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CA Bus & Prof Code § 7011.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7011.7.

7011.7.  (a) The registrar shall review and investigate complaints filed in a manner consistent with this chapter and the Budget Act. It is the intent of the Legislature that complaints be reviewed and investigated as promptly as resources allow.(b) The board shall set as a goal the improvement of its disciplinary system so that an average of no more than six months elapses from the receipt of a complaint to the completion of an investigation.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the goal for completing the review and investigation of complaints that, in the opinion of the board, involve complex fraud issues or complex contractual arrangements, should be no more than one year.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1005, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7011.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7011.8.

7011.8.  (a) Any person subject to licensure under this chapter who reports to, or causes a complaint to be filed with, the Contractors State License Board that a person licensed by that entity has engaged in professional misconduct, knowing the report or complaint to be false, may be issued a citation by the registrar.(b) The board may notify the appropriate district attorney or city attorney that a person subject to licensure under this chapter has made or filed what the entity believes to be a false report or complaint against a licensee.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 51. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7012.

7012.  The registrar, with the approval of the board and the director, may, when funds are available, cooperate in the enforcement of governmental legislation relating to the construction industry, and, except as provided by Section 159.5, shall appoint such assistants as may be necessary therefor.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 716.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7013.

7013.  The board may in its discretion review and sustain or reverse by a majority vote any action or decision of the registrar.This section shall apply to any action, decision, order, or proceeding of the registrar conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 410.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7013.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7013.5.

7013.5.  In all application, citation, or disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the testimony of a witness given in any contested civil or criminal action or special proceeding, in any state or before any governmental body or agency, to which the licensee or person complained against is a party, or in whose behalf the action or proceeding is prosecuted or defended, may be received in evidence, so far as relevant and material to the issues in the proceedings, by means of a duly authenticated transcript of that testimony and without proof of the unavailability of the witness; provided that the registrar may order the production of and testimony by that witness, in lieu of or in addition to receiving a transcript of his or her testimony and may decline to receive in evidence the transcript of testimony, in whole or in part, when it appears that the testimony was given under circumstances that did not require or allow an opportunity for full cross-examination.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 607, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7014.

7014.  The board may procure equipment and records necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 37.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7015.

7015.  The board shall adopt a seal for its own use. The seal shall have the words “Contractors State License Board, State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs,” and the care and custody thereof shall be in the hands of the registrar.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 52. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7016.

7016.  Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1645.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7017.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7017.5.

7017.5.  By the close of the first business day of each week, the board shall post the following home improvement salesperson registration information on its Web site:(a) The earliest enrolled date of the unprocessed applications on file at the close of the prior business day.(b) The earliest enrolled date of an application for which a registration number has been issued at the time of the posting required by this section.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7018.

7018.  The board shall maintain the current contractor license check search function on their internet website that permits consumers to search for a licensed contractor by either ZIP Code or geographic location.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 378, Sec. 4. (SB 610) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7019.

7019.  (a) If funding is made available for that purpose, the board may contract with licensed professionals, as appropriate, for the site investigation of consumer complaints.(b) The board may contract with other professionals, including, but not limited to, interpreters and manufacturer’s representatives, whose skills or expertise are required to aid in the investigation or prosecution of a licensee, registrant, applicant for a license or registration, or those subject to licensure or registration by the board.(c) The registrar shall determine the rate of reimbursement for those individuals providing assistance to the board pursuant to this section. All reports shall be completed on a form prescribed by the registrar.(d) As used in this section, “licensed professionals” means, but is not limited to, engineers, architects, landscape architects, geologists, and accountants licensed, certificated, or registered pursuant to this division.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1013, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7020.

7020.  The board shall maintain a computerized enforcement tracking system for consumer complaints.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1160, Sec. 5.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 7021.

7021.  The board may enter into an interagency agreement with any other state or local agency the board deems to be in possession of any information relevant to its priority to protect the public described in Section 7000.6.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 372, Sec. 1. (SB 465) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7025.

