CSLB Practice Law B Questions and Verified
Answers 2025/2026 100% Pass
AAsubcontractorAorAmaterialAsupplierAhasA_____AdaysAtoAfileAaAlienAonceAaAnoticeAofA
completionAhasAbeenArecorded.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-30
HowAmustAaAclientAsubmitAaAclaimAforAserviceAorArepairAofAaAdefectAonAfitAandAfinishAitems
AafterAaAremodel?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ByAcertifiedAmail
A
ByAovernightAmail
A
ByApersonalAdelivery
AAcontractorAmeetsAMr.AJonesAatAhisAhomeAtoAdiscussAremodeling.ATheAcontractorAandAMr
.AJonesAsignAaAcontractAthatAincludesAaAthree-
dayAcancellationAform.AAfterAtheAcontractorAleaves,AMr.AJonesAdecidesAnotAtoAhaveAtheAwo
rkAdone.AInsteadAofAusingAtheAcancellationAform,AMr.AJonesAsendsAtheAcontractorAaAletterAb
yAfirst-
classAmailAstatingAthatAheAisAcancelingAtheAcontract.AIsAMr.AJones'AcancellationAeffective?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Yes.AMr.AJones'AletterAdoesAcancelAtheAcontractAbecauseAitAindicatesAhisAintentionAnotAtoAb
eAboundAbyAtheAcontract.
IfAaAcontractorAforgetsAtoArenewAhisAorAherAlicenseAonAtime,AtheAexpiredAlicenseAmayAbeAre
newedAanyAtimeAwithinA_____AafterAitsAexpirationAwithoutAreapplyingAforAaAlicenseAandAfulfi
llingAtheAexamAorAwaiverArequirementsAagain.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FiveAyears
YouAareAtheAqualifierAforAanAactiveAcontractor'sAlicense.AHowAdoAyouAinactivateAtheAlicense
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WriteAtoAtheACSLB,ArequestingAthatAtheAlicenseAbeAmadeAinactive.
WhenAaAsubcontractorAdoesAworkAonAaApublicAworksAcontract,AtheApublicAagencyAconsider
sAtheAsubcontractorAtoAbe:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAsubcontractorAofAtheAprimeAcontractor
AAcontractorAhiresAaAsubcontractorAtoAdemolishAaAconcreteAwall.AWhoAisAresponsibleAforAs
upplyingAsafetyAgoggles?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-subcontractor
SometimesAcontractsAproveAtoAbeAtooAvagueAtoAinterpretAwithoutAdisagreementAbetweenA
ownerAandAcontractor.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstepsAwouldAbestApreventAsuchAproblems?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ReviewAtheAplansAandAspecificationsAwithAtheAowner.
AAcontractorAisAlookingAforAanAinsuranceApolicyAtoAcoverAaAhighAdegreeAofAexposureAtoArisk
.AOfAtheAfollowing,AwhichApolicyAwouldAbeAbestAforAthisApurpose?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-umbrella
ToAwhomAdoAyouAreportAandApayAsalesAtax?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BoardAofAEqualization
TheAfederalAEmployerAIdentificationANumberA(EIN)AisAissuedAbyAthe:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-InternalARevenueAService
WhenApurchasingAinsurance,AwhatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoAchooseAamongAdifferentAcompanies
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-costAandAcoverage
, AsArequiredAbyAtheAImmigrationAReformAandAControlAAct,AallAemployeesAhiredAonAorAafterA
NovemberA7,A1986AmustAcompleteAFormA_____AtoAverifyAtheirAemploymentAeligibilityAstatu
s.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-I-9
IfArequiredAsafetyAdevicesAareAmissingAfromAtools,AwhatAshouldAanAemployeeAdo?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NotifyAtheAcontractor,AwhoAisAresponsibleAforAsafety.
OfAtheAfollowing,AwhichAdocumentAisAusuallyAdeliveredAfirstAinAaAtransactionAinvolvingAaAho
meAimprovementAcontract?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-"NoticeAtoAOwner"
WhoAisAultimatelyAresponsibleAforAseeingAthatAsafetyAequipmentAisAactuallyAputAtoAuseAonAt
heAjobsite?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-contractor
AAmechanics'AlienAisAaAwrittenAdocumentAthatAmustAbeAsignedAandAverifiedAbyAtheAclaimant
.ATheAfirstAandAthirdAstepsAaAcontractorAshouldAtakeAinAfilingAaAlienAareAlistedAbelow.AStepA1:
AObtainAtheAexactAlegalAdescriptionAofAtheAproperty.AStepA2:AStepA3:AFindAoutAifAtheApersonA
requestingAtheAworkAofAimprovementAisAtheAowner.AWhatAisAStepA2?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FindAoutAtheAnameAofAtheAlegalAownerAofAtheApropertyAasAwellAasAtheApercentAofAownership
.
