489.513  Registration; application; requirements.--

(1)  Any person engaged in the business of contracting in the state shall be registered in the proper classification, unless he or she is certified. Any person desiring to be a registered contractor shall apply to the department for registration.

(2)  Any contractor may be registered to contract in the area specified in such registration if the contractor is qualified as provided in this section.

(3)

(a)  To be registered as an electrical contractor, the applicant shall file evidence of holding a current occupational license or a current license issued by any municipality or county of the state for the type of work for which registration is desired, on a form provided by the department, together with evidence of successful compliance with the local examination and licensing requirements, if any, in the area for which registration is desired, accompanied by the registration fee fixed pursuant to this part. No examination may be required for registration as an electrical contractor except for any examination required by a local government to obtain the local licensure.

(b)  To be registered as an alarm system contractor I, an alarm system contractor II, or a residential alarm system contractor, the applicant shall file evidence of holding a current occupational license or a current license issued by any municipality or county of the state for the type of work for which registration is desired, on a form provided by the department, if such a license is required by that municipality or county, together with evidence of having passed an appropriate local examination, written or oral, designed to test skills and knowledge relevant to the technical performance of the profession, accompanied by the registration fee fixed pursuant to this part. For any person working or wishing to work in any local jurisdiction which does not issue a local license as an alarm system contractor or does not require an examination for its license, the applicant may apply and shall be considered qualified to be issued a registration in the appropriate alarm system category, provided that he or she shows that he or she has scored at least 75 percent on an examination which is substantially equivalent to the examination approved by the board for certification in the category and that he or she has had at least 3 years' technical experience in the trade. The requirement to take and pass an examination in order to obtain a registration shall not apply to persons making application prior to the effective date of this act.

(4)  The name or names of the business organization that the registrant is qualifying shall be listed on the registration issued by the department.

(5)  Registration permits the registrant to engage in contracting only in the area and for the type of work covered by the registration, unless local licenses are issued for other areas and types of work or unless certification is obtained. When a registrant desires to register in an additional area of the state, he or she shall first comply with any local requirements of that area and then file a request with the department, together with evidence of holding a current occupational license or license issued by the county or municipality for the area or areas in which he or she desires to be registered, whereupon his or her evidence of registration shall be endorsed by the department to reflect valid registration for the new area or areas.