Oregon Statutes 701.063 – Term of license; fee; renewal; inactive status; license identification card
(1) A license is valid for two years from the date of issuance unless the license is revoked or suspended as set forth in ORS § 701.098.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 701.063
- 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
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Key employee: means an employee or owner of a contractor who is a corporate officer, manager, superintendent, foreperson or lead person or any other employee the board identifies by rule. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Specialty contractor: includes a person who performs work regulated under ORS § 446. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
(2) A person may renew a license by submitting an application for renewal on the prescribed form, providing any additional information required, including evidence of completion of any required education and an affirmation of the person’s status as exempt under ORS § 701.035 (2)(b), if the person continues to qualify as exempt, and submitting the appropriate application fee, as provided by Construction Contractors Board rule.
(3) The board may vary the dates of license renewal by giving to the licensee written notice of the renewal date assigned and by making appropriate adjustments in the fee for the license renewal application.
(4) If a contractor applies for renewal not more than two years after the contractor’s license lapses, upon the contractor’s compliance with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, the board may renew the lapsed license. The board may designate the effective date of renewal as the last date on which the contractor was licensed.
(5) A contractor may convert a license to inactive status if the contractor is not engaged in work as a contractor. A contractor having an inactive license is subject to board licensing requirements and application fees, but is not subject to the bonding requirement of ORS § 701.068 or the insurance requirement of ORS § 701.073. A commercial general or commercial specialty contractor having an inactive license is not subject to the key employee continuing education requirements of ORS § 701.086. An inactive license is not considered a valid license for purposes of offering to undertake construction work, submitting a bid for construction work, obtaining a building permit or performing construction work. A license may not be placed or maintained in inactive status more than once during any two-year licensing term.
(6) The board shall issue a pocket-card certificate of licensure to a contractor licensed under this chapter indicating the type of license issued. [Formerly 701.115; 2009 c.408 4,5; 2023 c.277 § 4]
[1971 c.740 § 8; 1973 c.832 § 55; 1975 c.654 § 1; 1979 c.874 § 1; 1983 c.616 § 8; 1989 c.870 10,10a; 1989 c.928 § 6; 1997 c.818 § 3; 1999 c.402 § 16; 2003 c.675 § 71; 2007 c.793 § 6; 2007 c.836 § 58; renumbered 701.131 in 2007]
[1989 c.870 § 9; 1995 c.618 § 124; 1999 c.402 § 17; renumbered 701.128 in 2007]