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<blockquote data-quote="Randy Gartner" data-source="post: 18353" data-attributes="member: 104">Re: Legality&nbsp;In Pennsylvania,you don&#039;t need a license to be in the sound bussiness.You also don&#039;t need a license to be a carpenter or electrician in most areas. Some larger cities and municipalites require licenses,but most areas do not.The areas that don&#039;t have licensing requirments ( for carpenters or electricians)do mandate ( state law)that you pull permits and get work inspected.I do have a state bussiness license for my electrical bussiness,but that&#039;s only been in effect about 2 years and is only required for residential work,not commercial.Some municipalities ask for insurance and some don&#039;t.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think Randy needs to talk to the owner and make sure this guy has insurance,both liability and workers comp.Because if a cabinet falls on someone or the sound guys &#039;&#039;buddy &#039;&#039;gets hurt,the club owner could be held responsible for those costs.My insurance makes me get certificates of insurance for any sub contractors.If I don&#039;t have them on file and get audited,my rates go up.I have never been asked to provide a certificate of insurance for an install and can only recall once or twice having to provide one for live sound.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy Gartner, post: 18353, member: 104"] Re: Legality In Pennsylvania,you don't need a license to be in the sound bussiness.You also don't need a license to be a carpenter or electrician in most areas. Some larger cities and municipalites require licenses,but most areas do not.The areas that don't have licensing requirments ( for carpenters or electricians)do mandate ( state law)that you pull permits and get work inspected.I do have a state bussiness license for my electrical bussiness,but that's only been in effect about 2 years and is only required for residential work,not commercial.Some municipalities ask for insurance and some don't. I think Randy needs to talk to the owner and make sure this guy has insurance,both liability and workers comp.Because if a cabinet falls on someone or the sound guys ''buddy ''gets hurt,the club owner could be held responsible for those costs.My insurance makes me get certificates of insurance for any sub contractors.If I don't have them on file and get audited,my rates go up.I have never been asked to provide a certificate of insurance for an install and can only recall once or twice having to provide one for live sound. [/QUOTE]

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