CALIFORNIA LAW TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ How old do your have to be to get a contractors license.
Answer: 18
◉ What are the types of licenses issued.
Answer: Individual, partnership, or corporation licenses. Joint
Venture licenses are made up of 2 individual active licenses for a
specific purpose.
◉ Does California recognize contractors licenses from other states
or countries?
Answer: No
◉ What charge is it to contract without a license?
Answer: Misdemeanor, meaning potential jail time, fines and
administrative fines
◉ Are there educational requirements to obtain a contractors
license?
,Answer: No
◉ Can technical training and apprenticeship training substitute the
required training required for the 4 years needed.
Answer: Yes. As long as the applicant has a minimum of 1 year of
practical experience.
◉ Are all applicants required to submit to a background check?
Answer: Yes
◉ What are the total fees I must pay to obtain a contractor license?
Answer: $480.00. The non-refundable processing fee of $300 and
the two year initial license fee of $180. Current fees are printed on
the application forms and notices.
◉ How often do I have to renew my license?
Answer: every two years
◉ Will I receive notice before my active license expires?
Answer: Yes. 60 days, but remember it is your responsibility to know
and renew without being reminded.
◉ What is the active license renewal fee?
, Answer: $360. You are required to renew every two years.
◉ Is there a fee for renewing an active license
Answer: $180.
◉ Inactive licenses must be renewed how often?
Answer: Every four years
◉ What is the minimum operating capital that you must have to
qualify to be a contractor?
Answer: $2500
◉ If you are changing the business name or address, or changing the
personnel or business type, how long do you have to notify the state
of those changes?
Answer: 90 days
◉ If you change owners or the business entity, changing the license
structure, can you renew your license at the end of the year or do
you need to apply for a new one.
Answer: Apply for a new one.
◉ Can your old license be renewed?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ How old do your have to be to get a contractors license.
Answer: 18
◉ What are the types of licenses issued.
Answer: Individual, partnership, or corporation licenses. Joint
Venture licenses are made up of 2 individual active licenses for a
specific purpose.
◉ Does California recognize contractors licenses from other states
or countries?
Answer: No
◉ What charge is it to contract without a license?
Answer: Misdemeanor, meaning potential jail time, fines and
administrative fines
◉ Are there educational requirements to obtain a contractors
license?
,Answer: No
◉ Can technical training and apprenticeship training substitute the
required training required for the 4 years needed.
Answer: Yes. As long as the applicant has a minimum of 1 year of
practical experience.
◉ Are all applicants required to submit to a background check?
Answer: Yes
◉ What are the total fees I must pay to obtain a contractor license?
Answer: $480.00. The non-refundable processing fee of $300 and
the two year initial license fee of $180. Current fees are printed on
the application forms and notices.
◉ How often do I have to renew my license?
Answer: every two years
◉ Will I receive notice before my active license expires?
Answer: Yes. 60 days, but remember it is your responsibility to know
and renew without being reminded.
◉ What is the active license renewal fee?
, Answer: $360. You are required to renew every two years.
◉ Is there a fee for renewing an active license
Answer: $180.
◉ Inactive licenses must be renewed how often?
Answer: Every four years
◉ What is the minimum operating capital that you must have to
qualify to be a contractor?
Answer: $2500
◉ If you are changing the business name or address, or changing the
personnel or business type, how long do you have to notify the state
of those changes?
Answer: 90 days
◉ If you change owners or the business entity, changing the license
structure, can you renew your license at the end of the year or do
you need to apply for a new one.
Answer: Apply for a new one.
◉ Can your old license be renewed?
