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QUESTION:

May a county legally require a registered general contractor to take a local contractor's examination as a precondition to engaging in the business of contracting within the county, when the state registration authorizes such general contractors to perform in such county?

SUMMARY:

A county may require a state registered contractor (as distinguished from a contractor holding a certificate of competency from the state board) to comply with the county's local examination and licensing requirements as a condition precedent to engaging in the business of contracting in the county.

According…