How do I check for complaints or disciplinary history against a contractor?

CSLB is the official source for a contractor's disciplinary record. Its license-detail page lists adjudicated outcomes (issued citations, suspensions, revocations, and accusations or legal actions that have reached a published stage) and shows whether the bond and workers' comp are in order. A license that is suspended or revoked is itself a disciplinary signal.

Pending or unproven complaints are not disclosed publicly, by design: an unresolved complaint isn't a finding of wrongdoing. That cuts both ways for consumers. If you have a dispute, you can file a complaint with CSLB directly, and you can ask the contractor for references and proof they've resolved past issues.

This directory reflects each contractor's CSLB status and the date we last synced it. We publish only resolved, sourced facts from the public record, never pending investigations, and every profile links back to the official CSLB page so you can confirm the current disciplinary status yourself.

Citations are the enforcement tool behind the record you are reading. For an unlicensed operator, a citation under Business & Professions Code §7028.7 carries a civil penalty of $1,500 to $15,000 for citations issued on or after July 1, 2026. For a licensed contractor, §7099.2 citations generally run $500 to $8,000, rising to $1,500 to $30,000 for serious violations such as contracting with an unlicensed person or employing workers without workers' compensation.

Those penalties are separate from anything you recover yourself. A citation punishes the contractor; a bond claim or a civil suit is how you are made whole.