California Contractor Insurance: What CSLB Requires

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Key takeaways

California requires a $25,000 contractor license bond (BPC §7071.6).
Employers must carry workers' comp (Labor Code 3700); C-39 roofers need it even with no employees.
About half of CSLB records (119,454) are exempt from workers' comp.

Workers' comp on CA licenses

Workers' comp status on California contractor licenses

Source: CSLB License Master file, October 2026, 244,107 records.

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