California State Contractors License Law Questions with CORRECT Answers
Question:
Who must be licensed as a contractor?
Answer:
Anyone who constructs or alters on any job that costs 500 dollars or more.
Question:
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.
Question:
Does California recognize contractors licenses from other states or countries?
Answer:
No
Question:
What charge is it to contract without a license?
Answer:
Misdemeanor, meaning potential jail time, fines and administrative fines
Question:
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.
Question:
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.
,Question:
What is the active license renewal fee?
Answer:
$360. You are required to renew every two years.
Question:
Inactive licenses must be renewed how often?
Answer:
Every four years
Question:
What is the minimum operating capital that you must have to qualify to be a
contractor?
Answer:
$2500
Question:
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
Question:
Can your old license be renewed?
Answer:
Yes. If your license has been expired between 3 to 5 years.
Question:
Another name for the qualifier.
Answer:
The testtaker. Or the person whom the license is going to be issued.
Question:
What is the qualifier called if he/she is an individual?
Answer:
The owner
, Question:
What is the qualifier called if he or she is a partner?
Answer:
Qualifying Partner.
Question:
What is the qualifier called if he or she is an officer?
Answer:
RMO, Responsible Managing Officer
Question:
What is the qualifier called if he or she is an employee?
Answer:
RME, Responsible Managing Employee
Question:
How many hours is an RME, Responsible Managing Employee required to work.
Answer:
80% or 32 hours
Question:
Can you lend your license to someone?
Answer:
No. That would be punishable by law.
Question:
Can you abandon a project without a legal excuse?
Answer:
No. This would be cause for disciplinary action. It is classified as "Breach of
Contract".
Question:
A contractor is not prohibited from taking and executing a contract involving the
use of two or more crafts or trades, if the performance of the work is and
supplemental to the primary job.
Answer:
Incidental and supplemental to the primary job. Otherwise it must be performed by
a sub.
Question:
Who must be licensed as a contractor?
Answer:
Anyone who constructs or alters on any job that costs 500 dollars or more.
Question:
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.
Question:
Does California recognize contractors licenses from other states or countries?
Answer:
No
Question:
What charge is it to contract without a license?
Answer:
Misdemeanor, meaning potential jail time, fines and administrative fines
Question:
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.
Question:
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.
,Question:
What is the active license renewal fee?
Answer:
$360. You are required to renew every two years.
Question:
Inactive licenses must be renewed how often?
Answer:
Every four years
Question:
What is the minimum operating capital that you must have to qualify to be a
contractor?
Answer:
$2500
Question:
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
Question:
Can your old license be renewed?
Answer:
Yes. If your license has been expired between 3 to 5 years.
Question:
Another name for the qualifier.
Answer:
The testtaker. Or the person whom the license is going to be issued.
Question:
What is the qualifier called if he/she is an individual?
Answer:
The owner
, Question:
What is the qualifier called if he or she is a partner?
Answer:
Qualifying Partner.
Question:
What is the qualifier called if he or she is an officer?
Answer:
RMO, Responsible Managing Officer
Question:
What is the qualifier called if he or she is an employee?
Answer:
RME, Responsible Managing Employee
Question:
How many hours is an RME, Responsible Managing Employee required to work.
Answer:
80% or 32 hours
Question:
Can you lend your license to someone?
Answer:
No. That would be punishable by law.
Question:
Can you abandon a project without a legal excuse?
Answer:
No. This would be cause for disciplinary action. It is classified as "Breach of
Contract".
Question:
A contractor is not prohibited from taking and executing a contract involving the
use of two or more crafts or trades, if the performance of the work is and
supplemental to the primary job.
Answer:
Incidental and supplemental to the primary job. Otherwise it must be performed by
a sub.