A(n)A_____ArepresentsAaAcompany'sAfinancialApositionAonAaAspecifiedAdate.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-balanceAsheet
WhenAyouAgetAanAapprovedAsetAofAplans,AwhatAshouldAyouAdoAfirst?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ReadAanyAnotesAfromAtheAbuildingAdepartment.
WhenAbiddingAonAwork,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAyouANOTAincludeAinAtheApriceAofAyou
rAbid?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-worker'sAcompensationAinsuranceApremium
TheApurposeAofAaA"PreliminaryA20-dayANotice"AforAprivateAworkAisAto:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
notifyAtheApropertyAownerAthatAtheAsubcontractorAorAfirmAwhoAsentAtheAnoticeAwillAbeAmakin
gAimprovementsAonAtheAproperty
WhenAshouldAyouAletAyourAattorneyAseeAaAconstructionAcontract?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AfterAtheAcontractAisAprepared,AbutAbeforeAyouAsignAit.
WhenAisAanAemployeeAallowedAtoAviewAtheirAownApersonnelAfile?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-wheneverAtheyAwishAto
BeforeAbeginningAwork,AanAemployerAorAcontractorAmustAinquireAwhetherAasbestosAisApres
entAinAanyAbuildingAconstructedApriorAto:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1978
IsAitAlegalAforAaAcontractorAtoArequireAemployeesAtoAtakeAlieAdetectorAtests?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ItAisAnotAlegalAforAtheAcontractorAtoArequireAlieAdetectorAtests,AbutAitAwouldAbeAlegalAforAaAfed
eral,Astate,AorAlocalApublicAagencyAtoArequireAlieAdetectorAtestsAofAtheirAemployees.
WhenAisAtheAlastAdayAaAcustomerAcanAcancelAaAcontractAthatAwasAsignedAonAFriday,ADece
mberA21st?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAfollowingAWednesday
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAprovisionsAmayAnotAbeAincludedAinAaAhomeAimprovementAcontract?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-OwnerAmustApayAforAmaterialsAbeforeAtheyAareAdelivered.
WhenAcanAaAmaterialAsupplierAperfectAaAmechanicsAlien?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AfterAtheAgoodsAhaveAbeenAinstalledAinAtheAstructure.
EveryAemployerAofA_____AorAmoreAfull-AorApart-
timeAemployeesAmustAkeepAwrittenAhealthAandAsafetyArecordsAforA_____Ayears.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-11A...A5
Answers 2025/2026 100% Pass
AAsubcontractorAorAmaterialAsupplierAhasA_____AdaysAtoAfileAaAlienAonceAaAnoticeAofA
completionAhasAbeenArecorded.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-30
HowAmustAaAclientAsubmitAaAclaimAforAserviceAorArepairAofAaAdefectAonAfitAandAfinishAitems
AafterAaAremodel?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ByAcertifiedAmail
A
ByAovernightAmail
A
ByApersonalAdelivery
AAcontractorAmeetsAMr.AJonesAatAhisAhomeAtoAdiscussAremodeling.ATheAcontractorAandAMr
.AJonesAsignAaAcontractAthatAincludesAaAthree-
dayAcancellationAform.AAfterAtheAcontractorAleaves,AMr.AJonesAdecidesAnotAtoAhaveAtheAwo
rkAdone.AInsteadAofAusingAtheAcancellationAform,AMr.AJonesAsendsAtheAcontractorAaAletterAb
yAfirst-
classAmailAstatingAthatAheAisAcancelingAtheAcontract.AIsAMr.AJones'AcancellationAeffective?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Yes.AMr.AJones'AletterAdoesAcancelAtheAcontractAbecauseAitAindicatesAhisAintentionAnotAtoAb
eAboundAbyAtheAcontract.
IfAaAcontractorAforgetsAtoArenewAhisAorAherAlicenseAonAtime,AtheAexpiredAlicenseAmayAbeAre
newedAanyAtimeAwithinA_____AafterAitsAexpirationAwithoutAreapplyingAforAaAlicenseAandAfulfi
llingAtheAexamAorAwaiverArequirementsAagain.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FiveAyears
YouAareAtheAqualifierAforAanAactiveAcontractor'sAlicense.AHowAdoAyouAinactivateAtheAlicense
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WriteAtoAtheACSLB,ArequestingAthatAtheAlicenseAbeAmadeAinactive.
WhenAaAsubcontractorAdoesAworkAonAaApublicAworksAcontract,AtheApublicAagencyAconsider
sAtheAsubcontractorAtoAbe:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAsubcontractorAofAtheAprimeAcontractor
AAcontractorAhiresAaAsubcontractorAtoAdemolishAaAconcreteAwall.AWhoAisAresponsibleAforAs
upplyingAsafetyAgoggles?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-subcontractor
SometimesAcontractsAproveAtoAbeAtooAvagueAtoAinterpretAwithoutAdisagreementAbetweenA
ownerAandAcontractor.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstepsAwouldAbestApreventAsuchAproblems?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ReviewAtheAplansAandAspecificationsAwithAtheAowner.
