When CSLB enforcement representatives have probable cause to believe an unlicensed person is acting as a contractor, they may:

Explanation

§7028.7(a) is mandatory rather than discretionary: if on inspection or investigation, whether on a complaint or otherwise, the registrar has probable cause to believe a person is acting in the capacity of, or engaging in the business of, a contractor or salesperson without a licence or registration in good standing, and that person is not otherwise exempt, the registrar shall issue a citation. §7028.7(c) requires each citation to be in writing and to describe the basis with particularity, and §7028.7(b) extends the power to the responsible officer or employee of a public entity that awards a contract to an unlicensed contractor after written warning, by way of §7028.15. (a) confuses a licensing citation with a criminal seizure. (c) is impossible on the facts — there is no licence to revoke, which is the whole premise. (d) skips the hearing a cited person may request, and the criminal route in §7028 belongs to a prosecutor and a court, not to the board.