What can the commissioner not adopt rules to restrict?

• A. The color of building paint used in advertising
• B. Advertising mediums restrictions are always allowed
• C. Advertising or competitive bidding by the holder of a license, except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices
• D. The advertising motto of the licensee Posters

Answer: (C)

Advertising by license holders is allowed to be broad, but it can be controlled to keep claims truthful. The commissioner may require that what licensees say in ads is not false, misleading, or deceptive, but they cannot impose broad limits on how someone advertises or bids for work beyond that. That’s why the statement about advertising or competitive bidding being restricted only to prohibiting false or deceptive practices is the correct one: it captures the balance between letting licensees advertise and preventing deception. Other options suggest more sweeping restrictions (such as limits based on color choices or advertising medium) that aren’t the permitted exception.