Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Chapter 553-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE - RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION
Rule 553-3-.01 - Licensure Requirements for an Individual to Practice as a Residential-Basic Contractor in the Individual's Own Name or Doing Business as an Individual in a Trade Name or as a Sole Proprietorship
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) An individual person seeking issuance of a Georgia license in his or her own name for purposes of engaging in the profession of residential-basic contracting in his or her own name or doing business as an individual in a trade name as a sole proprietorship shall file an application on a form provided by the residential contractor division, accompanied by an application fee as provided by the board.
(2) Additionally, such applicants must submit to and successfully pass an examination prepared by the residential contractor division, except where an applicant is otherwise qualified for licensure and has satisfied the residential contractor division requirements and regulations for licensure pursuant to Code Section 43-41-8exempting such applicant from the examination requirement.
(3) A person shall be eligible for licensure as a residential-basic contractor by the residential contractor division if the person:
(4) Before being entitled to take an examination or otherwise qualify for issuance of a license, an applicant must show to the satisfaction of the residential contractor division from the application and proofs furnished that the applicant is possessed of a good character and is otherwise qualified as to competency, ability, integrity, and financial responsibility. The application shall include a list of all persons, entities, and business organizations that the applicant will be affiliated with as a licensed residential-basic contractor, whether by way of employment, ownership, serving as an owner or director, partnership, or membership or by serving as a qualifying agent under this chapter. Additionally, all applicants shall provide satisfactory proof of general liability insurance of not less than $300,000 for the residential-basic category and satisfactory proof of workers´ compensation insurance as required by the laws of this state in their name. All applicants shall also provide their social security numbers. The decision of the residential contractor division as to the qualifications of applicants shall be conclusive. A certificate by the insurer or other appropriate evidence of such coverages shall be maintained with the residential contractor division and shall be a condition of renewal. A licensee, on his or her own behalf, must notify the residential contractor division in writing within 30 days of any changes in the information required to be on file with such division, including, but not limited to, the licensee's current mailing address, insurance coverages, and affiliated entities.
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(6) Any otherwise qualified applicant failing this examination may be reexamined at any regularly scheduled examination within one year of the date of original application upon payment of a reexamination fee, in an amount to be set by the board, without need to resubmit an application, unless any information set forth in the previously submitted application is no longer accurate or complete. Anyone requesting to take the examination a third or subsequent time shall wait at least one calendar year after the taking of the last examination and shall submit an application with the appropriate examination fees.
(7) A residential-basic contractor license shall be issued to an applicant who successfully completes the requirements therefore upon the payment of fees prescribed by the board.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-41-5, 43-41-6.