Title 17, Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

(a) (1) Notice of bond cancellation shall be given to the Contractors Licensing Board in writing sixty (60) days before cancellation. The board shall notify the Department of Finance and Administration, the Division of Workforce Services, and the Workers' Compensation Commission …

(a) The fact that a contractor is performing or has performed work in Arkansas and compliance as required by this subchapter has not been met shall constitute prima facie evidence of failure to comply. (b) Upon notice to the contractor and a hearing thereon, if requested by the c…

(a) Regarding any violation of this subchapter, the Contractors Licensing Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas and bring before the board as a witness any person in the state and may require the witness to bring with him or her any book, writing, or other thing under his…

It is the intent of this subchapter to protect homeowners and the purchasers of homes constructed in this state by establishing reasonable and adequate licensing and regulation of homebuilders and home improvement contractors. It is intended that this subchapter apply to everyone…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Home improvement contractor” means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization or any combination that attempts to or submits a bid or contracts, undertakes, or assumes charge in a supervisory c…

(a) (1) There is created the Residential Contractors Committee, to consist of seven (7) members.(2) (A) (i) The Governor shall appoint five (5) persons, each of whom has at least five (5) years' experience in residential construction.(ii) The Governor shall consult the statewide …

(1) The Residential Contractors Committee may:(1) Issue, modify, suspend, and revoke licenses issued by the committee;(2) Establish qualifications for licenses issued by the committee;(3) Enforce this subchapter and the committee's rules;(4) Issue rules necessary for the implemen…

(a) A person shall not act as a residential building contractor after July 1, 2001, unless licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee or exempted from licensure under this subchapter. (b) A person shall not act as a home improvement contractor after January 1, 2012, unless…

(a) Applications for licensure shall be made on forms prescribed by the Residential Contractors Committee and shall have attached thereto:(1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, a compiled financial statement with each application for all persons and …

(a) In determining the qualifications of any applicant for original license or any renewal license, the Residential Contractors Committee shall consider, among other things, the following:(1) Experience;(2) Ability;(3) The manner of performance of previous contracts;(4) Financial…

Contractors licensed under this subchapter may act as such only in the name under which they are licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee.

(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 t…

(a) The Residential Contractors Committee may conduct hearings regarding alleged violations of this subchapter or rules promulgated thereunder, and the hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. The committee shal…

Any person aggrieved by an action or decision of the Residential Contractors Committee may appeal to the Contractors Licensing Board within ten (10) calendar days after the action or decision under procedures prescribed by the board. Aggrieved parties shall be granted an opportun…

(a) (1) All licenses issued by the Contractors Licensing Board shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance unless otherwise provided by the Residential Contractors Committee.(2) The committee may charge reasonable examination fees and delinquency fees and may charge a fe…

(1) The following shall be exempted from the licensing requirements of this subchapter:(1) A person who acts as a residential building contractor in the construction of his or her residence unless he or she builds more than one (1) residence during any calendar year;(2) The owner…

(a) A contractor required to be licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee shall secure and maintain workers' compensation coverage as required under § 11-9-401 et seq. (b) The committee shall require proof of current workers' compensation coverage before issuing or renewi…

(1) A contractor who performs work in violation of this subchapter shall not bring an action:(1) In law or equity to enforce any provision of a contract entered into in violation of this subchapter; or(2) For quantum meruit. (1) In law or equity to enforce any provision of a cont…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Home improvement contractor” means a home improvement contractor licensed under § 17-25-501 et seq.;(2) “Nonresident roofing contractor” means a roofing contractor that:(A) Has not established and maintained a place of business as a roofing con…

(1) The Residential Contractors Committee may:(1) Issue, modify, suspend, and revoke a roofing contractor registration certificate issued by the committee;(2) Establish qualifications for roofing contractor registration certificates issued by the committee;(3) Enforce this subcha…

(a) A person shall not act as a roofing contractor after July 1, 2021, unless a person is:(1) Granted a roofing contractor registration certificate by the Residential Contractors Committee; or(2) Exempt from certification under this subchapter. (1) Granted a roofing contractor re…

(a) An application for a roofing contractor registration certificate shall be made on a form prescribed by the Residential Contractors Committee. (b) To obtain a roofing contractor registration certificate, an applicant shall under oath include the following information on the ap…

