Has the CSLB Application Processing system completely run afoul?
I apologize if I spend too much time discussing this topic, but it really fries my shorts when State agencies abuse their power.
I received an email from an applicant who applied to add a classification to his existing license. You will see in the image below that the CSLB Licensing Unit requested additional documentation. The applicant submitted the documentation, it was accepted, the application was posted and he passed the trade exam. Six days after passing the exam, his application was sent to the infamous Application Investigation Unit, or AIU. Why??
The AIU is going to ask for the same documentation. Doesn’t this suggest that the Licensing Unit is incompetent? They chose to take on the role of experience verification experts. Are they incompetent? Do they not feel that they can perform these duties sufficiently and accurately? They did send the application to the investigation unit after they approved his experience documents, so that suggests the answer is No.
Being a Navy vet, I’m used to following set rules and guidelines. The CSLB needs to create a set of (reasonable) rules and guidelines and follow them. Making up the rules as they go along is wrong for any business, but for a State agency to do it is just flat unacceptable!
hello license guru I’m a former united states marine and thank you for your service i tried to renew my license online and i made a mistake I chose the radio button that says Delinquent Inactive Renewal: $450.00 i was not aware fully that my license was going to be inactive now. I called the renewal department and now it like there heads blew up they cant back it out and its like going through boot camp all over again there embesels over there if the credit card has a transaction id # why can they just follow the trail and cancel the transaction its really that easy if you came in and bought something with a credit card and you asked me for a refund i would refund it through the same credit card machine that easy why do these people make everything so unusually difficult can you help me here
Easy answer… State Government! I worked for the state for 21 years. What I should have done was stay in the Navy!!! FACT!
What’s your license number? I’ll look into it.
I’m in the same situation . I passed my exam over 3 months ago. And all the investigator has told me is he is still investigating. I have sent over 200 pages of documents they have contacted many of my customers and the envestigation is going anywhere!!! Any advice on what I can do? Who at the CSLB I can talk too.
You can email the Chief of Enforcement, da********@cs**.gov and ask for an update. Tell him the investigator is not helping or being proactive in assisting you.
Someone at CSLB today told me that an investigation could take months even years. Is that true? I understand maybe a few weeks or months but years that’s just ridiculous!!!
2-3 months is the average… but never years.