CONTRACTORS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
If an applicant for the master or journey license examination fails the exam twice within two ye
ars, 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 li
cense application time requirement, for the holder of a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degre
e? - 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 issue
d? - 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 leas
t 8 days
What is the contractor's fine for the minor violation of employing an unregistered apprentice w
orker? - 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
Certificate of final inspection, may be requested by? - CORRECT ANSWER -The permit holder
The enforcing agency may require who to be present, on the job, for an inspection? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A Representative of the permit holder
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
If an applicant for the master or journey license examination fails the exam twice within two ye
ars, 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 li
cense application time requirement, for the holder of a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degre
e? - 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 issue
d? - 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 leas
t 8 days
What is the contractor's fine for the minor violation of employing an unregistered apprentice w
orker? - 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
Certificate of final inspection, may be requested by? - CORRECT ANSWER -The permit holder
The enforcing agency may require who to be present, on the job, for an inspection? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A Representative of the permit holder
