Section 827 - Review of Application for Original License, Additional Classification, or Replacement of Qualifying Person(a) Application Requiring Examination. (1) The Board shall inform an applicant in writing within 60 days of receipt whether the application is complete and has been referred for examination or is deficient and what specific information is required. An application is "complete" when an acceptable application and fee have been filed by the applicant.(2) When an application is returned which was previously rejected for deficiencies, the Board shall decide within 5 days of receipt whether the application is complete and accepted for filing.(3) The Board shall decide within 115 days after a complete application has been referred for examination whether an applicant meets the requirements for licensure, provided that the examination has been successfully completed and the applicant has filed the bond(s), fee and other documents required by Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.(4) If an applicant has not successfully completed the examination as scheduled in subsection (3), or met the other requirements of that subsection (subject to the limitations of Business and Professions Code Section 7074), the Board shall decide within 45 days of the successful completion of a subsequently scheduled examination and the filing of acceptable bond(s), fee and other documents required by Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, whether the applicant meets the requirements for licensure.(5) The periods specified in subsection (3) and (4) shall be extended by a period of 60 days, if the application must be investigated.(6) The minimum, median and maximum times for an application requiring examination for licensure as a contractor, for an additional classification, or for replacement of the qualifying person from the time of receipt of the application until the Board decided to issue the license, grant the additional classification or the replacement of the qualifying person, based on the Board's past two years performance, were: (A) Application for Original License, with Examination Minimum:........................... | ..........................11 days |
Median:........................... | ..........................253 days |
Maximum:........................... | ..........................726 days |
(B) Application for Additional Classification, with Examination Minimum:........................... | .......................... 20 days |
Median:........................... | ..........................96 days |
Maximum:........................... | ..........................617 days |
(C) Application for Replacement of the Qualifying Person, with Examination Minimum:........................... | .......................... 20 days |
Median:........................... | .......................... 78 days |
Maximum:........................... | ..........................428 days |
These periods include not only the Board's processing time, but also the time for which the applicant is responsible: e.g., the return of a rejected application, failure of and/or failure to appear at examinations, filing of the required bond(s) and fee.
(b) Applications Not Requiring Examination. (1) The Board shall inform an applicant for licensure, without examination, as a contractor, for an additional classification, or for replacement of the qualifying person pursuant to Sections 7065 or 7065.1 of the Business and Professions Code within 50 days of receipt whether the application is complete and what the issuance or granting requirements are or that the application is deficient and what specific information is required.(2) When an application is returned which was previously rejected for deficiencies, the Board shall decide within 5 days of receipt if the application is now complete and accepted for filing.(3) Once the applicant has filed acceptable bond(s) and other documents required by Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, the Board shall decide within 15 days whether the applicant meets the requirements for licensure.(4) The period outlined in subsection (1) may be extended by 60 days if the application must be investigated.(5) The minimum, median and maximum times for an application for licensure, without examination, as a contractor, for an additional classification, or for replacement of the qualifying person from the time of receipt of the application until the Board decided to issue the license, grant the additional classification or the replacement of the qualifying person, based on the Board's past two years performance were: (A) Application for Original License, without Examination Minimum:........................... | .......................... 1 day |
Median:........................... | .......................... 48 days |
Maximum:........................... | ..........................349 days |
(B) Application for Additional Classification, without Examination Minimum:........................... | .......................... 24 days |
Median:........................... | ..........................58.5 days |
Maximum:........................... | ..........................358 days |
(C) Application for Replacement of the Qualifying Person, without Examination Minimum:........................... | .......................... 1 day |
Median:........................... | .......................... 29 days |
Maximum:........................... | ..........................253 days |
These periods include not only the Board's processing time, but also the time for which the applicant is responsible: e.g., return of a rejected application and filing of the required bond(s) and fee
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 827
1. New section filed 12-3-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 49). Note: Authority cited: Section 7008, Business and Professions Code; and Section 15376, Government Code. Reference: Section 15376, Government Code; and Sections 7065, 7065.1 and 7074, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 12-3-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 49).