As used in ORS 455.800 to 455.820:

1. (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.
2. (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.
3. (3) “General contractor” has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.005.
4. (4) “Master builder” means a person certified under ORS 455.810.

5. (5) “Qualified construction company” means a company that has been:

   1. (a) Continuously licensed by the Construction Contractors Board during the preceding 60 months as a general contractor; or
   2. (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.

6. (6) “Regular employee” means a person who:

   1. (a) Is continuously employed by, and on the regular payroll of, a qualified construction company;
   2. (b) Has filed a withholding statement or an exemption certificate pursuant to ORS 316.182 for work performed for the qualified construction company; and

   3. (c) Is available during working hours to supervise on-site dwelling construction, including but not limited to supervising the installation of:

      1. (A) Drywall;
      2. (B) Electrical systems;
      3. (C) Footings;
      4. (D) Foundations;
      5. (E) Framing;
      6. (F) Insulation;
      7. (G) Mechanical systems;
      8. (H) Plumbing systems; and
      9. (I) Stairs.

7. (7) “Whole dwelling remodel” means a project that includes the installation in an existing dwelling of all of the following:

   1. (a) Drywall;
   2. (b) Electrical systems;
   3. (c) Footings;
   4. (d) Foundations;
   5. (e) Framing;
   6. (f) Insulation;
   7. (g) Mechanical systems; and
   8. (h) Plumbing systems.

Note: 455.800 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.

[2001 c.406 §1; 2003 c.675 §38; 2019 c.134 §12]