A licensed contractor moved its office on March 2 and mailed the Registrar the required written notice on August 20, well past the statutory window. What follows under Bus. & Prof. Code §7083?
Explanation
Section 7083 gives the licensee 90 days from the change to notify the Registrar in writing on the board's form, and it attaches two consequences to a late notice. The change takes effect only on the date the written notification is received at the board's headquarters office, so the record is wrong for the whole intervening period. Separately, failing to notify within the 90 days is itself grounds for disciplinary action. A long window is not a soft one.
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