Regulatory Portal For Enterprises Doing Business in California

REGULATORY PORTAL FOR ENTERPRISES
DOING BUSINESS IN
CALIFORNIA
NIGEL A.L. BROOKS
THE BUSINESS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

REGULATORY PORTAL FOR ENTERPRISES
DOING BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA
This document contains useful links to Federal and State of California

websites for enterprises doing business in California.
These links include an overview of Federal and State agencies, laws, and
regulations, and links to specific resources provided online.
Links to the County of Fresno and the City of Fresno are included as
representative examples of resources provided online at the Country and
City levels.
These links may also be found at:
regulatory.enterpriship.com
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OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE
AGENCIES, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS
Overview of the organization of Federal and State laws and regulations...
Federal law is supreme in the United States and exists in both codified and
uncodified forms. The starting point is the Constitution. Codified law is
enacted legislation organized into book form by subject area. Codified
law may be the consequence of one or more acts, especially when changes
are made to enacted laws over time.
Federal law and regulations are coded as United States law and as the
Code of Federal Regulations.
The United States Code is the codification of the laws of the United States
and is divided into 50 titles:
uscode.house.gov/download/ascii.shtml
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the regulations and

rules established by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal
government, and is divided into 50 titles:
www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr
Areas of law of interest to enterprises at the Federal level include aliens

and nationality, commerce and trade, copyrights, internal revenue, labor,
money and finance, patents, public buildings, property and works, public
contracts, public health and welfare, and transportation.
Federal agencies of interest to enterprises include:
 Department of Commerce:
www.commerce.gov
 Department of Homeland Security:
www.dhs.gov
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 Department of Justice:
www.justice.gov
 Department of Labor:
www.dol.gov
 Department of Transportation:
www.dot.gov
 Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service:
www.irs.gov
 Environmental Protection Agency:
www.epa.gov
 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
www.eeoc.gov
 Federal Trade Commission:
www.ftc.gov
 Small Business Administration:
www.sba.gov
 Social Security Administration:
www.ssa.gov
The 50 states are sovereign and as such retain their own power to make
laws in areas that are not preempted by Federal law.
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California law consists of 29 codes, the State Constitution, and the
Statutes, which are “chaptered bills.”
www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
The Office of Administrative Law publishes the administrative regulations

of the state agencies in the California Code of Regulations:
www.oal.ca.gov/ccr.htm
Registration of legal entities is conducted at the State level. Registration

of business entities is conducted at the State, county, and city levels
depending upon type and need.
Areas of law of interest to enterprises at the State level include business

and professions, civil, commercial, corporation, education, financial,
health and safety, insurance, labor, public contract, revenue and taxation,
and unemployment insurance.
California agencies of interest to enterprises include:
 Secretary of State:
www.sos.ca.gov
 Department of Consumer Affairs – Contractors State Licensing

Board:
www.cslb.ca.gov
 Department of Corporations:
www.corp.ca.gov
 Department of General Services:
www.dgs.ca.gov
 Employment Development Department:
www.edd.ca.gov
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 Department of Industrial Relations:
www.dir.ca.gov
 Department of Insurance:
www.insurance.ca.gov
 Department of Procurement:
www.pd.dgs.ca.gov
 Department of Transportation:
www.dot.ca.gov
 Franchise Tax Board:
www.ftb.ca.gov
 Board of Equalization:
www.boe.ca.gov
 Labor and Workforce Development Agency:
www.labor.ca.gov
 California Architects Board:
www.cab.ca.gov
 State Architect:
www.dsa.dgs.ca.gov/default.htm
 State Compensation Insurance Fund:
www.statefundca.com
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California is organized into 58 counties (46 in Northern California and 12
in Southern California) that have responsibility for public records,
property tax collection, law enforcement in areas outside of incorporated
cities, local courts, and elections.
Fictitious business names (“doing business as” names) are filed in the
county where the business enterprise is located. If it has no physical
location in California, then the name is filed in the County of Sacramento.
There are 480 incorporated cities and towns. Under California law, the
terms “city” and “town” are interchangeable. The State recognizes two
kinds of cities – general and charter. General cities are governed by State
law; charter cities are governed by their own charters.
Cities require businesses to be registered, and also licensed in many cases.

