CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3219Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 21, 2020 An act to add Section 916.5 to the Civil Code, relating to construction defects. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3219, as introduced, Frazier. Construction defects: actions.Existing law specifies the requirements for actions for construction defects and includes a nonadversarial procedure for the parties to resolve the dispute. Existing law requires a builder who, as part of this nonadversarial procedure, elects to inspect a claim of unmet building standards to meet certain requirements for the inspection. This bill would require that the inspection for purposes of the nonadversarial procedure be conducted by a person who is licensed as a contractor with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 916.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:916.5. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3219Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 21, 2020 An act to add Section 916.5 to the Civil Code, relating to construction defects. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3219, as introduced, Frazier. Construction defects: actions.Existing law specifies the requirements for actions for construction defects and includes a nonadversarial procedure for the parties to resolve the dispute. Existing law requires a builder who, as part of this nonadversarial procedure, elects to inspect a claim of unmet building standards to meet certain requirements for the inspection. This bill would require that the inspection for purposes of the nonadversarial procedure be conducted by a person who is licensed as a contractor with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 3219
Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 21, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier
February 21, 2020
An act to add Section 916.5 to the Civil Code, relating to construction defects.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3219, as introduced, Frazier. Construction defects: actions.
Existing law specifies the requirements for actions for construction defects and includes a nonadversarial procedure for the parties to resolve the dispute. Existing law requires a builder who, as part of this nonadversarial procedure, elects to inspect a claim of unmet building standards to meet certain requirements for the inspection. This bill would require that the inspection for purposes of the nonadversarial procedure be conducted by a person who is licensed as a contractor with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
Existing law specifies the requirements for actions for construction defects and includes a nonadversarial procedure for the parties to resolve the dispute. Existing law requires a builder who, as part of this nonadversarial procedure, elects to inspect a claim of unmet building standards to meet certain requirements for the inspection.
This bill would require that the inspection for purposes of the nonadversarial procedure be conducted by a person who is licensed as a contractor with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 916.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:916.5. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 916.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:916.5. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
SECTION 1. Section 916.5 is added to the Civil Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
916.5. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
916.5. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
916.5. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.
916.5. An inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by a person who is licensed pursuant to the Contractors State License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing inspection findings or a report.