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DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY 5000-9998.12›CHAPTER 9. Contractors 7000-7191›ARTICLE 4. Classifications 7055-7059.1

§ 7059.1

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A licensee shall not use any business name that indicates the licensee is qualified to perform work in classifications other than those issued for that license, or any business name that is incompatible with the type of business entity licensed.

(b) A licensee shall not conduct business under more than one name for each license. Nothing in this section shall prevent a licensee from obtaining a business name change as otherwise provided by this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 728, Sec. 57. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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