Cities can levy taxes through business registrations and licenses, the
categories and rates for which can vary significantly. Businesses
operating within unincorporated areas of counties may have to be
registered and licensed at the county level.
Enterprises may have to be licensed in the jurisdiction of each location in

addition to their domicile.
The California Gold website provides more information about licensing:
www.calgold.ca.gov
There are over 3,000 special districts (excluding schools) that operate
public facilities and deliver programs to residents.
Link to California Special Districts Association:
www.csda.net/index.php?
option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=41
Information regarding school districts can be found at the California

Department of Education:
www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/do/index.asp
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Subject areas for compliance...
This article contains subject areas for compliance of interest to enterprises

doing business in California. The subject areas are supported by a website
that provides links to representative Federal and State agencies, laws, and
regulations:
regulatory.enterpriship.com
Links to one representative county (County of Fresno) and one

representative city (City of Fresno) are also provided.
Links to general information regarding business requirements in

California:
www.business.ca.gov
www.calgold.ca.gov
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LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- REFERENCES
Note: the links to the various government websites are not intended to
replace the already extensive set between and within Federal, State, county
and city agencies for helping businesses. These links are representative –
readers are encouraged to use those within the sites because websites and
pages change regularly.
County of Fresno and City of Fresno are used as representative examples

at the county and city levels.
The links are current as of June 2010. However, links are subject to
change. BLD strives to keep the accompanying website up-to-date, and
would appreciate information about changes.
Please report updates to links to: bld@bldsolutions.com
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INDEX OF SUBJECT AREAS
 Business entities
 Licensing and registration
 Tradenames and trademarks
 Bonding
 Insurance
 Employment and labor
 Taxation
 Uniform commercial code
 Public works
 Planning and development permits
 Debt collection
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BUSINESS ENTITIES
 This subject area addresses:
 References to registration of business entities in California

including sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability
companies, and corporations
 References to registration of fictitious business names at the

county level
 California codes:
 Business and professions code:
www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?
codesection=bpc&codebody=&hits=20
 Corporation code:
codesection=corp&codebody=&hits=20
 Governor's Office of Economic Development:
 General information:
www.business.ca.gov
 Start a business:
www.business.ca.gov/StartaBusiness.aspx
 Business permits:
www.calgold.ca.gov
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 Secretary of State:
 Business programs:
www.sos.ca.gov
 Corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability

partnerships must be registered with the California Secretary of
State:
www.sos.ca.gov/business/be
 Tips for starting a business in California:
www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/starting-a-business.htm
 Forms for corporations, limited liability companies,

partnerships, limited liability partnerships, general partnerships,
and unincorporated associations:
www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/forms.htm
 Fictitious names – County of Fresno (representative county):
 Fictitious names (“doing business as” names) are registered at

the County level – representative example:
www.co.fresno.ca.us/DepartmentPage.aspx?id=14631
Note: in order to register a fictitious business name, it is necessary to have

a business registration first.
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LICENSING AND REGISTRATION
 References to contractor licensing in California
 References to registration and licensing of businesses at the city

level
 References to registration and licensing of businesses at the

county level in unincorporated areas
 California code:
 Business and Professions code:
 Department of Consumer Affairs:
 License lookup:
www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/wllquery$.startup
 Contractors State Licensing Board regulates and licenses

contractors in the construction industry:
www.cslb.ca.gov
♦ There are 43 licensing classifications for contractors:
www.cslb.ca.gov/GeneralInformation/Library/LicensingClassifications
♦ Guide for consumers (includes useful information for

contractors):
www.cslb.ca.gov/Consumers
♦ Guide for contractors:
www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors
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♦ Guide for contractor licensing:
www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/MaintainLicense
♦ Guide for journeymen:
www.cslb.ca.gov/Journeymen
♦ Guide for public works:
www.cslb.ca.gov/PublicWorks/DoingPublicWorksProjects.asp
 Business Registration and Licensing – City of Fresno (representative

