{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-9855.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 9855.1","heading":"","body":"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a service contractor in this state unless that person first registers with the bureau in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and maintains a valid registration.\n(b) Except as expressly provided in this chapter, service contractors registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from all provisions of the Insurance Code.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 20. Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealers [9800. - 9874.5.]","ARTICLE 4.5. Service Contractors [9855. - 9855.9.]"],"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":"1862b9be8f4d80cc5784d692ed27250e58368bfcee70f54abae511538ebd83fd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-9855.05","next":"us-ca/bpc-9855.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}