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Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 106 : Residential Contractors
Subchapter 001 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 5501)-
§ 5501. Registration required
(a) A person shall register with the Office of Professional Regulation prior to contracting with a homeowner to perform residential construction in exchange for consideration of more than $10,000.00, including labor and materials.
(b) Unless otherwise exempt under section 5502 of this title, as used in this chapter, “residential construction” means to build, demolish, or alter a residential dwelling unit, or a building or premises with four or fewer residential dwelling units, in this State and includes interior and exterior construction, renovation, and repair; painting; paving; roofing; weatherization; installation or repair of heating, plumbing, solar, electrical, water, or wastewater systems; and other activities the Office specifies by rule consistent with this chapter. (Added 2021, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2022.)