§ 10-57. Examination of applicant.

(a)

All applicants for a county certificate of competency shall be required to take and pass a technical/competency examination and a business and law examination or a general specialty examination when a technical/competency examination is not available. The examinations shall be approved by the examining board. An applicant shall obtain a passing grade of 70 percent or higher before his application will be presented to the examining board for review.

(b)

The technical/competency examination, the business and law examination, and general specialty examination shall be conducted annually at a minimum of four times.

(c)

An applicant for a county certificate of competency that has taken and passed both the technical/competency examination and the business and law examination or general specialty examination in another jurisdiction and obtained a grade of 70 percent will be exempt from the examination requirements; provided that applicant provides the examining board with an original letter of reciprocity from the licensing official in the jurisdiction where the examinations were administered and the examinations were for the type and class of contracting for which application is being made. The letter of reciprocity shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth herein.

(Code 1982, § 2-5-8; Ord. No. 92-04, pt. B, 4-7-1992; Ord. No. 93-10, pt. E, 5-11-1993; Ord. No. 96-24, pt. A, 10-15-1996)