This section explains that certain government representatives or entities, like those from the U.S. government or the state of California, don't have to follow the rules of this chapter when they're doing their official duties. However, they still can't hire an unlicensed contractor for jobs that should legally be done by a licensed one.

This law says that the rules in this chapter don't apply to court officers when they are doing their official duties.

This law states that certain rules in this chapter don't apply to public utility companies if their work is overseen by the State Railroad Commission. This includes their construction, maintenance, or development work related to their business.

This law says that gas, heat, or electrical companies regulated by the Public Utilities Commission can't do work that requires a contractor's license unless certain conditions are met. These include situations like working on their own properties, hiring licensed contractors, performing necessary safety work, or following Public Utilities Commission orders. It underscores the goal of keeping the energy conservation industry competitive.

This law says that public utility companies and cable television corporations aren't covered by this chapter when they are doing work related to their businesses, like construction and maintenance. However, if a cable TV company is doing underground trenching in public streets, this exception doesn't apply unless the work is just for connecting their systems to customers' properties. It also defines a cable television corporation as a company or person that provides TV by cable for a fee.

This law says that certain rules don't apply when an owner or renter is doing work related to finding, producing, or stopping the operation of oil or gas wells. This includes drilling and testing activities.

This law explains when certain construction or improvement projects don't need to follow the usual rules. If you're an owner building something on your property and it's not for sale, and you or your workers do all the work, you don't have to follow these rules. If you hire licensed contractors, you can sell up to four new homes a year without these rules, unless using a general contractor. Homeowners can improve their own home as long as it's their main residence and they’ve lived there for a year. Nonprofits helping in mutual self-help housing programs are also exempt. If you sell a building within a year of finishing it, it's usually assumed you built it to sell, and if you sell five or more, that's definitely what you did.

This statute allows various parties, like licensed contractors or district attorneys, to take legal action to stop an unlicensed owner-builder from breaking construction laws. They can seek a court order to prevent these violations without having to prove that the harm is severe. If the person or group suing wins, they get their legal fees paid for. Likewise, if the owner-builder wins, they can also get their legal expenses covered.

This law states that the rules in this chapter don’t apply to a surety insurer if they hire a contractor to finish a construction project where they issued a bond guaranteeing the work. However, all the construction work must be done by properly licensed contractors.

This rule says that the regulations in this chapter don't cover the sale or installation of products that aren't permanently part of a building, like things you can take out easily. It also doesn't apply to suppliers or manufacturers who provide those products without installing them. However, it does apply if you're installing home improvement goods. Plus, "finished products" doesn't mean installed carpets or mobile homes and their parts.

This law section says that the rules in this chapter don't cover work done on personal property. However, things like mobilehomes or their accessory structures aren't considered personal property for this purpose.

This law says that if a job has a total cost of less than $1,000 and doesn't need a building permit, it is considered minor and doesn't have to follow the rules in this chapter. However, this exception doesn't apply if this minor job is part of a bigger project meant to avoid regulations or if someone acts as a contractor by advertising or hiring others to help with the work.

This law says that certain types of construction, like building and fixing irrigation ditches in certain districts and tasks related to farming and fire prevention in rural areas, don't require following this chapter's rules unless done by a licensed contractor. However, if the work involves drilling or fixing water wells, the chapter's rules must be followed.

This law section states that certain professionals, like licensed architects, civil or professional engineers, pest control operators, and those working under the Geologist and Geophysicist Act, are exempt from the rules of this chapter when they are doing their specific jobs.

If someone is only supplying materials or goods and not altering them or using them in the contractor's work, this part of the law doesn't apply to them.

This law doesn't cover people who only work as employees receiving wages, aren't running their own business, and don't get to decide how to do their work or the end results. This means if you're simply a wage-earning employee without control over your tasks, this chapter doesn't apply to you.

This law states that certain regulations don't apply to people working with alarm systems if they are licensed as alarm company operators according to specific regulations.