Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Contractor License

No that's not legal. That would circumvent the whole purpose of licensing. That may also subject the folks involved to criminal charges. Only the licensed individual or company can use the license.

Re: Contractor License

No, a license is for the qualified and certified individual's use, not others, whether they be related or not. Just like with an attorney license, it is NOT transferrable to others period.

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Re: Contractor License

We sometimes hear "I'm not a licensed contractor, but I'm working under my brother's license" or words to the same effect.

This may or may not be a lawful arrangement.

The licensing laws obviously allow corporations and partnerships to hold contractor licenses, and for licensees who are sole proprietors to have employees. In such situations, persons who don't hold licenses personally, but who are partners, officers or employees, may do the work.

In addition, a corporate licensee is required to have a responsible managing officer or employee who holds a license.

In addition to the license requirements, there are bond requirements that specify who must post a bond, how large it must be, and who is and is not covered by a particular bond. There's also a workers' comp insurance requirement.

I would say that someone who is neither licensed nor an insured employee of a licensee, nor an officer or bona fide partner of a licensee, is probably unlicensed and ineligible to do work for which a license is required. A contractor cannot extend the umbrella of his license by lending, leasing or contracting it out; it is a personal privilege.