ORS 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]