People v. Walker

*Supp. 40Opinion

RICCIARDULLI, J.—

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Michael Kerr Walker pled no contest to contracting without a state contractor’s license (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7028, subd. (a)), and a hearing was conducted to determine the amount of restitution defendant would be ordered to pay to the homeowner with whom he contracted, as a condition of probation. The People of the State of California appeal the restitution order, and as discussed below, we reverse.

Pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 7031, subdivisions (a) and (b), defendant could not sue for payment of his unlicensed work,…