OAR 812-005-0250: Repeal of Increased Bond, Letter of Credit or Cash Deposit Requirement

(1) Under ORS 701.068 or 701.088 after three years of operating under the increased bond, letter of credit or cash deposit, an applicant or licensee may submit a written request to the agency to be relieved of that obligation after demonstrating three full years of acceptable business practices while having posted the increased bond, letter of credit or cash deposit. (2) Petitions for return to normal bond, letter of credit or cash deposit requirements under ORS 701.068 or 701.088 must be made in writing and delivered to the agency. The petition should address each requirement set forth in section (3) of this rule. (3) The agency shall consider the applicant’s or licensee’s petition. The agency shall grant the petition for return to a normal bond if, within three-years period in which the increased bond was in effect, applicant or licensee satisfies all of the following requirements. (a) The applicant or licensee complied with all provisions of a Dispute Resolution Services final orders, settlement agreements, arbitration awards or determinations. (b) The applicant or licensee paid unpaid construction related court judgments issued against the applicant or licensee. (c) The agency did not issue any enforcement final order against the applicant or licensee. (d) There were no criminal convictions for any of the crimes set forth in ORS 701.098(L) entered against the applicant or licensee, its owners or officers. (4) If the applicant or licensee fails to satisfy all of the conditions set forth in section (3), the agency will require the applicant or licensee to maintain the increased bond for an additional three years from the date of the agency’s decision. After that three year period, the applicant or licensee may again petition to return to a normal bond. (5) The agency shall notify the licensee or applicant in writing of the agency’s decision within 30 days of receiving the petition. (6) If the agency denies the petition, the agency shall notify the licensee or applicant of the reasons for the denial. The licensee or applicant may seek judicial review of the agency’s denial as an order in other than a contested case.