A licensed contractor's required workers' compensation coverage lapses. What is the direct consequence?
Explanation
B&P §7125.2 suspends the license automatically, by operation of law, effective on the earlier of the date the coverage lapsed or the date coverage was required to be obtained; work performed during the suspension is unlicensed work, with the §7031 collection bar and disgorgement exposure that follows. (d) borrows the 90 days from §7071.7, which lets the Registrar accept a BOND as of its effective date if it arrives within 90 days — there is no such grace period for insurance. (b) is the no-harm-no-foul belief, and the suspension does not wait for an injury. (c) is not a remedy anywhere in the chapter.
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