregon Statutes 701.501 – Home services contractor license; exemption from testing and continuing education
(1) As used in this section, ‘home’ and ‘home service agreement’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 731.164.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 701.501
- Board: means the Construction Contractors Board. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
- Contractor: means any of the following:
(a) A person that, for compensation or with the intent to sell, arranges or undertakes or offers to undertake or submits a bid to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, inspect, move, wreck or demolish, for another, a building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement attached to real estate, or to do any part thereof. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
- Responsible managing individual: means an individual who:
(a) Is an owner described in ORS § 701. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
(2) A home services contractor license authorizes the holder to operate a business providing service, repair or replacement for homes through a licensed contractor under a home service agreement.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS § 701.126, the Construction Contractors Board may not impose a continuing education requirement for a home services contractor.
(4) Notwithstanding ORS § 701.122, the board may not require a home services contractor to take a test measuring the knowledge of the contractor or responsible managing individual regarding business practices and laws affecting construction contractors. [Formerly 701.610]
701.126 was repealed by section 6, chapter 718, Oregon Laws 2013. The text of 701.501 was not amended by enactment of the Legislative Assembly to reflect the repeal. Editorial adjustment of 701.501 for the repeal of 701.126 has not been made.
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