Supplied/El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Contractors State License Board, in conjunction with the California Section of Insurance coverage and the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office environment, executed a sting procedure previously this summer in South Lake Tahoe.
The sting captivated nine suspects, 7 of which had been cited for contracting devoid of a license along with other a variety of business enterprise and professions code violations. The maximum bid sum was $15,000 for deck replacement. Two of the suspects also experienced excellent felony warrants and have been booked into the El Dorado County Jail.
The sting operation was done following a criticism from a licensed contractor who is dropping company to the underground economic system.
The sting operation focused on illegal action involving construction and house advancement operate by unlicensed contractors. Unlawful exercise consists of advertising for operate that would require a contractor’s license acting in the potential of a contractor without having a license abnormal down payment in extra of $1,000 or 10% of the deal amount, whichever is fewer unlawful use of or misrepresentation of a contractor’s license belonging to a different and using personnel labor with out workers’ payment coverage.
