ARTICLE 1. Administration [7000. - 7021.]
Article 1 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 37.
§§ 7000–7021 · 31 sections
- § 7000 This chapter constitutes, and may be cited as, the Contractors State License Law.
- § 7000.2 Nothing in this code shall be interpreted to prohibit cities, counties, and cities and counties from requiring contractors to show proof that they are in…
- § 7000.5 (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Contractors State License Board, which consists of 15 members. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of…
- § 7000.6 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Contractors State License Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary…
- § 7001 All members of the board, except the public members, shall be contractors actively engaged in the contracting business, have been so engaged for a period of…
- § 7002 (a) One member of the board shall be a general engineering contractor, two members shall be general building contractors, two members shall be specialty…
- § 7003 Except as otherwise provided, an appointment to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office shall be for a term of four years and shall be…
- § 7005 The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty.
- § 7006 The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter for the purpose of transacting business as may properly come before it. The board shall make every…
- § 7007 Eight members constitute a quorum at a board meeting. Due notice of each meeting and the time and place thereof shall be given each member in the manner…
- § 7008 The board may appoint such committees and make such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such rules…
- § 7009 Any member or committee of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerning all matters within the jurisdiction of the board.
- § 7010 The board is vested with all functions and duties relating to the administration of this chapter, except those functions and duties vested in the director…
- § 7011 (a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, shall appoint a registrar of contractors and fix the registrar’s compensation. (b) The registrar shall…
- § 7011.3 The registrar shall not assess a civil penalty against a licensed contractor who has been assessed a specified civil penalty by the Labor Commissioner under…
- § 7011.4 (a) Notwithstanding Section 7011, there is in the Contractors State License Board, a separate enforcement division that shall rigorously enforce this chapter…
- § 7011.5 Persons employed as investigators of the Special Investigations Unit of the Contractors State License Board and designated by the Director of Consumer Affairs…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 7012 The registrar, with the approval of the board and the director, may, when funds are available, cooperate in the enforcement of governmental legislation…
- § 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…
- § 7013.5 In all application, citation, or disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing…
- § 7014 The board may procure equipment and records necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
- § 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…
- § 7016 Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
- § 7017.3 The Contractors State License Board shall report annually to the Legislature, not later than October 1 of each year, the following statistical information for…
- § 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:…
- § 7018 The board shall maintain the current contractor license check search function on their internet website that permits consumers to search for a licensed…
- § 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…
- § 7020 The board shall maintain a computerized enforcement tracking system for consumer complaints.
- § 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…