Contractor Licensing FAQs

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

Qualifying for “C-7”, Closing Corporation Licenses and More Covid Rules from the Pandemic Years

I will ‘test’ the shock value of adding low voltage curtains! Another contractor helps us learn it’s easier to get into business than it may be to get out and answer to questions about changes, delays and restrictions under Covid-19 rules… Q:  Our company currently has a “C-7” (Low Voltage) Contractor’s License in California.  I am a Window…

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More on Covid Rules for Contractors during the Pandemic Years, Handyman Rule and Exam Cancellations

While we still await freedom from the Covid-19 restrictions work goes on and questions remain. Actually, I feel good to have some real-world contractor problems I can help solve.  Q:  I recently purchased a Handyman business.  My Brother-in-Law has a General Contractor’s license.  Is there any way I can utilize his license to get a license for my new…

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Covid Pandemic Rules for Contractors in CA

What’s on everyone’s mind right now? The CSLB’s latest update regarding the COVID-19 virus! The Board release says, “the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) remains committed to supporting our licensees, license applicants, and consumers. We’re working hard to remain accessible while continuing to provide our essential services. Thank you for your patience as we reinvent our workplace…  All…

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Inactive Renewal, RMO/RME Liability, Military Service Licensing Expedites

Lots of military people returning from overseas will be looking for new opportunity and your time in service counts when you apply it to a contractor license application. Can your license be less than ‘active’ but not expired? Sometimes you might believe there is no question, and that’s exactly when you need to ask more… Q:  I…

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License Qualifications, Corporate to Solo License Transfers, RMO Ownership, Parent Companies and NV Rule on CA Licenses

You can qualify to be ‘responsible’ without owning a piece of that rock! Another contractor won’t have to go far to become a ‘foreign entity’, while another learns about a ‘common law’ relationship. And we nail down the fact that there’s no substitute for ‘hammer time’… Q:  We are acquiring a business and the seller has suggested…

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Restoration Licensing, Corporate License Quit and Back-Up Qualifiers

When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. What does that mean for your License? Another contractor wants to put the ‘hammer’ down, so fewer ‘misfires’ occur on their remaining Licensed. Finally, a reminder that it’s better to check with an expert and take a ‘look before you leap’… Q:  I recently sold my Contracting corporation.  I…

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Criminal History, Corporation License Transfers and More on BESS Rules

I will ‘knock down’ this first contractor inquiry in no time ‘flat.’ I help an attorney work out his client’s mistaken idea about having a license do ‘double duty.’ And for all our friends in the ‘solar’ system, I will ‘launch’ into an explanation of the new rules on BESS enacted by CSLB… Q:  I have about…

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BESS-Battery Energy Storage Systems

To paraphrase, ‘it was the BESS of times, and the worst of times.’ After six hours in the chair, I can ‘put to rest’ any ideas that a CSLB meeting leaves you ‘bored’. Big news for contractors in the latest Contractor’s State License Board meet up… We have received many calls following the most recent CSLB meeting which was held to…

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