The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 106 : Residential Contractors
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 5502)-
§ 5502. Exemptions
This chapter does not apply to:
(1) an employee acting within the scope of his or her employment for a business organization registered under this chapter;
(2)(A) a professional engineer, licensed architect, or a tradesperson licensed, registered, or certified by the Department of Public Safety acting within the scope of his or her license, registration, or certification; or
(B) a business that performs residential construction if the work is performed primarily by or under the direct supervision of one or more employees who are individually exempt from registration under subdivision (2)(A) of this section;
(3) delivery or installation of consumer appliances, audio-visual equipment, telephone equipment, or computer network equipment;
(4) landscaping;
(5) work on a structure that is not attached to a residential building; or
(6) work that would otherwise require registration that a person performs in response to an emergency, provided the person applies for registration within a reasonable time after performing the work. (Added 2021, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2022.)
