Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Joint Ventures, Family Waiver for Corporate Licensees, Parent Company Changes & Partnerships

We help ‘unite’ a contractor’s venture, take time to help a son discover a possible way to follow his father’s footsteps and share a lesson ‘re-uniting’ corporate ‘partners’ on a license renewal… Q: Can a Joint Venture be one of the entities that makes up another Joint Venture? A:  According to B&P Code 7029, “a joint venture…

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Gardening License, Contract Signers and SOS Corporate Recording

I ‘cultivate’ a correct answer for our first contractor, offer a ‘bon voyage’ for the next and ‘take stock’ in solving a third’s corporate license issue… Q:  I am a pool maintenance contractor and I wanted to expand and start offering gardening services as well.  What license would I need to add to my “C-61”/”D-35” (Pool and Spa…

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EBB Seismic Retrofits, Parent Companies and RMO & RME Time On Requirement

What’s ‘shaking’ on seismic retrofits? We ‘nail’ down an update on the Earthquake Brace & Bolt opportunity for contractors. How much time does an RMO/RME need to clock-in for? We begin with the role a ‘parent’ plays on a Nevada application question… Q:  You are helping us with our Nevada license and in your instruction letter you…

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‘S’ Corp Licensing, CA Financial Info Requirement and Foreign Corporations

As the contractor’s licensing expert, I get all kinds of questions. Many are simple, straightforward issues with easy to understand answers. Some are complex, multi-layered ‘regulation’ cakes that require answers one slice at a time! Let’s cut to the chase… Q:  I am a Sole Owner of a CA General Building “B” License.  I established a ‘S’ Corp…

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“C-10” and Low Voltage Waiver, Adding Classes and Replacement Qualifiers

What’s better than getting a new driver’s license you can renew by mail? How about getting a waiver on testing to add new opportunity to your contractor license! These contractors learned that sometimes you can, and sometimes you can’t… Q:  We currently have a “C-10” (Electrical) license.  I am aware that we can do low voltage…

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