Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-308 (2026)

1. The Contractors Licensing Board may revoke the certificate of license or registration of any contractor licensed or registered under this chapter who is found guilty of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or registration or for aiding or abetting any contractor or person to violate the provisions of this chapter or for gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the conduct of the contractor's business.
2. The board may revoke the certificate of license of a contractor licensed under this chapter who fails to obtain or maintain workers' compensation coverage as required under the Workers' Compensation Law, § 11-9-101 et seq., and § 17-25-514.

History. Acts 1965, No. 150, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-711; Acts 2009, No. 327, § 4; 2019, No. 805, § 13[14].

A.C.R.C. Notes. Acts 2019, No. 805, § 1, provided: “Legislative findings and intent.

“(a) The General Assembly finds that:

“(1) Arkansas is taking a leading role in the nationwide pursuit of reforms to the system of occupational licensing;

“(2) Arkansas became one (1) of eleven (11) states chosen to participate in the Occupational Licensing Policy Learning Consortium, an initiative funded by a grant from the United States Department of Labor and supported in partnership with the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, and the National Governors Association;

“(3) Governor Asa Hutchinson appointed seventeen (17) individuals to the Red Tape Reduction Working Group to review and address occupational licensing regulations that create unnecessary barriers to labor market entry;

“(4) The Red Tape Reduction Working Group issued a final report to the Governor in the fall of 2018 with five (5) recommendations for substantive legislative reform, which are to:

“(A) Establish an expedited procedure for occupational licensing entities to collectively submit administrative rules that are responsive to new legislation;

“(B) Extend Acts 2017, No. 781, to allow repeal of subsections of rules;

“(C) Establish provisions to allow certain agencies to consider occupational relevance with regard to criminal background issues;

“(D) Authorize occupational licensing entities to identify types of individuals or entities that may be issued temporary or provisional licenses; and

“(E) Establish a systematic process for review of:

“(i) New occupational licensure and occupational licensing entities; and

“(ii) Existing occupational licensure and occupational licensing entities;

“(5) Several occupational licenses are needlessly regulated and could be deregulated or de-licensed without causing detrimental harm to the citizens of the State of Arkansas and the economy of the this state;

“(6) Research has found that occupational licensing reduces access to jobs, inhibits geographic mobility, and raises the costs of services; “(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to amend the laws concerning contractors and to allow registration of subcontractors and eliminate the subcontractor licensing requirement”.

Publisher's Notes. For text of section effective until July 1, 2020, see the bound volume.

Amendments. The 2009 amendment inserted (b), redesignated the remaining text accordingly, and made a minor stylistic change.

The 2019 amendment, in (a), twice inserted “or registration” and inserted “or registered”.

Effective Dates. Acts 2019, No. 805, § 22[23]: July 1, 2020.