Untangling Licensing Law Confusion

摘要

Licensing statutes and regulations for contractors across the United States are not uniform. Each state, and oftentimes each county and city, has its own licensing requirements. Some of these laws are specific to electrical contractors, but where the electrical contractor acts as a general contractor, dif- ferent sets of regulations may apply. Efforts to create some con- sistency in these laws have not been effective, but not for lack of trying. For example, this past month, the American Subcontractor Association (ASA) held its Fourth Construction Industry Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., focused on changing licensing laws.