Alabama Administrative Code
Title 440 - ALABAMA BOARD OF HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS
Chapter 440-X-3 - LICENSING AND FEES
Section 440-X-3-.04 - Forms Of Licensing

(1) Any individual with the desire to qualify as a certified heating and air conditioning contractor or refrigeration contractor via examination process shall be required to sit for a prelicensure examination prior to being considered for licensing by the Board. Any applicant who fails to pass their prelicensure examination the first time taken, shall be entitled to take the same written examination, upon request by the applicant, a practical examination which is equivalent to the written examination, again within six months from the date he or she failed the examination the first time. Certifications shall be issued only to those individuals or legal entities who have properly submitted the appropriate applications to the Board under Alabama law and the Board's rules and regulations, and who have taken and passed the Board's written examination or practical examination as provided in Alabama law.

(2) An individual who desires to obtain status as a certified heating and air conditioning contractor or refrigeration contractor via reciprocity may qualify if they hold a current and valid license in a qualifying reciprocal state with no previous or pending disciplinary action. Certifications shall be issued only to those individuals or legal entities who have properly submitted the appropriate applications to the Board under Alabama law and the Board's rules and regulations.

(3) Any individual applying for a heating and air conditioning license must personally satisfy all licensure requirements before issuance of the license as certified contractor by the Board.

(4) Any person or legal entity applying for a refrigeration license must satisfy all licensure requirements before issuance of a license as a certified refrigeration contractor by the Board.

(5) All new heating and air conditioning, or refrigeration contractor applicants must provide a performance bond in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) to the Board. Proof of bond may be required annually during the renewal process.

(6) Applying for certification by the Board to engage in the business of heating and air condition and/or refrigeration installation, service, or repair as a partnership, corporation, business trust, or other legal entity must be done so through a person in responsible charge as defined by Alabama law and the Rules and Regulations of the Board. The application to the Board shall provide the name of the partnership and its partners; the name of the corporation and its officers and directors; the name of the business trust and its trustees; or the name of any other legal entity and its members. The application to the Board shall establish that the person in responsible charge under Alabama law and these Rules and Regulations is legally qualified to act for the business organization in all matters connected with its heating, air conditioning, and/ or refrigeration installation, service, or repair business. The heating and air conditioning, and/or refrigeration certification by the Board issued upon such application described in this Rule shall be issued in the name of the person in responsible charge and shall include the name of the business organization engaged in the heating, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration installation, service, or repair business.