Under the "substantial supervision" requirement, a qualifying individual (RME or RMO) must be responsible for which of the following on behalf of the contractor licensee?
Explanation
§7068.1(a) makes the qualifier responsible for exercising supervision and control of the employer's or principal's construction operations to secure compliance with the contractors' law, and §7068.1(c)(4) lists what that means: supervising construction operations, making technical and administrative decisions, checking jobs for proper workmanship, and supervision on the construction site. It does not mean swinging the hammer, as (a) assumes, and it is not satisfied by the paper-only roles in (b) and (c) — a qualifier who lends a name without that control commits a misdemeanor punishable by a $3,000 to $5,000 fine under §7068.1(e).
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