city example):
www.fresno.gov/Government/DepartmentDirectory/Finance/
BusinessLicenseandTax/default.htm
 Business Registration and Licensing – County of Fresno for

unincorporated areas (representative county example):
www.co.fresno.ca.us/Departments.aspx?id=118
Note: business registration, license, and tax requirements vary by city

and county.
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TRADENAMES AND TRADEMARKS
 References to Federal trademark registration
 References to California tradename and trademark registration
 Federal code:
 Commerce and Trade:
uscode.house.gov/download/title_15.shtml
 Department of Commerce – United States Patent and Trademark

Office - Trademark Basics:
www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/index.jsp
 California Secretary of State – Trademarks and Service Marks:
www.sos.ca.gov/business/ts
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BONDING
 References to Contractor's Bonding
 References to Performance and Payment Bonds for Public

Works
 Civil code – performance and payment bonds on public works:
codesection=civ&codebody=&hits=20
 Labor code – performance and payment bonds on public works:
codesection=lab&codebody=&hits=20
 Public Contract code - performance and payment bonds on

public works:
codesection=pcc&codebody=&hits=20
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 California Department of Consumer Affairs:
 Contractors State License Board:
♦ Bond basics:
www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/BondBasics.asp
♦ Bond requirements:
www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/MaintainLicense/
BondRequirements.asp
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INSURANCE
 General liability:
♦ Bodily injury
♦ Contractual
♦ Product
♦ Property damage
♦ Operating
 Commercial business automobile liability
 Course of construction
 Employer’s liability
 Workers compensation
 Civil code:
 Insurance code:
codesection=ins&codebody=&hits=20
 Labor code:
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 Pubic Contracts code:
www.dir.ca.gov
 Division of Workers Compensation:
www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwc_home_page.htm
 Department of Insurance:
 General information:
www.insurance.ca.gov
 Workers Compensation Insurance Premiums:
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0010-buying-insurance/0080-
compare-premiums/0010-workers-comp-rate-comp/index.cfm
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EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR
 References to Federal employment and labor laws
 References to Federal employment and unemployment taxes
 References to California employment and labor laws
 References to California employment, unemployment, and

training (payroll) taxes
Note: some cities impose requirements for employers with

respect to hiring and retaining employees, such minimum wage
requirements and the levy of payroll taxes.
Note: employment and labor topics pertinent to public works

projects are covered in that section.
Note: The Employment Development Department collects

payroll taxes from employers, but The Franchise Development
Board is responsible for administering personal income tax and
corporation tax.
 Federal codes:
 Aliens and Nationality:
 Internal Revenue:
 Labor:
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 Labor:
 Revenue and Taxation:
codesection=rtc&codebody=&hits=20
 Unemployment Insurance:
codesection=uic&codebody=&hits=20
 Department of Homeland Security – U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services – Employment Eligibility Verification Form:
www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf
 Department of Justice – Americans With Disabilities:
www.ada.gov
 Department of Labor:
 Compliance assistance:
www.dol.gov/compliance
 Selected Employment and Labor laws:
♦ Federal Fair Labor Standards Act

♦ Family and Medical Leave Act
♦ Occupational Safety and Health Act
www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/lawsprog.htm
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 Americans With Disabilities:
www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/ada.htm
 Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service:
 Businesses with employees:
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98862,00.html
 Employment and unemployment taxes:
 Forms and publications:
www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html?portlet=3
♦ Publication 15 (Circular E):
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf
♦ Publication 15a:
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15a.pdf
♦ Publication 15b:
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15b.pdf
 Social Security Administration:
 Employer portal:
www.socialsecurity.gov/employer
 Social Security Number verification:
www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/ssnv.htm
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 Employee Development Department:
 Hire Workers:
www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Hire_Workers.htm
 Payroll Taxes:
www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/default.htm
 Pay Taxes:
www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/File_and_Pay.htm
 Employment Training Taxes:
www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/Employment_Training_Tax.htm
 Unemployment Taxes:
www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/default.htm
 Underground Economy Operations:
www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_taxes/Underground_Economy_Operations.htm
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 Division of Labor Standards Enforcement:
www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/dlse.html
♦ Manual:
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DLSEManual/dlse_enfcmanual.pdf
♦ Prevailing Wage Determinations:
www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm
 Labor and Workforce Development Agency:
www.labor.ca.gov
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TAXATION
 References to Federal taxation (income)
 References California taxation (income, sales, use, property)
Note: references to employment and unemployment taxes are

