Sec. 342.103. - Definitions.

In this Chapter: (a) Apprentice or helper means a person employed in a trade or craft specified in Section 342.110 for the purpose of learning that trade or craft through practical experience under the direction and supervision of certified master or journeyman craftsmen, or other such forms of proven practical experience as approved by the Board. (b) Board means the Construction Trades Qualifying Board. (c) Contractor means a person who engages in business, under express or implied contract, in the performance of those construction trades specifically included in Section 342.110 , who undertakes, offers to undertake or purports to have the capacity to undertake or who submits a bid to or does, himself or by or through others, engage in the business of doing the construction trade. Neither a person who only furnishes material, supplies or equipment without consuming them in the performance of the work of a contractor nor a person who engages in the activities herein regulated as an employee with wages as his sole compensation is a contractor. (d) Contractor certificate means a certificate of competency issued by the Board which certifies that its holder has met this Chapter's and the Board's requirement to engage in business as a contractor in the category indicated on the certificate. A contractor certificate is not an occupational license. (e) Craftsman certificate means a certificate of competency issued by the Board which certifies that its holder has met this Chapter's and the Board's requirements and is competent to perform the trade or craft indicated on the certificate. A craftsman certificate does not qualify the holder to engage in business as a contractor. (f) Journeyman craftsman means a person who has been examined by the Board and found to have the required skill, knowledge and experience to do the work in the performance of a particular trade or craft and who holds a current valid journeyman craftsman certificate issued by the Board. (g) Maintenance craftsman means a person holding a valid certificate as a journeyman or master craftsman who is employed full time for the purpose of maintaining and making minor repairs to systems, apparatus and equipment, provided the work is limited to the premises at one location or one address owned or occupied by his employer. Premise is defined a single building, or a cluster of buildings such as a facility or complex within a defined geographical area. One address is defined as the address of a single building or the rental or business office address of a cluster of buildings within a defined geographical area. For the purpose of this Section, maintenance and minor repairs shall mean maintaining or replacing existing apparatus, equipment, electrical components or wiring; but shall not include adding any additional apparatus, equipment, electrical component or wiring. (h) Master craftsman means a person who has been examined by the Board and found to have the required skill, knowledge and experience to plan, lay out, supervise and do the work of a particular trade or craft and who holds a current valid master craftsman certificate issued by the Board. (i) Qualifying agent means a person who holds a current master craftsman certificate issued by the Board and possesses the requisite skill, knowledge and experience, and has the responsibility, to supervise, direct, manage and control the contracting activities of the business entity for whom he is a qualifying agent with which he is connected; who has the responsibility to supervise, direct, manage and control construction activities on a job for which he has obtained the permit; and whose technical and personal qualifications have been determined by investigation and examination as provided in this Chapter, as attested by the Board. However, an applicant for a contractor's certificate of competency as a general, building or residential contractor, a commercial, residential or swimming pool/spa servicing contractor, a pool specialty subcontractor, a roofing contractor, a sheet metal contractor, carpentry subcontractor, or irrigation contractor, need not hold a master certificate of competency in those categories, but will be considered as the qualifying agent for the respective contracting entity and is subject to all the rules and regulations applicable to all qualifying agents, unless specifically exempted. (j) Trade and craft means occupations in the construction field which require skill, knowledge, manual ability and experience to perform and include only those specific occupations provided in Section 342.110 . (k) Servicemen craftsman means a person who has been examined by the Board and found to have the required skill, knowledge and experience to do the work in the performance of a particular trade or craft and who holds a current valid serviceman certificate issued by the Board. (l) Installer craftsman means a person who has been examined by the Board and found to have the required skill, knowledge and experience to do the work in the performance of a particular trade or craft and who holds a current valid installer certificate issued by the Board. (m) Specialty subcontractor means a person who specializes in one of the specialty trades specifically included in Section 342.110 , and whose scope of work is so limited under that certificate of competency as issued by the Board and who undertakes, offers to undertake or purports to