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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-317: Lifetime certificate of license as a contractor

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 17
  3. Chapter 25
  4. Subchapter 3

(a) (1) Upon reaching the age of sixty-five (65), or any time thereafter, any individual who has received a certificate of license as a contractor from the Contractors Licensing Board for not less than twelve (12) years may apply for a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor. (2) The lifetime certificate of license as a contractor shall be issued upon satisfactory proof of age and upon payment of a one-time fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00). (3) The annual renewal fee for a lifetime license shall be waived if all required information is provided on the renewal application. (b) An individual issued a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor shall maintain: (1) All bonds as required by law or rule of the board for any period in which any work as a contractor is performed for remunerative purposes, whether as an employee or an independent contractor; and (2) Workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514 . Added by Act 2023, No. 73,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

(a) (1) Upon reaching the age of sixty-five (65), or any time thereafter, any individual who has received a certificate of license as a contractor from the Contractors Licensing Board for not less than twelve (12) years may apply for a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor. (2) The lifetime certificate of license as a contractor shall be issued upon satisfactory proof of age and upon payment of a one-time fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00). (3) The annual renewal fee for a lifetime license shall be waived if all required information is provided on the renewal application.

(1) Upon reaching the age of sixty-five (65), or any time thereafter, any individual who has received a certificate of license as a contractor from the Contractors Licensing Board for not less than twelve (12) years may apply for a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor.

(2) The lifetime certificate of license as a contractor shall be issued upon satisfactory proof of age and upon payment of a one-time fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00).

(3) The annual renewal fee for a lifetime license shall be waived if all required information is provided on the renewal application.

(b) An individual issued a lifetime certificate of license as a contractor shall maintain: (1) All bonds as required by law or rule of the board for any period in which any work as a contractor is performed for remunerative purposes, whether as an employee or an independent contractor; and (2) Workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514 .

(1) All bonds as required by law or rule of the board for any period in which any work as a contractor is performed for remunerative purposes, whether as an employee or an independent contractor; and

(2) Workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514 .

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