{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"7071.14","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7071.14","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 9. Contractors [7000. - 7191.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-9"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Licensing [7065. - 7077.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-3/chapter-9/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 669.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No licensee or applicant for a license under this chapter shall be denied a contractor’s license bond solely because of his race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. Whoever denies a contractor’s license bond solely on the grounds specified herein is liable for each and every such offense for the actual damages, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in addition thereto, suffered by the licensee or applicant for a license.</p>","text":"No licensee or applicant for a license under this chapter shall be denied a contractor’s license bond solely because of his race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. Whoever denies a contractor’s license bond solely on the grounds specified herein is liable for each and every such offense for the actual damages, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in addition thereto, suffered by the licensee or applicant for a license.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/licensing-7071-14","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}