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- Before You Apply
Step 1: Before you apply for HIS Registration
This step provides important information you should know before applying for a Home Improvement Salesperson registration.
What is a home improvement salesperson?
A home improvement salesperson (HIS) is defined in the law, Section 7152, as a person who is employed by a licensed contractor to solicit, sell, negotiate or execute contracts under which home improvements may be performed, a swimming pool constructed, or home improvement goods or services installed or furnished.
People NOT considered home improvement salespersons are salespersons who only sell goods or negotiate contracts at a fixed business establishment where the goods or services are exhibited.
You must register as a HIS with CSLB if:
You solicit, sell, negotiate or execute home improvement contracts for a licensed contractor outside the contractor's normal place of business (regardless of the dollar amount of those contracts).
Qualification for a HIS:
- You must be at least 18 years of age. (There are no experience, residency or educational requirements.)
May a home improvement salesperson work for more than one contractor?
Yes. A home improvement salesperson may work for any number of contractors and sell a variety of goods and services, but a salesperson employed by more than one contractor must register separately for each contractor. Each registration will require a separate application and registration fee. Each time a home improvement salesperson changes employment from one contractor to another, or is employed by an additional contractor, he or she must become registered as a home improvement salesperson for the new contractor. Each contractor's license must be current, active, and in good standing.
You may be exempt from registration requirements:
If you are listed as a part of the CSLB's official personnel records for the contractor's license. This includes individual contractors, partners, officers of the corporation and responsible managing employees.