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Lonzo Contreras seeks reinstatement after stipulated surrender, board presses on restitution and unlicensed work
Summary
Lonzo (Alonzo) Contreras, whose company and operator license were the subject of a 2016 stipulated surrender, told the Structural Pest Control Board he has taken pre-operator coursework and paid board cost recovery; board members pressed him about unpaid consumer restitution and unlicensed work after surrender.
Lonzo (sometimes referenced as Alonso) Contreras appeared before the Structural Pest Control Board on April 18, 2018, to petition for reinstatement of operator license OPR11760 and to present evidence of continuing education.
Deputy Attorney General Tim McDonough introduced a petition packet (exhibit 1) and a pre-operator-course certificate marked exhibit 2. McDonough summarized an extensive investigation and first amended accusation (2016-9) that led to a stipulated surrender of the company registration (PR6902) and Contreras’s operator license, effective Aug. 17, 2016. The documentary record shows Contreras paid $6,000 in cost recovery on Feb. 15, 2018, but the board’s memorandum said required restitution payments to four consumers—$2,422 to John Chang, $2,422 to May Wang, $750 to Terry Chang and $1,330 to Freddie Lee—had not been proven to the registrar.
Board members questioned Contreras about (1) whether he had engaged in structural-pest-control work after surrendering his license, (2) outstanding restitution to consumers, and (3) lapses in general-liability insurance noted in the license history. McDonough summarized that Contreras admitted to doing work for multiple customers after the surrender and that investigator findings and online reviews suggested up to five additional customers. Contreras acknowledged paying fines and cost recovery but said he had not yet made restitution payments to the consumers and that doing so had been difficult given his financial circumstances.
Contreras testified he took pre-operator coursework (exhibit 2 admitted) and said, “these past couple years have probably been some of the hardest in my life,” expressing remorse and saying he wants to return to the industry and make restitution. Board members emphasized that consumer restitution and correction of outstanding administrative obligations must be addressed before a new or reinstated license could be issued. The hearing record was closed and the matter submitted for later decision.
