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CA Bus & Prof Code § 7030.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7030.1.

7030.1.  (a) A contractor, who has his or her license suspended or revoked two or more times within an eight-year period, shall disclose either in capital letters in 10-point roman boldface type or in contrasting red print in at least 8-point roman boldface type, in a document provided prior to entering into a contract to perform work on residential property with four or fewer units, any disciplinary license suspension, or license revocation during the last eight years resulting from any violation of this chapter by the contractor, whether or not the suspension or revocation was stayed.(b) The disclosure notice required by this section may be provided in a bid, estimate, or other document prior to entering into a contract.(c) A violation of this section is subject to the following penalties:(1) A penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be assessed for the first violation.(2) A penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) shall be assessed for the second violation.(3) A penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be assessed for a third violation in addition to a one-year suspension of license by operation of law.(4) A fourth violation shall result in the revocation of license in accordance with this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 282, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7030.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7030.5.

7030.5.  Every person licensed pursuant to this chapter shall include his license number in: (a) all construction contracts; (b) subcontracts and calls for bid; and (c) all forms of advertising, as prescribed by the registrar of contractors, used by such a person.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 153.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7031.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7031.5.

7031.5.  Each county or city which requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construction, alteration, improvement, demolition or repair of any building or structure shall also require that each applicant for such a permit file as a condition precedent to the issuance of a permit a statement which he has prepared and signed stating that the applicant is licensed under the provisions of this chapter, giving the number of the license and stating that it is in full force and effect, or, if the applicant is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, the basis for the alleged exemption.Any violation of this section by any applicant for a permit shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1052.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7032 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7032.

7032.  Nothing in this chapter shall limit the power of a city or county to regulate the quality and character of installations made by contractors through a system of permits and inspections which are designed to secure compliance with and aid in the enforcement of applicable state and local building laws, or to enforce other local laws necessary for the protection of the public health and safety. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the power of a city or county to adopt any system of permits requiring submission to and approval by the city or county of plans and specifications for an installation prior to the commencement of construction of the installation.Cities or counties may direct complaints to the registrar against licensees based upon determinations by city or county enforcement officers of violations by such licensees of codes the enforcement of which is the responsibility of the complaining city or county. Such complaints shall to the extent determined to be necessary by the registrar be given priority in processing over other complaints.Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as authorizing a city or county to enact regulations relating to the qualifications necessary to engage in the business of contracting.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 198.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7033 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7033.

7033.  Every city or city and county which requires the issuance of a business license as a condition precedent to engaging, within the city or city and county, in a business which is subject to regulation under this chapter, shall require that each licensee and each applicant for issuance or renewal of such license shall file, or have on file, with such city or city and county, a signed statement that such licensee or applicant is licensed under the provisions of this chapter and stating that the license is in full force and effect, or, if such licensee or applicant is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, he shall furnish proof of the facts which entitle him to such exemption.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1082.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7034 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7034.

7034.  (a) No contractor that is required to be licensed under this chapter shall insert in any contract, or be a party, with a subcontractor that is licensed under this chapter to any contract which contains a provision, clause, covenant, or agreement which is void or unenforceable under Section 2782 of the Civil Code.(b) No contractor that is required to be licensed under this chapter shall require a waiver of lien rights from any subcontractor, employee, or supplier in violation of Section 8122 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 1. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7040.

7040.  (a) This chapter does not apply to an authorized representative of the United States government, the State of California, or any incorporated town, city, county, irrigation district, reclamation district or other municipal or political corporation or subdivision of this state when the entity or its representative is acting within the scope of the entity’s or representative’s official capacity.(b) Nothing in this section authorizes the entity or its authorized representative thereof either to enter into or authorize a contract with an unlicensed contractor for work that is required by this chapter to be performed by a licensed contractor.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 378, Sec. 5. (SB 610) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7041.

7041.  This chapter does not apply to officers of a court when they are acting within the scope of their office.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 37.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7042 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7042.

7042.  This chapter does not apply to public utilities operating under the regulation of the State Railroad Commission on construction, maintenance and development work incidental to their own business.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 37.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7042.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7042.1.

