DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 182

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 3607, Title 19 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 3607. Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate of registration.

(b)(1) The Department shall reject an application that is incomplete or contains inaccurate information. [Repealed.]

(2) a. If a contractor knowingly supplies incomplete or inaccurate information to the Department under this section, all of the following apply: section, the Department may reject the application.

a. The application for registration must be rejected.

b. The contractor may not apply for registration until 1 year from the date of the notice of disqualification. If an application is rejected under paragraph (b)(2)a. of this section, the contractor may submit a new application for registration.

c. The If a contractor knowingly supplies incomplete or inaccurate information to the Department under this subsection, the contractor is subject to other applicable penalties, including under Chapter 12 of Title 6.

SYNOPSIS

This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 182. Like Senate Bill No. 182, this act does all of the following:

(1) Grants the Department discretion to reject or accept an application that is incomplete or contains inaccurate information.

(2) Permits the contractor to submit a new application for registration if the Department rejected the application because it was incomplete or contains inaccurate information.

This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 182 in that it makes a technical correction to remove unnecessary language added to § 3607(b)(2) of Title 19 by Senate Bill No. 182.

Author: Senator Walsh