California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 9 — Contractors, Article 5 — Licensing, Section 7071.14

No licensee or applicant for a license under this chapter shall be denied a contractor’s license bond solely because of his race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. Whoever denies a contractor’s license bond solely on the grounds specified herein is liable for each and every such offense for the actual damages, and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in addition thereto, suffered by the licensee or applicant for a license.

Notes

Prohibits denying a contractor-license bond to a licensee or applicant solely because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. Establishes liability for each discriminatory denial equal to the actual damages suffered by the affected licensee or applicant plus an additional $250.

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