Labor Code section 1020

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish a citation system for the imposition of prompt and effective civil sanctions against violators of the laws and regulations of this state relating to the employment of workers by unlicensed contractors and the utilization of unlicensed contractors and other persons who are not valid independent contractors by licensed contractors.

Source: Section 1020, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1020. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_1020

Original Source: Section 1020, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=1020. (last accessed May 12, 2025).