§ 701.021 License requirement; endorsements
§ 701.026 Subcontractor licensing; landscaping
§ 701.031 Evidence of doing business as contractor
§ 701.035 Applicant required to be independent contractor to be eligible for license; classes of licenses
§ 701.038 Residential limited contractors
§ 701.042 Residential or commercial developers
§ 701.046 License application
§ 701.050 Commercial contractor key employees
§ 701.056 Licensing application fee; rules
§ 701.060 Licensing in another category; fee
§ 701.063 Term of license; fee; renewal; inactive status; license identification card
§ 701.068 Bonding requirements; action against surety; rules
§ 701.073 Insurance required of licensed contractors
§ 701.081 Residential contractors; bond; insurance; responsible managing individual
§ 701.082 Residential contractor continuing education requirements; exemptions
§ 701.083 Residential contractor specialized education programs
§ 701.084 Commercial contractors; bond; insurance; responsible managing individual; key employees
§ 701.086 Key employee continuing education
§ 701.088 Contractor rehabilitating illegal drug manufacturing site; substitution for bond; fee; rules
§ 701.091 Responsible managing individual
§ 701.093 Change in responsible managing individual; temporary managing individual
§ 701.094 Definition for ORS 701.098 and 701.102; rules
§ 701.098 Grounds for discipline; rules; suspension or refusal of license without prior hearing; hearing; civil penalty; injunctions; cease and desist orders; restoration or reissuance of license
§ 701.102 Sanction for past unresolved activity or outstanding matters; probation
§ 701.106 Sanction for violation or failure to comply with certain laws
§ 701.107 Sanction for assisting evasion of obligations
§ 701.108 Failure to comply with prevailing wage rate or other wage and hour standards for energy efficiency and sustainable technology projects
§ 701.109 Reporting of final judgments
§ 701.110 License suspension for unpaid determined wage claim
§ 701.112 Continuation of board authority when change occurs in license status
§ 701.114 Change in responsible managing individual or persons exercising control of contractor
§ 701.117 Contractor to notify board of address change or change in exemption status; effect of mail to last-known address
§ 701.119 Certification to participate in small scale local energy project program
§ 701.120 Specialized education programs; standards; specialized education notation in credentials; removal of notation; rules for use of credentials
§ 701.122 Training requirements for individuals and businesses; testing of business license applicant; exception; rules
§ 701.128 Suit for damages for misrepresentation
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 701 > Licensing

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Board: means the Construction Contractors Board. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
  • Commercial contractor: means a licensed contractor that holds an endorsement as a:

    (a) Commercial general contractor level 1;

    (b) Commercial specialty contractor level 1;

    (c) Commercial general contractor level 2;

    (d) Commercial specialty contractor level 2; or

    (e) Commercial developer. See Oregon Statutes 701.005

  • Commercial developer: means a developer of property that is zoned for or intended for use compatible with a small commercial or large commercial structure. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Construction debt: means an amount owed:

    (a) Under an order or arbitration award issued by the board that has become final by operation of law;

    (b) Under a judgment, arbitration award or civil penalty that has become final by operation of law arising from construction activities within the United States;

    (c) Under a judgment or civil penalty that has become final by operation of law arising from a failure to comply with ORS § 656. See Oregon Statutes 701.005

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Developer: means a contractor that owns property or an interest in property and engages in the business of arranging for construction work or performing other activities associated with the improvement of real property, with the intent to sell the property. 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.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • General contractor: means a contractor whose business operations require the use of more than two unrelated building trades or crafts that the contractor supervises or performs in whole or part, whenever the sum of all contracts on any single property, including materials and labor, exceeds an amount established by rule by the board. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
  • Home inspector: means a person who, for a fee, inspects and provides written reports on the overall physical condition of a residential structure. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Large commercial structure: means a structure that is not a residential structure or small commercial structure. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Officer: means any of the following persons:

    (a) A president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or director of a corporation. See Oregon Statutes 701.005

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
  • Residential contractor: means a licensed contractor that holds an endorsement as a:

    (a) Residential general contractor;

    (b) Residential specialty contractor;

    (c) Residential limited contractor;

    (d) Residential developer;

    (e) Residential locksmith services contractor;

    (f) Residential restoration contractor;

    (g) Home inspector services contractor;

    (h) Home services contractor; or

    (i) Home energy performance score contractor. See Oregon Statutes 701.005

  • Residential developer: means a developer of property that is zoned for or intended for use compatible with a residential or small commercial structure. 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

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Specialty contractor: includes a person who performs work regulated under ORS § 446. See Oregon Statutes 701.005
  • United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Worker leasing company: means a person licensed under ORS § 656. See Oregon Statutes 701.005