To be eligible for CSLB arbitration, which condition must be met?

To be eligible for CSLB arbitration, which condition must be met?

• A. License in good standing at time of violation
• B. License suspended at time of violation
• C. License expired at time of violation
• D. No license required

Answer: (A)

Arbitration through CSLB requires the contractor to actually be licensed and authorized to work at the time the dispute arises. This means the license must be active and in good standing—not suspended or expired—so the contractor is legally permitted to perform the work in question and bound by CSLB rules. If the license is suspended or expired, CSLB arbitration isn’t available because the contractor isn’t properly licensed at that moment. And since CSLB arbitration concerns licensed contractors, there wouldn’t be eligibility if no license were required.

Arbitration through CSLB requires the contractor to actually be licensed and authorized to work at the time the dispute arises. This means the license must be active and in good standing—not suspended or expired—so the contractor is legally permitted to perform the work in question and bound by CSLB rules. If the license is suspended or expired, CSLB arbitration isn’t available because the contractor isn’t properly licensed at that moment. And since CSLB arbitration concerns licensed contractors, there wouldn’t be eligibility if no license were required.