Suffolk County Home Improvement License Exam
|Questions and Correct Answers
563-1
Legislative Findings
563-1 Legislative Findings
The County Legislature finds and determines that the health, safety and general
welfare of the consumers of Suffolk County will be enhanced if provision is made
for the licensing of persons engaged in home improvement.
563-2 Business
Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft or any other calling for hire
563-2 Commissioner or Director
The Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Consumer
An individual who buys or leases or agrees to buy or lease consumer goods or
services or credit, including a co-guarantor or surety.
563-2 Consumer goods, services, credit and debts
Those which are primarily for personal, household or family purposes.
,563-2 Contract
An oral or written agreement contained in one or more documents for the
performance of work and includes all labor, goods and services.
563-2 Deceptive Trade Practices
Any false, falsely disparaging or misleading oral or written statement, visual
description, which has the capacity, tendency or effect of deceiving or misleading
consumers or the consuming public and is made in connection with a contract,
preparation of or performance of a work estimate or invoice, in the extension of
consumer credit, or in the collection of consumer debts.
563-2 Department or Office
The Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Engages
The undertaking, offering to undertake, solicitation or agreement to perform a
contract.
563-2 Licensee
A person permitted to engage in a business licensed pursuant to the provisions of
the appropriate article of this chapter.
563-2 Person
Includes the definition contained in section 37 of the General Construction Law of
the State of New York, as well as an individual, partnership or other entity.
, 563-2 Temporary License
A license issued to a person for a period of time to perform work in accordance
with the conditions as specified by the Director, provided that the holder thereof
pays the required license fee.
563-2 Unconscionable Trade Practice
Any act or practice which unfairly takes advantage of the lack of knowledge, ability,
experience, or capacity of the consumer or which results in a gross disparity
between the value received by a consumer and the price paid by the consumer.
563-3
License Required
563-3 License Required
It is unlawful for any person, other than exempt employees, to engage in any
business in the County regulated by this chapter without obtaining a license
therefor from the Office in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this
chapter.
563-4
Exempt employees and operations
563-4 Exempt employees and operations
1. employees of any federal, state or local government.
|Questions and Correct Answers
563-1
Legislative Findings
563-1 Legislative Findings
The County Legislature finds and determines that the health, safety and general
welfare of the consumers of Suffolk County will be enhanced if provision is made
for the licensing of persons engaged in home improvement.
563-2 Business
Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft or any other calling for hire
563-2 Commissioner or Director
The Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Consumer
An individual who buys or leases or agrees to buy or lease consumer goods or
services or credit, including a co-guarantor or surety.
563-2 Consumer goods, services, credit and debts
Those which are primarily for personal, household or family purposes.
,563-2 Contract
An oral or written agreement contained in one or more documents for the
performance of work and includes all labor, goods and services.
563-2 Deceptive Trade Practices
Any false, falsely disparaging or misleading oral or written statement, visual
description, which has the capacity, tendency or effect of deceiving or misleading
consumers or the consuming public and is made in connection with a contract,
preparation of or performance of a work estimate or invoice, in the extension of
consumer credit, or in the collection of consumer debts.
563-2 Department or Office
The Department of Consumer Affairs
563-2 Engages
The undertaking, offering to undertake, solicitation or agreement to perform a
contract.
563-2 Licensee
A person permitted to engage in a business licensed pursuant to the provisions of
the appropriate article of this chapter.
563-2 Person
Includes the definition contained in section 37 of the General Construction Law of
the State of New York, as well as an individual, partnership or other entity.
, 563-2 Temporary License
A license issued to a person for a period of time to perform work in accordance
with the conditions as specified by the Director, provided that the holder thereof
pays the required license fee.
563-2 Unconscionable Trade Practice
Any act or practice which unfairly takes advantage of the lack of knowledge, ability,
experience, or capacity of the consumer or which results in a gross disparity
between the value received by a consumer and the price paid by the consumer.
563-3
License Required
563-3 License Required
It is unlawful for any person, other than exempt employees, to engage in any
business in the County regulated by this chapter without obtaining a license
therefor from the Office in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this
chapter.
563-4
Exempt employees and operations
563-4 Exempt employees and operations
1. employees of any federal, state or local government.
