Licensing Law Flashcards
There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs, a Contractors’ State License Board with members appointed by the Governor.
True
7000.5
Each member of the Contractors’ State License Board shall have been a citizen and resident of the State of California for at least five years preceding his appointment.
True
7002
The legislature may remove any member of the Contractors’ State License Board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty.
False
The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty. (7005)
The Contractors’ State License Board is vested with all functions and duties relating to the administration of the Contractors’ License Law.
True
7008
The Registrar of Contractors is appointed by the Governor.
False The board (CSLB) shall appoint a registrar. (7011)
The Registrar shall be Executive Officer and Secretary of the Contractors’ State License Board and it shall be his duty to carry out all the administrating procedures.
True
7011
The Contractors’ State License Board may in its discretion review and sustain or reverse by majority vote any action or decision of the Registrar except any actions, decisions, orders or proceedings that the Registrar conducts in accordance with the provisions of the Government Code.
True
7013
“Person” as used in the Contractors’ License Law includes an individual, a firm, a co-partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or any combination of any thereof.
True
7025
The term Contractor for the purposes of the California Contractors’ License Law is synonymous with the term Builder, and includes subcontractors and specialty contractors.
True
7026
Any person who advertises with any sign or card or other device which would indicate to the public that he is a contractor is subject to the provisions of the Contractors’ License Law regardless whether his operations as a builder would be otherwise exempted.
True
7026.6
It is a misdemeanor for any person to advertise as a contractor unless such person holds a valid contractor’s license.
True
7026.7
It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor within this state without having a license therefore and he may be guilty of a misdemeanor, fined or imprisoned in the county jail or both.
True
7028
The Registrar may act through the Attorney General to uphold the Contractors’ License Law.
True
7028.3
The Registrar may act through the District Attorney of the county in which the act, practice or transaction is alleged to have been committed to uphold the Contractors’ License Law.
True
7028.3
If a person is a member, officer, director or responsible managing officer of a licensed co-partnership, corporation, firm, association or other organization, he may individually act in the capacity of a contractor within this state provided the entity which he qualifies maintains a license in good standing.
False
7114
Two or more licensees, each of whom has been issued a license to engage separately in the capacity of a contractor within this state may jointly submit a bid or otherwise act in the capacity of a contractor within this state.
False
It is unlawful for any two or more licensees to jointly submit a bid or otherwise act in the capacity of a contractor within the State without first having secured an additional license for acting in the capacity of such a joint venture or combination. (7029)
No person engaged in the business of acting in the capacity of a contractor may bring or maintain any action in any court of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any act or contract for which a license is required by this chapter without alleging and proving that he was a duly licensed contractor at all times during the performance of such act or contract.
True
7031
Any owner of property, building or improving structures thereon, through his own work or through his own employees with wages as their sole compensation, must have a contractor’s license.
False
This chapter does not apply to an owner of property, building or improving structures thereon, or appurtenances thereto, who does such work himself or through his own employees with wages as their sole compensation; provided that such structure, or structures, with or without the appurtenances thereto is not intended or offered for sale. (7044)
The Contractors’ License Law applies to the installation of any finished products, materials or articles of merchandise which do not become a fixed part of the structure.
False
This chapter does not apply to the sale or installation of any finished products, materials or articles or merchandise, which do not become a fixed part of the structure, or shall it apply to a materialman or manufacturer furnishing finished products, materials, or articles of merchandise who does not install or contract for the installation of such items. (7045)
The Contractors’ License Law shall not apply to a materialman or manufacturer furnishing finished products, materials or articles of merchandise who does not install or contract for the installation of such items.
True
7052
The Contractors’ License Law does not apply to any construction, alteration, improvement or repair carried on within the limits and boundaries of any site or reservation, title of which rests in the Federal Government.
True
7047
The Contractors’ License Law does not apply to any work or operation on one undertaking or project by one or more contracts, the aggregate contract price for which labor and materials and all other items, is less than five hundred dollars ($500).
True
7048
A person may advertise as a contractor as long as the job that he does has a total aggregate price of less than $200.
False
Any person who advertises or puts out any sign or card or other device which would indicate to the public that he is a contractor, or who causes his name or business namestyle to be included in a classified advertisement or directory under a classification which includes the word “contractor,” other than his license classification, is subject to the provisions of this chapter regardless of whether his operations as a builder are otherwise exempted. (7026.6) It is a misdemeanor for any person, including a person who is exempt by Section 7048 from the provisions of this chapter, to advertise as a contractor unless such a person holds a valid license under the provisions of this chapter in the classification so advertised, except that a licensed building or engineering contractor may advertise as a general contractor. (7026.7, 7048)
A specialty contractor is a contractor whose operations as such are the performance of construction work requiring specialized skill and whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts.
True
7058