(a) A contractor required to be licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board shall obtain and maintain workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq.
(b) The board shall require proof of current workers' compensation coverage before issuing or renewing a license to a contractor required to have workers' compensation coverage under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq.
(c)
(1) If a contractor fails to maintain workers' compensation coverage or fails to maintain proof of current workers' compensation coverage on file with the board, the board may revoke or suspend the contractor's license.
(2) A contractor's license that has been revoked or suspended due to failure to maintain workers' compensation coverage may be reinstated upon receipt by the board of proof that the contractor has secured workers' compensation coverage.
(d) The board shall promulgate rules necessary to enforce this section.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions
§ 17-25-301. Significance — Proof. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-301. Significance — Proof. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-302. Limitations. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-302. Limitations. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-303. Application — Renewal — Fees. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-303. Application — Renewal — Fees. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-304. Financial statement. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-304. Financial statement — Surety bond. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-305. Applicant qualifications
§ 17-25-306. Examinations — Certification
§ 17-25-307. Expiration. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-307. Expiration. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-308. Grounds for revocation. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-308. Grounds for revocation. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-309. Procedure for revocation — Reissuance. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-309. Procedure for revocation — Reissuance — Emergency suspension. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-310. Replacement. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-310. Replacement. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-311. Corporations and partnerships — Unlawful acts
§ 17-25-313. License requirements to accompany invitation to bid
§ 17-25-315. Rules — Federally funded projects — Contractor qualifications
§ 17-25-316. Workers' compensation coverage required. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 17-25-316. Workers' compensation coverage required. [Effective July 1, 2020.]