Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Solar in NV & CA, HIC Salesperson rules & Misleading ‘Waiver’ Offers

Whether in Nevada or California a solar contractor can’t light up your life without the proper license, but which one is right for the job? We offer clarification on the rules for selling home improvements in California. Another contractor gives us the ‘key’ to a slim chance on ‘locking down’ an exam waiver… Q:  We’re solar…

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License SCAM Alert, Canceling Bonds and Joint Venture Licensing in CA

It’s ‘Bond,’ contractor’s Bond that, like fictional super-spy 007, becomes the target for our first ‘shot’ in answering questions this edition.  Another contractor ‘assumes’ responsibility for his answer and we alert all contractors to a phone scam to beware of right now…   Q: The assets of our company were sold and your firm assisted us…

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Nevada Qualifiers, Out of State Fingerprinting & Renewals without an RME

Do you know you can’t use the same ‘fingerprints’ in two different states? We ‘qualify’ an answer for an out-of-state contractor, share tips on Nevada licensing and learn why your ‘fingerprints’ can’t cross state borderlines…   Q:  I noticed that Nevada doesn’t use the terms RMO/RME like California.  Does that mean that the Qualifying Individual must…

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National Contractors Licensing, Renewing A License with No Officers & Fingerprinting

While hearts soar on the West Coast with the recent Series win by the San Francisco Giants, our fellow Americans on the Eastern Seaboard struggle to recover from ‘Sandy’s’ devastating strike. Where do you apply for the ‘national’ contractor’s license? Finally, we can help you save a couple bucks!…  Q: We’re looking at doing work in…

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Adding DBA’s, Contracting without a License & Worker’s Compensation Alternatives

While we often share answers offering good news to contractors in a jam sometimes it’s ‘un- possible’. Common wisdom says most rules have an ‘exception’ but you shouldn’t ever count on getting a second, and sometimes you just can’t fix what is ‘brokered’…     Q:   I am a Sole Owner, roofing contractor with no current…

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