Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A master HVACR contractor seeking to act as a
bona fide representative shall comply with the following within 30 days of assuming the role of a bona fide
representative:
1. Register with the Board, providing the name of the HVACR
business, its address and if the HVACR business is a corporation, the names of the officers of
record;
2. Provide to the Board proof that the HVACR business has
consented that the bona fide representative will act as the agent for service of process within this State.
Such proof shall be in writing and on a form provided by the Board; and
3. Provide to the Board the acceptance of liability by the HVACR business
for any monetary penalty, monies to be paid for restoration to consumers of fees paid for services or for
delays suffered by consumers, and costs assessed against the bona fide representative while acting within the
scope of his or her employment on behalf of the HVACR business. Such acceptance of liability shall be in
writing and on a form provided by the Board.
(b) If a
bona fide representative for an HVACR business withdraws as the bona fide representative, the HVACR business
may continue to operate for 60 days without a bona fide representative provided that:
1. A master HVACR contractor supervises all work to be conducted in the
same manner as required by a bona fide representative pursuant to
13:32A-5.3(a)3;
2. The bona fide representative and the HVACR business notifies the Board
within 10 days of the withdrawal of the bona fide representative; and
3. The supervising master HVACR contractor licensee notifies the Board
within 10 days of being appointed as the supervising master HVACR contractor.
(c) If the bona fide representative for any HVACR business is unable to
perform the duties of a bona fide representative because of death, illness, or disability, the HVACR business
may continue to operate for six months without a bona fide representative provided that:
1. A master HVACR contractor supervises all work to be conducted in the
same manner as required by a bona fide representative pursuant to
13:32A-5.3(a)3; and
2. The supervising master HVACR contractor and the HVACR business notify
the Board within 10 days of the death, illness, or disability of the bona fide representative.
