§ 6-16. Non-qualified persons acting as contractors.

(a)

It shall be a violation of this article for any person, individual, partnership, corporation, firm, association, or other entity to:

(1)

Falsely hold himself or herself or a business organization out as licensed, a certificate holder, or registered contractor; or

(2)

Falsely impersonate a certificate holder or registered contractor; or

(3)

Falsely present himself or herself as a certified or registered contractor under another person's certificate or registration; or

(4)

Use or attempt to use a certificate, license, or registration which has been suspended or revoked; or

(5)

Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without being duly registered or certified; or

(6)

Advertise himself or herself or a business organization as available to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without being duly registered or certified; or

(7)

Operate a business organization engaged in contracting after sixty (60) days from the date its only qualifying agent ceased to be affiliated with said business organization without designating another primary qualifying agent; or

(8)

Knowingly and willfully hire, a person who is not a duly certified, licensed or registered contractor; or

(9)

Engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor or advertise himself or herself or a business organization as available to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor without an occupational license.

(b)

No person associated with a contracting firm qualified by a qualifying agent shall:

(1)

Conceal or cause to be concealed, or assist in concealing from the primary qualifying agent, any material activities or information about the contracting firm; or

(2)

Exclude or facilitate the exclusion of any aspect of the contracting firm's financial or other business activities from the primary qualifying agent; or

(3)

Knowingly cause any part of the contracting firm's activities, financial or otherwise, to be conducted without the primary qualifying agent's supervision; or

(4)

Assist or participate with any qualifying agent in the violation of any provision of this article.

(Ord. No. 1323, § 2, 12-6-2001)