{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-7029.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 7029.1","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful for any two or more licensees, each of whom has been issued a license to act separately in the capacity of a contractor within this state, to be awarded a contract jointly or otherwise act as a contractor without first having secured a joint venture license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n(b) Prior to obtaining a joint venture license, contractors licensed in accordance with this chapter may jointly bid for the performance of work covered by this section. If a combination of licensees submit a bid for the performance of work for which a joint venture license is required, a failure to obtain that license shall not prevent the imposition of any penalty specified by law for the failure of a contractor who submits a bid to enter into a contract pursuant to the bid.\n(c) A violation of this section constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 9. Contractors [7000. - 7191.]","ARTICLE 2. Application of Chapter [7025. - 7036.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ca5b52c65ee8daa28e28796d9ed6055f3238ecfca6f95fce028276246927aaca","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-7029","next":"us-ca/bpc-7029.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}