Or. Admin. Code § 812-006-0100 - Responsible Managing Individual

(1) As used in these rules, Responsible Managing Individual (RMI) has that meaning provided in ORS 701.005(16).

(2) Upon initial application, an applicant for a contractor's license shall designate at least one individual as the applicant's RMI and;

(a) Provide evidence that the applicant's RMI has completed the pre-licensure training and passed the test, as provided for in ORS 701.122, OAR 812-006-0150 and 812-006-0300;

(b) Document that the applicant's RMI has experience as required by OAR 812-006-0450; or

(c) Document that the applicant's RMI has:

(A) Completed the pre-licensure training as provided in OAR 812-006-0160;

(B) Passed the National Association of State Contractor Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors as provided in OAR 812-006-0310; and

(C) Passed the Oregon pre-licensure test as provided in OAR 812-006-0300; or

(d) Document that the applicant's RMI completed and passed the Contractor Pre-License Business, Law, and Project Management, Training Institute course, developed by an Oregon community college Small Business Development Center, under an Intergovernmental Agreement pursuant to OAR 812-006-0164.

(3) An individual who is not an owner may not be designated as the RMI of more than one licensee.

(4) An RMI may not be an approved pre-licensure training provider or the principal of an approved pre-licensure training provider or an approved pre-licensure trainer, as provided in OAR 812-006-0200, while serving as an RMI for a licensee. For purposes of this rule, the principal of an approved pre-licensure training provider includes any owner, partner, officer, member, manager or trustee of the provider.

(5) When an RMI leaves a business, the business shall:

(a) Immediately appoint another RMI; and

(b) Immediately notify the agency in writing of the name of the individual and the date the individual joined the business.

(6) Except as provided in OAR 812-006-0110, an RMI appointed under section (5) of this rule must:

(a) Document completion of the pre-licensure training and testing requirements under ORS 701.122, OAR 812-006-0150 and 812-006-0300;

(b) Document that the RMI has experience as required by OAR 812-006-0450; or

(c) Document that the applicant's RMI has:

(A) Completed the pre-licensure training as provided in OAR 812-006-0160;

(B) Passed the National Association of State Contractor Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors as provided in OAR 812-006-0310; and

(C) Passed the Oregon pre-licensure test as provided in OAR 812-006-0300.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 812-006-0100

CCB 8-2001, f. 12-12-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; CCB 3-2005, f. & cert. ef. 8-24-05; CCB 6-2006, f. 5-25-06, cert. ef. 6-1-06; Renumbered from 812-006-0011, CCB 10-2006, f. 9-5-06, cert. ef. 10-1-06; CCB 9-2008, f. 6-11-08, cert. ef. 7-1-08; CCB 20-2008, f. & cert. ef. 11-20-08; CCB 1-2013, f. 4-30-13, cert. ef. 5-1-13; CCB 1-2016, f. 6-6-16, cert. ef. 7/1/2016; CCB 1-2018, amend filed 03/27/2018, effective 4/1/2018; CCB 3-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 7/1/2018; CCB 4-2018, amend filed 08/23/2018, effective 1/1/2019

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 670.310, 701.122 & 701.235

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 701.005, 701.091 & 701.122