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PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

TITLE XX. PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER

CHAPTER 142A. REGULATION OF HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS

Chapter 142A: Section 9. Registration of contractors or subcontractors

[ Subsection (a) effective until July 1, 2009. For text effective July 1, 2009, see below.]

  Section 9. (a) No contractor or subcontractor shall undertake, offer to undertake, or agree to perform residential contracting services unless registered therefor with the approval of the bureau of building regulations and standards.

[ Subsection (a) as amended by 2009, 4, Sec. 11 effective July 1, 2009. See 2009, 4, Sec. 81. For text effective until July 1, 2009, see above.]

  (a) No contractor or subcontractor shall undertake, offer to undertake, or agree to perform residential contracting services unless registered therefor with the approval of the office of consumer affairs and business regulation.

[ Subsection (b) effective until July 1, 2009. For text effective July 1, 2009, see below.]

  (b) It shall be the duty of the administrator to issue and deliver a certificate of registration to all applicants who have been approved for registration.

[ Subsection (b) as amended by 2009, 4, Sec. 12 effective July 1, 2009. See 2009, 4, Sec. 81. For text effective until July 1, 2009, see above.]

  (b) It shall be the duty of the director to issue and deliver a certificate of registration to all applicants who have been approved for registration.

  (c) In the case of registration by a corporation or partnership, an individual shall be designated to be responsible for the corporation's or partnership's work. The corporation or partnership and its designee shall be jointly and severally liable for: the payment of the registration fee, the payment to the fund, as required herein, and for violations of any provisions of this chapter, including actions by the registrant's employees, subcontractors or salespersons.