California Administrative Code

(a) A tree and palm contractor plants, maintains, and removes trees and palms. The duties include pruning, stump grinding, and tree, palm, or limb guying. (b) Effective January 1, 2024, this regulation shall become operative. (c) This regulation does not apply to, and a license s…

A structural steel contractor fabricates and erects structural steel shapes and plates, of any profile, perimeter or cross-section, that are or may be used as structural members for buildings and structures, including the riveting, welding, rigging, and metal roofing systems nece…

A well drilling contractor installs and repairs water wells and pumps by boring, drilling, excavating, casing, cementing and cleaning to provide a supply of uncontaminated water.

A welding contractor causes metals to become permanently attached, joined and fabricated by the use of gases and electrical energy, which creates temperatures of sufficient heat to perform this work.

(a) Limited specialty is a specialty contractor classification limited to a field and scope of operations of specialty contracting for which an applicant is qualified other than any of the specialty contractor classifications listed and defined in this article. (b) An applicant c…

(a) A licensee classified as a general engineering contractor shall operate only within those areas defined in Section 7056 of the Code. (b) A licensee classified as a general building contractor, as defined in Section 7057 of the Code, shall take a prime contract or subcontract …

The Registrar shall, under the Board's direction, prepare and revise the written examinations for contractors' licenses. The Registrar shall replace, eliminate or change any examination question or answer thereto brought to his/her attention if, in the Registrar's opinion, the qu…

(a) A certificate of deposit, submitted pursuant to Section 7071.12(a) of the code, shall: (1) When filed in lieu of a contractor's bond (A) by an applicant, show the name style as set out on page one of the application. (B) by a licensee, show the name style as currently recorde…

(a) The purpose of these sections is to establish requirements for contractors seeking to obtain approval from the Registrar for a blanket performance and payment bond (hereafter referred to as “blanket bond”) as specified under the provisions of paragraph (a)(8) of Section 7159.…

(a) A licensee seeking approval of a blanket bond shall meet the applicable conditions specified under this Article and submit to the Board an Application for Approval of Blanket Performance and Payment Bond, form 13B-35 (rev. 9/2022), that includes the following information: (1)…

(a) Except as otherwise provided under this Article, a licensee that maintains a blanket bond under this Article shall comply with the following: (1) A certification statement as specified in Section 858.2 of this Article, signed under penalty of perjury by the member of the pers…

(a) In order for any licensee to maintain the Registrar's approval of a blanket bond in accordance with this Article, all provisions of this section are applicable: (1) No member of the personnel of record of the licensee, nor home improvement salesperson registered to the licens…

(a) The Registrar may rescind the approval of any blanket bond (also referenced as “approval rescission” under this section) if any provision or condition specified under this Article is not satisfied. (b) To rescind the approval of a blanket bond, the Registrar shall send writte…

As used in Section 7030.5 of the Code, the term “advertising” includes but is not limited to the following: any card, contract proposal, sign, billboard, lettering on vehicles registered in this or any other state, brochure, pamphlet, circular, newspaper, magazine, airwave or any…

For the purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 7091 of the Code, “structural defect” is defined as meaning: (1) A failure or condition that would probably result in a failure in the load bearing protions of a structure, (2) which portions of the structure are not constructed in c…

(a) An application for the continuation of a business under an existing license may be submitted to the Registrar within 90 days of: (1) the death of a person licensed as an individual, (2) the death or the disassociation of a partner of a licensed partnership, or (3) the death o…

(a) For the purposes of denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration pursuant to Section 141, Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475), or Sections 7073 or 7123 of the Code, a crime, professional misconduct, or act shall be considered to be substantially relat…

For the purpose of determining whether there are grounds to deny a license or registration to an applicant who has been convicted of a financial crime currently classified as a felony pursuant to Section 480 of the Code, the crime shall be considered to be directly and adversely …

(a) All applicants for licensure shall furnish a full set of fingerprints for purposes of the board conducting a criminal history record check. The fingerprints will be used to allow the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide criminal …

(a) Applicants residing inside the State of California shall submit their fingerprints through the electronic format certified by the California Department of Justice but, with approval of the Registrar, may submit their fingerprints on hard copy forms provided by the Registrar. …

(a) For an applicant who is denied licensure or registration pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 480 of the Business and Professions Code, the date of reapplication shall be set by the Registrar at not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years after the denial. When c…

(a) Once a license is issued, a licensee is required to complete a two-hour regulatory review course as described in Section 87.8 at any time between the date the initial license was issued and the first license expiration date. This continuing education shall be part of the tota…

(a) Prior to offering a regulatory review course which can be claimed by a licensee to fulfill Section 87.8, course providers shall apply to the Board for approval of the course by completing Initial Application Package CE-RR-1 (07/09), Regulatory Review Application for Course Ap…

(a) The Registar shall have exclusive authority in setting the earliest date a revoked licensee may reapply for reissuance or reinstatement of a license. (b) When extending the minimum one year period, the Registrar shall give due consideration to the gravity of the violation, th…

(a) As used in this regulation, home improvement is defined in Code Section 7151.2. (b) The following statement must accompany every estimate (bid) intended to result in a home improvement contract and every home improvement contract that does not include a swimming pool. The hea…

