PENNSYLVANIA, May 17 - construction contractor.

"Person." An individual, firm, sole proprietorship,

partnership, corporation, association or other entity.

Section 3. Verification of construction contractors.

(a) Prohibition.--A person may not hold oneself out or

engage in any act as a construction contractor without

satisfying the verification requirements under this act.

(b) Home improvement contractors.--Nothing in this act shall

be construed to affect the requirements specified under the act

of October 17, 2008 (P.L.1645, No.132), known as the Home

Improvement Consumer Protection Act. A construction contractor

who only engages in the business of home improvement as defined

in section 2 of the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act,

and who has registered in accordance with the Home Improvement

Consumer Protection Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the

verification requirements under this act.

(c) Proof of verification.--A construction contractor shall

include the construction contractor's verification number issued

by the bureau in all advertisements distributed within this

Commonwealth and on all contracts, estimates and related

documents created after the effective date of this section.

(d) Verification system.--The bureau shall develop and

maintain a list of completed verifications under this act on the

bureau's publicly accessible Internet website, which shall

include each construction contractor's legal business name, any

assumed business name, business address, verification number and

verification expiration date.

Section 4. Procedures for verification.

(a) Application.--

(1) A construction contractor shall apply, in writing or

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