WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
April 18, 2012
When is it Okay to Work Under Someone Elseâs Contractors License? Never. You knew that, right? But one of your licensed friends says that you can subcontract a job for him or her and just work under their license number. Flip that scenario over and youâre a licensee who needs someone to complete trade-specific work on a contract and a worker tells you he or she can do it as though they were an employee under your license. Nope, any way you try to work it, itâs still illegal for you to contract for construction or home improvement work over $500 in labor and materials without having your own state contractor license. All too often, CSLBâs Statewide Investigative Fraud Team and Enforcement division representatives hear a variety of twists and turns in stories about why an individual has used someone elseâs contractor license. None of them works. Thatâs the law in California. Itâs no different than if you tried to use someone elseâs driver license. In case you think weâre kidding, hereâs the legal language from the state Business and Professions Code: 119. Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Displays or causes or permits to be displayed
or has in his or her possession either of the following: (1) A canceled, revoked, suspended, or fraudulently altered license. (2) A fictitious license or any document simulating a license or purporting to be or have been issued as a license. (b) Lends his or her license to any other person or knowingly permits the use thereof by another. (c) Displays or represents any license not issued to him or her as being his or her license. (d) Fails or refuses to surrender to the issuing authority upon its lawful written demand any license, registration, permit, or certificate which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled.
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EARTH DAY FESTIVAL SBCA & Built Green will have a booth at the EARTH DAY FESTIVAL this weekend. Stop by and visit us! April 21 and 22, 2012 Saturday 11am - 7pm Sunday 11am - 6pm Alameda Park Santa Barbara
(e) Knowingly permits any unlawful use of a license issued to him or her. (f ) Photographs, photostats, duplicates, manufactures, or in any way reproduces any license or facsimile thereof in a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license, or displays or has in his or her possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile un-
www.sbearthday.org Check out Going Green in SB: Energy Case Studies starting on page 16. Also see the Earth Day flyer on page 24 for more info.
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We protect the people who build California. Will my supplies be here on time? Am I going to get this bid? We understand those on the job in California have more on their mind than workersâ compensation insurance. So let us put your mind at ease: you can count on the strength and stability of State Fund. Weâve never pulled out of the market due to an economic downturn, and we never will. Visit statefundca.com today to learn about the 6% discount on premiums we offer eligible SBCA members. Your individual business may be eligible for even more discounts. Thanks for readingâŠweâll let you get back to work.
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In This Issue When is it Okay to Work Under Someone Elseâs License? Calendar Highlights Tailgate Safety Topic Kalbâs Q & A for Contractors Going Green in SB: Case Studies SBCA Golf Tournament SBCA Online Planroom Report SB City Building Permits South County Building Permits North County Building Permits SBCA Ad Rates for 2012
Santa Barbara Contractors Association Celebrating Over 60 Years of Service to the Community
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