Comments on: What is the process of getting my Painting Contractors license? http://www.paintingcontractorsonlinehelp.com/what-is-the-process-of-getting-my-painting-contractors-license.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: smackey d http://www.paintingcontractorsonlinehelp.com/what-is-the-process-of-getting-my-painting-contractors-license.php/comment-page-1#comment-3 smackey d Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:40:41 +0000 http://www.paintingcontractorsonlinehelp.com/?p=80#comment-3 You are correct about getting a contractors license in Oregon, just to start a small painting business. I think that this requirement is about the stupidest thing that i've ever heard. I could understand that they require general contractors and major mechanicals to have licenses, but to make a painter pass a test, and pay them money, is just another government way to legally rob their citizens, IMO. But, to show the proper "state authority" that you can use a paint brush, you have to jump through a LOT OF HOOPS! IF IT WAS ME, I would pick up my paint brush and go to work. There is no death penalty for working without a contractor's license in Oregon - at least, not yet. I'm not advocating that you do this - just saying what I would do for myself. If you so choose to become a licensed contractor, please review the following requirements, and see the link to take you to their home page. Hope this helps!! To become a licensed contractor in Oregon you must: Complete the prerequisite training and pass CCB’s statewide test. File your assumed business name, corporation or LLC at the Oregon Corporation Division. Submit a CCB surety bond. Provide proof of general liability insurance. Provide evidence of worker’s compensation and other employer account numbers if applicable. Submit a completed CCB application with the $260 fee for two years. You are correct about getting a contractors license in Oregon, just to start a small painting business. I think that this requirement is about the stupidest thing that i’ve ever heard. I could understand that they require general contractors and major mechanicals to have licenses, but to make a painter pass a test, and pay them money, is just another government way to legally rob their citizens, IMO. But, to show the proper "state authority" that you can use a paint brush, you have to jump through a LOT OF HOOPS! IF IT WAS ME, I would pick up my paint brush and go to work. There is no death penalty for working without a contractor’s license in Oregon – at least, not yet. I’m not advocating that you do this – just saying what I would do for myself. If you so choose to become a licensed contractor, please review the following requirements, and see the link to take you to their home page. Hope this helps!!

To become a licensed contractor in Oregon you must:

Complete the prerequisite training and pass CCB’s statewide test.
File your assumed business name, corporation or LLC at the Oregon Corporation Division.
Submit a CCB surety bond.
Provide proof of general liability insurance.
Provide evidence of worker’s compensation and other employer account numbers if applicable.
Submit a completed CCB application with the $260 fee for two years.

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