39-9-402. Violations -- investigations -- citations. (1) The department shall appoint compliance inspectors to investigate alleged or apparent violations of this chapter. An authorized compliance inspector, upon presentation of appropriate credentials, may inspect and investigate worksites at which a contractor had bid or is presently working to determine whether the contractor is registered in accordance with this chapter or rules adopted under 39-9-103 or whether there is a violation of 39-9-401. Upon request of the compliance inspector, a contractor or an employee of the contractor shall provide information identifying the contractor.
     (2) If the employee of an unregistered contractor is cited by a compliance inspector, that employee is cited as the agent of the unregistered contractor, and issuance of the citation to the employee is notice to the contractor that the contractor is in violation of this chapter. An employee who is cited by a compliance inspector is not liable for any of the alleged violations contained in the citation unless the employee is also the contractor.

     History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 500, L. 1995.