MN CONTRACTORS EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who applies for a license?
a)The owner of a sole proprietorship
b)At least one general partner or managing employee of a partnership
c)A Chief Executive Officer, responsible managing employee or qualifying person in a
corporation
d)All of the above - ANS D) All of the above
A person can be a qualifying person for two corporations if at least 25% of each corporation has
common ownership, or the second corporation is a subsidiary of the parent corporation with at
least 25% owned by the parent.
a) True
b) False - ANS a) True
A person who fails to apply for renewal by March 31st is considered licensed for 30 days, or
until the new license is issued by the Commissioner.
a) True
b) False - ANS b) False
Who is responsible for determining who is qualified to be licensed by the State of Minnesota?
COPYRIGHT © 2025 FYNDLAY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, a) Department of Labor and Industry
b) Department of Regulatory Affairs
c) Builders Bureau
d) The Board - ANS a) Department of Labor and Industry
Anyone in the business of building residential real estate, or who contracts or offers to improve
residential real estate, must be licensed, unless yearly gross receipts are less than $15,000 and
they have received a Certificate of Exemption from the Department of Commerce.
a) True
b) False - ANS a) True
The licensing process requires each company to designate one individual who will serve as a
____________ , regardless of whether the licensee is an individual proprietorship, partnership
or corporation.
a) managing partner
b) qualifying person
c) project manager
d) CEO - ANS b) qualifying person
The maximum payment per claim paid out of the Contractor Recovery Fund is:
a) $15,000
b) $20,000
c) $75,000
d) $60,000 - ANS c) $75,000
The maximum payment per licensee out of the Contractor Recovery Fund (not the accelerated
process) is __________ .
COPYRIGHT © 2025 FYNDLAY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who applies for a license?
a)The owner of a sole proprietorship
b)At least one general partner or managing employee of a partnership
c)A Chief Executive Officer, responsible managing employee or qualifying person in a
corporation
d)All of the above - ANS D) All of the above
A person can be a qualifying person for two corporations if at least 25% of each corporation has
common ownership, or the second corporation is a subsidiary of the parent corporation with at
least 25% owned by the parent.
a) True
b) False - ANS a) True
A person who fails to apply for renewal by March 31st is considered licensed for 30 days, or
until the new license is issued by the Commissioner.
a) True
b) False - ANS b) False
Who is responsible for determining who is qualified to be licensed by the State of Minnesota?
COPYRIGHT © 2025 FYNDLAY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, a) Department of Labor and Industry
b) Department of Regulatory Affairs
c) Builders Bureau
d) The Board - ANS a) Department of Labor and Industry
Anyone in the business of building residential real estate, or who contracts or offers to improve
residential real estate, must be licensed, unless yearly gross receipts are less than $15,000 and
they have received a Certificate of Exemption from the Department of Commerce.
a) True
b) False - ANS a) True
The licensing process requires each company to designate one individual who will serve as a
____________ , regardless of whether the licensee is an individual proprietorship, partnership
or corporation.
a) managing partner
b) qualifying person
c) project manager
d) CEO - ANS b) qualifying person
The maximum payment per claim paid out of the Contractor Recovery Fund is:
a) $15,000
b) $20,000
c) $75,000
d) $60,000 - ANS c) $75,000
The maximum payment per licensee out of the Contractor Recovery Fund (not the accelerated
process) is __________ .
COPYRIGHT © 2025 FYNDLAY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
