California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Government Code - GOV |
Title 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES |
Division 3. OFFICERS |
Part 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY |
Chapter 3. General Powers |
Section 37101.7.
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(a) In accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b), the legislative body may license for revenue, and fix the license tax upon, persons who transact in the city the business of a contractor licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) The ordinance which adopts the license and license tax shall not impose a greater license tax upon those persons subject to it who, as contractors, have no fixed place of business within the city, than upon those contractors who have a fixed place of business within the city; provided, however, that such ordinance may impose a license tax graduated according to gross receipts attributable to contracting work done within a city, regardless of whether or not the contractor has a fixed place of business within the city.