Or. Rev. Stat. § 455.800 (2026)

      455.800 Definitions for ORS 455.800 to 455.820. As used in ORS 455.800 to 455.820:

      (1) “Building official” means a person who is a building official as defined in ORS 455.715 or a Department of Consumer and Business Services employee charged with enforcement or administration of the state building code.

      (2) “Building trade committee” means a group composed of experienced and knowledgeable local general contractors or other persons having substantial expertise in various aspects of one and two family dwelling construction under the Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code.

      (3) “General contractor” has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.005.

      (4) “Master builder” means a person certified under ORS 455.810.

      (5) “Qualified construction company” means a company that has been:

      (a) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during the preceding 60 months as a general contractor; or

      (b) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during at least the preceding 24 months as a general contractor and by one or more other states during the balance of the preceding 60 months in an occupation equivalent to that of a general contractor.

      (6) “Regular employee” means a person who:

      (a) Is continuously employed by, and on the regular payroll of, a qualified construction company;

      (b) Has filed a withholding statement or an exemption certificate pursuant to ORS 316.182 for work performed for the qualified construction company; and

      (c) Is available during working hours to supervise on-site dwelling construction, including but not limited to supervising the installation of:

      (A) Drywall;

      (B) Electrical systems;

      (C) Footings;

      (D) Foundations;

      (E) Framing;

      (F) Insulation;

      (G) Mechanical systems;

      (H) Plumbing systems; and

      (I) Stairs.

      (7) “Whole dwelling remodel” means a project that includes the installation in an existing dwelling of all of the following:

      (a) Drywall;

      (b) Electrical systems;

      (c) Footings;

      (d) Foundations;

      (e) Framing;

      (f) Insulation;

      (g) Mechanical systems; and

      (h) Plumbing systems. [2001 c.406 §1; 2003 c.675 §38; 2019 c.134 §12]

      Note: 455.800 to 455.820 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 455 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.