7025.  (a) “Members of the personnel of record” as used in this chapter means every person listed in the records of the registrar as then associated with a licensee.(b) “Person” as used in this chapter includes an individual, a firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association or other organization, or any combination thereof.(c) “Qualifying person,” “qualifying individual,” or “qualifier,” as used in this chapter, means a person who qualifies for a license pursuant to Section 7068.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 698, Sec. 2. (SB 392) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7026 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7026.

7026.  “Contractor,” for the purposes of this chapter, is synonymous with “builder” and, within the meaning of this chapter, a contractor is any person who undertakes to or offers to undertake to, or purports to have the capacity to undertake to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or herself or by or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith, or the cleaning of grounds or structures in connection therewith, or the preparation and removal of roadway construction zones, lane closures, flagging, or traffic diversions, or the installation, repair, maintenance, or calibration of monitoring equipment for underground storage tanks, and whether or not the performance of work herein described involves the addition to, or fabrication into, any structure, project, development or improvement herein described of any material or article of merchandise. “Contractor” includes subcontractor and specialty contractor. “Roadway” includes, but is not limited to, public or city streets, highways, or any public conveyance.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 728, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7026.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7026.1.

7026.1.  (a) The term “contractor” includes all of the following:(1) Any person not exempt under Section 7053 who maintains or services air-conditioning, heating, or refrigeration equipment that is a fixed part of the structure to which it is attached.(2) (A) Any person, consultant to an owner-builder, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, or company, who or which undertakes, offers to undertake, purports to have the capacity to undertake, or submits a bid to construct any building or home improvement project, or part thereof.(B) For purposes of this paragraph, a consultant is a person, other than a public agency or an owner of privately owned real property to be improved, who meets either of the following criteria as it relates to work performed pursuant to a home improvement contract as defined in Section 7151.2:(i) Provides or oversees a bid for a construction project.(ii) Arranges for and sets up work schedules for contractors and subcontractors and maintains oversight of a construction project.(3) A temporary labor service agency that, as the employer, provides employees for the performance of work covered by this chapter. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply if there is a properly licensed contractor who exercises supervision in accordance with Section 7068.1 and who is directly responsible for the final results of the work. Nothing in this paragraph shall require a qualifying individual, as provided in Section 7068, to be present during the supervision of work covered by this chapter. A contractor requesting the services of a temporary labor service agency shall provide his or her license number to that temporary labor service agency.(4) Any person not otherwise exempt by this chapter, who performs tree removal, tree pruning, stump removal, or engages in tree or limb cabling or guying. The term contractor does not include a person performing the activities of a nurseryperson who in the normal course of routine work performs incidental pruning of trees, or guying of planted trees and their limbs. The term contractor does not include a gardener who in the normal course of routine work performs incidental pruning of trees measuring less than 15 feet in height after planting.(5) Any person engaged in the business of drilling, digging, boring, or otherwise constructing, deepening, repairing, reperforating, or abandoning any water well, cathodic protection well, or monitoring well.(b) The term “contractor” or “consultant” does not include a common interest development manager, as defined in Section 11501, and a common interest development manager is not required to have a contractor’s license when performing management services, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 11500.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 319, Sec. 6. (SB 822) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7026.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7026.2.

7026.2.  (a) For the purposes of this chapter, “contractor” includes any person engaged in the business of the construction, installation, alteration, repair, or preparation for moving of a mobilehome or mobilehome accessory buildings and structures upon a site for the purpose of occupancy as a dwelling. (b) “Contractor” does not include the manufacturer of the mobilehome or mobilehome accessory building or structure if it is constructed at a place other than the site upon which it is installed for the purpose of occupancy as a dwelling, and does not include the manufacturer when the manufacturer is solely performing work in compliance with the manufacturer’s warranty. “Contractor” includes the manufacturer if the manufacturer is engaged in onsite construction, alteration, or repair of a mobilehome or mobilehome accessory buildings and structures pursuant to specialized plans, specifications, or models, or any work other than in compliance with the manufacturer’s warranty. (c) “Contractor” does not include a seller of a manufactured home or mobilehome who holds a retail manufactured home or mobilehome dealer’s license under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 18045) of Part 2 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, if the installation of the manufactured home or mobilehome is to be performed by a licensed contractor and the seller certifies that fact in writing to the buyer prior to the performance of the installation. The certification shall include the name, business address, and contractor’s license number of the licensed contractor by whom the installation will be performed. (d) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Mobilehome” means a vehicle defined in Section 18008 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) “Mobilehome accessory building or structure” means a building or structure defined in Section 18008.5 of the Health and Safety Code. (3) “Manufactured home” means a structure defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by renumbering Section 7027 by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1160, Sec. 17.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7026.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7026.3.

