You are the qualifier for an active contractor's license. How do you inactivate the license?

You are the qualifier for an active contractor's license. How do you inactivate the license?

• A. Write to the CSLB, requesting that the license be made inactive
• B. Do nothing; it will inactivate automatically
• C. Return the license to the examiner in writing
• D. Sell the license to a new owner

Answer: (A)

When you want to stop acting as the qualifier, you must take a formal step with the Contractors State License Board. As the qualifier for an active license, you submit a written request to the CSLB to place the license in inactive status. This keeps the license valid but not active, allowing you to reactivate later if you choose. The board won’t auto-inactivate a license, and simply doing nothing won’t change your status. Returning the license to an examiner or selling it to someone else aren’t valid paths—licenses aren’t transferable, and the proper method is the written inactivation request.

When you want to stop acting as the qualifier, you must take a formal step with the Contractors State License Board. As the qualifier for an active license, you submit a written request to the CSLB to place the license in inactive status. This keeps the license valid but not active, allowing you to reactivate later if you choose. The board won’t auto-inactivate a license, and simply doing nothing won’t change your status. Returning the license to an examiner or selling it to someone else aren’t valid paths—licenses aren’t transferable, and the proper method is the written inactivation request.