The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
To keep consumers safe and squash unfair competition for contractors are two of the missions of the CSLB’s Enforcement Unit, better known as SWIFT. These agents scour the State of California looking for unlicensed individuals ‘acting’ as contractors to keep the underground economy in check while leveling the playing field for legitimate licensed contractors. As you…
It might have been ‘either/or’ for our first contractor who will learn it’s really ‘neither/nor’ in his ‘General’ answer. An aspiring contractor discovers if his degree is experience enough for a license. We ‘renew’ the hopes of a contractor leaving the state that his license will ‘travel’ with him… Q: I currently have a “B” General…
Shakespeare offered good advice about names. While a rose may smell as sweet by any other name, for contractors the same may not be true of the description in your business name. When a license Qualifier leaves, going thru the exit door starts the clock on your ability to legally bid or continue working projects in…
One thing often leads to another, and in some cases automatic cancellation of your license! We ‘C’ ‘two’ another contractor’s problem with adding a class without testing, while a contractor who lost his license learns how to ‘build’ a case for getting it back… Q: I currently have both a Sole Owner license and a Joint…
A bowl of ‘alphabet soup’ results from the many acronyms that makeup titles, names and descriptions of a contractor’s potential roles in a company organization. Another ‘short’ question and we help a young contractor hoping to make a ‘name’ for himself… Q: I understand the requirements for the RME (min. 32 hours per week, etc.) and…
While law is law, what makes our American way great is everyone is entitled to an opinion. Let’s be clear, I am not an attorney. However, when you break the law, did your time and paid your fine, you can find a second chance if fear and extra paperwork does not deter you… Q: I recently…
A ‘no way, no how’ gets us started on this round of contractor “Q&A.” We find a short answer in a very long question for a North Carolina contractor interested in ‘rolling the dice’ on a new venture in Nevada. And, a license applicant shows us why you keep copies of all your paperwork… Q: …
Your Qualifier just called and quit, what now? We ‘bond’ with a young contractor who is following in his father’s footsteps. We ‘re-member’ rules on a ‘limited’ question about names, but first new law brings new opportunity for contractors ready to travel… Q: One of my subcontractors recently obtained his Arizona license and he didn’t…
After more than 25 years assisting contractors, some questions still come up time and again. That’s primarily a result of several factors; including rumor, misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the law. The rules and regulations written are complex, and the way they are interpreted by the CSLB always a factor. As experts working daily with these regulations…