Who can be a qualifying individual?
If you have an individual license, your qualifier may be either a Responsible Managing Employee (RME) or you. If you have a partnership license, your qualifier may either be one of the general partners (who shall be designated as the qualifying partner) or the RME. If you have a corporate license, your qualifier may be either one of the officers listed on the California Contractors Division’s records for your license (who shall be designated as the Responsible Managing Officer, or RMO), or an RME. If your qualifying individual is a Responsible Managing Employee, he or she must be a bona fide employee of the firm and may not be the qualifier on any other active license. This means that the RME must be regularly employed by the firm and actively involved in the operation of the business at least 32 hours per week or 80 percent of the total business operating hours per week, whichever is less.
If you have an individual license, your qualifier may be either a Responsible Managing Employee (RME) or you. If you have a partnership license, your qualifier may either be one of the general partners (who shall be designated as the qualifying partner) or the RME. If you have a corporate license, your qualifier may be either one of the officers listed on the CSLB’s records for your license (who shall be designated as the Responsible Managing Officer, or RMO), or an RME. If your qualifying individual is a Responsible Managing Employee, he or she must be a bona fide employee of the firm and may not be the qualifier on any other active license. This means that the RME must be regularly employed by the firm and actively involved in the operation of the business at least 32 hours per week or 80 percent of the total business operating hours per week, whichever is less.
