Suspended Contractor Licenses in California
14,481 contractor licenses in California are suspended right now — as of 2026-10-12, counted from the state licensing board's own published status. A suspended contractor cannot legally take work until the suspension is cured.
What is suspended, and what cures it
| Missing coverage | Licenses | Cured by |
|---|---|---|
| Contractor bond | 9,218 | filing a replacement bond |
| Workers' compensation coverage | 3,497 | filing a workers' comp policy |
| General liability insurance | 672 | filing a liability policy |
Where they are
Where the 14,481 currently suspended licences are, by city.
By county
The same 14,481 licences grouped by county — the unit most agents are appointed and work by.
Counted from California's licensing board records, refreshed weekly, as of 2026-10-12. A license suspended for more than one reason appears on more than one row, so the rows total more than the 14,481 distinct licenses — the headline is the distinct count. 1,130 licenses are suspended for reasons no policy or bond cures (child-support holds, missing qualifiers, judgments, Secretary of State holds); they are inside the total and deliberately outside the table.
How many California contractors are suspended right now?
14,481 California contractor licenses are currently suspended, counted from the state licensing board's own published status on 2026-10-12. A suspended contractor cannot legally work until the suspension is cured.
14,481 California contractor licenses are currently suspended, counted from the state licensing board's own published status on 2026-10-12. A suspended contractor cannot legally work until the suspension is cured.
Why are California contractors suspended?
The board publishes the reason. 9,218 are suspended over contractor bond — cured by filing a replacement bond. The table above breaks down every reason that a policy or bond resolves. Suspensions for non-insurance reasons (child-support holds, judgments, Secretary of State problems) are counted in the total but excluded from that table, because no policy cures them.
The board publishes the reason. 9,218 are suspended over contractor bond — cured by filing a replacement bond. The table above breaks down every reason that a policy or bond resolves. Suspensions for non-insurance reasons (child-support holds, judgments, Secretary of State problems) are counted in the total but excluded from that table, because no policy cures them.
How current is this?
Refreshed weekly from the board's published records. This page is a present-tense count as of 2026-10-12 — not a rate, and not a projection.
Refreshed weekly from the board's published records. This page is a present-tense count as of 2026-10-12 — not a rate, and not a projection.
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