Contractors Law Exam CA Practice Test 1 Exam
2025–2026 Accurate Real Exam Questions and
Verified Correct Answers JUST RELEASED
When should a contractor renew the contractor's license bond?
a. the day it expires
b. 10 days before it expires
c. 30 days before it expires
d. within 30 days after it expires - answer>>>c. 30 days before it expires
Harry and Linda have done business as a licensed partnership. If Linda is a general
partner, but not the qualifier, what must she do to get an individual license?
a. If Linda was listed as a partner on the liscense and was actively engaged in the business
for at least five of the past seven years, she may apply for a license with a waiver of the
exam.
b. If Linda applies for an individual license, the partnership license must be inactivated.
c. Linda is not entitled to apply for an individual license.
d. General partners may automatically receive an individual license if the are listed on the
partnership license. - answer>>>a. If Linda was listed as a partner on the license and was
actively engaged in the business for at least five of the past seven years, she may apply
for a license with a waiver of the exam.
A subcontractor who does not serve a preliminary notice:
a. may not sever a stop notice but may file a mechanic's lien
b. may not file a mechanic's lien but may serve a stop notice
c. loses both stop notice and mechanic's lien rights
d. loses nothing because subcontractors are not required to file preliminary notices -
answer>>>c. loses both stop notice and mechanic's lien rights
,When an owner signs a receipt for a stop notice, it usually means the owner:
a. owes money to the contractor for labor and materials
b. recognizes that work will stop in 30 days
c. owes the sub money
d. recognizes that a lien could be placed on funds - answer>>>d. recognizes that a lien
could be placed on funds
What possible reason would an owner for requiring an unconditional lien release from a
subcontractor?
a. The lien release protects the prime contractor.
b. A lien release informs the owner of progress on the job.
c. A lien release provides for rights of cancellation.
d. The owner's property covered by the release may not be liened. - answer>>>d. The
owner's property covered by the release may not be liened.
The CSLB has established a mandatory arbitration program of verified complaints in
which the damages are:
a. $1,000 or less
b. $7,500 or less
c. $7,500 or more
d. $5,000 to $20,000 - answer>>>b. $7,500 or less
A contractor usually will not be held liable for a suppllier going on strike, but if your
supplier did go on strike what would you do?
a. Contact the owner immediately.
b. Contact the architect immediately.
c. Contact the general building contractor immediately.
d. Continue work as usual. - answer>>>a. Contact the owner immediately.
, If, during an excavation, you unearth human remains or burial artifacts at a construction
site, what should you do?
a. Notify the owner of the property.
b. Stop work and place a warning ribbon three fee from the remains around the
perimeter of the site.
c. Stop work immediately at that site.
d. Stop work immediately at that site and any other nearby area that may have remains. -
answer>>>D. Stop work immediately at that site and any other nearby area that may
have remains.
If you are planning to dig, drill, and bore at a job site, you should notify ______ before
starting work.
a. DOSH
b. Environmental Protection Agency
c. the County Engineer
d. the regional Underground Service Alert Notification Center - answer>>>d. the regional
Underground Service Alert Notification Center
Before beginning work, an employer or contractor must inquire whether asbestos is
present in any building constructed prior to:
a. 1975
b. 1978
c. 1985
d. 1990 - answer>>>b. 1978
The supplier of a potentially hazardous product must be able to provide a(n) ____ with
that product.
a. Material Safety Data Sheet
2025–2026 Accurate Real Exam Questions and
Verified Correct Answers JUST RELEASED
When should a contractor renew the contractor's license bond?
a. the day it expires
b. 10 days before it expires
c. 30 days before it expires
d. within 30 days after it expires - answer>>>c. 30 days before it expires
Harry and Linda have done business as a licensed partnership. If Linda is a general
partner, but not the qualifier, what must she do to get an individual license?
a. If Linda was listed as a partner on the liscense and was actively engaged in the business
for at least five of the past seven years, she may apply for a license with a waiver of the
exam.
b. If Linda applies for an individual license, the partnership license must be inactivated.
c. Linda is not entitled to apply for an individual license.
d. General partners may automatically receive an individual license if the are listed on the
partnership license. - answer>>>a. If Linda was listed as a partner on the license and was
actively engaged in the business for at least five of the past seven years, she may apply
for a license with a waiver of the exam.
A subcontractor who does not serve a preliminary notice:
a. may not sever a stop notice but may file a mechanic's lien
b. may not file a mechanic's lien but may serve a stop notice
c. loses both stop notice and mechanic's lien rights
d. loses nothing because subcontractors are not required to file preliminary notices -
answer>>>c. loses both stop notice and mechanic's lien rights
,When an owner signs a receipt for a stop notice, it usually means the owner:
a. owes money to the contractor for labor and materials
b. recognizes that work will stop in 30 days
c. owes the sub money
d. recognizes that a lien could be placed on funds - answer>>>d. recognizes that a lien
could be placed on funds
What possible reason would an owner for requiring an unconditional lien release from a
subcontractor?
a. The lien release protects the prime contractor.
b. A lien release informs the owner of progress on the job.
c. A lien release provides for rights of cancellation.
d. The owner's property covered by the release may not be liened. - answer>>>d. The
owner's property covered by the release may not be liened.
The CSLB has established a mandatory arbitration program of verified complaints in
which the damages are:
a. $1,000 or less
b. $7,500 or less
c. $7,500 or more
d. $5,000 to $20,000 - answer>>>b. $7,500 or less
A contractor usually will not be held liable for a suppllier going on strike, but if your
supplier did go on strike what would you do?
a. Contact the owner immediately.
b. Contact the architect immediately.
c. Contact the general building contractor immediately.
d. Continue work as usual. - answer>>>a. Contact the owner immediately.
, If, during an excavation, you unearth human remains or burial artifacts at a construction
site, what should you do?
a. Notify the owner of the property.
b. Stop work and place a warning ribbon three fee from the remains around the
perimeter of the site.
c. Stop work immediately at that site.
d. Stop work immediately at that site and any other nearby area that may have remains. -
answer>>>D. Stop work immediately at that site and any other nearby area that may
have remains.
If you are planning to dig, drill, and bore at a job site, you should notify ______ before
starting work.
a. DOSH
b. Environmental Protection Agency
c. the County Engineer
d. the regional Underground Service Alert Notification Center - answer>>>d. the regional
Underground Service Alert Notification Center
Before beginning work, an employer or contractor must inquire whether asbestos is
present in any building constructed prior to:
a. 1975
b. 1978
c. 1985
d. 1990 - answer>>>b. 1978
The supplier of a potentially hazardous product must be able to provide a(n) ____ with
that product.
a. Material Safety Data Sheet
