Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Inactive Renewal, RMO/RME Liability, Military Service Licensing Expedites

Lots of military people returning from overseas will be looking for new opportunity and your time in service counts when you apply it to a contractor license application. Can your license be less than ‘active’ but not expired? Sometimes you might believe there is no question, and that’s exactly when you need to ask more… Q:  I…

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License Qualifications, Corporate to Solo License Transfers, RMO Ownership, Parent Companies and NV Rule on CA Licenses

You can qualify to be ‘responsible’ without owning a piece of that rock! Another contractor won’t have to go far to become a ‘foreign entity’, while another learns about a ‘common law’ relationship. And we nail down the fact that there’s no substitute for ‘hammer time’… Q:  We are acquiring a business and the seller has suggested…

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Restoration Licensing, Corporate License Quit and Back-Up Qualifiers

When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. What does that mean for your License? Another contractor wants to put the ‘hammer’ down, so fewer ‘misfires’ occur on their remaining Licensed. Finally, a reminder that it’s better to check with an expert and take a ‘look before you leap’… Q:  I recently sold my Contracting corporation.  I…

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Criminal History, Corporation License Transfers and More on BESS Rules

I will ‘knock down’ this first contractor inquiry in no time ‘flat.’ I help an attorney work out his client’s mistaken idea about having a license do ‘double duty.’ And for all our friends in the ‘solar’ system, I will ‘launch’ into an explanation of the new rules on BESS enacted by CSLB… Q:  I have about…

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BESS-Battery Energy Storage Systems

To paraphrase, ‘it was the BESS of times, and the worst of times.’ After six hours in the chair, I can ‘put to rest’ any ideas that a CSLB meeting leaves you ‘bored’. Big news for contractors in the latest Contractor’s State License Board meet up… We have received many calls following the most recent CSLB meeting which was held to…

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HAZ Qualifications and NASCLA Reciprocity

Not knowing when a ‘license’ is required can be ‘hazardous’ when you don’t have an expert to call. Another contractor with licenses in several other states, needs help to learn why his ‘national’ credential won’t allow him to skip CA testing. Not to mention getting fingerprinted, which he didn’t ask about!… Q:  I have extensive experience with…

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