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Licensed
Choice Painting is fully licensed with the state of California by the Contractors State License Board. That means that your job is backed by over 10 years of experience with trained, certified professionals that are wholly bonded to protect your investment.
- Choice Painting Company - State License #596502
State Licensing Requirements
In addition to the fees associated with maintaining a state license, state licensed contractors must meet certain criteria that protects the consumer. The holder of an active license is entitled to contract for work in the classifications which appear on the license. While the license is active, the licensee must maintain a current Contractor's Bond and a Bond of Qualifying Individual (if required), and workers' compensation coverage.
- Experience: The contractor or other person who will act as the qualifying individual must have had, within the 10 years immediately before the filing of the license application, at least 4 full years of experience as a journeyman, foreman, supervisor, or contractor in the classification for which he or she is applying. A Certificate in Support of Experience Qualifications must be submitted with the license application.
- Certification: The qualifying individual for a contractor's license is required to pass written law and trade examinations. There are two parts to the examination process. All qualifying individuals must pass the standard Law and Business examination. In addition, qualifying individuals must pass a second test covering the specific trade or certification area for which they have applied.
- Bonded: It is your responsibility to file with the registrar a contractor's bond or cash deposit in the amount of $7,500. In addition, licensed contractors must submit a separate Bond of Qualifying Individual or cash deposit in the amount of $7,500 for the responsible managing employee (RME) or the responsible managing officer (RMO). Licensed contractors may purchase bonds from their insurance agent or from one of the private holding companies licensed by the State Department of Insurance. Copies of the approved bond form and information regarding cash alternatives to bonds are available from the CSLB upon request.
- Workers Compensation: All contractors are required to present proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage as a condition of licensure, to maintain a license, to activate an inactive license, or to renew a license.
License Classification: In accordance with California Code of Regulations
Division 8, Title 16, Article 3, Choice Painting Company holds a classification C33 Painting and Decorating Contractor license. A painting and decorating contractor is legally defined by the state of California as one who prepares by scraping, sandblasting or other means and applies any of the following: paints, papers, textures, fabrics, pigments, oils, turpentines, japans, driers, thinners, varnishes, shellacs, stains, fillers, waxes, adhesives, water and any other vehicles, mediums and materials which adhere by evaporation and may be mixed, used and applied to the surfaces of structures and the appurtenances thereto for purposes of decorating, protecting, fireproofing and waterproofing. Authority cited: Sections 7008 and 7059, Reference: Sections 7058 and 7059 (Business and Professions Code)
The California Contractors State License Board
The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) was established in 1929 as the Contractors License Bureau under the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards. Today, the CSLB is part of the Department of Consumer Affairs whose mission it is to promote and protect the interests of California consumers.
A fifteen-member board appoints the CSLB's executive officer, or Registrar of Contractors, and directs administrative policy for the agency's operations. This board includes nine public members (eight noncontractors and one local building official), five contractors, and one labor representative. Appointments are made by the Governor and the Legislature.
The CSLB licenses and regulates contractors in more than forty license classifications that constitute the construction industry. Currently, there are approximately 278,000 licensed contractors in the state. The CSLB also registers home improvement salespersons.
CSLB Resources
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