Section 16-6-1101 - Contractor licenses; reciprocity; requirements(a) As used in this section:(i) "Accepting jurisdiction" means a county, city, town or other government entity that is required to recognize and accept a license issued by an issuing jurisdiction;(ii) "Contractor" means a person employed by and contracting with an owner to improve an owner's property;(iii) "Issuing jurisdiction" means the county, city, town or other government entity that issued a license to a contractor;(iv) "License" means any license or certification necessary for a contractor to perform work in a jurisdiction.(b) Each county, city, town and other government entity that issues licenses to contractors shall recognize a license issued to a contractor by another county, city, town or other government entity in Wyoming, in accordance with the following:(i) Before the accepting jurisdiction shall recognize the license under this section: (A) The contractor's license shall be active; and(B) The contractor shall be in good standing with the issuing jurisdiction and shall provide to the accepting jurisdiction any proof of financial assurance required by the accepting jurisdiction.(ii) The contractor shall provide proof of the successful completion of the international code council examination for contractor, plumbing, mechanical or another appropriate examination, or an equivalent. Contractors seeking to have a license recognized by an accepting jurisdiction for fire systems installation, testing or maintenance shall provide proof of the successful completion of the appropriate manufacturer certification, including the national institute for certification in engineering technologies, American fire sprinkler association, national fire sprinkler association or their equivalents. Upon providing appropriate proof under this paragraph, no contractor shall be required to complete any testing in the accepting jurisdiction for recognition of the license;(iii) Any applications required for recognition of a license by an accepting jurisdiction shall only require the minimum amount of information necessary for the accepting jurisdiction to verify the license and the contractor's good standing in the issuing jurisdiction;(iv) The accepting jurisdiction may require a contractor to provide proof sufficient for the accepting jurisdiction to confirm that the contractor's license is active and in good standing in the issuing jurisdiction;(v) The accepting jurisdiction may deny a contractor recognition of a license if the contractor has previously had a license revoked or suspended by the accepting jurisdiction;(vi) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to: (A) Require an accepting jurisdiction to grant privileges to a contractor for a license that is not of a similar type or class to the license granted by the issuing jurisdiction;(B) Prohibit an accepting jurisdiction from requiring a contractor to complete application requirements and procedures, satisfactorily complete any testing requirements or pay fees if the contractor seeks to perform work in an accepting jurisdiction that is not covered under the license issued by the issuing jurisdiction or seeks to perform work that is not at an equivalent level of required competency in the accepting jurisdiction.(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit any county, city, town or other government entity that issues licenses to contractors from entering into agreements for the recognition of licenses obtained in other jurisdictions in Wyoming.Added by Laws 2024, ch. 71,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.