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ORDIIAIIE 10.2 0 1 0 - 51_-" AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 7 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 7-2 THEREOF PERTAINING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF A CONTRACTOR'S REGISTRATION AND BOND. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 7-2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows': Sec. 7-2. Contractor's registration and bond. (a) It shall be the duty of every building, electrical, mechanical or plumbing contractor who makes contracts for work for which a permit is required, and every contractor or subcontractor making such contracts and subletting the same or any part thereof, to register, with the building official, giving his full name and the addresses of his residence and place of business. In case of a change in either such address, he shall have a corresponding change made in such register. It shall be the further duty of every such contractor or subcontractor not licensed by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to give good and sufficient bond, in the sum of $5,000.00, to be approved by the department oflaw ofthe city, payable to the city with surety conditioned to indemnify and save harmless the city as well as any other person from all expense'and damage that may be caused by any negligent, defective or inadequate work done in the city under his certificate, license or direction and to secure the payment of all required fees and to secure and ensure his compliance with the regulations of the building official and the building code and other ordinances or laws of the city. (b) When any work done by a contractor or subcontractor not licensed by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation is deemed defective or inadequate by the inspector from the building inspection division of the department of permits and inspections and the contractor or subcontractor fails to revise or put such work in proper condition to the satisfaction of the inspector within ten days after written notification to do so sent to the address shown in the register provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the bond posted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be forfeited and the principal and surety thereon shall be and become liable for and shall pay so much on account of such bond as may be necessary in order to perfect such work and, in addition thereto, shall pay any and all damages which may be occasioned to any person by reason of such defective or inadequate work. 2. That this Ordinance shall take effect on July 1,2010.