Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-55a - Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Rule
Section R156-55a-501 - Unprofessional Conduct

(1) failing to notify the Division with respect to any matter for which notification is required under this rule or Title 58, Chapter 55, Construction Trades Licensing Act, including a change in qualifier, which failure shall be considered by the Division and the Commission as grounds for immediate suspension of the contractor's license;

(2) failing to notify the Division within 10 days of any change of the name, address, phone number, or email address of the qualifier or owners of a licensee;

(3) failing to continuously maintain insurance and registration as required by Subsection 58-55-302(2) and Section R156-55a-302d;

(4) failing to provide within 30 days of a request from the Division or from any person that has a reasonable basis to make a claim on the licensee's insurance policy:

(5) failing to provide the Division, within 30 days of a request, documents, an interview, or other requested information to determine compliance with Title 58, Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act, or Title 58, Chapter 1, Division of Professional Licensing Act;

(6) refusing, as an electrical or plumbing contractor, to timely and accurately certify the hours of work experience when requested by an electrician or plumber who is or has been an employee;

(7) refusing, as a contractor, to timely and accurately certify the work experience for a contractor application when requested by a current or former employee;

(8) failure of a qualifier, owner, applicant, or licensee to be knowledgeable of the laws and rules applicable to their profession;

(9) failing to timely provide, upon request by any person, a copy of a current license or license number when performing construction trades work;

(10) an owner, qualifier, or licensee advising or instructing any person or applicant, for a fee, concerning an examination required under Title 58, Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act, for which that owner, qualifier, or licensee was a subject-matter expert of the examination, unless the Division approves in writing of the owner, qualifier, or licensee providing that instruction;

(11) using, hiring, or contracting with a professional employer organization that is not licensed with the Utah Insurance Department;

(12) failure of an employee of a licensee to properly identify the name of their employer when requested by the Division; and

(13) reproducing, communicating, or transmitting any Division-required test content in any form to any person without written permission from the Division.