During a declared state of emergency, contracting without a license for repair work may be charged as what?
Explanation
B&P §7028.16 makes unlicensed contracting for repair or restoration in a declared emergency or disaster area punishable more severely than ordinary unlicensed contracting, up to a felony, because disaster victims are the intended targets of this fraud. (a) is the closest wrong answer: §7028 misdemeanor treatment is the baseline the emergency provision deliberately exceeds. (b) treats the citation route as exclusive when it is not. (c) is the dangerous misconception — an emergency declaration relaxes some permit timelines, never the licensing requirement.
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