CSLB B LICENSE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
BUILDING TRADES REVIEW
◉ Who (business entities) does CSLB License?
Answer: 1. Sole Owner
2. Partnership
3. Corporation
4. Joint Venture
5. Limited Liability Company (LLC)
◉ Who must be licensed as a contractor?
Answer: Jobs $500 or more (in labor and/or material)
Same goes for subcontractors, specialty contractors, and people
engaged in the business of home improvement)
◉ Exemptions for license requirement
Answer: -Project is less than $500
-Gov't/public personnel working on public projects
-Officers of a court acting within the scope of their office
, -Oil & gas operations performed by an owner or lessee
-Carpet people?
-Security alarm company operators
-Satellite antenna system installers
-Owner-Builders who engage in home improvement and:
-you reside there 12 months after completion
-work is performed before you sell the home
-you don't work on more than 2 structures w/in 3 yrs
-Owner-Builders who engage in the construction of a new single-fam
home and:
-you do the work yourself, or hire employees and do not sell w/in 1
yr after completion
-you hire licensed subcontractors to perform and do not sell more
than 4 homes in a yr
◉ If you contract without a license (work valued at $500+)......
Answer: -Misdemeanor charge
-Up to 6 mo. jail time
-$5,000 fine
-Other fines $200-$15,000
-Felony charges
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
BUILDING TRADES REVIEW
◉ Who (business entities) does CSLB License?
Answer: 1. Sole Owner
2. Partnership
3. Corporation
4. Joint Venture
5. Limited Liability Company (LLC)
◉ Who must be licensed as a contractor?
Answer: Jobs $500 or more (in labor and/or material)
Same goes for subcontractors, specialty contractors, and people
engaged in the business of home improvement)
◉ Exemptions for license requirement
Answer: -Project is less than $500
-Gov't/public personnel working on public projects
-Officers of a court acting within the scope of their office
, -Oil & gas operations performed by an owner or lessee
-Carpet people?
-Security alarm company operators
-Satellite antenna system installers
-Owner-Builders who engage in home improvement and:
-you reside there 12 months after completion
-work is performed before you sell the home
-you don't work on more than 2 structures w/in 3 yrs
-Owner-Builders who engage in the construction of a new single-fam
home and:
-you do the work yourself, or hire employees and do not sell w/in 1
yr after completion
-you hire licensed subcontractors to perform and do not sell more
than 4 homes in a yr
◉ If you contract without a license (work valued at $500+)......
Answer: -Misdemeanor charge
-Up to 6 mo. jail time
-$5,000 fine
-Other fines $200-$15,000
-Felony charges
