§ 455.800

As used in ORS 455.800 to 455.820:\n(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.\n(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.\n(3) 'General contractor' has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.005.\n(4) 'Master builder' means a person certified under ORS 455.810.\n(5) 'Qualified construction company' means a company that has been:\n(a) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during the preceding 60 months as a general contractor; or\n(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.\n(6) 'Regular employee' means a person who:\n(a) Is continuously

by one or more other states during the balance of the preceding 60 months in an occupation equivalent to that of a general contractor.\n(6) 'Regular employee' means a person who:\n(a) Is continuously employed by, and on the regular payroll of, a qualified construction company;\n(b) Has filed a withholding statement or an exemption certificate pursuant to ORS 316.182 for work performed for the qualified construction company; and\n(c) Is available during working hours to supervise on-site dwelling construction, including but not limited to supervising the installation of:\n(A) Drywall;\n(B) Electrical systems;\n(C) Footings;\n(D) Foundations;\n(E) Framing;\n(F) Insulation;\n(G) Mechanical systems;\n(H) Plumbing systems; and\n(I) Stairs.\n(7) 'Whole dwelling remodel' means a project that includes the installation in an existing dwelling of all of the following:\n(a) Drywall;\n(b) Electrical systems;\n(c) Footings;\n(d) Foundations;\n(e) Framing;\n(f) Insulation;\n(g) Mechanical systems; and\n(h) Plumbing systems. [2001 c.406 §1; 2003 c.675 §38; 2019 c.134 §12]\nNote:\n455.800 to 455.820 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS

ms; and\n(h) Plumbing systems. [2001 c.406 §1; 2003 c.675 §38; 2019 c.134 §12]\nNote:\n455.800 to 455.820 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 455 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.