LBExamPublications
Guides
Reference pages on how the exam and its rules work, newest first.
- What a qualifier (RMO or RME) is responsible for
Every California contractor license has a qualifying individual. What the law makes that person answer for, the three-firm limit, the 90-day clock and the bond.
- Four years of experience, and who can certify it
The four years for an original license are set by 16 CCR s. 825, not the statute. What counts as journey-level work, who may sign for it, and what CSLB checks.
- CSLB Law and Business exam passing score
CSLB publishes no pass mark and no question count for the Law and Business exam. What it does publish, where the online figures come from, and what to aim at.
- How the Law and Business exam works
The paper almost every California contractor license applicant sits: what CSLB publishes about it, what it does not publish, and how a sitting actually runs.
- CSLB exam fees, booking and retakes
What a California contractor license application costs, who you pay, how PSI booking works, the 21 day wait after a fail and the 18 month void date.
- Taking the CSLB Law and Business exam in Spanish
CSLB publishes a Spanish version of the Law and Business exam. Which exams have one, why asking for a translator puts you into it, and the translator rules.
- What is on the Law and Business exam: the seven sections
CSLB publishes the seven sections of the Law and Business exam and the share of the paper each one carries. What each covers, and the law behind it.