Contractor Licensing FAQs

The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.

Qualifiers in Business Sale, Family Waiver and Bond Costs

What goes up doesn’t always come down! What’s up with that? But , first of all, a complex ‘run on’ question gets us started and another contractor ‘borders’ on re-visiting his previous inquiry… Q: My boss (soon to be former boss) is retiring. He sold the business to two of us longtime employees. I have my…

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Revocation Recovery, Required Info and Concrete Pumping Rule

Enough is enough. Knowing just how much to share in an ‘official’ answer is one reason to have an expert option! Another is knowing when a license is required, or not, especially across a state border. These and a thousand other questions answered expertly every day. Being a licensed contractor isn’t easy but many ‘minds’ make…

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LLC Managers and Keeping That Low Original License Number

Changing your entity, as in the rush to LLC’s in recent years, and the ‘low’ down on transfers ‘in the family’ are even more reasons for an expert call. Despite our decades of assisting contractors and attorneys we all face an eternal learning curve when it comes to licensing regulations!…  Q: Hi Shauna, I’d like a…

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NV/AZ Landscaper and Urgent Qualifier Replacement

One question often leads to another so finding the best way forward comes with experience and expertise! However, you should never be ‘sorry’ to ask the questions. I will also ‘broker’ an answer for another contractor hoping to work across state lines… Q: I just received a letter from the CSLB notifying me my Qualifying Individual…

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Converting Entity in Business Purchase and RME Scope

Having assisted contractors for many years I have found friends who return time and time again.  Others might need a little ‘conversion’. Another contractor learns ‘timing’ is everything in comedy and contracting.  I’m proud to help and offer every contractor an open door!  Q: I spoke to you earlier this year regarding the purchase of an existing Contracting…

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LLC Licensing, JV Separation and Criminal History

Change is always a constant in life and business, it’s just not ‘automatic’ in some cases. Another contractor shares his story which I ‘venture’ will come with a bunch of plot twists. I will wrap with a little ‘history’ lesson some applicants will want to study… Q: I hired a new employee who was the Responsible…

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Family Transfer Time Limit, License Sharing and JV Qualifiers

I will dance the expert ‘two step’ in helping our first inquiry to a solution!  Two other license questions will both discover that ‘hearsay’ won’t lead to a happy resolution to either one… Q: We currently have a Joint Venture license with another Building contractor. A job has come up which we want to bid on, however…

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Suspense Correction, Qualifier Judgement and RME Replacement Timing

Time is everything for our first contractor whose out-of-state office was ‘out of the loop’! Our second contractor has returned in the nick of time to keep his license before the first ‘domino’ also takes his down and when the clock starts for another his time is quickly running out! Don’t let this happen to you……

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RME Scope of Work, FTB Suspense and Father to Son License Transfer

We all lost something during the Pandemic shutdown, but recovery might be taxing! I ‘venture’ an expert answer that might surprise you, wish a retiring contractor well in retirement and outline the rule on ‘oversight’ for an RME… Q: I let my license expire at some point during the pandemic. It’s a corporation and when I…

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