Title 47, Title 47. Occupations-Professions

Each specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board, other than the administrative section, shall do all of the following: (A) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are limited to the following: (1) Criteria for the section to u…

(A) Any individual who applies for a license shall file a written application with the appropriate specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board, accompanied with the application fee as determined pursuant to section 4740.09 of the Revised Code. The applicat…

(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chap…

(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the administrative section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board shall issue and renew all licenses under this chapter in the name of the individual who meets the requirements of section 4740.06 of the Revised Code. (B…

When a written reciprocity agreement between the states exists, and an individual who is registered, licensed, or certified in another state applies to the appropriate specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board submits a copy of the reciprocity agreement,…

The fees for licenses and their renewal, including late fees, subject to the approval of the controlling board, shall be determined by each respective specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board. Each respective specialty section of the board may increase …

(A) A specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board may impose any of the following, or any combination of the following, disciplinary actions against an applicant or license holder for committing an act listed in division (B) of this section: (1) Suspend, r…

On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the construction industry licensing board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license…

The Ohio construction industry licensing board and its sections shall deposit all receipts and fines collected under this chapter into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code.

(A) No political subdivision, district, or agency of the state may adopt an ordinance or rule that requires contractor registration and the assessment of a registration or license fee unless that ordinance or rule also requires any contractor who registers and pays the registrati…

(A) No person shall act as or claim to be a type of contractor that this chapter licenses unless that person holds or has been assigned a license issued pursuant to this chapter for the type of contractor that person is acting as or claiming to be. (B) Upon the request of the app…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a contractor from leasing, on a temporary or permanent basis, an employee from a professional employer organization, as defined by section 4125.01 of the Revised Code, from an alternate employer organization, as defined by se…

(A) There is hereby created within the department of commerce the residential construction advisory committee consisting of nine persons the director of commerce appoints. The advisory committee shall be made up of the following members:(1) Three shall be general contractors who …

If a check or other draft instrument used to pay any fee required by this chapter is returned as unpaid for insufficient funds or any other reason, the board secretary shall notify the licensee that the check or other draft instrument was returned and that the licensee's license …

(A) An investigator appointed by the director of commerce, on behalf of the appropriate specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board may investigate any person who allegedly has violated section 4740.13 of the Revised Code. If, after an investigation pursua…

The Ohio construction industry licensing board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

Whoever violates division (A) of section 4740.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on the first violation and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on subsequent violations.