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Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 455.800

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in ORS 455.800 to 455.820:

(1) “Building official” means a person who is a building official as defined in ORS 455.715 or a Department of Consumer and Business Services employee charged with enforcement or administration of the state building code.

(2) “Building trade committee” means a group composed of experienced and knowledgeable local general contractors or other persons having substantial expertise in various aspects of one and two family dwelling construction under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code.

(3) “General contractor” has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.005.

(4) “Master builder” means a person certified under ORS 455.810.

(5) “Qualified construction company” means a company that has been:

(a) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during the preceding 60 months as a general contractor; or

(b) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during at least the preceding 24 months as a general contractor and by one or more other states during the balance of the preceding 60 months in an occupation equivalent to that of a general contractor.

(6) “Regular employee” means a person who:

(a) Is continuously employed by, and on the regular payroll of, a qualified construction company;

(b) Has filed a withholding exemption certificate pursuant to ORS 316.182 for work performed for the qualified construction company; and

(c) Is available during working hours to supervise on-site dwelling construction, including but not limited to supervising the installation of:

(A) Drywall;

(B) Electrical systems;

(C) Footings;

(D) Foundations;

(E) Framing;

(F) Insulation;

(G) Mechanical systems;

(H) Plumbing systems; and

(I) Stairs.

(7) “Whole dwelling remodel” means a project that includes the installation in an existing dwelling of all of the following:

(a) Drywall;

(b) Electrical systems;

(c) Footings;

(d) Foundations;

(e) Framing;

(f) Insulation;

(g) Mechanical systems; and

(h) Plumbing systems.

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