Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Death & Waivers, RMO Ownership, Corporation to LLC Licensing and Work Comp Insurance Transfers

We take ‘exemption’ with our first contractor, outline RMO ‘ownership’ and help another family concerned with losing the business after unexpected loss… Q:  As you know, you are helping me with obtaining a new Limited Liability Company (LLC) Contractor’s license in order to replace my existing Corporate license.  Currently, while in the application process, we only have one…

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Partnership to LLC, Sole Proprietor or LLC, Criminal History, Experience Credit and Good Standing in NV

We bust a ‘move’ for our first contractor! Share an LLC fact to ‘re-member’ and end up in ‘good standing’ for a NV contractor but it won’t be without a cost… Q:  I’m going to form a new Limited Liability Company (LLC) in California to obtain a Contractor’s license.  I haven’t moved there yet.  Does the LLC need to…

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Citation Suspension, Contractor Liability, Self-Employed Experience Credit and RME

Any test taken is always a bet you hope to win. Sometimes passing it is the only way to ‘win, place or show’ as our first contractor discovers. There are times when the label placed on something is almost ‘self-explanatory’, but not always as we learn in a ‘liability’ question followed by another on restoring a…

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RME, Corporate to LLC, Address of Record and Original License Waiver

How to change ‘horses’ in midstream and end up on the same ride. Ditto, this ‘inactive’ answer and a couple more complex contractor issues with expert assistance in discovering where ‘truth’ lies… Q:  You were originally helping us with transferring one of our Officer’s Sole Owner license number to our newly formed Corporation.  The transaction would have involved…

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“C-54”, Merging Licenses, CA “C-10” and NV “C-2d”

Here’s the distinction, an expert can tell immediately when something looks similar but really isn’t the same. In contractor licensing that is crucial in getting it right the first time. Because, contractors know ‘time is money’ is exactly right… Q:  I need to obtain a “C-54” (Tile) and a “C-61”/”D-34” (Prefabricated Equipment) contractor’s license in California.  I am…

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Outside CA Fingerprinting, NV Financials, RME and Disassociation Requirement

Process. It seems life is about learning the process. For contractors dealing with complex rules and interpretations of regulations that’s a high-level learning curve! That’s why expert assistance is always helpful when it’s your turn to learn. Process this… Q:  As you know, you very recently submitted an application for our company to obtain a CA Contractor’s…

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