CSLB - Law and Business Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Verified
Question:
2 types of qualifying individuals for each type of license
Answer:
Individual - Responsible Managing Employee (RME) or Owner Partnership - Qualifying
Partner or RME Corporation - Responsible managing officer (RMO) or RME LLC - RME,
RMO, Responsible Managing member/manager
Question:
What must be filed w/CSLB if RME/RMO leaves? Within how long? If not, what happens?
Answer:
"Notice of disassociation" and "application for replacing qualifying individual". Within 20 days
Or license automatically suspended
Question:
Responsible Managing Employee (RME)
Answer:
Full time employee works at least 32 hours or 80% of operating time of biz, whichever is less.
May be used to qualify for individual, partnership, or corp license. Never more than 3
licensees at one time. Can only act as qualifier for 1 license at a time unless either: 1) other
licensee is subsidiary 2) he/she owns at least 20% of licensee 3) majority of officers/partners
of other one also are those of 1st
,Question:
Responsible Managing Officer (RMO)
Answer:
Officer of Corp
Question:
Journeyman
Answer:
A person who has completed an apprecnticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a
trainee, and is fully qualified to perform the trade without supervision.
Question:
Foreman/Supervisor
Answer:
A person who has the knowledge/skill of a journeyman and directly supervises physical
construction
, Question:
What are penalties for contracting w/out a license
Answer:
- Misdemeanor offense - 1st offense may receive citation from registrar, potential sentence of
up to 6 months in jail and/or $500 fine, which is accompanied by civil penalty of no less than
$200 and no more than $15,000. May lessen or waive if contractor obtains license within
prescribed period of time. - Felony charges for contracting w/out a license in emergency
projects. - 2nd offense found guilty of criminal offense which is punishable by civil penalty of
20% contract price or $4,500, whichever is greater, and county jail min 90 days.
Question:
Penalty for advertising for work outside of your license
Answer:
fine of $700-$1000
Question:
Penalty for hiring unlicensed sub or allowing use of license
Answer:
Citation from registrar and civil penalty up to $15,000
Question:
Penalty for deliberate fraudulent use of contractor's license
Answer:
Up to $10,000 and/or one year jail
Answers 100% Verified
Question:
2 types of qualifying individuals for each type of license
Answer:
Individual - Responsible Managing Employee (RME) or Owner Partnership - Qualifying
Partner or RME Corporation - Responsible managing officer (RMO) or RME LLC - RME,
RMO, Responsible Managing member/manager
Question:
What must be filed w/CSLB if RME/RMO leaves? Within how long? If not, what happens?
Answer:
"Notice of disassociation" and "application for replacing qualifying individual". Within 20 days
Or license automatically suspended
Question:
Responsible Managing Employee (RME)
Answer:
Full time employee works at least 32 hours or 80% of operating time of biz, whichever is less.
May be used to qualify for individual, partnership, or corp license. Never more than 3
licensees at one time. Can only act as qualifier for 1 license at a time unless either: 1) other
licensee is subsidiary 2) he/she owns at least 20% of licensee 3) majority of officers/partners
of other one also are those of 1st
,Question:
Responsible Managing Officer (RMO)
Answer:
Officer of Corp
Question:
Journeyman
Answer:
A person who has completed an apprecnticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a
trainee, and is fully qualified to perform the trade without supervision.
Question:
Foreman/Supervisor
Answer:
A person who has the knowledge/skill of a journeyman and directly supervises physical
construction
, Question:
What are penalties for contracting w/out a license
Answer:
- Misdemeanor offense - 1st offense may receive citation from registrar, potential sentence of
up to 6 months in jail and/or $500 fine, which is accompanied by civil penalty of no less than
$200 and no more than $15,000. May lessen or waive if contractor obtains license within
prescribed period of time. - Felony charges for contracting w/out a license in emergency
projects. - 2nd offense found guilty of criminal offense which is punishable by civil penalty of
20% contract price or $4,500, whichever is greater, and county jail min 90 days.
Question:
Penalty for advertising for work outside of your license
Answer:
fine of $700-$1000
Question:
Penalty for hiring unlicensed sub or allowing use of license
Answer:
Citation from registrar and civil penalty up to $15,000
Question:
Penalty for deliberate fraudulent use of contractor's license
Answer:
Up to $10,000 and/or one year jail