contained within the Employment and Labor subject area.
 Federal code:
 Internal Revenue:
 Revenue and Taxation:
codesection=rtc&codebody=&hits=20
 Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service:
 Starting a business:
 Operating a business:
 Construction industry tax tips:
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/article/0,,id=97986,00.html
www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99306,00.html
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 Filing and paying business taxes:
www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html?portlet=3
 Taxable fringe benefit guide:
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/fringe_benefit_fslg.pdf
 Tax information for small construction businesses:
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p3780.pdf
 Tax Service Center:
taxes.ca.gov
 Secretary of State – tax information:
www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/tax-information.htm
 Employment Development Department – payroll taxes – file

and pay:
www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/File_and_Pay.htm
 Franchise Tax Board – business taxes:
ftb.ca.gov/businesses/index.shtml
Note: The Franchise Development Board is responsible for

administering personal income tax and corporation tax, but the
Employment Development Department collects payroll taxes from
employers.
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 Board of Equalization:
 Tax Departments:
www.boe.ca.gov/info/taxoverview.htm
 Property Taxes:
www.boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/proptax.htm
 Sales and Use Taxes – Regulations For Contractors:
www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/reg1521.pdf
 Sales and Use Taxes – Programs:
www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/sutprograms.htm
www.boe.ca.gov/formspubs/index.htm
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UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
 This subject area addresses references to the California Commercial

Code:
codesection=com&codebody=&hits=20
 Secretary of State – Uniform Commercial Code:
www.sos.ca.gov/business/ucc
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PUBLIC WORKS
 References to Federal public works activities

(Davis-Bacon and related)
 References to California public works activities
 Federal code:
codesection=edc&codebody=&hits=20
www.dir.ca.gov/t8/16421_appendixA.html
 Department of Labor – Davis-Bacon and related laws:
 Enforcement:
www.dol.gov/WHD/contracts/dbra.htm
 Recordkeeping Requirements:
www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-dbra.htm#recordkeeping
 Wage Determinations:
www.gpo.gov/davisbacon
 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act:
www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-cwhssa.htm
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 29 CFR Regulations 3 and 5:
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/29cfr3_99.html
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/29cfr5_99.html
 Frequently Asked Questions:
www.dol.gov/whd/programs/dbra/faqs.htm
 Reference Material:
www.gpo.gov/davisbacon/referencemat.html
 CalPublicWorks:
♦ Building Compliance Portal:
www.calpublicworks.com
♦ Awarding Bodies:
www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/DAS_BuildingCompliance/Awarding/Awarding.html
♦ Contractors:
www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/DAS_BuildingCompliance/Contractors/
Contractors.html
 Division of Labor Standards Enforcement:
www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/dlse.html
♦ Public Works:
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/dlsePublicWorks.html
♦ Public Works – Certified Payroll and Fringe Benefit Forms:
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DLSE-PublicWorks.htm
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 Division of Labor Standards and Research:
www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr
♦ Journeymen Prevailing Wage Determinations:
www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm
♦ Frequently Asked Questions – Prevailing Wages:
www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/FAQ_PrevailingWage.html
 Division of Apprenticeship Standards:
www.dir.ca.gov/das/das.html
♦ Public Works:
www.dir.ca.gov/das/publicworks.html
♦ Pubic Works – Forms:
www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/PublicWorksForms.htm
♦ Apprentice Prevailing Wage Determinations:
www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/PWAppWage/PWAppWageStart.asp
♦ Apprenticeship Programs:
www.dir.ca.gov/databases/das/aigstart.asp
♦ Apprentice Certifications:
www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/appcertpw/AppCertSearch.asp
♦ Electrician Certifications:
www.dir.ca.gov/das/ElectricalTrade.htm
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 Division of Occupational Safety and Health:
www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh1.html
 Division of Workers Compensation:
www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwc_home_page.htm
 Industrial Welfare Commission:
www.dir.ca.gov/iwc/iwc.html
 Department of Procurement – Disabled Veteran Enterprise Program:
www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/dvbe/default.htm
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
 This subject area addresses planning and development permits at the

