CONTRACTORS LICENSE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PRACTICE PACK
●● 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?
Answer: Yes. If your license has been expired between 3 to 5 years.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
PRACTICE PACK
●● 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?
Answer: Yes. If your license has been expired between 3 to 5 years.
