Registered contractors with competency cards issued by Florida municipalities or counties
that require a score of seventy-five (75) percent or greater on the licensing exam
and have entered into a licensing reciprocity agreement with Sumter County shall be
issued a Sumter County Competency Card, assuming all other requirements of this article,
section and the Sumter County Code have been met. The licensing exam which forms the
basis for reciprocity must be provided by an examination provider acceptable to Sumter
County. The examination provider shall administer examinations in accordance with
acceptable standards and the examinations shall be administered in a proctored environment.
In addition to any other requirements of this article, contractors requesting a competency
card through reciprocity shall be required to provide authorization to the building
official, or his/her designee, to conduct a credit check and criminal history/background
check. Applicants under this section shall also be required to show proof of exam
results, proof of insurance at the levels required by other similarly situated contractors,
and shall be required to comply with all other conditions and requirements of this
article and the Sumter County Code. The fee for issuance of a competency card under
this section shall be set by the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners.