7042.1.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, gas, heat, or electrical corporations and their subsidiaries that are regulated as public utilities by the Public Utilities Commission shall not conduct work for which a contractor’s license is required, except under any one or more of the following conditions:(1) The work is performed upon the gas, heat, or electrical corporation’s properties.(2) The work is performed through a contract with a contractor or contractors licensed pursuant to this chapter or the work is performed for low-income citizens pursuant to a program authorized by order of the Public Utilities Commission. (3) The work is undertaken by the gas, heat, or electrical corporation in furtherance of the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity, gas, or steam, whether within or without the service area of the corporation, if any work performed within a structure and beyond a customer’s utility meter is necessary to protect the public safety or to avoid interruption of service.(4) The work is otherwise exempt from the provisions of this chapter.(5) The work is performed to comply with programs or procedures ordered or authorized by the Public Utilities Commission not inconsistent with the objectives expressed in Chapter 984 of the Statutes of 1983.(b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Gas, heat, or electrical corporation properties” means properties which a gas, heat, or electrical corporation owns or leases, or over which it has been granted an easement for utility purposes, or facilities which a gas, heat, or electrical corporation owns or operates for utility purposes.(2) “Subsidiaries” means subsidiaries of a gas, heat, or electrical corporation regulated as public utilities by the Public Utilities Commission which carry out activities solely for utility purposes.(c) It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this section that public utility regulations be clearly based on the principle that the energy conservation industry should be allowed to develop in a competitive manner, as declared in Chapter 984 of the Statutes of 1983.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 29, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7042.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7042.5.

7042.5.  This chapter does not apply to public utilities operating under the regulation of the Public Utilities Commission on construction, maintenance, and development work incidental to their own business, or to those activities of a cable television corporation subject to regulation pursuant to Section 768.5 of the Public Utilities Code, except underground trenching by a cable television corporation within the public streets, other than that necessary solely for the connection of its distribution system to, or within the properties of, subscribers or potential subscribers.As used in this section, a cable television corporation is a corporation or person that transmits television programs by cable to subscribers for a fee.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 945, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7043 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7043.

7043.  This chapter does not apply to any construction, repair or operation incidental to the discovering or producing of petroleum or gas, or the drilling, testing, abandoning or other operation of any petroleum or gas well, when performed by an owner or lessee.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 37.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7044 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7044.

7044.  (a) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:(1) An owner who builds or improves a structure on his or her property, provided that both of the following conditions are met:(A) None of the improvements are intended or offered for sale.(B) The property owner personally performs all of the work or any work not performed by the owner is performed by the owner’s employees with wages as their sole compensation.(2) An owner who builds or improves a structure on his or her property, provided that both of the following conditions are met:(A) The owner directly contracts with licensees who are duly licensed to contract for the work of the respective trades involved in completing the project.(B) For projects involving single-family residential structures, no more than four of these structures are intended or offered for sale in a calendar year. This subparagraph shall not apply if the owner contracts with a general contractor for the construction.(3) A homeowner improving his or her principal place of residence or appurtenances thereto, provided that all of the following conditions exist:(A) The work is performed prior to sale.(B) The homeowner has actually resided in the residence for the 12 months prior to completion of the work.(C) The homeowner has not availed himself or herself of the exemption in this paragraph on more than two structures more than once during any three-year period.(4) A nonprofit corporation providing assistance to an owner-builder, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50692 of the Health and Safety Code, who is participating in a mutual self-help housing program, as defined in Section 50078 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) In all actions brought under this chapter, both of the following shall apply:(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), proof of the sale or offering for sale of a structure by or for the owner-builder within one year after completion of the structure constitutes a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of proof that the structure was undertaken for purposes of sale.(2) Proof of the sale or offering for sale of five or more structures by the owner-builder within one year after completion constitutes a conclusive presumption that the structures were undertaken for purposes of sale.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 714, Sec. 1. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7044.01 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7044.01.

7044.01.  In addition to all other remedies, any licensed contractor or association of contractors, labor organization, consumer affected by the violation, district attorney, or the Attorney General shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief prohibiting any violation of this chapter by an owner-builder who is neither licensed nor exempted from licensure under this chapter. The plaintiff in that action shall not be required to prove irreparable injury and shall be entitled to attorney’s fees and all costs incurred in the prosecution of the action, provided the plaintiff is the prevailing party. The defendant in that action shall be entitled to attorney’s fees and all costs incurred in the defense against the action, provided the defendant is the prevailing party.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 307, Sec. 71. (SB 821) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7044.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7044.1.

