BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

1923

(6) ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY BY

THE COMMISSION.

(C)          AN APPLICANT FOR A CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE SHALL
FILE WITH THE COMMISSION A CASH, SURETY, OR PROPERTY BOND IN
THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 OR EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PERSON
WHO IS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE BREACH OF THE HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACT. THE BOND MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE ANY
SURETY TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLETION OF A HOME
IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY THE PRINCIPAL ON THE
BOND. THE LIABILITY OF THE SURETY UNDER ANY BOND MAY NOT
EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE THE AMOUNT OF THE BOND, REGARDLESS
OF THE NUMBER OR AMOUNT OF CLAIMS FILED, AND IF THE LATTER
SHOULD EXCEED THE AMOUNT, THE SURETY SHALL PAY THE $5,000 TO
THE HOME IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO
CLAIMANTS AND SHALL BE RELIEVED OF ALL LIABILITY UNDER ITS
BOND, CLAIMS SHALL BE PAID IN THE ORDER OF FILING.

(D)           BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1979, AN APPLICANT FOR AN
ORIGINAL LICENSE OR FOR A REINSTATEMENT OF A REVOKED OR
SUSPENDED LICENSE SHALL TAKE AND PASS AN EXAMINATION
PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSION ON THE LAW RELATING TO THE
PRACTICE OF HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTING AND THE APPLICANT'S
COMPETENCE TO PERFORM HOME IMPROVEMENT WORK. THE
EXAMINATION FOR COMPETENCY MAY BE ORAL OR WRITTEN.

(E)          WHEN AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
COMMISSION IN PROPER FORM, THE COMMISSION SHALL SCHEDULE THE
APPLICANT FOR AN EXAMINATION TO BE TAKEN WITHIN 45 DAYS
AFTER RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION.         THIS EXAMINATION SHALL

MAY BE OFFERED AT A LOCATION WITHIN THE POLITICAL

SUBDIVISION OF THE APPLICANT'S RESIDENCY. HOWEVER, WHENEVER

THE APPLICANT IS AN OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENT, THE COMMISSION

SHALL DETERMINE THE PLACE OF EXAMINATION. THE COMMISSION,

WITHIN A PERIOD OF 30 LAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION
MEETING NEXT FOLLOWING THE EXAMINATION DATE, SHALL NOTIFY
THE APPLICANT OF THE EXAMINATION SCORE AND OF THE
DETERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION AS TO THE APPLICATION. IF
THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE IS DENIED, THE COMMISSION
SHALL SEND THE APPLICANT A WRITTEN STATEMENT SETTING FORTH
THE REASONS FOR DENIAL.

(F)           THE COMMISSION SHALL PRESCRIBE AND FURNISH
APPROPRIATE FORMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL,
OR TERMINATION OF LICENSES.

(G)           TEMPORARY LICENSES MAY BE ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY
THE COMMISSION, TO ANY APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE WHO FILES AN
APPLICATION IN PROPER FORM AND PAYS THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE.
A TEMPORARY LICENSE SHALL AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE AT THE TIME
THE COMMISSION EITHER REFUSES TO ISSUE OR GRANTS A LICENSE,
AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TERMINATION BY THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.

(H)          UNLESS REVOKED OR SUSPENDED BY THE COMMISSION A