{"id":"ec2ebb95-aa6b-425e-ae09-4e827a224ed9","task":"Obtain a C-27 Landscaping Contractor license from the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB)","domain":"cslb.ca.gov","steps":["Confirm the job requires a C-27 license: California requires a license for any landscape construction, installation, or maintenance job with combined labor and materials over $1,000 (raised from $500 by AB 2622 effective Jan 1, 2025).","Document at least 4 years of full-time, journey-level C-27 landscaping experience within the past 10 years (verified by a qualified person), or 3 years plus qualifying trade-school/apprenticeship training.","Submit the CSLB application with the $450 fee and schedule the Law & Business and C-27 Trade exams (Trade exam: 100 questions, 210 minutes, 72% passing score).","File the required $25,000 contractor license bond before the license is issued.","Carry workers' compensation insurance if you have employees; LLC applicants must also carry $1,000,000 general liability coverage.","Renew the license every 2 years ($450 sole-owner / $700 non-sole-owner) and keep the bond and insurance current."],"gotchas":["The $1,000 threshold is combined labor+materials per job, not per year — don't assume small mow-and-blow jobs are exempt if they include installation work crossing the threshold.","Working unlicensed above the threshold is a misdemeanor and forfeits the contractor's right to sue for compensation on that job."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T18:30:44.859Z","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/ec2ebb95-aa6b-425e-ae09-4e827a224ed9"}