Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Authorized Signers & Renewals

People come and go but the records filed remain the same! While our mobiles send us constant alerts to this and that, will it remind you when your license needs to be renewed? Let me share how to expertly deal with these tricky issues… Q: I received a letter from the CSLB stating it’s time to…

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Buy or Sell A Contracting Business

Lots of hoops to jump thru in becoming a licensed contractor. Worthy hoops that lead to standards, opportunity and safety for all contractors and consumers. Having an expert ‘coach’ is also of great benefit in getting that win. Now let’s talk about what hurdles may be ahead in buying or selling a contracting business. As you…

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AZ LLC, Personnel and Owner Listing

One way good as another? Not in contractor licensing! Another contractor also sends me an ‘SOS’, then we do a ‘double take’ on LLC licenses in Arizona… Q: We have a new entity being set up for the purposes of obtaining a Contractor’s License, I will be the Qualifier as I have been previously licensed. I’m…

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Corporate Transfers and LLC Bonds

As I have for many years, I will have a ‘bonding’ experience with a contractor in our first inquiry. First time or regular client, I always provide an answer on contractor and industry issues in licensing that reaches across the country. Wherever the question comes from we make a new friend. As readers are ‘aware’ the…

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Legislative Update 2022

Sometimes it’s hard for busy contractors to keep up on the new rules and regulations. That’s just one reason we provide this resource for readers and when called on can provide the latest expert opinions in a hurry! Just check out some of what’s new this year 2022… First up is AB 569 on penalties. This bill…

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