Bill Text: VA HB1277 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Contractors; licensing by localities, civil penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0552) [HB1277 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-HB1277-Introduced.html
12104526D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §54.1-1117 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §54.1-1117. Licensing of certain contractors by localities; qualifications and procedure; registration of certain persons engaged in business of home improvement; civil penalty. A. Except as to contractors currently licensed under the
provisions of §54.1-1106, B. The C. A locality may include in its ordinance a requirement that every home improvement contractor provide, prior to entering into any contract for service, satisfactory proof that he is duly licensed and has obtained any required bond or insurance. The ordinance adopted by the locality may establish a civil penalty that may be assessed when the contractor (i) fails to provide satisfactory proof of licensure or possession of any required bond or insurance or (ii) falsely represents to the customer that he is licensed, bonded, or insured. D. For the purpose of this section the business of home improvement shall mean the contracting for and/or providing labor and material or labor only for repairs, improvements, and additions to residential buildings or structures accessory thereto where any payment of money or other thing of value is required. |