California contractor licence #398194

James W Busby

James W Busby holds California contractor licence 398194 (General Building) in Fresno, Fresno County. Status: Suspended · expires Jan 31, 2027.

Suspendedlicence status

2027-01expires Jan 31, 2027

$25,000contractor's bond

Noneworkers' comp

What this means

The licence is suspended because the workers' compensation policy lapsed with no replacement or exemption on file. A suspended licence cannot be used to contract for work until CSLB lifts the suspension.
It expires in 85 days (Jan 31, 2027). California licences renew every two years; work done after expiry without renewal is unlicensed.
Contractor's bond: $25,000 with American Contractors Indemnity Company. The bond is there to pay consumers and workers harmed by licence-law violations; it is not liability insurance and it does not guarantee the work.
Workers' comp: CSLB has no current workers' comp policy or exemption on file for this licence.

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Licence details

Licence number	398194
Business name (as CSLB lists it)	BUSBY JAMES W
Business type	Sole Owner
Status	Suspended (CSLB: Work Comp Susp)
Issued	Jan 8, 1981
Expires	Jan 31, 2027
City / county / ZIP	Fresno / Fresno / 93705
Contractor's bond surety	American Contractors Indemnity Company
Bond amount	$25,000
Bond number	9035196
Bond effective	Jan 1, 2023
Workers' comp	License does not have current W/C
Workers' comp insurer	State Compensation Insurance Fund
Workers' comp effective	Oct 1, 2016
Workers' comp expires	Oct 1, 2025
Workers' comp cancellation	Sep 8, 2025
CSLB record last updated	Oct 23, 2025

Classifications

B General Building: framing and building whole structures, and projects that involve two or more unrelated trades · other general building contractors in Fresno

Change history

Jan 1, 2023Current contractor's bond took effect (American Contractors Indemnity Company)
Oct 1, 2016Current workers' comp record took effect
Jan 8, 1981Licence issued

Changes come from comparing successive copies of CSLB's public licence master file (refreshed twice a week) since October 2026, plus the dates printed on the current record.

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