California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7126: (a) Any licensee or agent or officer thereof, who violates, or omits to comply with, any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Licensed contractors or their agents who violate provisions of this article commit a misdemeanor. Unlicensed persons acting as contractors who violate Labor Code Section 3700 also commit a misdemeanor.

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(a) Any licensee or agent or officer thereof, who violates, or omits to comply with, any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any person not licensed in accordance with this chapter who is acting as a contractor and who violates, or omits to comply with, Section 3700 of the Labor Code is guilty of a misdemeanor. (c) Prosecution of any offense under this section shall be commenced within two years after commission of the offense as provided in Section 802 of the Penal Code.

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