The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
The Boy Scout’s motto is ‘Be Prepared’ and a contractor has taken that theme to heart in our question and answer session. If your license depends on a qualifier, what’s your ‘fall back’ plan if they leave? Should you be ‘alarmed’ if the person installing your security system is not a licensed contractor? Construction is a…
The law is ‘alive’. By that, I mean the rules and regulations contractors must follow change and evolve as time goes by. As our contractors learn today, some of those laws change often, some not so much. However, as any fisherman knows from experience, ‘living’ things can be slippery and hard to hold onto… Q: One…
I wouldn’t try to make a violin from scratch. That skill takes time, practice and hard work to learn, particularly those little ‘tricks of the trade’. It’s what we think of as ‘working’ knowledge. Working with contractors and the Board for more than 25 years has given me that same type of ‘skill’ when it comes…
The contractor that will build the first time machine hasn’t come along yet as far as I know. However did you know some contractors can ‘go back in time’ and retrieve their ‘original’ license number — even though that license expired years ago? What’s the ‘411’ on a BQI? How many corporate contractors know if they…
The Legislature creates the rules that comprise the laws contractors must follow to do business in California. However, that’s the easy part. When it comes to actual use – Board policy, staff interpretation and legal decisions can change or modify how that law applies. Such is the case with a serious new turn of events for…
Hope you enjoy the celebration of our ‘labors’ to begin this September. I also will take time off to honor this Labor Day, and return the following week. Contractors often have a business name in mind but can run afoul of the law if someone else is already using that name. How can you check your…
In life there are winners and losers. Those working as, or working with an unlicensed contractor usually fall in the latter category. From contractors to consumers everyone loses when unlicensed construction work is sub-standard, violates codes or leads to significant lawsuits when an unlicensed contractor or his workers are injured on your job. I will also…
Like the seasons, some of the questions I get from contractors sometimes seem to fit into a pattern. For instance, as hard as I try to get the word out to contractors and attorneys regarding LLC’s, this question surfaces on a weekly basis. I also get a regular run of calls about corporate name changes and…
Q: I happened upon your website ( www.cutredtape.com) and thought you may have some advice and or answer to a particular licensing question. Here is the situation: My Original CA license was issued in1997 and I had three Additional classes added in 2006 and 2007. I will be applying to Nevada for all four of my…