CONTRACTORS EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
If an applicant for the master or journey license examination fails the exam twice within two
years, what is required to re-test? - correct answer ✔✔Wait one year and provide proof of
completion of an approved class.
On the jobsite, what is the ratio of registered apprentices to journey or master electricians? -
correct answer ✔✔Residential job site: 2 apprentices to one journey (or master) - all other job
sites: 1 to 1
How many hours of related experience are required to qualify for a Sign Specialist license? -
correct answer ✔✔Not less than 4000 hours of experience, obtained over a period of not less
than two years.
An Electrical Contractor is required to either _____________________. - correct answer
✔✔Have a master electrician license or employ a full time master electrician.
For a journey or sign specialty license, how many maximum hours may be applied toward the
license application time requirement, for the holder of a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Degree? - correct answer ✔✔2000 hours
Out of state, temporary Journey license may be issued for how long? - correct answer ✔✔90
days
Applications for an electrical exam must be accepted and on file in Lansing for not less than
_________________? - correct answer ✔✔20 business days before the next scheduled exam
, What is the only electrical license that requires public liability insurance before a license is
issued? - correct answer ✔✔Sign Specialty Contractor License. $1,000,000 policy
When do electrical contractors license expire? - correct answer ✔✔Every three years
How many Code Update class hours are required to renew a Sign Specialist License? - correct
answer ✔✔8 Hours
The minor violation of a contractor beginning work before a permit is applied for will result in a
fine of how much? - correct answer ✔✔$25 for beginning without a permit and an additional
$50 if a permit is not applied for in at least 8 days
What is the contractor's fine for the minor violation of employing an unregistered apprentice
worker? - correct answer ✔✔$25 initial fine and then $75 additional if the violation continues
Apprentice registrations must be submitted within how many days after employment - correct
answer ✔✔30 days
When do apprentice registrations expire? - correct answer ✔✔August 31 of each year (renew
within 30 days)
In an industrial setting, the employer and who else must sign an employment affidavit? - correct
answer ✔✔A master electrician
Part 8 of the Michigan Electrical Code, is also known as? - correct answer ✔✔The Michigan
Electrical Code or The Code
The enforcing agency may require who to be present, on the job, for an inspection? - correct
answer ✔✔A Representative of the permit holder
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
If an applicant for the master or journey license examination fails the exam twice within two
years, what is required to re-test? - correct answer ✔✔Wait one year and provide proof of
completion of an approved class.
On the jobsite, what is the ratio of registered apprentices to journey or master electricians? -
correct answer ✔✔Residential job site: 2 apprentices to one journey (or master) - all other job
sites: 1 to 1
How many hours of related experience are required to qualify for a Sign Specialist license? -
correct answer ✔✔Not less than 4000 hours of experience, obtained over a period of not less
than two years.
An Electrical Contractor is required to either _____________________. - correct answer
✔✔Have a master electrician license or employ a full time master electrician.
For a journey or sign specialty license, how many maximum hours may be applied toward the
license application time requirement, for the holder of a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Degree? - correct answer ✔✔2000 hours
Out of state, temporary Journey license may be issued for how long? - correct answer ✔✔90
days
Applications for an electrical exam must be accepted and on file in Lansing for not less than
_________________? - correct answer ✔✔20 business days before the next scheduled exam
, What is the only electrical license that requires public liability insurance before a license is
issued? - correct answer ✔✔Sign Specialty Contractor License. $1,000,000 policy
When do electrical contractors license expire? - correct answer ✔✔Every three years
How many Code Update class hours are required to renew a Sign Specialist License? - correct
answer ✔✔8 Hours
The minor violation of a contractor beginning work before a permit is applied for will result in a
fine of how much? - correct answer ✔✔$25 for beginning without a permit and an additional
$50 if a permit is not applied for in at least 8 days
What is the contractor's fine for the minor violation of employing an unregistered apprentice
worker? - correct answer ✔✔$25 initial fine and then $75 additional if the violation continues
Apprentice registrations must be submitted within how many days after employment - correct
answer ✔✔30 days
When do apprentice registrations expire? - correct answer ✔✔August 31 of each year (renew
within 30 days)
In an industrial setting, the employer and who else must sign an employment affidavit? - correct
answer ✔✔A master electrician
Part 8 of the Michigan Electrical Code, is also known as? - correct answer ✔✔The Michigan
Electrical Code or The Code
The enforcing agency may require who to be present, on the job, for an inspection? - correct
answer ✔✔A Representative of the permit holder
