{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-509","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-509","heading":"Written examination","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not be licensed as a residential building contractor unless the person has passed a written examination prescribed by the Residential Contractors Committee. (b) (1) Until January 1, 2012, the committee shall waive the written examination for a person who: (A) Submits proof of having obtained five (5) building permits within the three (3) years preceding the date of application; (B) Submits proof of having obtained one (1) building permit within the preceding twelve (12) months; or (C) Submits proof of experience in construction acceptable to the committee. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) of this section does not apply to applicants for a residential builder license. Acts 1999, No. 950, § 1; 2003, No. 1103, § 1; 2011, No. 1208, § 9.\n\n(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not be licensed as a residential building contractor unless the person has passed a written examination prescribed by the Residential Contractors Committee.\n\n(b) (1) Until January 1, 2012, the committee shall waive the written examination for a person who: (A) Submits proof of having obtained five (5) building permits within the three (3) years preceding the date of application; (B) Submits proof of having obtained one (1) building permit within the preceding twelve (12) months; or (C) Submits proof of experience in construction acceptable to the committee. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) of this section does not apply to applicants for a residential builder license.\n\n(1) Until January 1, 2012, the committee shall waive the written examination for a person who: (A) Submits proof of having obtained five (5) building permits within the three (3) years preceding the date of application; (B) Submits proof of having obtained one (1) building permit within the preceding twelve (12) months; or (C) Submits proof of experience in construction acceptable to the committee.\n\n(A) Submits proof of having obtained five (5) building permits within the three (3) years preceding the date of application;\n\n(B) Submits proof of having obtained one (1) building permit within the preceding twelve (12) months; or\n\n(C) Submits proof of experience in construction acceptable to the committee.\n\n(2) Subdivision (b)(1) of this section does not apply to applicants for a residential builder license.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 25","Subchapter 5"],"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":"5fad4c49f808cdf005e6d2a4b4c1e252e0651163846b009b3713da8c1948d325","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-508","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}