A salesperson solicits home improvement contracts for a licensed contractor but has not registered as an HIS. What should the contractor do?
Correct Answer
A) Stop the person from soliciting until the required HIS registration issue is resolved.
A person who solicits, sells, negotiates, or executes home improvement contracts for a licensed contractor generally must be properly registered as an HIS unless an exception applies.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
A person who solicits, sells, negotiates, or executes home improvement contracts for a licensed contractor generally must be properly registered as an HIS unless an exception applies.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Treat the salesperson as exempt because a licensed contractor will sign the final contract.
Treat the salesperson as exempt because a licensed contractor will sign the final contract. does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for home improvement salesperson.
Option C: Have the salesperson use the owner's name on contracts.
Have the salesperson use the owner's name on contracts. does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for home improvement salesperson.
Option D: CSLB license record.
CSLB license record. does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for home improvement salesperson.
Memory Technique
Home Improvement clock for Correcting Residential: party, date, proof, then rights.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Home improvement salesperson from CSLB 2026 Law Book; California Business and Professions Code; CSLB. / Business and Professions Code home improvement salesperson registration; CSLB HIS.; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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