I have a home theater business in Colorado, but I have been commisioned to install a low voltage system in California. We have no special license requirements to install in Colorado, are their any restrictions in California?

woops

This message was edited by VinnyBag on 03/06/02 13:48.13.

Uhhh....Just the one requirement:

"All businesses or individuals who construct or alter any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation, or other structure in California must be licensed by the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) if the total cost (labor and materials) of one or more contracts on the project is $500 or more. Contractors, including subcontractors, specialty contractors, and persons engaged in the business of home improvement (with the exception of joint ventures and projects involving federal funding) must be licensed before submitting bids. Licenses may be issued to individuals, partnerships, corporations, or joint ventures."

and:

6. What happens if I contract without a license?

"A contractor's license is not necessary as long as you advertise yourself as a nonlicensed contractor, provide your customer with a written statement that you are unlicensed (see Question 3), and never contract for jobs costing more than $500, including labor and materials.

The Contractors State License Board has established statewide investigative teams that focus on unlicensed contractors and the underground economy. These units conduct stings and sweeps to curtail illegal contracting activities.

Contracting without a license is a misdemeanor. Unlicensed contractors face potential sentences of up to one year in county jail and potential administrative fines of from $200 to $15,000. The CSLB filed more than 1,600 citations and brought 1,000 criminal actions against unlicensed contractors during the 1997-1998 fiscal year. Stings and sweeps are routinely publicized to ensure maximum consumer education."

The above was snipped from:
CALIFORNIA
CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW
AND REFERENCE BOOK
2000

Does that help?

Jeff

Yes, thanks Jeff.

Jeff is absolutely right on with his comments. You can work with a California contractor to get your job done. You can go to the CSLB web site to check to see if a contractor you might work with has a valid license and is in good standing. Here is the link:

http://www.cslb.ca.gov/

At the upper right area of the web page look for a section titled "Quick Hits" and the underlined link "License Status Check".

Good luck,
motozilla

I forgot one thing. You need to work with a contractor with a C10 (general electrical) or C7 (low voltage)license classification.

If your job is in the LA or Orange County, CA area and need a C-7 licensed installation company. Check us out
www.newportaudiovideo.com and see if we can be of help.