Title 34 — Title 34

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. Chapter 22 of Title 41 and any rules adopted thereunder. (2) BOARD. The State Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. (3) CERTIFICATION …

The purpose of this chapter is to certify qualified contractors on a state-wide basis in order to protect the public by identifying those contractors who have the knowledge and ability to install or service and repair heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. History:…

Creation; Composition; Transfer of Property, Etc. (a) The Board of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors as created by Act 82- 547, 1982 Regular Session (Acts 1982, p. 900), is renamed the Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. The authority of the …

Officers; Meetings; Power and Duties. (a) The board shall elect from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary. The board may hire an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may require the executive director to perform the duties re…

Compensation. Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for attending sessions of the board or its committees and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for such necessary travel expenses as are paid to state employees, to be paid from fees collected. H…

Regular Meetings. The board shall meet in a regular session to perform its lawful duties at least once each three-month period. History: (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.6.)

Duct Air Tightness. (a)(1) No person may advertise, solicit, bid, obtain permits, do business as, or perform the function of a certified contractor unless the person in responsible charge, is a certified contractor. (2) Every contractor licensed under this chapter shall display t…

(a)(1) For the purpose of defraying the expense in carrying out this chapter, the board may fix fees to be paid for the issuance, reissuance, and replacement of certificates and for any other service provided by the board, but in no event shall the charges fixed by the board exce…

(a) All certificates provided for herein shall be renewed annually, not later than December 31 of each year. All holders of certificates may be renewed annually, provided that the certified contractor has complied with all provisions of law and rules and regulations of the board …

All applicants for examinations and certificates and all applicants for renewal certificates shall be citizens of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal gove…

Etc., by Localities Prohibited; Exemptions. (a) All prospective certified contractors in this state seeking to qualify in accordance with this chapter shall be required to stand for a written examination before the board. Any applicant failing to pass his or her first examination…

(a) The board shall provide for examinations which test the knowledge, skill, and proficiency of the applicants. (b) Examinations shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board at least once each three-month period. Written notice of the place of examinations s…

The board may require a performance bond not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year for all active certified contractors. There shall be no discrimination between contractors similarly situated, and each classification of regulated contractors for bonding purpo…

The board may publish annually a list of names, addresses of all individuals, and the name of their employer, if applicable, who are certified by the board, and shall mail a copy of the list to all qualified individuals so certified upon request to do so. The board may require a …

(a) Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, any individual engaged in business as a certified contractor or performing the functions of a certified contractor in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) The board may impose late penalties on cert…

The procedures shall be same as those defined in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. The board may establish additional procedures as needed provided that the procedure is published and made public and are not in conflict with the state law. History:…

Any appeals to the chapter shall be as defined by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. Any judicial review pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act must be filed, commenced, and maintained in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama. History: (Acts 1982, N…

The State Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Title 41, Chapter 20, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2004, and every four years thereaf…