Rule Changes - Act 135 - Uniform Service
Licensing
224-25-5-2
LICENSE EXPIRATION & RENEWAL
(a) Expiration. All licenses to engage in the
business of contracting in the State of Arkansas shall expire at midnight of
the date of its expiration.
224-25-5-5
INACTIVE STATUS
A holder of a license may choose to become inactive in the
State of Arkansas at the time of any renewal. A license holder who is inactive
may not bid on any contract, pull any permit, nor perform any work for which a
license is required. A license holder who elects inactive status must pay all
renewal fees, but is not required to submit financial information to the
Committee. A license holder who is on inactive status may reactivate its
license by making a request to the Committee and providing all necessary
information required to renew as an active license holder.
224-25-5-15
UNIFORM SERVICE MEMBERS,
UNIFORMED SERVICE VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES
(a) All applications submitted by Uniformed
Service Members, Uniformed Service Veterans, and their spouses shall be
expedited.
(b) A ninety (90) day
temporary license shall be issued upon the receipt of an application and
application fee submitted by a Uniform Service Member, a Uniformed Service
Veteran or their spouse if the applicant holds in good standing a license from
another jurisdiction with a similar scope of practice. The temporary license
may be extended as necessary upon the showing of good cause by the
applicant.
(c) Any applicant who is
a Uniform Service Member, a Uniformed Service Veteran or their spouse and the
applicant holds in good standing a license from another jurisdiction with a
similar scope of practice shall not be required to demonstrate experience or be
required to take the examination required by Ark. Code. Ann. ยง
17-25-509.
(d) A license or registration held by a
Uniform Service Member or their spouse who is on deployment outside the State
of Arkansas shall not expire until 180 days following their return to the
State.
(e) A license or
registration held in inactive status by a Uniform Service Member or their
spouse who is on deployment outside the State of Arkansas shall not expire
until 180 days following their return to the State.
Notes
235.18.22 Ark. Code
R. 009
Adopted by
Arkansas
Register Volume 47 Number 08, Effective
8/6/2022
