Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine November 2020

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Multiple Licenses Are Out Some contractors / licensees have multiple companies for the legitimate purposes of marketing, accounting, etc. The Arkansas HVACR Licensing Law allows a single licensee to be the licensee of record for multiple companies; however, it does not allow a licensee to “sell , rent, or loan ” their license. Sometimes, especially as a person moves on from our industry due to age or interest, they are approached by another to allow them to “use” their license. This may be a temporary or permanent arrangement. Regardless, it is unlawful to “sell , rent, or loan ” ones license. The concept of having a license of record is to establish responsibility for the workmanship done under the auspices of the licensee. Fines and license revocation are the responsibility of the licensee of record. That means the licensee of record must be involved in the business that is using the license as permission to do work. Back to when it is permissible to use a single licensee for multiple companies. Let’s say a person has a HVAC company and a refrigeration company. Advertising with a name that implies Regardless, it is unlawful to “sell , rent, or loan ” ones license.

focus on a particular work could be helpful. A large grocery chain may want to be assured that their contractor is well educated, experienced, and focused on refrigeration. They may have tried working with a company that did HVAC and refrigeration and it went south. Yes, just because you are the best HVAC repai rman doesn’t mean that you are a refrigeration mechanic. Big difference. So, the supermarket chain may have decided to only work with companies that focus on refrigeration. The owner of the HVAC company and the refrigeration company may be the licensee of record for both companies. They must have at least an “E” license to do refrigeration and or a “A” or “B” license to do HVAC and refrigeration. The owner and licensee of record of both companies understands the need for keeping techs that are trained in the idiosyncrasies of their prime focus; i.e., HVAC or refrigeration. Seldom do the two cross train. In the past, a person could have multiple licenses using one as the