SUFFOLK COUNTY HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTOR LICENSE EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◍ 563-1 Legislative Findings. Answer: 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. Answer: Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft
or any other calling for hire
◍ 563-2 Commissioner or Director. Answer: The Commissioner of the
Department of Consumer Affairs
◍ 563-2 Consumer. Answer: 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. Answer: Those
which are primarily for personal, household or family purposes.
, ◍ 563-2 Contract. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: The Department of Consumer
Affairs
◍ 563-2 Engages. Answer: The undertaking, offering to undertake,
solicitation or agreement to perform a contract.
◍ 563-2 Licensee. Answer: A person permitted to engage in a business
licensed pursuant to the provisions of the appropriate article of this
chapter.
◍ 563-2 Person. Answer: 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.
CONTRACTOR LICENSE EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◍ 563-1 Legislative Findings. Answer: 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. Answer: Includes occupation, profession, trade, craft
or any other calling for hire
◍ 563-2 Commissioner or Director. Answer: The Commissioner of the
Department of Consumer Affairs
◍ 563-2 Consumer. Answer: 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. Answer: Those
which are primarily for personal, household or family purposes.
, ◍ 563-2 Contract. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: The Department of Consumer
Affairs
◍ 563-2 Engages. Answer: The undertaking, offering to undertake,
solicitation or agreement to perform a contract.
◍ 563-2 Licensee. Answer: A person permitted to engage in a business
licensed pursuant to the provisions of the appropriate article of this
chapter.
◍ 563-2 Person. Answer: 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.
