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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Eight radical were cited successful Visalia pursuing a Contractors State License Board (CSLB) probe that revealed contractors bidding connected projects and advertizing illegally, per officials connected Monday.
According to the CSLB, they precocious conducted an undercover sting successful Visalia targeting unlicensed contractors with the assistance of the Tulare County District Attorney's Office.
The sting took spot connected Feb. 26. Officials accidental 8 radical were cited arsenic a effect of bidding connected projects that required a authorities contractor's license— 1 of those projects was a $6,000 bid for landscaping.
According to officials, a contractor's licence is required for projects valued astatine much than $1,000, including labour and materials. Additionally, immoderate task that requires workers besides needs a permit.
The CLSB says the ones who were cited could look imaginable ineligible consequences specified arsenic six months successful jailhouse and a $5,000 fine. Some besides look charges for advertizing operation services of implicit $1,000 without a valid license.
The CLSB said, "Unlicensed individuals tin lone advertise for jobs valued astatine nether $1,000 and indispensable intelligibly disclose that they are not licensed."
For much accusation oregon to study suspected unlicensed contractor activities, visit the CSLB website.
