§ 16-6-1101 — Contractor licenses; reciprocity; requirements

Wyoming § 16-6-1101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 16: City, County, State and Local Powers
• Ch. 6: PUBLIC PROPERTY
• Art. 11: CONTRACTOR LICENSES – RECIPROCITY

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(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Accepting jurisdiction" means a county, city,
town or other government entity that is required to recognize
and accept a license issued by an issuing jurisdiction;
(ii) "Contractor" means a person employed by and
contracting with an owner to improve an owner's property;
(iii) "Issuing jurisdiction" means the county, city,
town or other government entity that issued a license to a
contractor;
(iv) "License" means any license or certification
necessary for a contractor to perform work in a jurisdiction.
(b) Each county, city, town and other government entity
that issues licenses to contractors shall recognize a license
issued to a contractor by another county, city, town or other
government entity in Wyoming, in accordance with the following:
(i) Before the accepting jurisdiction shall recognize
the license under this section:
(A) The contractor's license shall be active;
and
(B) The contractor shall be in good standing
with the issuing jurisdiction and shall provide to the accepting
jurisdiction any proof of financial assurance required by the
accepting jurisdiction.
(ii) The contractor shall provide proof of the
successful completion of the international code council
examination for contractor, plumbing, mechanical or another
appropriate examination, or an equivalent. Contractors seeking
to have a license recognized by an accepting jurisdiction for
fire systems installation, testing or maintenance shall provide
proof of the successful completion of the appropriate
manufacturer certification, including the national institute for
certification in engineering technologies, American fire
sprinkler association, national fire sprinkler association or
their equivalents. Upon providing appropriate proof under this
paragraph, no contractor shall be required to complete any
testing in the accepting jurisdiction for recognition of the
license;
(iii) Any applications required for recognition of a
license by an accepting jurisdiction shall only require the
minimum amount of information necessary for the accepting
jurisdiction to verify the license and the contractor's good
standing in the issuing jurisdiction;
(iv) The accepting jurisdiction may require a
contractor to provide proof sufficient for the accepting
jurisdiction to confirm that the contractor's license is active
and in good standing in the issuing jurisdiction;
(v) The accepting jurisdiction may deny a contractor
recognition of a license if the contractor has previously had a
license revoked or suspended by the accepting jurisdiction;
(vi) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
to:
(A) Require an accepting jurisdiction to grant
privileges to a contractor for a license that is not of a
similar type or class to the license granted by the issuing
jurisdiction;
(B) Prohibit an accepting jurisdiction from
requiring a contractor to complete application requirements and
procedures, satisfactorily complete any testing requirements or
pay fees if the contractor seeks to perform work in an accepting
jurisdiction that is not covered under the license issued by the
issuing jurisdiction or seeks to perform work that is not at an
equivalent level of required competency in the accepting
jurisdiction.
(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
prohibit any county, city, town or other government entity that
issues licenses to contractors from entering into agreements for
the recognition of licenses obtained in other jurisdictions in
Wyoming.