AAcontractorAisAlookingAforAanAinsuranceApolicyAtoAcoverAaAhighAdegreeAofAexposureAtoArisk
.AOfAtheAfollowing,AwhichApolicyAwouldAbeAbestAforAthisApurpose?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-umbrella
ToAwhomAdoAyouAreportAandApayAsalesAtax?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
BoardAofAEqualization
TheAfederalAEmployerAIdentificationANumberA(EIN)AisAissuedAbyAthe:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-InternalARevenueAService
WhenApurchasingAinsurance,AwhatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoAchooseAamongAdifferentAcompanies
?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-costAandAcoverage
, AsArequiredAbyAtheAImmigrationAReformAandAControlAAct,AallAemployeesAhiredAonAorAafterA
NovemberA7,A1986AmustAcompleteAFormA_____AtoAverifyAtheirAemploymentAeligibilityAstatu
s.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-I-9
IfArequiredAsafetyAdevicesAareAmissingAfromAtools,AwhatAshouldAanAemployeeAdo?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-NotifyAtheAcontractor,AwhoAisAresponsibleAforAsafety.
OfAtheAfollowing,AwhichAdocumentAisAusuallyAdeliveredAfirstAinAaAtransactionAinvolvingAaAho
meAimprovementAcontract?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-"NoticeAtoAOwner"
WhoAisAultimatelyAresponsibleAforAseeingAthatAsafetyAequipmentAisAactuallyAputAtoAuseAonAt
heAjobsite?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-contractor
AAmechanics'AlienAisAaAwrittenAdocumentAthatAmustAbeAsignedAandAverifiedAbyAtheAclaimant
.ATheAfirstAandAthirdAstepsAaAcontractorAshouldAtakeAinAfilingAaAlienAareAlistedAbelow.AStepA1:
AObtainAtheAexactAlegalAdescriptionAofAtheAproperty.AStepA2:AStepA3:AFindAoutAifAtheApersonA
requestingAtheAworkAofAimprovementAisAtheAowner.AWhatAisAStepA2?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FindAoutAtheAnameAofAtheAlegalAownerAofAtheApropertyAasAwellAasAtheApercentAofAownership
.
A(n)A_____ArepresentsAaAcompany'sAfinancialApositionAonAaAspecifiedAdate.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-balanceAsheet
WhenAyouAgetAanAapprovedAsetAofAplans,AwhatAshouldAyouAdoAfirst?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ReadAanyAnotesAfromAtheAbuildingAdepartment.
WhenAbiddingAonAwork,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAyouANOTAincludeAinAtheApriceAofAyou
rAbid?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-worker'sAcompensationAinsuranceApremium
TheApurposeAofAaA"PreliminaryA20-dayANotice"AforAprivateAworkAisAto:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
notifyAtheApropertyAownerAthatAtheAsubcontractorAorAfirmAwhoAsentAtheAnoticeAwillAbeAmakin
gAimprovementsAonAtheAproperty
WhenAshouldAyouAletAyourAattorneyAseeAaAconstructionAcontract?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AfterAtheAcontractAisAprepared,AbutAbeforeAyouAsignAit.
WhenAisAanAemployeeAallowedAtoAviewAtheirAownApersonnelAfile?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-wheneverAtheyAwishAto
BeforeAbeginningAwork,AanAemployerAorAcontractorAmustAinquireAwhetherAasbestosAisApres
entAinAanyAbuildingAconstructedApriorAto:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1978
IsAitAlegalAforAaAcontractorAtoArequireAemployeesAtoAtakeAlieAdetectorAtests?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ItAisAnotAlegalAforAtheAcontractorAtoArequireAlieAdetectorAtests,AbutAitAwouldAbeAlegalAforAaAfed
eral,Astate,AorAlocalApublicAagencyAtoArequireAlieAdetectorAtestsAofAtheirAemployees.
WhenAisAtheAlastAdayAaAcustomerAcanAcancelAaAcontractAthatAwasAsignedAonAFriday,ADece
mberA21st?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-theAfollowingAWednesday
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAprovisionsAmayAnotAbeAincludedAinAaAhomeAimprovementAcontract?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-OwnerAmustApayAforAmaterialsAbeforeAtheyAareAdelivered.
WhenAcanAaAmaterialAsupplierAperfectAaAmechanicsAlien?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AfterAtheAgoodsAhaveAbeenAinstalledAinAtheAstructure.
EveryAemployerAofA_____AorAmoreAfull-AorApart-
timeAemployeesAmustAkeepAwrittenAhealthAandAsafetyArecordsAforA_____Ayears.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-11A...A5