Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Specialty Contractors & Business Names

I get a host of questions from contractors and most are pretty straightforward. Every once in awhile I get a contractor’s question from ‘left-field’ that ‘catches’ me off guard. It also is interesting when I get an inquiry from what some may consider my ‘competition’. Really, in your effort to ‘score’ a contractor’s license it’s no…

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C-61’s, LLC & Contractors License

A General finds opportunity right under his feet as we share issues from contractors working across the West. Another question helps clarify a common misconception about corporate officers wearing multiple hats on the same license. With no budget to sign, another new bill from the Legislature gives the ‘Governator’ the chance to kick open a ‘door’…

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CSLB Directors & Worker’s Comp

Striving to get contractors the best information possible means getting it right from the source in Sacramento. As most of you have other plans on the agenda, I go to these meetings where government decisions are made which are important to working contractors. Spend a moment to learn what you missed at the most recent meeting…

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Unlicensed Contractors & Business Names

While justice is often done, for some victims it comes too late. The Placer Co. District Attorney issued an unlicensed contractor alert after an 87 year-old resident was bilked of $13,500 for a tree removal. The Sacramento Bee reported the unlicensed contractor was arrested, tried on theft and contracting without a license charges, found guilty and…

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Bonds, Bankruptcy & Suspended Licenses

Having options is great. However, for a contractor the choices sometimes are really limited to ‘one or the other’. Bankruptcy is a painful decision for anyone, but doubly so when I tell a contractor his problem hasn’t been solved despite drastic action on his part…Q: We received paperwork today from the CSLB and it states we…

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