Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7170
Home Improvement Business
Redline — January 1, 2017 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2017
(a) The Contractors’ State License Board shall receive and review complaints and consumer questions regarding solar energy systems companies and solar contractors. The board shall also receive complaints received from state agencies regarding solar energy systems companies and solar contractors.
(a) The Contractors State License Board shall receive and review complaints and consumer questions regarding solar energy systems companies and solar contractors. The board shall also receive complaints received from state agencies regarding solar energy systems companies and solar contractors.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2019, the board annually shall compile a report documenting consumer complaints relating to solar contractors. The report shall be made available publicly on the board’s and the Public Utilities Commission’s Internet Web sites. The report shall contain all of the following: (1) The number and types of complaints. (2) The ZIP Code where the consumer complaint originated. (3) The disposition of all complaints received against a solar contractor.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2019, the board annually shall compile a report documenting consumer complaints relating to solar contractors. The report shall be made available publicly on the board’s and the Public Utilities Commission’s internet websites. The report shall contain all of the following: (1) The number and types of complaints. (2) The ZIP Code where the consumer complaint originated. (3) The disposition of all complaints received against a solar contractor.
(c) For purposes of this section, “solar energy system” means a solar energy device to be installed on a residential building that has the primary purpose of providing for the collection and distribution of solar energy for the generation of electricity, that produces at least one kW, and not more than five MW, alternating current rated peak electricity, and that meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria established pursuant to Section 25782 of the Public Resources Code.
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