Legal Question in Construction Law in California

Re: ''Sub- contracting without a Contractors License''

What is your role -- are you the manufacturer or vendor of the equipment? Why are you a contractor and not merely a party in the distribution chain who assists customers by arranging installation by licensed contractors?

I think you need to step out of the contracting loop and let each owner enter into his own prime contract with the licensed party, and limit your role to that of an equipment supplier (if that's appropriate to the situation).

Also, your question by implication asks for an interpretation of the laws of 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Without knowing the size and scope of your operation, or anything of its general nature, I can't suggest the bast way to proceed. You could perhaps send a form request for advice to the contractor license authority in each state, or a representative sample of states, or retain a law firm to make the inquiries on your behalf. Possibly if I knew more about your actual role, I could be more helpful. In general, though, the best advice is not to engage in general contracting without a license, even if you hire subcontractors to carry out phases of the work.

Re: ''Sub- contracting without a Contractors License''

There's not enough information here to give a definitive answer. Nevertheless, if your job is to see that something is actually installed, you are probably contracting without a license, at least in California. You'd have to check the laws of the other states, D.C., etc. for those jurisdictions. Bear in mind that contracting without a license is a criminal offense in California.