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Contractors State License Board9821 Business Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone (800) 321-CSLB
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CSLB Featured Topics
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Important Notice:
Workers’ Compensation InsuranceIn the coming months, CSLB will focus increased enforcement efforts—including sting and sweep operations—on companies that either don’t carry workers’ compensation insurance, or misrepresent the number of employees they have in order to get lower insurance rates.
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Notorious Paving Scheme Suspect is Under Arrest... yet again
Just eight days after pleading "no contest" to one felony county of grand theft by false pretenses here in California, paving scam suspect George Stanley was arrested in Pennsylvania.
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CSLB has issued a Consumer Alert against American Fire Protection, whose shoddy work has put human lives in danger, and property at risk should fire break out.
Welcome to Contractors State License Board
The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) protects consumers by licensing and regulating California's construction industry. There are more than 316,000 licensed contractors in the state, in 43 different licensing classifications. In addition to educating consumers about contractors and construction law, CSLB activities include administering examinations to test prospective licensees, issuing licenses, investigating complaints against licensed and unlicensed contractors, issuing citations, suspending or revoking licenses, and seeking administrative, criminal, and civil sanctions against violators. In FY 2007/08 CSLB obtained more than $35.2 million in ordered restitution for consumers.
The CSLB's Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) works to eliminate unlicensed contractors working in California. Undercover sting and sweep operations are conducted weekly around the state.
On this Web site you can find educational materials about hiring contractors and the construction process. You can also check the status of a contractor's license, find other important Contractors License Law information and file a complaint.
Due to Governor Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order S-13-09, all CSLB offices will be closed on the first, second and third Fridays of each month.
We encourage you to utilize this Web site for as many services and resources as possible.
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