(a)(1) The overriding consideration in determining whether a specific program qualifies as acceptable continuing education is that it be a formal program of learning which contributes directly to the professional competence of a licensee in public practice. It is the obligation o…

(a) Live Presentation. In order to qualify as acceptable continuing education under Section 88(b) a live presentation program must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Be measured in 50-minute class hours. A program must be at least one 50-minute class hour in length to be…

A cited licensee may comply with an order of correction by having and paying for another licensee to do the corrective work. The cited licensee remains responsible, however, for any failure to fully comply with the order of correction. An order of correction may, but need not, co…

If the cited person, after exercising substantial efforts and reasonable diligence, is unable to complete the correction within the time allowed because of conditions beyond their control, they may request an extension of time in which to correct. Such request must be made in wri…

Service of a citation shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11505(c) of the Government Code, and, further, that a copy of the citation be sent by regular mail.

(a) Upon renewal, a licensee who is required, pursuant to Section 80.2, 81, 87, or 87.1, to obtain continuing education must provide a written statement, signed under penalty of perjury, certifying that the requisite number of continuing education hours has been obtained. The lic…

For the purposes of Section 7085.5 of the Code, regardless of the method of appointment or selection, arbitrators shall possess the following minimum qualifications: (a)(1) Five (5) years of experience in the construction industry as a licensed contractor or a professional in a c…

(a) To receive and to maintain Board approval, a credentials evaluation service shall: submit an application on Form 11A-54 (11/17), which is incorporated by reference and comply with the following: (1) Be a member of and certify to its membership in either the American Associati…

Approved-school owners and licensed-establishment owners both shall post a copy of the board's “Message to the Consumer” (BBC-CP01 (2/2017)), which is hereby incorporated by reference, conspicuously in the reception areas of their schools and establishments.

(a) A renewal applicant may be granted either an extension of time to complete continuing education requirements or an exception from continuing education requirements. Extensions or exceptions may be granted by the Board for the following causes: (1) Reasons of health, certified…

(a) Every application for examination in which the applicant is using training received in a school in this state approved by the Board in order to qualify for examination must be accompanied by proof of that training. (b) For the purpose of this section, proof of training shall …

(a) An applicant who desires to establish eligibility for examination for a license in this state upon the basis of practice, study or training outside this state, or supplementary training in a licensed school in this state, or any combination thereof, shall furnish proof of the…

If an applicant for an apprentice license has previously applied for and qualified for the licensing examination in a particular discipline, the applicant is ineligible to apply for the apprenticeship program in the same discipline.

(a) The term of an apprenticeship is 2 years. If at any time the apprentice discontinues enrollment in the apprenticeship program, the Board shall be notified by the apprentice program sponsor within 10 days of the dis-enrollment. (b) If after the 2-year period the apprentice has…

(a) Every apprenticeship approved by the board shall consist of an on-the-job training component and a classroom component of related training. (b) Related training for barber apprentices must provide a minimum of 216 hours of instruction over a two year period. A minimum of 144 …

(a) A licensee who wishes to train an apprentice shall obtain board approval before employing or training an apprentice. An establishment wishing to train an apprentice in multiple location establishments which are under common ownership may request to participate in multiple loc…

(a) The curriculum for an apprentice enrolled in a cosmetology apprenticeship course shall consist of thirty-two hundred (3,200) hours of technical instruction and practical training covering all practices constituting the art of cosmetology pursuant to Section 7316 of the Barber…

An apprentice may request from the program sponsor, a transfer from one approved related training class to another or from one approved establishment and trainer to another. The apprentice and the program sponsor shall notify the board within five days of any transfer.

Permits issued under these rules expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the birth month of an odd numbered year if the licensee was born in an odd numbered year or of an even numbered year if the licensee was born in an even numbered year. Permit renewal is the responsibility o…

(a) Upon successful completion or discontinuance of an apprenticeship program, the apprenticeship program sponsor shall issue to the apprentice a certificate of apprenticeship completion or discontinuance. The certificate of apprenticeship completion or discontinuance shall be si…

(a) The minimum equipment for a school of cosmetology shall be as follows: (1) Electrical equipment for giving instruction in skin care and electrical facials. NOTE: Equipment shall not be used to stimulate so as to contract, or for the purpose of contracting, the muscles of the …

(a) To obtain board approval, a private postsecondary school shall submit to the board a request for approval that shall consist of the following: (1) A document, signed by the owner or owners of the school and certified under penalty of perjury, stating that the school will prov…

(a) The executive officer of the board, in lieu of filing an accusation seeking the suspension or revocation of any permit or certificate or the censure of the holder of any such permit or certificate pursuant to Sections 5100, 5101 and5156 of the Business and Professions Code, m…

The amount of the administrative fine assessed by the executive officer pursuant to this article shall not be less than $100 or more than $5,000 for each investigation.

In assessing an administrative fine or issuing an order of correction or abatement, the executive officer of the board shall give due consideration to the following factors: (a) The gravity of the violation. (b) The good or bad faith of the cited person or entity. (c) The history…