have the capacity to undertake or who submits a bid to or does, himself or by or through others, engages in the business of doing the specialty subcontracting and who engages in business under express or implied contract. Such specialty subcontractors shall only subcontract with a qualified contractor or other permit holder. (n) Specialty contractor means a person not registered with the State, who specializes in one of the specialty trades specifically included in Section 342.110 , and whose scope of work is so limited under that certificate of competency as issued by the Board and who undertakes, offers to undertake or purports to have the capacity to undertake or who submits a bid to or does, himself or by or through others, engages in the business of doing the specialty contracting and who engages in business under express or implied contract. Such specialty contractors must comply with all permitting requirements. (o) Certificate of registration means a certificate issued by the Board which certifies that its holder has met the State of Florida's, this Chapter's and the Board's requirements, and has registered with the Board their active and valid journeyman Certificate of Competency which was issued by another jurisdiction. A Certificate of Registration is not a Certificate of Competency, as competency has already been established by the issuing jurisdiction, but a registering of such certificate. A Certificate of Registration is valid in Duval County only as long as the Certificate of Competency remains active and valid in the originating jurisdiction and all renewal fees are paid. (p) Minor maintenance means those repairs done at no additional cost by a lawn care entity, while performing other additional tasks. (q) Misconduct which constitutes grounds for revocation, suspension or discipline of a license or certificate of competency subject to this Chapter 342 is a satisfactory showing that a licensee subject to this Chapter 342 has had a license/certificate or other authorization to practice in a construction related field denied, canceled, revoked, suspended, or disciplined in another jurisdiction within ten years from the date of any disciplinary action or licensure pursuant to this Chapter. (r) Property maintenance craftsman means a person holding a valid certificate and who is employed full time by a single employer, owner or the owner's agent having the proper license under F.S. Ch. 475, for the purposes of performing limited work as defined in subsections (r)(1), (r)(2) and (r)(3) hereof. The scope of work of the property maintenance craftsman shall be limited to the following: (1) Electrical work limited to the repair or replacement of the following existing residential items: switches, receptacles, dishwashers, garbage disposals, range hoods, ceiling fans, exhaust fans, washing machines, electric clothes dryers, trash compactors, microwaves, (new wiring or the extension of an existing circuit is prohibited and no work is allowed to be done inside an electrical panel, specifically changing breakers), low voltage wiring under 77 volts, and repair only of the following items: electric ranges, electric wall ovens and electric wall heaters, all contained and used upon the premises of multifamily property owned by the person, firm, corporation or other business entity which employs the property maintenance craftsman, or multifamily rental property owned by the property maintenance craftsman. (2) Plumbing work limited to the replacement and repairs of the following existing items: electric water heater elements (no more than two per unit per job) (work on gas water heaters is prohibited), sinks and faucets up to the stops, excluding tub or shower valves, shut off valves and fixture stops no greater than ½ inch, toilets and all associated interior components and flush valves, leaks on interior lines, (can use a repair clamp, but cannot cut into water lines) dishwashers, garbage disposals, clearing of stoppages to the exterior clean out, all contained and used upon the multifamily rental property owned, occupied or otherwise controlled by the person, firm, corporation or other business entity which employs the property maintenance craftsman, or the premises of a multifamily rental property owned by the property maintenance craftsman. (3) HVAC work limited to the repair or replacement of the following existing items: air conditioning drain lines, thermostats, fan motors range hoods, filters, cleaning of coils and the charging of refrigerant lines all contained upon the premises of the multifamily property owned, occupied or otherwise controlled by the person, firm, corporation or other entity which employs the property maintenance craftsman or the multifamily rental property owned by the property maintenance craftsman. All property maintenance craftsmen must pass the air conditioning component on the PMC exam before they are permitted to charge a refrigerant line. (Ord. 68-61-113; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 74-275-118, § 1; Ord. 81-98-403, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 84-1240-655, § 1; Ord. 85-1201-663, § 13; Ord. 87-352-168, § 1; Ord. 90-1159-567, § 1; Ord. 91-1153-467, § 1; Ord. 93-723-755, § 1; Ord. 93-1691-1043, § 1; Ord. 94-194-123, § 2; Ord. 96-507-287, § 1; Ord. 97-809-E, § 1; Ord. 1999-10-E, § 1; Ord. 2000-54-E, § 1; Ord. 2001-35-E, § 1; Ord. 2001-732-E, § 1; Ord. 2002-1040-E, § 1) Note— Former § 950.103.