§ 8-94. Voluntary inactive status.

(a)

Inactive status may be taken by written action of an authorized contractor. The request for inactive status shall be signed and dated by the license holder.

(b)

Upon receipt of a written request and payment of the inactive status fee from the holder of an active authorized contractors license, the license administrator shall place the license on inactive status. The holder of an inactive contractors license shall not be permitted to engage in the business of contracting. No advertising use shall be made of any inactive contractor license for any other purpose.

(c)

A license holder seeking to reactivate an inactive license shall submit the following to the licensing administrator:

(1)

Payment of the current active status fee.

(2)

An original and valid certificate of insurance in the amounts and coverage as required in this article.

(3)

The holder of a reactivated authorized contractors license shall not engage in the business of contracting until he has provided a copy of any required state-registered license to the licensing administrator.

(d)

All holders of an inactive license shall pay the biennial inactive fee no later than September 30 of each renewal period or shall be subject to late fees and loss of license as provided in section 8-98.

(e)

The building official may require an employee of the board of county commissioners to make his license inactive if the building official determines there is a conflict of interest in maintaining an active license. A contractor who maintains his license as inactive while serving as an employee of the board of county commissioners shall not be required to pay the required renewal fees to maintain his license as inactive.

(f)

As a condition precedent to renewing an inactive license, the inactive license holder shall complete four hours of continuing education for each biennial period, as provided in section 8-93.

(Ord. No. 2004-13, § 9, 6-8-2004; Ord. No. 2018-5 , § 1(attch.), 5-8-2018)