No contract for public or private projects shall be issued or awarded to any contractor who did not have a current certificate of responsibility issued by said board at the time of the submission of the bid, or a similar certificate issued by a similar board of another state which recognizes certificates issued by said board. Any contract issued or awarded in violation of this section shall be null and void.Codes, 1942, § 8968-08; Laws, 1958, ch. 473, § 8; Laws, 1960, ch. 393, § 5; Laws, 1980, ch. 498, § 8; Laws, 1985, ch. 505, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1988, ch. 527, § 9, eff. 7/1/1988.
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