7044.1.  This chapter does not apply to a real estate licensee acting within the course and scope of his or her license pursuant to the Real Estate Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 10000) of Division 4). However, nothing in this section shall authorize a real estate licensee or a property manager to act in the capacity of a contractor unless licensed by the board.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 361, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7044.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7044.2.

7044.2.  This chapter does not apply to an admitted surety insurer whenever that surety insurer engages a contractor to undertake the completion of a contract on which a performance or completion bond was issued by the surety insurer, provided all actual construction work is performed by duly licensed contractors.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7045 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7045.

7045.  This chapter does not apply to the sale or installation of any finished products, materials, or articles of merchandise that do not become a fixed part of the structure, nor shall it apply to a material supplier or manufacturer furnishing finished products, materials, or articles of merchandise who does not install or contract for the installation of those items. The term “finished products” shall not include installed carpets or mobilehomes or mobilehome accessory structures, as defined in Section 7026.2.This chapter shall apply to the installation of home improvement goods, as defined in Section 7151.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 589, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7046 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7046.

7046.  This chapter does not apply to any construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of personal property. The term “personal property” shall not include mobilehomes or mobilehome accessory structures as defined in Section 7026.2.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1160, Sec. 24.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7048 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7048.

7048.  This chapter does not apply to any work or operation on one undertaking or project by one or more contracts, the aggregate contract price which for labor, materials, and all other items, is less than five hundred dollars ($500), that work or operations being considered of casual, minor, or inconsequential nature.This exemption does not apply in any case wherein the work of construction is only a part of a larger or major operation, whether undertaken by the same or a different contractor, or in which a division of the operation is made in contracts of amounts less than five hundred dollars ($500) for the purpose of evasion of this chapter or otherwise.This exemption does not apply to a person who advertises or puts out any sign or card or other device which might indicate to the public that he or she is a contractor or that he or she is qualified to engage in the business of a contractor.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 865, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7049 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7049.

7049.  This chapter does not apply to any construction or operation incidental to the construction and repair of irrigation and drainage ditches of regularly constituted irrigation districts, reclamation districts, or to farming, dairying, agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, or stock or poultry raising, or clearing or other work upon the land in rural districts for fire prevention purposes, except when performed by a licensee under this chapter.The provisions of this chapter do apply to the business of drilling digging, boring, or otherwise constructing, deepening, repairing, reperforating, or abandoning water wells.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1691.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7051.

7051.  This chapter does not apply to a licensed architect or a registered civil or professional engineer acting solely in his or her professional capacity or to a licensed structural pest control operator acting within the scope of his or her license or a licensee operating within the scope of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 206. Effective March 30, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7052 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7052.

7052.  This chapter does not apply to any person who only furnishes materials or supplies without fabricating them into, or consuming them in the performance of, the work of the contractor.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 90.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7053 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7053.

7053.  Except as provided in Article 10 (commencing with Section 7150), this chapter does not apply to any person who engages in the activities herein regulated as an employee who receives wages as his or her sole compensation, does not customarily engage in an independently established business, and does not have the right to control or discretion as to the manner of performance so as to determine the final results of the work performed.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1427, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7054 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7054.

7054.  This chapter does not apply to any person who performs work in the installation, maintenance, monitoring, selling, alteration, or servicing of alarm systems, as defined in Section 7590.1, and who holds an alarm company operator’s license issued pursuant to Chapter 11.6 (commencing with Section 7590).(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 406, Sec. 2. (SB 904) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7054.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions|Section 7054.5.

7054.5.  The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to any person registered under Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 9800) if that person’s activities consist only of installing satellite antenna systems on residential structures or property.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 422, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7055 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 4 - Classifications|Section 7055.

7055.  For the purpose of classification, the contracting business includes any or all of the following branches:(a) General engineering contracting.(b) (1) General building contracting.(2) Residential remodeling contracting.(c) Specialty contracting.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. (SB 1189) Effective January 1, 2021.)