Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Covid Changes in CA & AZ (Note: Check w Capitol Services for a Current Update)

An ‘essential’ answer for contractors in a shut and ‘partially’ open case. Another contractor discovers that getting a test date, like a fine CA wine, is going to need more time to become ‘vintage’ as Covid-19 slows down the process… Q:  I am a licensed Contractor in California.  I need to get licensed in Arizona for the equivalent…

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Multiple DBA, Family Transfer and Inactive License Renewal

While some contractors can avoid the ‘hurdles’ in renewing a license, others find more ‘hoops’ to leap through! I will help a ‘general’ divide and conquer, but first ‘wind up’ another’s issue… Q:  I have been slowly winding down my business that has a General Building license.  It’s a Sole Proprietorship.  I obtained the license in the Eighties and…

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Government Delays Under Covid Rules for Processing Paperwork and Licensing with a Felony Conviction

The CSLB does a great job, but sometimes external issues can slow down the wheels of progress. That can affect your license so it’s important to know as our first contractor has discovered. Being ahead of the curve is a better place to be… Q:  Our Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) left our company at the end…

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Get Your License Now, NV Reciprocity, Qualifying General and Covid Rules Links

There has never been a better time to become your own boss. Act now. Things are still humming at the Board, just at a lower ‘volume’. Another out of state contractor sees opportunity and gets my answer in a New York ‘minute’!  Q: I’m sure you’ve been asked this a million times with the current COVID-19…

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Missing Fingerprints, Bonds, Insurance, Qualifying More Than One License and Expedites

Submitting fingerprints is out of the CSLB’s ‘hands’ as I share with our first contractor. A quick answer that offers ‘slow’ or go as options. While it can work in getting a restaurant table faster, paying more isn’t going to ‘speed’ your license paperwork up…yet! … Q:  Is there a way to have fingerprints re-done if the CSLB is…

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RME & Inactive License, Online Renewal, Qualifying Transfer and “B” Rule

Some discoveries are not treasure! While paperwork is the foundation of the contracting business, sometimes discovery is progress as a new online opportunity is now available. However, an expert is still best bet in doing it right quickly… Q:  We just discovered that our Company’s RME let his Inactive license expire in March of 2019.  Can you assist…

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Window Coverings, Low Voltage and Closing A Corporate License

I will ‘test’ the shock value of adding low voltage curtains! Another contractor helps us learn it’s easier to get into business than it may be to get out and answer to questions about changes, delays and restrictions under Covid-19 rules… Q:  Our company currently has a “C-7” (Low Voltage) Contractor’s License in California.  I am a Window…

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