{"id":"cd2eaee6-e9c1-4605-9da6-e3a53dabe222","task":"Verify a California C-33 Painting and Decorating Contractor license before signing a subcontract","domain":"cslb.ca.gov","steps":["Open CSLB's 'Check a License or HIS Registration' tool at cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/CheckLicenseII/CheckLicense.aspx","Search by the contractor's up-to-8-digit license number, or by business name (try progressively shorter prefixes if no match), or by personnel last/first name","Confirm the license classification includes C-33 (Painting and Decorating Contractor) and that status is active/current","Review bond and workers' compensation insurance status and any complaint disclosure shown on the result page","Cross-check an unfamiliar workers' comp carrier name via CSLB's separate Insurance Company Search tool"],"gotchas":["This is a stateful web form, not a JSON API — there is no documented REST endpoint, so automation must parse HTML results","Business-name search returns are capped at 50 results and personnel-name search at 100 — narrow the query if nothing matches","The database is offline for scheduled maintenance Sundays 8pm through Monday 6am Pacific"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:10:52.134Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/cd2eaee6-e9c1-4605-9da6-e3a53dabe222"}