7026.3.  For the purpose of this chapter, “contractor” includes any person who installs or contracts for the installation of carpet wherein the carpet is attached to the structure by any conventional method as determined by custom and usage in the trade; except that a seller of installed carpet who holds a retail furniture dealer’s license under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19000) of Division 8 shall not be required to have a contractor’s license if the installation of the carpet is performed by a licensed contractor and the seller so certifies in writing to the buyer prior to the performance of the installation, which certification shall include the name, business address, and contractor’s license number of the licensed contractor by whom the installation will be performed.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1160, Sec. 9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7026.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7026.11.

7026.11.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the permissible scope of work for the General Manufactured Housing Contractor (C-47) license classification set forth in Section 832.47 of Division 8 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations shall include manufactured homes, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code, mobilehomes, as defined in Section 18008 of the Health and Safety Code, and multifamily manufactured homes, as defined in Section 18008.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 540, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7026.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7026.12.

7026.12.  Except as provided in Section 7026.13, the installation of a fire protection system, excluding an electrical alarm system, shall be performed only by either of the following:(a) A contractor holding a fire protection contractor classification, as defined in the regulations of the board.(b) An owner-builder of an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, if not more than two single-family dwellings on the same parcel are constructed within one year, plans are submitted to, and approved by, the city, county, or city and county authority, and the city, county, or city and county authority inspects and approves the installation.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 377, Sec. 1. (AB 433) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7027 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7027.

7027.  Any person who advertises or puts out any sign or card or other device that would indicate to the public that he or she is a contractor, or who causes his or her name or business name to be included in a classified advertisement or directory under a classification for construction or work of improvement covered by this chapter is subject to the provisions of this chapter regardless of whether his or her operations as a builder are otherwise exempted.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 432, Sec. 8. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7027.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7027.1.

7027.1.  (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to advertise for construction or work of improvement covered by this chapter unless that person holds a valid license under this chapter in the classification so advertised, except that a licensed building or engineering contractor may advertise as a general contractor. (b) “Advertise,” as used in this section, includes, but not by way of limitation, the issuance of any card, sign, or device to any person, the causing, permitting, or allowing of any sign or marking on or in any building or structure, or in any newspaper, magazine, or by airwave or any electronic transmission, or in any directory under a listing for construction or work of improvement covered by this chapter, with or without any limiting qualifications.(c) A violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not less than seven hundred dollars ($700) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), which fine shall be in addition to any other punishment imposed for a violation of this section. (d) If upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that an unlicensed individual is in violation of this section, the registrar may issue a citation pursuant to Section 7028.7 or 7099.10.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 599, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7027.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7027.2.

7027.2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter may advertise for construction work or a work of improvement covered by this chapter only if the aggregate contract price for labor, material, and all other items on a project or undertaking is less than five hundred dollars ($500), and he or she states in the advertisement that he or she is not licensed under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 392, Sec. 2. (SB 315) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 7027.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Contractors|ARTICLE 2 - Application of Chapter|Section 7027.3.

7027.3.  Any person, licensed or unlicensed, who willfully and intentionally uses, with intent to defraud, a contractor’s license number that does not correspond to the number on a currently valid contractor’s license held by that person, is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in state prison, or in county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. The penalty provided by this section is cumulative to the penalties available under all other laws of this state. If, upon investigation, the registrar has probable cause to believe that an unlicensed individual is in violation of this section, the registrar may issue a citation pursuant to Section 7028.7.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 728, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2002.)