Amending Chapter 6 entitled Building Contractor Licensing Requirements

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(d) Applicants must provide written proof of Workers' Compensation coverage, such as a sworn affidavit signed under penalties of perjury regarding coverage or non- coverage, or a Certificate of Insurance, at the time of making application. Sec. 6-51 Nature of Interest Conferred By Permit. All building contractor's pre-licensing registrations issued under this Article shall be accepted as a privilege to do business within the City. Sec. 6-52 Nontransferability. All building contractor's pre-licensing registrations issued under this Article are nontransferable. Sec. 6-53 Regulations Supplemental. The registration procedure set forth in this Article is supplemental to all other regulations set forth in Chapter 6 of this Code. In the event of conflict, these regulations shall supercede all others. Sec. 6-54 Citations and Fines. (a) Upon learning that a person or entity is doing business as a building contractor, as defined herein, without having registered, a citation shall be issued to said person or entity by the City for each violation. (b) Citations may be issued for each and every violation of the required provisions of this Article, and each such violation shall be treated as a separate act for which a citation may be issued. .(c) Citations issued under this Article shall contain the date, time, name and address of the violator, the Code section violated, the nature of the violation, location of the violation, the name of the officer issuing the citation and instructions as to the disposition of the citation(s) . (d) Each citation issued under this Article shall impose a fifty dollar ($50. 00) fine payable through the Ordinance Violation Bureau of the City of South Bend as addressed in Section 2-213 of this Code. (e) Additionally, whenever any work is being done contrary to the provisions of this Article, the Building Commissioner, or his designee, may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in the doing or causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the Building Commissioner, or his designee to proceed with the work. (f) Any person who subsequently violates any provisions of this Article in the same year for which registration was required, shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250. 00) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2 ,500. 00) , and possible suspension or revocation of any registrations issued hereunder. (a) Each subsequent day of violation shall be