California county and city levels, and mechanic's liens
 Requirements vary by county and city for such items as:
 Building permits
 Inspections
 Occupancy
 Planning applications
 Public hearings
 Zoning
 County of Fresno (representative county):
www.co.fresno.ca.us/Departments.aspx?id=182
 City of Fresno (representative city):
www.fresno.gov/Government/DepartmentDirectory/
PlanningandDevelopment/Default.htm
 Information regarding mechanic's liens – California Architects

Board:
www.cab.ca.gov/pdf/misc/mechanics_lien_law.pdf
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DEBT COLLECTION
 References to Federal debt collection activities by contractors

(Federal Debt Collection Practices Act and Federal Fair Credit
Reporting Act)
 References to Federal public contract code
 References to California debt collection laws
 References to California public contract code
Note: on Federal and State of California pubic works projects,

the requirements for progress and final payments are strictly
regulated. Therefore, debt collection activities apply primarily
to private sector projects, although governments can default.
 Federal codes:
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 Federal Trade Commission:
 Credit Laws Enforcement:
www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/law-enforcement/
federal-laws-credit.html
 Fair Debt Collection:
www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm
 Department of Consumer Affairs – Legal Guides:
www.dca.ca.gov//publications/legal_guides/index.shtml
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This document contains useful links to Federal and State of California

These links may also be found at:

Overview of the organization of Federal and State laws and regulations...

The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the regulations and

Areas of law of interest to enterprises at the Federal level include aliens

Federal agencies of interest to enterprises include:

 Department of Homeland Security:

 Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service:

 Environmental Protection Agency:

 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:

 Federal Trade Commission:

 Small Business Administration:

 Social Security Administration:

The Office of Administrative Law publishes the administrative regulations

Registration of legal entities is conducted at the State level. Registration

Areas of law of interest to enterprises at the State level include business

California agencies of interest to enterprises include:

 Department of Consumer Affairs – Contractors State Licensing

 Department of General Services:

 Employment Development Department:

 Franchise Tax Board:

 Labor and Workforce Development Agency:

 California Architects Board:

 State Compensation Insurance Fund:

Cities require businesses to be registered, and also licensed in many cases.

Enterprises may have to be licensed in the jurisdiction of each location in

The California Gold website provides more information about licensing:

Link to California Special Districts Association:

Information regarding school districts can be found at the California

This article contains subject areas for compliance of interest to enterprises

Links to one representative county (County of Fresno) and one

Links to general information regarding business requirements in

County of Fresno and City of Fresno are used as representative examples

Please report updates to links to: bld@bldsolutions.com

 Licensing and registration

 Tradenames and trademarks

 Employment and labor

 Uniform commercial code

 Planning and development permits

 This subject area addresses:

 References to registration of business entities in California

 References to registration of fictitious business names at the

 Business and professions code:

 Governor's Office of Economic Development:

 Corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability

 Tips for starting a business in California:

 Forms for corporations, limited liability companies,

 Fictitious names – County of Fresno (representative county):

 Fictitious names (“doing business as” names) are registered at

Note: in order to register a fictitious business name, it is necessary to have

 This subject area addresses:

 References to contractor licensing in California

 References to registration and licensing of businesses at the city

 References to registration and licensing of businesses at the

 Business and Professions code:

 Department of Consumer Affairs:

 Contractors State Licensing Board regulates and licenses

♦ There are 43 licensing classifications for contractors:

♦ Guide for consumers (includes useful information for

♦ Guide for contractors: