Prosecution of an unlicensed person – Jimmy Carson
An unlicensed builder has been convicted of forging the names and signatures of two licensed builders on Certificate of Design Work for three properties in the Bay of Plenty and Otago.
Between September 2021 and July 2022, Jimmy Carson, sole director of Carson Design and Co Ltd, forged the names and signatures of two licensed builders while working on three properties in Mt Maunganui, East Taieri and Tauranga.
He used their licence numbers, address, and phone numbers which he had obtained while corresponding with them regarding the designs of the properties.
Carson's offending was discovered in September 2022 when the Tauranga City Council phoned the licensed builder whose named and signature Carson had forged when filing a Certificate of Design Work.
Tauranga District Court Judge Greg Hollister-Jones found Carson guilty on two charges of forgery and sentenced him to six-month community detention that started from May 30.
He also found Carson guilty on two charges of providing false and misleading information and ordered him to pay a total fine of $2000 ($1000 for each of the charges).