§444-11  No license issued when.  (a) 
No license hereunder shall be issued to:



(1)  Any person unless the person has filed an
application and paid the applicable fees;



(2)  Any person unless the person meets the experience
requirements as prescribed in the board's rules; provided that the board may
accept experience acquired on a self-employed or unlicensed basis if the
experience can be verified;



(3)  Any person who does not possess a history of
honesty, truthfulness, financial integrity, and fair dealing; provided that any
person who during the six years prior to application has failed to satisfy an
undisputed debt or a judgment relating to services or materials rendered in
connection with operations as a contractor shall be presumed not to possess a history
of financial integrity;



(4)  Any person unless the person has successfully
passed a written examination as prescribed by the board;



(5)  Any individual unless the individual is age
eighteen years or more;



(6)  Any joint venture which is not exempt under
section 444-2(8) unless the contracting business thereof is under the direct
management of a member or employee thereof, and unless the member or employee
holds an appropriate license;



(7)  Any individual who is unable to qualify as a
contractor or any partnership or corporation, unless the contracting business
of the individual, partnership, or corporation is under the direct management
of an employee, partner, or officer thereof who holds an appropriate license;



(8)  Any person unless the person submits satisfactory
proof to the board that the person has obtained workers' compensation
insurance, or has been authorized to act as a self-insurer under chapter 386 or
is excluded from the requirements of chapter 386;



(9)  Any person unless the person submits satisfactory
proof to the board that the person has obtained liability insurance; or



(10)  Any person unless the person submits a bond if
required by the board under section 444-16.5.



(b)  Any license issued hereunder shall not be
renewed if the licensee no longer meets any of the foregoing qualifications.



(c)  An application shall be considered
abandoned if the application is not completed and the required documents or
other information are not submitted to the board within two years from the last
date the documents or information were requested. [L 1957, c 305, §1(s 10);
Supp, §166A-10; HRS §444-11; am L 1969, c 56, §2 and c 163, §2; am L 1971, c
191, §1; am L 1972, c 2, §18; am L 1975, c 41, §1; am L 1983, c 201, §2; am L
1985, c 67, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 319, §1; am L 1992, c 258, §3 and c
269, §3; am L 1995, c 20, §2]



 



Revision Note



 



  Section is a blend of L 1992, cc 258 and 269.