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Contractor's License Bond Information
Before hiring a contractor you must be aware of general
advices that are to be implemented:
- Don’t be an injured party.
- Do be attentive that consumers have been targeted
by scam artists posing as contractors.
- Do have transaction only with licensed contractors.
- Don’t hire the primary contractor who comes along.
- Do ask to see the contractor’s “pocket license”.
All contractors will be having issued pocket licenses
that typically illustrates the type of trade for which
they are licensed as well as the expiration date of
the license. Ask to see some extra forms of identification
so that you can easily identify whom you are dealing
with. The Board also issues several types of general
contractor licenses. You must get ahead of an exam to
get all type of licenses. Board uses lots of types of
contractor licenses. They are:
- Building
- Residential
- Highway
- Public utilities
- Specialty
The fee of General contractor's license costs about
$50 nonrefundable for an exam you apply for. It costs
around $100 to apply for an unlimited license. The application
fee for an intermediate license is $75 and the limited
license application fee is $50. The application fee
includes the first year's license fee. Usually all licenses
expire on December 31 for every year. To qualify for
a contractor's license, an individual must have at least
four years work experience as a journeyman, foreman,
or supervisor in the trade classification for which
he or she is applying. Apprenticeship, technical training
programs, or college course work can also be surrogated
for a portion of the four- year work experience requirement.
Obtaining a contractor's license usually involves three
steps:
- There is a need of sending the CSLB an "Application
for Original Contractor's License" with a confirmation
for $250 representing the application processing fee.
- If the application forms are accepted, you will
be planned for the Law/Business and Trade exams. The
Law/Business exam covers many of the legal and business
topics, such as licensing, contracts, bid procedures,
liens and dispute resolution, employee issues, insurance,
bookkeeping, etc. The Trade exam also covers topics
relating to your specific trade classification.
- Finally after passing the exams, you must be able
to file a contractor's license bond with other forms
the CSLB will send you, together with a $150 check
representing the license fee for the first two years.
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