Replace an RME

After 5 years listed on the license, actively engaged in the same classification(s) as being applied for, the owner, partner or officer of a corporation is eligible for a waiver of the examination and may remove the RME to maintain the existing license.

•  Ownership: The license belongs to the owner, the RME can be replaced. As the owner you are eligible for a waiver of the examination under the following conditions.
• Status: The license has remained in good standing for five of the past seven years.
• Qualifier: The owner (licensee) will replace the RME and qualify the license.
• Trades: All trade classifications listed on the license for five of the past seven years may be qualified by the owner. 

 Your license number is a sole ownership: 

•  The RME has no ownership in the company
• The license does not belong to the RME
• If the RME disassociates without replacement, the license will be suspended

• Take control of the license
• Eliminate the workers compensation
• Eliminate the qualifier’s bond

After 5 years listed on the license, actively engaged in the same classification(s) as being applied for, the owner, partner or officer of a corporation is eligible for a waiver of the examination and may remove the RME to maintain the existing license.

•  Ownership: The license belongs to the partnership, the RME can be replaced. Any active general partner listed on the license is eligible to request a waiver of the examination provided he/she meets the following conditions.
• Status: The license has remained in good standing for five of the past seven years.
• Qualifier: A general partner listed on the license, actively engaged in the classifications listed on the license, intends to replace the RME and become the qualifying partner of the license.
• Trades: All trade classifications listed on the license for five of the past seven years may be qualified by one or more of the general partners who are eligible to request a waiver of the examination.
   

 The license of a partnership belongs to the original partners:  

• When the RME disassociates, the license is suspended
• With the loss of any one general partner, the license is cancelled

•  Until the RME is replaced, the partners are not in control of the license.
• The partnership needs a back-up in the event of the RME’s absence.
• Qualified partners of the partnership should consider waiving the examinations while the license is in good standing.
• A waiver of the examination for partners will not be approved after the license is suspended or cancelled.

After 5 years listed on the license, actively engaged in the same classification(s) as being applied for, the owner, partner or officer of a corporation is eligible for a waiver of the examination and may remove the RME to maintain the existing license.

•  Ownership: The license belongs to the corporation. The RME can be replaced. Therefore, any active officer listed on the license is eligible for a waiver of the examination under the following conditions
• Status: The license has remained in good standing for five of the past seven years.
• Officers: An officer listed on the license intends to replace the RME and qualify the license or
• Supervisor: A “key” individual of the firm, although not listed on the license but continually employed in a supervisory capacity for five of the past seven years, intends to qualify the license and replace the RME.
  
   

  The license number belongs to the corporation: 

•  When the RME disassociates, the compensation coverage is eliminated and
• The qualifier’s bond is cancelled.

•  This includes a “key” supervising employee.
• A woman (RMO) is eligible to bid on public works projects as a minority contractor.

•  The RME is a link in the organization.
• The firm should consider a back-up in the event of absence or death of the qualifying individual.