326B.801 SCOPE. Except as otherwise provided by law, sections 326B.801 to 326B.885 apply to residential contractors, residential remodelers, residential roofers, and manufactured home installers. History: 2007 c 140 art 8 s 24; 2010 c 183 s 17
326B.802 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 326B.802 to 326B.885. Subd. 2. Affiliate. An “affiliate” of another person means any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the other person. Subd. 3. Gross annual receipts. “Gross annual receipts” means the total amount derived from […]
326B.805 LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. Persons required to be licensed. A person who meets the definition of a residential building contractor as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 11, must be licensed as a residential building contractor by the commissioner. A person who meets the definition of a residential remodeler as defined in section 326B.802, subdivision […]
326B.809 WRITTEN CONTRACT REQUIRED. (a) All agreements including proposals, estimates, bids, quotations, contracts, purchase orders, and change orders between a licensee and a customer for the performance of a licensee’s services must be in writing and must contain the following: (1) a detailed summary of the services to be performed; (2) a description of the […]
326B.81 RESIDENTIAL ROOFERS. Residential roofers are subject to all of the requirements of sections 326B.802 to 326B.885, except the recovery fund in section 326B.89. History: 1993 c 145 s 5; 1993 c 366 s 19; 2007 c 140 art 8 s 10,30; art 13 s 4
326B.811 RESIDENTIAL ROOFING CONTRACT; RIGHT TO CANCEL. Subdivision 1. Required. A person who has entered into a written contract with a residential building contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer to provide goods and services to be paid by the insured from the proceeds of a property or casualty insurance policy has the right to cancel […]
326B.814 REHABILITATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS. Chapter 364 does not apply to an applicant for a license or to a licensee where the underlying conduct on which the conviction is based would be grounds for denial, censure, suspension, or revocation of the license. History: 2007 c 140 art 8 s 26
326B.815 FEES. Subdivision 1. Fees. (a) For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, an initial or renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer license is a business license. Notwithstanding section 326B.092, the licensing fee for manufactured home installers under section 327B.041 is $180 for a three-year period. (b) All initial and renewal […]
326B.821 CONTINUING EDUCATION; HOURS. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish standards for residential building contractor continuing education. Subd. 2. Hours. A qualifying person of a licensee must provide proof of completion of 14 hours of continuing education per two-year licensure period. Credit may not be earned if the licensee has […]
326B.825 LOSS OF QUALIFYING PERSON. Upon the departure or disqualification of a licensee’s qualifying person because of death, disability, retirement, position change, or other reason, the licensee must notify the commissioner within 15 business days. The licensee shall have 120 days from the departure of the qualifying person to obtain a new qualifying person. Failure […]
326B.83 APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION. Subdivision 1. Form. (a) An applicant for a license under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 must submit an application, under oath and accompanied by the fees required by section 326B.092, on a form prescribed by the commissioner. (b) If one of the categories in the application does not apply, the applicant must […]
326B.835 LOCAL LICENSES. Subdivision 1. Local license prohibited. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a political subdivision may not require a person licensed under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 to also be licensed or pay a registration or other fee related to licensure under any ordinance, law, rule, or regulation of the political subdivision. This section […]
326B.84 GROUNDS FOR SANCTIONS. The commissioner may use any enforcement provision in section 326B.082 against an applicant for, qualifying person of, or holder of a license or certificate of exemption, or any individual or entity who is required by law to hold a license or certificate of exemption, if the individual, entity, applicant, licensee, certificate […]
326B.845 PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor. An individual who violates an order of the commissioner or is the manager, officer, or director of a person who violates an order issued by the commissioner is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 2. Lien rights. An unlicensed person who knowingly violates sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 has no […]
326B.85 BUILDING PERMIT CONDITIONED ON LICENSURE; NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. Building permit. A political subdivision shall not issue a building permit to an unlicensed person who is required to be licensed under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885. A political subdivision that issues zoning or land use permits in lieu of a building permit shall […]
326B.855 SERVICE OF PROCESS. Subdivision 1. Procedure. Every applicant for licensure or certificate of exemption under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 shall irrevocably consent to the appointment of the commissioner and successors in office to be the applicant’s agent to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the applicant […]
326B.86 BOND; INSURANCE. Subdivision 1. Bond. (a) Licensed manufactured home installers and licensed residential roofers must give and maintain a bond to the state. The bond must comply with section 326B.0921. (b) A licensed residential roofer must post a bond with a penal sum of at least $15,000. (c) A licensed manufactured home installer must […]
326B.865 SIGN CONTRACTOR; BOND. (a) A sign contractor may post a compliance bond with the commissioner, conditioned that the sign contractor shall faithfully perform duties and comply with laws, ordinances, rules, and contracts entered into for the installation of signs. The bond must be renewed biennially and maintained for so long as determined by the […]
326B.87 LICENSE NUMBER; ADVERTISING. Subdivision 1. License number must be displayed. The license number of a licensee must be placed on all building permits and building permit applications made to or issued by the state or a political subdivision. In jurisdictions that have not adopted the State Building Code, the license number must be placed […]
326B.875 DISCLOSURES. If a licensee sells or offers to sell residential property, constructed by the licensee, which is or has been occupied by the licensee, the licensee must, prior to entering into a binding purchase agreement, provide to the buyer a written disclosure which states that any claims that arise as a result of the […]
