105.19 Insurance and surety bond requirements.
1. An applicant for a contractor license or renewal of an active contractor license shall provide evidence of a public liability insurance policy and surety bond in an amount determined sufficient by the board by rule.
2. If the applicant is engaged in plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic work individually through a business conducted as a sole proprietorship, the applicant shall personally obtain the insurance and surety bond required by this section. If the applicant is engaged in the plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic business as an employee or owner of a legal entity, then the insurance and surety bond required by this section shall be obtained by the entity and shall cover all plumbing or mechanical work performed by the entity.
3. The insurance and surety bond shall be written by an entity licensed to do business in this state and each licensed contractor shall maintain on file with the board a certificate evidencing the insurance providing that the insurance or surety bond shall not be canceled without the entity first giving ten days’ written notice to the board.
2007 Acts, ch 198, §19; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §20; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §24, 36
Structure Iowa Code
Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
Chapter 105 - PLUMBERS, MECHANICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND CONTRACTORS
Section 105.3 - Plumbing and mechanical systems board.
Section 105.4 - Plumbing installation code — rules.
Section 105.10 - License or certification required — exceptions.
Section 105.11 - Chapter inapplicability.
Section 105.12 - Form of license.
Section 105.13 - License presumptive evidence.
Section 105.14 - Display of contractor license.
Section 105.15 - Registry of licenses.
Section 105.16 - Change of residence.
Section 105.17 - Preemption of local licensing requirements.
Section 105.18 - Qualifications and types of licenses issued.
Section 105.19 - Insurance and surety bond requirements.
Section 105.20 - Renewal and reinstatement of licenses — fees and penalties — continuing education.
Section 105.21 - Reciprocal licenses.
Section 105.22 - Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of license.
Section 105.23 - Jurisdiction of revocation and suspension proceedings.
Section 105.24 - Notice and default.
Section 105.25 - Advertising — violations — penalties.
Section 105.27 - Civil penalty.
Section 105.29 - Report of violators.
Section 105.30 - Attorney general.
Section 105.31 - License renewal and reissuance — transition provisions.