Capitol Connection 1427

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services

Sometimes just trying to read contractor law is difficult, let alone understanding what it means in the current interpretation by the state’s Board. Here or there, rules are similar but different so let’s start with when you’re hot and when you’re not for HVAC. Try understanding entity conversions and your license, and finish off Bonds, just Bonds!..

Q: I found your company through Google. If we hold the “B”( General Building) license but do HVAC work as incidental work over the last 20 years. Is there a way to add the “C-20”(HVAC) license to our company while having the exam waived?

A: Thank you for contacting me, you’ll find all our info below to add to your Contacts. Sorry to have to tell you, no, the CSLB does not consider the “C-20” to be a closely related and significant component to the General “B” license. Therefore, if you wanted to add it to your license, the person you decide to use as your Qualifier would be required to show their experience and sit for the exam.

Q: Regarding the NV License that you are helping us with currently, I was reviewing the statute and noticed that there is a reference to an application regarding conversion of business organization of licensee (“NAC 624.667 Submission of application regarding conversion of business organization of licensee. A licensee shall submit an application to the Board regarding a conversion of the licensee conducted pursuant to chapter 92A of NRS before or within 30 days after such a conversion is made.”). Can this application be used if the licensee merges with and into a new entity (i.e., can our currently licensed entity file this application and then merge with the new entity to hold the license), or is the application only meant for conversions (i.e., an entity converts from an LLC to a corporation)?

A: That latter, the conversion application only applies if the entity is converting from an LLC to a corporation, vice versa, or if the entity is converting in order to change its jurisdiction, etc. The conversion application will not work in your situation. We will need to stay on the same course of obtaining a brand-new license for your newly formed entity.

Q: First of all, thanks for your continued help with getting our “C-8” (Concrete) license. Another quick question – as you know, our “C-8” Qualifier is already on our license holding the “A” (General Engineering) classification. He has a Bond on record because he owns less than 10%. Does he need to post a separate Qualifier Bond for the new “C-8” now, or is it already covered by the bond we have on file?

A: Just one Bond of Qualified Individual is required for the qualifying party regardless of how many classifications the individual holds. All good! While knowledge is power, knowing where to go for the answers is half the battle.
 

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