§ 6-316. Liability insurance.

All contractors shall execute a hold harmless agreement that indemnifies and holds harmless Okaloosa County, Florida, its officers and agents, from all claims, damages, and expenses and, in addition, shall furnish to the Okaloosa County Growth Management Department a certificate of insurance (Insurance Services Office's Form GL 2012 or equivalent) that verifies the following:

(1)

That the applicant has a prepaid public liability insurance policy for the ensuing year with an insurance company authorized to do business in Florida in the minimum amount of $300,000.00 to cover liability for each incident or occurrence of damage or destruction to persons or property.

(2)

That the policy provides for a minimum of a ten-day notice of cancellation to the Okaloosa County Growth Management Department if at any time the liability policy becomes canceled or terminated.

The description of operations of the certificate submitted in compliance with this part shall list the type of state or county license and license number under which the contractor shall be operating. If at any time the insurance policy is cancelled or terminated, the certificate shall be voided.

(Ord. No. 12-12, § 2, 5-1-12; Ord. No. 17-11 , § 10, 6-6-17)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 12-12, § 2, adopted May 1, 2012, repealed the former § 6-316, and enacted a new § 6-316 as set out herein. The former § 6-316 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 07-32, adopted June 19, 2007.