NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATIONS
Upon the advice of the Attorney General, it is the policy of this agency not to issue a certificate of
competency to a qualifying agent of a corporation unless it is qualified to do business in this State
either as a domestic or a foreign corporation. To be qualified to do business in this State, a domestic or
foreign corporation must be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State of the State of
Florida.
COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATE BELOW AND SUBMIT IT WITH YOUR
APPLICATION
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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
(Attach a Copy of Certificate of Incorporation Issued by Secretary of State of Florida)
On this___day of_____________, ____, in __________________________, I certify under
penalty of perjury that____________________________, being a domestic corporation with its
main office in the County of___________________,or a foreign corporation incorporated in the
State of_________________(if applicable) on_______________,______, was registered with
the Secretary of the State of Florida on the_____day______________,_____; that the number
assigned to this corporation is____________________________;that the name style as set forth
on the application for this corporation is the same as that registered with the Secretary of State.
The Construction Industry Licensing Law Provides:
468.107(2) If the applicant is proposing to qualify a partnership, corporation, business trust, or
other legality, the application shall state the name of the partnership and of its partners, or the
name of the corporation and of its officers and directors, or the name of the business trust and
its trustees, or the name of such other legal entity and its members, and furnish evidence of
statutory compliance if a fictitious name is used.
Such application shall also show that the person applying for the examination is legally
qualified to act for the business organization in all matters connected with its contracting
business; and that he has authority to supervise construction undertaken by such business
organization. The certification, when issued upon application of a business organization, shall
be in the name of the qualifying agent and the name of the business organization shall be
noted thereon.
At least one member or supervising employee of the business organization shall be duly
licensed in Hernando County in order for the business to be qualified locally to engage in the
category of the business for which the member or supervising employee is licensed. If any
individual so qualified on behalf of such business organization ceases to be affiliated with such
business organization, he shall inform the board's principle office as provided in Hernando
County Licensing Ordinance. In addition, if such individual is the only qualified individual
affiliated with the business organization, the business organization shall notify the board's
principal office of the individual's termination and shall have a minimum of 60 days from the
termination of the individual's affiliation with the business organization in which to obtain
another qualifying person under the provisions of this part. The business organization shall not
be authorized to contract until a qualifying individual is obtained.
The individual shall also inform the boards principle office in writing when he proposes to
engage in contracting in his own name or in affiliation with another business organization; and
he or such new business organization shall supply the same information to the board as required
for applicants under this part.
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