Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 3, March 1, 2025
(1) As used in these rules, Responsible
Managing Individual (RMI) has that meaning provided in ORS
701.005(16).
(2) Upon initial application, an applicant
for a contractor's license shall designate at least one individual as the
applicant's RMI and;
(a) Provide evidence
that the applicant's RMI has completed the pre-licensure training and passed
the test, as provided for in ORS
701.122, OAR
812-006-0150 and
812-006-0300;
(b) Document that the applicant's RMI has
experience as required by OAR
812-006-0450; or
(c) Document that the applicant's RMI has:
(A) Completed the pre-licensure training as
provided in OAR 812-006-0160;
(B) Passed the National Association of State
Contractor Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) Accredited Examination for Commercial
General Building Contractors as provided in OAR
812-006-0310; and
(C) Passed the Oregon pre-licensure test as
provided in OAR 812-006-0300;
or
(d) Document that the
applicant's RMI completed and passed the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law,
and Project Management, Training Institute course, developed by an Oregon
community college Small Business Development Center, under an Intergovernmental
Agreement pursuant to OAR
812-006-0164.
(3) An individual who is not an owner may not
be designated as the RMI of more than one licensee.
(4) An RMI may not be an approved
pre-licensure training provider or the principal of an approved pre-licensure
training provider or an approved pre-licensure trainer, as provided in OAR
812-006-0200, while serving as
an RMI for a licensee. For purposes of this rule, the principal of an approved
pre-licensure training provider includes any owner, partner, officer, member,
manager or trustee of the provider.
(5) When an RMI leaves a business, the
business shall:
(a) Immediately appoint
another RMI; and
(b) Immediately
notify the agency in writing of the name of the individual and the date the
individual joined the business.
(6) Except as provided in OAR
812-006-0110, an RMI appointed
under section (5) of this rule must:
(a)
Document completion of the pre-licensure training and testing requirements
under ORS 701.122, OAR
812-006-0150 and
812-006-0300;
(b) Document that the RMI has experience as
required by OAR 812-006-0450; or
(c) Document that the applicant's RMI has:
(A) Completed the pre-licensure training as
provided in OAR 812-006-0160;
(B) Passed the National Association of State
Contractor Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) Accredited Examination for Commercial
General Building Contractors as provided in OAR
812-006-0310; and
(C) Passed the Oregon pre-licensure test as
provided in OAR 812-006-0300.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
670.310,
701.122 &
701.235
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
701.005,
701.091 &
701.122
