{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-317","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-317","heading":"Lifetime certificate of license as a contractor","body":"(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(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).\n\n(3) The annual renewal fee for a lifetime license shall be waived if all required information is provided on the renewal application.\n\n(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 .\n\n(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\n\n(2) Workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514 .","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 25","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"d479e872694c13180199879bff4948bf6436fcf6f421ff30537441fca4a26fae","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-316","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}