Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Waiver Limitations, Corp to Sole Owner Transfers and “A” or “B” License?

Like a broken ‘pinata’ after you’ve spilled the candy some time has to pass before you can take another ‘waiver’ and expect candy again. Another contractor’s ‘sole’ purpose is to continue working after his company quits!  I also help an Oregon contractor make a good landing in taking a ‘leap of faith’… Q:  My company has…

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Adding “C-7” & Telecommunications, Cost for Retaking the Test and Inactive Licenses

A contractor ‘stepping up to the plate’ for his first application ‘triples’ a question down the right line in seeking expert advice. Another interested in getting back to work discovers there is an extra step or two because of his ‘inactivity’. Like a rerun of Johnny Carson’s rerun of The Tonight Show’s fortune teller act Karnak-The-Great,…

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NV Financial Statements, “C-17” and Input on CA Water Recycling

New ‘recycled’ rules are being written and contractors are needed to help build them.  To paraphrase Jagger, ‘while you can’t always get what you want, sometimes you can get what you need’ as a Glazer learns. While you can bet on almost anything in Nevada, your ‘finances’ are never in ‘play’ when applying for a contractor…

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State Line Rule & Reciprocity, Worker Comp Exemption, Fingerprinting for LLC’s and Veteran’s Industry Expert Program

Like having a ‘ticket to ride’ you can’t bid without one. The ‘son’ won’t shine on the job without ‘insuring’ Dad’s safety ‘policy’ is in place. If you can handle the ‘truth’ there is a special alert for Veterans, as CSLB is looking for a few ‘good’ contractors… Q:  You helped our company add the “B”…

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Family Waiver, Signing for Experience, “C-20” and Adding Inc. To Your Name

Among the best advice I received as a kid was ‘documentation’. Keeping good records is important. For current and future contractors that’s also always going to be true, especially when counting on ‘experience’ in a license application. We also ‘incorporate’ a good lesson for all Soles to remember… Q: I’m going retire and my son wants…

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NV Financials, AZ Well Drilling, Solar Licenses Required and Who Can Sign Off Experience

To paraphrase, ‘ours is not to wonder why’ and you too can ‘profit’ from knowing the rest of that wise old saying! Another contractor is looking to ‘wet’ his whistle in AZ, but helps us discover why it’s hard to catch water in ‘hoops’ when you’re jumping through them. The last contractor requires a ‘top secret’…

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Joint Ventures and Corporate License Transfers to LLC and Temporary Contractor Licensing

Assisting contractors is what we do. While many questions have a simple and direct answer to provide a solution that’s not always the case. It’s one of the reasons this column is a resource and a place to start unraveling the complex rules and regulations contractors work in daily. When multiple entities want to work together…

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