California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7071.14: No licensee or applicant for a license under this chapter shall be denied a contractor’s license bond solely because of his race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex.

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What this law says, in plain English

Contractors cannot be denied a license bond based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. Violators must pay actual damages plus $250 per offense.

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No licensee or applicant for a license under this chapter shall be denied a contractor’s license bond solely because of his race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. Whoever denies a contractor’s license bond solely on the grounds specified herein is liable for each and every such offense for the actual damages, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in addition thereto, suffered by the licensee or applicant for a license.

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