Title 54 — PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

54-5201. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho Contractor Registration Act."

54-5202. Declaration of policy. The legislature finds and declares that the practice of construction in the state of Idaho affects the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens. The legislature further finds that it is in the public interest to provide a mechanism to remo…

54-5203. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Idaho contractors board as created in section 54-5206, Idaho Code. (2) "Construction" means the performance of building, altering, repairing, adding to, subtracting from, improving, reconstructing, moving, excav…

54-5204. Registration required. (1) On and after January 1, 2006, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of, or hold himself out as, a contractor within this state without being registered as required in this chapter. (2) It shall be unlawful for a contract…

54-5205. Exemptions from registration. (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict any person licensed, registered, or otherwise regulated by the state of Idaho from engaging in the profession or practice for which they are licensed, registered or otherwise regulat…

54-5206. Idaho contractors board. (1) The Idaho contractors board is hereby created and made a part of the division of occupational and professional licenses. It shall be the responsibility and duty of the division administrator to administer this chapter, and the division admini…

54-5207. General powers and duties of the board. The board shall enforce the minimum standards and requirements as provided by this chapter and by rule adopted by the board. The board may exercise such powers and duties as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of t…

54-5208. Denial of lien rights. A contractor who is not registered as set forth in this chapter, unless otherwise exempt, shall be denied and shall be deemed to have conclusively waived any right to place a lien upon real property as provided for in chapter 5, title 45, Idaho Cod…

54-5209. Building permits and contractor registration number — Posting at site. (1) On and after January 1, 2006, no building inspector or such other authority of any county, municipality or district charged with the duty of issuing building permits or other permits for construct…

54-5210. Application for registration. (1) An applicant for registration as a contractor shall submit an application under oath upon a form to be prescribed by the board and which shall include the following information pertaining to the applicant: (a) Social security number for …

54-5211. Registration — inactive status — Renewal. (1) A registration shall be issued for a period of not less than twenty-four (24) months nor more than five (5) years, as determined by the board. Each registration shall set forth its expiration date on the face of the certifica…

54-5212. Disposition of receipts — Expenses. All fees received under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the division of occupational and professional licenses and deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licenses fund and all costs and expens…

54-5213. Reciprocal registration. (1) On and after January 1, 2007, no incorporated municipality, county, alternative form of local government, or other municipal or political corporation or subdivision of this state shall implement its own program for the registration or licensu…

54-5214. Registration certificate — Display . (1) Upon receipt of a duly completed application, together with the registration fee, and after such verification process as the board may from time to time deem appropriate by rule, a certificate of registration and a wallet-sized ca…

54-5215. Authority to investigate and discipline — Suspension or revocation of registration. (1) The board may investigate any person engaged in contracting within the state of Idaho or any person believed to have acted as a contractor without being duly registered as required by…

54-5216. Reinstatement of registration after discipline. The board may reinstate a suspended or revoked registration upon a showing that: (1) The grounds for such suspension or revocation have been eliminated; (2) Such a violation is not likely to reoccur in the future; and (3) T…

54-5217. Penalties. (1) Any person acting in the capacity of a contractor within the meaning of this chapter without a current registration as herein required shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand …

54-5218. Attorney general — Prosecuting attorney. It shall be the right and duty of the attorney general or the prosecuting attorneys of the various counties to represent and appear for the people of the state of Idaho and the department in all actions and proceedings involving a…

54-5219. Severability. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of …