The Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form is the bond that a person who wants to work as an elevator contractor in the District of Columbia executes with sureties, using the document published by the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP). The bond protects the District and anyone harmed by a violation of the District's elevator maintenance laws and regulations. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the original PDF is published by DLCP at the link below.
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What is Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form – Washington, DC?
The Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form is a surety bond, printed under the title ELEVATOR TRADES CONTRACTOR BOND, in which a principal and its sureties bind themselves to the District of Columbia and to any person aggrieved by a violation of District elevator maintenance law.
The form recites why the bond exists: the "Elevator Maintenance Standards and Licensing Emergency Act of 2009", D.C. Law 18-111, effective March 3, 2009, and the elevator regulations adopted by the Board of Industrial Trades require a bond to be executed and filed to indemnify the District and anyone harmed by a violation. The sureties and the principal are bound jointly and severally for a fixed sum that is printed on the form.
The obligation becomes void if the principal observes the District's elevator bonding and licensing regulations, the Mayor's rules, regulations and orders, and all District laws on elevator maintenance work, and keeps the District and aggrieved persons harmless from the principal's acts in practicing as an elevator contractor or designated master mechanic. Otherwise it stays in force through November 30 of the odd year entered on the form.
The form has a box to check for the business the principal wants to practice, an effective date, signature blocks for the licensee, company officials and the attorney-in-fact, and an approval line for the Bond Examiner of Occupational and Professional Licensing.
Who needs to file Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form – Washington, DC?
The main group is the principal: a person or company that desires to engage in and practice the business of an elevator contractor in the District of Columbia. The form names that business as the one to check, and its conditions also refer to the principal's work as an elevator contractor or designated master mechanic.
Others take part in executing the bond:
- The sureties, who are held and firmly bound with the principal and sign through an attorney-in-fact.
- The licensee and, for company bonds, a company official: the form has lines for the signature of the licensee, the president, and the secretary who attests.
- Two witnesses, in whose presence the bond is signed and sealed.
The printed text covers elevator maintenance work in, on or leading to or from any building or structure in the District. The form lists no other trade and prints no exclusions, so it is not a bond for work outside the District's elevator business.
When to file Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form – Washington, DC
The bond is executed when a principal wants to engage in the elevator contractor business in the District: the form states that the Act and the elevator regulations require a bond to be executed and filed. It has an effective date that you enter, and it remains in full force through November 30 of the odd year printed as "ODD year" on the form, so the year entered must be an odd year.
The form prints no separate filing deadline and no processing time. It ends with an approval line for the Bond Examiner of Occupational and Professional Licensing, so the bond is not complete until it is approved there. For any timing that applies to your licensing, check DLCP.
How to fill out Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form – Washington, DC
Enter the bond number
At the top of the form, write the Bond Number in the space provided.
Name the principal and sureties
Under "Know all Men by These Presents," enter the name of the principal after "That" and the sureties who are bound with it.
Enter the signing and effective dates
In the "Signed with our hands and sealed with our seals" sentence, enter the day, month and year, and the effective date of the bond and its year.
Check the business box
Under the "Whereas" clause for the above bound principal, check only one box; the form offers an elevator contractor in the District of Columbia.
Repeat the principal's name
In the "Now, therefore" paragraph and in the line "acts done by the said", enter the principal's name as a contractor or designated master mechanic.
Enter the expiration year
Complete the line "through November 30," with an odd year, as the form's "(ODD year)" note requires.
Add two witnesses
Have two witnesses sign in the "Signed and sealed in the presence of" space.
Complete the signature blocks
For contractor bonds, complete the Licensee line, the company official lines (By, President, Attest, Secretary) and the Attorney-in-Fact line with its [Seal].
Seal and initial any corrections
The form's important notice says that erasures, corrections and alterations must be sealed and initialed by the Attorney-in-Fact.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check the names, dates, odd expiration year and signatures, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF. Leave the Bond Examiner's APPROVED line for the agency.
How to submit Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form – Washington, DC
The form does not name a mailing address, portal, fax or appointment rule. It records the filing requirement and ends with an approval line for the Bond Examiner, Occupational and Professional Licensing, which is part of DLCP's licensing work.
What the form requires before it goes anywhere:
- The bond number, the names of the principal and the sureties, the dates, and the one business box checked.
- Signatures completed for contractor bonds: the licensee, the company official, the president, the secretary (attest) and the attorney-in-fact with a seal, in the presence of two witnesses.
- Any erasure, correction or alteration sealed and initialed by the attorney-in-fact.
DLCP publishes the document at the official URL on this page. For where and how to file the signed original, and whether any fee applies, contact DLCP. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the agency's channels.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Checking more than one business box; the form says to check only one.
- Entering an even year in the expiration line; the bond runs through November 30 of an odd year.
- Leaving out the signature lines for the licensee, president, secretary (attest) or attorney-in-fact, which the form says must be completed for contractor bonds.
- Signing without two witnesses; the form is signed and sealed in the presence of two witnesses.
- Making an erasure, correction or alteration without having the attorney-in-fact seal and initial it.
- Leaving the bond number blank at the top of the form.
- Omitting the principal's name from the places the bond requires it, including the closing condition that refers to the elevator contractor or designated master mechanic.
- Signing the Bond Examiner's approval line yourself; that line is for the Bond Examiner, Occupational and Professional Licensing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form?
It is a surety bond form in which a principal and its sureties bind themselves to the District of Columbia and to anyone harmed by a violation of elevator maintenance law. DLCP publishes it for people who want to practice as an elevator contractor in the District.
Is the Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form a DC business license?
No. It is a bond, not a license. The form says the Elevator Maintenance Standards and Licensing Emergency Act of 2009 and the elevator regulations require a bond to be executed and filed; the form itself prints no license or license number.
When does the elevator contractor bond expire?
The bond stays in force through November 30 of the year you enter on the form, and the form notes that it must be an odd year. You also enter a separate effective date for the bond.
Who has to sign the Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form?
For contractor bonds the form calls for the licensee, a company official (president, with the secretary attesting) and the attorney-in-fact, who also applies the seal. Two witnesses must be present when it is signed and sealed.
What if I need to correct a mistake on the bond?
Erasures, corrections and alterations must be sealed and initialed by the attorney-in-fact, according to the important notice printed on the form. An unsealed or uninitialed change does not meet that requirement.
Where do I send the completed elevator contractor bond?
The form prints no address or portal. It ends with an approval line for the Bond Examiner of Occupational and Professional Licensing, so ask DLCP where to file the signed bond. DLCP publishes the form at the official URL on this page.
Can I fill out the Elevator Trades Contractor Bond Form online?
You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service: it does not file the bond or arrange sureties, and you submit the signed bond through DLCP's channels.
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