(a) The Residential Contractors Committee may limit a roofing contractor registration certificate issued by the committee to the character of work that the applicant is qualified to perform. (b) In addition to the offenses listed in § 17-3-102, the committee may consider the foll…

(a) A roofing contractor that obtains a roofing contractor registration certificate under this subchapter may act as a roofing contractor only in the name under which the Residential Contractors Committee granted the roofing contractor registration certificate. (b) A roofing cont…

(a) The Residential Contractors Committee may conduct hearings regarding alleged violations of this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter, and the hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. (b) The…

(a) A person aggrieved by an action or decision of the Residential Contractors Committee may appeal to the Contractors Licensing Board within ten (10) calendar days after the action or decision under procedures prescribed by the board. (b) A person aggrieved shall be granted an o…

(a) A roofing contractor registration certificate issued by the Residential Contractors Committee shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance unless otherwise provided by the committee. (b) The committee may charge reasonable delinquency fees and may charge a fee not to …

(1) The following are exempt from the registration requirements of this subchapter:(1) A person that acts as a roofing contractor in the construction of his or her residence unless he or she builds more than one (1) residence during a calendar year;(2) The owner of a single-famil…

(1) A roofing contractor that performs work or enters into a contract in violation of this subchapter shall not bring an action:(1) In law to enforce a provision of a contract entered into with a consumer in violation of this subchapter; or(2) For quantum meruit. (1) In law to en…

This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Cosmetology Act”.

(a) As used in this chapter:(1) “Aesthetician” means any person who engages in the practice of beautifying the body by cleaning, waxing, externally manipulating, or stimulating the body by means of the hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances with or without the use of cosmetic p…

(a) The following persons are exempt from this chapter:(1) All persons authorized by the laws of this state to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, pharmacy, osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, or podiatry;(2) Barbers insofar as their usual and ordinary vocation and professi…

(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to violate this chapter or a rule adopted by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee pursuant to this chapter.(2) Evidence of a violation may result in a criminal or civil penalty.(3) Each day of a violation is a se…

(1) The grounds for disciplinary action are as follows:(1) Failure of a person, firm, or corporation operating a cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology or engaged in the practice of cosmetology or any of its branches to comply with the requirements of this chapter …

(a) There is created the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee. (b) (1) The committee shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed by the State Board of Health to two-year terms.(2) A member may be removed from the committee by the board for cause.(3) A member shall not serv…

The Department of Health may employ inspectors and professional employees and fix their compensation, which compensation and all reasonable expenses incurred shall be paid from the Public Health Fund from fees generated by the program.

(a) In addition to the other duties set forth in this chapter, the Department of Health shall:(1) Prescribe the duties of the department's employees;(2) Hold examinations as to the qualifications of all applicants for registration whose applications have been submitted to it in p…

A school of cosmetology shall administer the practical licensing examination approved by the Department of Health for eligible candidates.

The Department of Health shall keep a registration record containing the names, known places of business, and the date and number of the license of every licensed cosmetologist and of those engaged in the practice of any branch of cosmetology, together with the names and addresse…

(a) The Department of Health shall conduct investigations and inspections as promulgated by rule. (b) (1) Hearings conducted by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee may be held bimonthly for review of cases for which disciplinary action may be required.(2) (A) Except as p…

(a) The State Board of Health shall promulgate a fee schedule by rule and collect fees accordingly. (b) In addition to any other method of payment acceptable to the Department of Health, the department shall accept personal or business checks drawn on deposit accounts in financia…

(a) All fees, fines, and penalties collected under this chapter and on behalf of the State Board of Health and all receipts of every kind and nature collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Public Health Fund. (b) (1) The fee…

(a) Each application for the written examination shall be accompanied by the required fee, and shall contain proof of the qualifications of the applicant for registration and licensing. (b) The application shall be verified by the oath of the applicant.

(a) The examination of applicants for a license in any of the branches or practices of cosmetology shall include both a practical demonstration and written test and shall embrace the subjects concerning the particular branch or branches, practice, or practices for which a license…

(1) The Department of Health shall admit to examination for a license as a cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, or instructor a person who has made application to the department in proper form, has paid the fee required, and who:(1) Is not less than sixteen (16) years of age;…

(1) The Department of Health shall admit to examination for a license as an electrologist a person who has made application to the department in proper form, has paid the fee required, and who:(1) Is not less than eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Has completed the twelfth grade at …