Application to Change Contractor Business Name

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General Information and Instructions

This is an application to change the name of your contracting business. Business names for all companies must follow the rules listed below:

• The business name cannot suggest a business type or entity the contractor does not hold (e.g., cannot say “and partners” for a sole owner company or “LLC” if the company is a corporation)
• The business name cannot suggest a license classification the company does not hold.
• The business name must match exactly what is listed with California Secretary of State if the company is a corporation or LLC.
• All advertising, contracts, business cards, contracts, etc. for the company must use the business name exactly as it is listed with CSLB.

Changing a Business Name: You may change the business name of your license if the new name does not indicate a change in business entity, the new name does not indicate that you qualify for a classification other than the one(s) in which you are currently licensed, and the new name does not indicate a personnel change.

Changing the Business Name of a Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC): Before the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) can change your corporate or LLC name, you must first change the corporate or LLC name with the Secretary of State's Office (SOS). If you are simply adding a "DBA" (for a fictitious business name) to the existing corporate or LLC name, you do not need to make any changes with SOS; but please be sure to check the box in section 3 to indicate that you are adding a DBA to an existing business name.

Ordering a Wall Certificate and/or Pocket License: You may order a wall certificate and/or pocket license only if your license is in good standing, currently renewed, and has no current suspensions on record. Submit $25 for each wall certificate and/or pocket license. Attach a money order or a personal, business, certified, or cashier's check made payable to the Registrar of Contractors. Do not send cash. Please be aware that there is a $25 service charge for each dishonored check.

Changing an Address: You cannot change an address using this form. Use the Application to Change Business or Personnel Address form (13L-30) to change the address on a license or application. There is no fee to change an address. You are required to notify the CSLB Registrar within 90 days of any change in address. (Business and Professions Code [BPC] section 7083).

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