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Contractor License Bonds
CSLB abbreviated as Contractors State License Board
was established in 1929 as the Contractors License Bureau
in the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards.
But it is a division of the Department of Consumer Affairs
at present. Activities are always made by both Governor
and the Legislature. A 15-member board occupies the
CSLB's executive officer, Registrar of Contractors,
as well as provides a way of administrative policy for
the operations that are made by the agencies and this
board comprises of nearly nine public members, five
contractors and one labor representative. Also CSLB
licenses and control contractors in 43 classifications
that comprise of construction industries. Considering
the population of contractors in the State, there are
around 280,000 licensed contractors. The CSLB also records
home improvement salespersons. The Registrar oversees
approximately 380 employees, who are scattered among
the headquarters office in Sacramento and also the field
offices throughout the whole state.
The function of CSLB’s comprises of licensing, enforcing
license law, and educating consumers about dealing with
contractors. CSLB staff processes applications for licensure,
requests for changes to licenses, along with renewals.
CSLB also investigates concerning the complaints associated
with both licensed and unlicensed contractors, which
may end with disciplinary or administrative action,
such as citations or the suspension or revocation of
licenses. The Board's Statewide Investigative Fraud
Team (SWIFT) works to eradicate the underground economy
by captivating legal action against unlicensed contractors
and by conducting undercover stings too. Some of the
ongoing tasks of the Board are educational activities,
including outreach to the media, participation at home
and garden shows, a speakers' bureau, and the production
of publications.
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