§ 32-1101 — Definitions

A. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Advertisement" means any written or oral publication, dissemination, solicitation or circulation that is intended to directly or indirectly induce any person to enter into an agreement for contracting services with a contractor, including business cards and telephone directory display advertisements.

2. "Commercial contractor" is synonymous with the terms "commercial builder", "industrial builder" and "public works builder" and means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or a combination of any of them, that, for compensation, undertakes to or offers to undertake to, purports to have the capacity to undertake to, submits a bid or responds to a request for qualification or a request for proposals for construction services to, does himself or by or through others, or directly or indirectly supervises others, except within residential property lines, to:

(a) Construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or any other structure or work in connection with the construction.

(b) Connect such a structure or improvements to utility service lines and metering devices and the sewer line.

(c) Provide mechanical or structural service for any such structure or improvements.

3. "Contractor":

(a) Is synonymous with the term "builder" and means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or a combination of any of them, that, for compensation, undertakes to or offers to undertake to, purports to have the capacity to undertake to, submits a bid or responds to a request for qualification or a request for proposals for construction services to, does himself or by or through others, or directly or indirectly supervises others to:

(i) Construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or any other structure or work in connection with the construction.

(ii) Connect such a structure or improvements to utility service lines and metering devices and the sewer line.

(iii) Provide mechanical or structural service for any such structure or improvements.

(b) Includes subcontractors, specialty contractors, floor covering contractors, hardscape contractors and consultants who represent that they are able to supervise or manage a construction project for the property owner's benefit, including hiring and firing specialty contractors, scheduling work on the project and selecting and purchasing construction material.

4. "Dual licensed contractor" is synonymous with the term "commercial and residential builder" and means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or a combination of any of them, that for compensation undertakes to or offers to undertake to, purports to have the capacity to undertake to, submits a bid or responds to a request for qualification or a request for proposals for construction services to, does himself or by or through others, or directly or indirectly supervises others under a single license on commercial or residential property to:

(a) Construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, excavation or other structure or improvement, including any appurtenances, or to do any part thereof.

(b) Connect such a structure or improvements to utility service lines and metering devices and the sewer line.

(c) Provide mechanical or structural service for any such structure or improvements.

5. "License" means an authorization for the person who is listed on the electronic, paper or other records maintained by the registrar to act in the capacity of a contractor.

6. "Named on a license" means required to be identified pursuant to section 32-1122, subsection B.

7. "Person" means a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, trust, society or natural person.

8. "Qualifying party" means a person who is responsible for a licensee's actions and conduct performed under the license and who either:

(a) Has an ownership interest in the license.

(b) Is regularly employed by the licensee.

9. "Registrar" means the registrar of contractors.

10. "Residential contractor":

(a) Is synonymous with the term "residential builder" and means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or a combination of any of them, that for compensation undertakes to or offers to undertake to, purports to have the capacity to undertake to, submits a bid or responds to a request for qualification or a request for proposals for construction services to, or does himself or by or through others, within residential property lines:

(i) Construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any residential structure, such as houses, townhouses, condominiums or cooperative units and any appurtenances on or within residential property lines.

(ii) Connect such a residential structure to utility service lines, metering devices or sewer lines.

(iii) Provide mechanical or structural service for any such residential structure.

(b) Does not include an owner making improvements to the owner's property pursuant to section 32-1121, subsection A, paragraph 5.

B. Only contractors as defined in this section are licensed and regulated by this chapter.