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1 Next Page CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK v TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page About this Book .. xiii Summary of Recent Changes to Construction or CONTRACTORS ' Law .. xv Sections Affected by 2020 xix CSLB History & Background .. xxv CSLB xxvii CONTRACTORS State LICENSE Board Offices & Test Centers .. xxix REFERENCE Sections .. 1. Section I. The CALIFORNIA contractor LICENSE Chapter 1. Becoming a CALIFORNIA Licensed contractor .. 3. General Requirements .. 3. Work Experience Requirements .. 5. LICENSE Classifications .. 8. Applying for a 13. licensing 18. Issuing a 23. Financial Requirements .. 25. Chapter 2. Your Existing LICENSE : Maintaining and Changing It .. 27. 27.

2 Judgments and Outstanding Liabilities .. 30. Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage .. 33. Liability Insurance Coverage for Limited Liability Companies .. 33. Adding a Classification to an Existing 34. Changes in 35. Changes in Business Name or Address .. 37. Previous Next Page vi THE CALIFORNIA LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK. Page Changes in Business Type .. 38. Inactivating and Reactivating a 39. Renewing Your LICENSE .. 42. Cancellation of a LICENSE .. 44. Chapter 3. Access to Licensee Information .. 47. Available Documents, Complaint Records, Fees .. 47. Information Regarding Individual LICENSE Records .. 47. Information Regarding Accessing Large Quantities of LICENSE Information.

3 48. Information Regarding Pending Application Records .. 49. Information Regarding Legal Action Against 50. Documents Available from CSLB .. 51. Chapter 4. Enforcement Procedures: Complaints and Citations .. 55. Complaints Against Licensed 55. Addressing Complaints Against Unlicensed 58. Section II. Home Improvement Chapter 5. Home Improvement .. 61. Home Improvement contractor .. 61. Home Improvement Contracts .. 61. Home Warranties .. 63. Home Improvement Salesperson Registration .. 63. Registrar-Approved Joint Control Agreements .. 65. Joint Control Addendum .. 67. Previous Next Page CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK vii Page Mechanics Lien Warning .. 69. Section III.

4 Business Management Chapter 6. Managing a Business .. 71. The contractor 71. Principles of Management .. 72. Establishing Your Business .. 74. Financial Responsibility and Control .. 86. Financial Management .. 97. Equity 98. Debt .. 98. Operations 99. Legal Considerations and Remedies .. 105. CALIFORNIA Mechanics Liens and Stop Notices .. 110. Glossary of Terms Associated with Mechanics Liens .. 116. Expert 120. Bidding on Government Contracts .. 120. Section IV. Construction Standards and Safety regulations Chapter 7. Safety and Health in Construction .. 123. Responsible Agencies .. 123. Construction Safety Legal Requirements .. 125. Multiple Employer Worksites .. 126. Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP).

5 127. Employee Complaint Rights and Protections .. 130. Injury and Illness Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements .. 130. Permits .. 132. 133. Investigations of Unsafe Conditions .. 133. Hazardous Substances .. 135. Previous Next Page viii THE CALIFORNIA LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK. Page Carcinogen Control .. 138. Confined Spaces .. 142. Excavations and Trenches .. 142. How to Obtain Additional Information .. 143. Chapter 8. Regional Notification Centers: Underground Service 147. Chapter 9. Preservation of Native American Remains .. 151. Reporting 151. 152. Additional Information .. 152. Chapter 10. Construction of Wells .. 153. LICENSE Required for Water 153. Reporting Requirements.

6 153. CALIFORNIA Department of Water Resources Regional 155. Well 156. Law Sections .. 157. Section V. The Department of Consumer Affairs Chapter 11. Laws Governing the Department of Consumer Affairs .. 159. General Provisions .. 160. The Department .. 176. The Director of Consumer Affairs .. 210. Funds of the Department .. 219. Consumer Affairs .. 224. Public 231. 233. Dispute Resolution Programs .. 236. Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer 243. Previous Next Page CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK ix Page Review of Boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs .. 243. Denial, Suspension and Revocation of Licenses .. 245. General Provisions.

7 246. Denial of Licenses .. 247. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses .. 256. Public Reprovals .. 268. Examination Security .. 269. Section VI. The CONTRACTORS State LICENSE Board;. LICENSE Law, rules and regulations , and Related Laws Chapter 12. CONTRACTORS ' State LICENSE Law .. 271. 281. Administration .. 281. Application of Chapter .. 292. Exemptions .. 314. Classifications .. 321. licensing .. 329. Records .. 369. Arbitration .. 371. Disciplinary 379. Workers' Compensation Insurance 408. Revenue .. 413. The Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991 .. 416. Renewal of Licenses .. 421. Home Improvement Business .. 424. Asbestos Consultants .. 473. Prohibitions.

8 478. Home 480. Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Home Inspections .. 485. Previous Next Page x THE CALIFORNIA LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK. Page Chapter 13. CONTRACTORS State LICENSE Board rules and regulations .. 487. List of Current Board rules and 487. CA Code of regulations : Title 16. Division 8 .. 490. Definitions .. 490. Revenue .. 490. Application for 491. 497. Examinations .. 512. Renewal of LICENSE .. 513. 513. Special Provisions .. 527. Disciplinary 537. Citation .. 576. Arbitration .. 581. History Notes for Current Board rules and regulations .. 582. History Notes for Repealed Board rules and regulations .. 596. Appendix Extracts from Laws Related to CSLB .. 603. CALIFORNIA Constitution.

9 603. Business and Professions Code .. 603. Civil Code .. 615. Code of Civil Procedure .. 707. Family Code .. 740. Financial Code .. 750. Government 752. Health and Safety Code .. 797. Insurance Code .. 832. Labor Code .. 835. Penal Code .. 1046. Public Contract Code .. 1061. Previous Next Page CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK xi Page Public Resources Code .. 1096. Public Utilities Code .. 1101. Revenue and Taxation Code .. 1110. Streets and Highways Code .. 1114. Unemployment Insurance Code .. 1129. Vehicle Code .. 1147. Water 1152. Additional Resources .. 1155. Index .. 1165. Previous Next Page Previous Next Page CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK xiii ABOUT THIS BOOK.

10 The CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE Law & REFERENCE Book begins with several narrative chapters that describe required licensing and legal processes affecting CONTRACTORS . CALIFORNIA contracting laws, rules , and regulations are detailed in the later chapters; laws and regulations are those in effect on January 1, 2021, unless otherwise noted. Previous Next Page Previous Next Page CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW & REFERENCE BOOK xv SUMMARY OF RECENT CHANGES TO. CONSTRUCTION OR CONTRACTORS ' LAW. Effective January 1, 2021. Unless indicated otherwise AB 1551 (Arambula). Amends Section 22684 of the Financial Code and Sections and 5913 of the Streets and Highways Code This bill relates to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing home improvements through PACE.