Before the CSLB will issue or renew a license for a contractor who has employees, the contractor must have on file with the Board:
Explanation
B&P §7125(a) conditions issuance, reinstatement, reactivation and renewal on a current Certificate of Workers' Compensation Insurance, a Certification of Self-Insurance under Labor Code §3700(b), or - for a licensee with no employees - an exemption certificate, except in the C-8, C-20, C-22, C-39 and D-49 classifications, which must carry coverage regardless. (a) is the closest wrong answer because a licensee does have to report a business address to the Board, but no lease is filed and a home address is acceptable. (b) and (d) are not licensing conditions at all. If coverage lapses mid-term, §7125.2 suspends the license by operation of law on the date of the lapse, which retroactively makes the work unlicensed.
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