The purpose and effect is to eliminate the aggregate amount of public liability and property damage for certain contractor specialties and add new contractor specialties and their respective aggregate amount of public liability and property damage ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Construction Industry Licensing Board

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61G4-15.003: Public Liability Insurance
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect is to eliminate the aggregate amount of public liability and property damage for certain contractor specialties and add new contractor specialties and their respective aggregate amount of public liability and property damage required.
SUMMARY: The aggregate amount of public liability and property damage for certain contractor specialties is eliminated and new contractor specialties and their respective aggregate amount of public liability and property damage required is added.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 489.108, 489.115(5), 489.129(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 489.115(5) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: G. W. Harrell, Executive Director, Construction Industry Licensing Board, Northwood Centre, 1940 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

61G4-15.003 Public Liability Insurance.

(1) No change.

(2) To verify the accuracy of the signed affidavit, the Board will, from time to time, conduct random sample audits of licensees by zip code area in which the total number of certificates and registrations selected for audit will be in a sufficient amount to insure the validity of the audit. Upon written request by the Board, each selected licensee shall, within thirty days of mailing of request to the licensee, by the Board office, by certified mail, submit proof of coverage, in the form of an original Certificate of Insurance, if available, or in the alternative, a certified copy of the Certificate of Insurance on file with the building department for the period being audited or a copy of the insurance policy in force for the period being audited showing that the licensee had obtained the proper amount of public liability and property damage insurance and that the proper coverage has been continually maintained since the time of the last license renewal. The Certificate of Insurance shall be prepared by an insurance agency and must contain the following information to meet the requirements of the Board:

(a) through (g) No change.

(h) Proper aggregate amount of public liability and property damage as defined below:

		Property
	Liability	Damage
General Contractor	$300,000	$50,000
Building Contractor	300,000	50,000
Residential Contractor	100,000	25,000
Sheet Metal Contractor	100,000	25,000
Air Conditioning	100,000	25,000
Contractor
Roofing Contractor	100,000	25,000
Mechanical Contractor	100,000	25,000
Pool Contractor	100,000	25,000
Plumbing Contractor	100,000	25,000
Residential Solar Water	100,000	25,000
Heating Contractor
Underground Utility and	100,000	25,000
Excavation Contractor
Solar Contractor	100,000	25,000
Specialty Structure	100,000	25,000
Contractor
Pollutant Storage System	100,000	25,000
Specialty Contractor
Gypsum Drywall	100,000	25,000
Specialty Contractor
Solar Contractor	100,000	25,000
Gas Line Specialty	100,000	25,000
Contractor
Glass and Glazing Specialty Contractor	100,000	25,000
Swimming Pool Specialty Contractor	100,000	25,000
Specialty Contractors, Unless specified otherwise	100,000	25,000

 

(i) through (l) No change.

(3) through (5) No change.

Specific Authority 489.108, 489.115(5), 489.129(3) FS. Law Implemented 489.115(5) FS. History–New 1-10-80, Amended 9-15-82, Formerly 21E-15.03, Amended 1-26-88, 1-1-89, 5-23-89, 6-5-90, Formerly 21E-15.003, Amended 7-18-94, 1-10-95, 2-6-96, 11-13-03, 11-7-05,

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Construction Industry Licensing Board
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Construction Industry Licensing Board
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 10, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 20, 2007