body: **Background** (as I understand it in California)
  
  
  My friends, some stranger, or myself are allowed to do minor repairs (minor plumbing or electrical work) to a home, without the need for professional licenses/certifications. As long as no one is doing it as a paid professional.
  
  
  We can also do major renovations or demolitions (major plumbing, etc.) as long as we get local permits first.
  
  
  Again, all without the need for professional licenses/certifications. As long as no one is doing it as a paid professional.
  
  
  **Question**
  
  
  If I'm filming and paying actors doing these tasks, would this be legal? 
  
  
  I've hired them to **act** like licensed professionals not **be** licensed professionals.
  
  
  In these situations/scenes, these tasks may or may not get complete fully, but they would be doing the **actual tasks**, not just a fake version of them.
  
  
  
title: Tasks which require professional licenses by non-licensed persons