3 unlicensed contractors fined in Tucson area

• Kace Rivera

• agreed to do a job installing a security gate, door and fence in Sahuarita for $2,200 but never did the work, said

• Tyler Palmer

• , the registrar’s chief of staff. Rivera pleaded guilty to contracting without a license and was ordered by the court to pay a $1,020 fine and $700 restitution.
• A Tucson homeowner paid

• Alma Toledo

• $6,000 to do painting and stucco work. The homeowner believed the work was poorly done, but Toledo wanted more money to fix the problems and finish the job, Palmer said. Toledo was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, a $2,500 civil penalty and $6,000 restitution.
• A Tucson homeowner contracted

• Chuck Miller

• to build a shed and paid $6,045, but Miller didn’t do much work, Palmer said. He pleaded guilty to contracting without a license and was ordered by the court to pay a $1,000 fine and repay the money he accepted.

Unlicensed contracting is a misdemeanor crime, Palmer said. Hiring a licensed contractor gives consumers some financial protections, he said.

Among registrar’s investigations that go to court, the average fine is $938 and the average restitution is $4,348.