CONTRACTORS LICENSE LAW PRACTICE
PAPER 2026 MASTERED QUESTION SERIES
◉ What is the penalty for a serious safety violation? Answer: Up to
$124,709.
◉ What is the maximum fine for child labor violations? Answer:
$1,000 to $5,000.
◉ What are the requirements for vehicle signage for contractors?
Answer: Business name and license number in letters at least 3/4
inch high.
◉ What must appear in prime contracts as a legal statement?
Answer: Contractors are required by law to be licensed and
regulated by the Contractors' State License Board.
◉ What is the penalty for not keeping 3-year wage records? Answer:
$2,500.
◉ What is the time frame for responding to non-serious OSHA
complaints? Answer: 14 days.
, ◉ What is the time frame for filing a lien after cessation of work?
Answer: 60 days for prime contractors and 30 days for
subcontractors.
◉ What is the time frame for filing a foreclosure and lis pendens
after a lien? Answer: 90 days.
◉ What is the penalty for contracting without a license after a prior
conviction? Answer: $5,000 or 20% of the contract price or jail for
90 days minimum.
◉ What is the time frame for filing a cessation notice if work has
stopped? Answer: 30 days.
◉ What is the time frame for investigating a Cal/OSHA complaint?
Answer: 3 business days.
◉ What is the time limit for filing complaints related to contractor
actions? Answer: Complaints must be filed within 4 years of act or
omission, or 10 years if structural defects.
◉ Who does not require a contractor's license? Answer: Employees
paid wages, owner-builders under certain conditions, public
personnel on public projects, and work under $500.
PAPER 2026 MASTERED QUESTION SERIES
◉ What is the penalty for a serious safety violation? Answer: Up to
$124,709.
◉ What is the maximum fine for child labor violations? Answer:
$1,000 to $5,000.
◉ What are the requirements for vehicle signage for contractors?
Answer: Business name and license number in letters at least 3/4
inch high.
◉ What must appear in prime contracts as a legal statement?
Answer: Contractors are required by law to be licensed and
regulated by the Contractors' State License Board.
◉ What is the penalty for not keeping 3-year wage records? Answer:
$2,500.
◉ What is the time frame for responding to non-serious OSHA
complaints? Answer: 14 days.
, ◉ What is the time frame for filing a lien after cessation of work?
Answer: 60 days for prime contractors and 30 days for
subcontractors.
◉ What is the time frame for filing a foreclosure and lis pendens
after a lien? Answer: 90 days.
◉ What is the penalty for contracting without a license after a prior
conviction? Answer: $5,000 or 20% of the contract price or jail for
90 days minimum.
◉ What is the time frame for filing a cessation notice if work has
stopped? Answer: 30 days.
◉ What is the time frame for investigating a Cal/OSHA complaint?
Answer: 3 business days.
◉ What is the time limit for filing complaints related to contractor
actions? Answer: Complaints must be filed within 4 years of act or
omission, or 10 years if structural defects.
◉ Who does not require a contractor's license? Answer: Employees
paid wages, owner-builders under certain conditions, public
personnel on public projects, and work under $500.
