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Don't Lose Your California Contractor's License Just Because You've Suffered a Conviction

By Neil Shous, Esq.

Contractors beware! Not only can the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) discipline you for any fraud or theft offense you commit against a client, but it can also discipline you for receiving almost any misdemeanor or felony conviction?even if it is expunged. This is because California contractors are subject to professional discipline for criminal convictions. And while not every conviction will subject a California contractor to professional discipline, any conviction that is ?substantially related? to the contractor?s ability to perform his/her work in a safe and responsible manner will. The problem is that California courts have broadly defined ?substantially related.? They have held that offenses involving physical violence, fraud, theft, or dishonesty are all substantially related to contractors work?even when they do not involve a client or job-related matter...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on September 29, 2010 (boomark / email).