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ASB - Asbestos Certification
(a) No contractor shall engage in asbestos-related work, as defined in Section 6501.8 of the Labor Code, which involves 100 square feet or more of surface area of asbestos containing materials, unless the qualifier for the license passes an asbestos certification examination. Additional updated asbestos certification examinations may be required based on new health and safety information. The decision on whether to require an updated certification examination shall be made by the Contractors' State License Board, in consultation with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the Department of Industrial Relations and the State Department of Health Services.
No asbestos certification examination shall be required for contractors involved with the installation, maintenance, and repair of asbestos cement pipe or sheets, vinyl asbestos floor materials, or asbestos bituminous or resinous materials.
"Asbestos" as used in this section, has the same meaning as defined in Section 6501.7 of the Labor Code.
(b) The Contractors' State License Board shall develop, and deliver to all applicants with the request for bond and fee, a booklet containing information relative to handling and disposal of asbestos, together with an open book examination concerning asbestos-related work. All applicants for an initial contractor's license and all applicants filing a delinquent renewal application who have not previously completed the open book examination shall complete and sign the open book examination and submit it to the Contractors' State License Board with the required renewal or bond and fee.
No asbestos certification examination shall be required for contractors involved with the installation, maintenance, and repair of asbestos cement pipe or sheets, vinyl asbestos floor materials, or asbestos bituminous or resinous materials.
"Asbestos" as used in this section, has the same meaning as defined in Section 6501.7 of the Labor Code.
(b) The Contractors' State License Board shall develop, and deliver to all applicants with the request for bond and fee, a booklet containing information relative to handling and disposal of asbestos, together with an open book examination concerning asbestos-related work. All applicants for an initial contractor's license and all applicants filing a delinquent renewal application who have not previously completed the open book examination shall complete and sign the open book examination and submit it to the Contractors' State License Board with the required renewal or bond and fee.
Contractor License Requirements
Before you can apply for California contractors license, you must meet the following experience requirements:
Don't have 4 years of experience?
A college degree can be substituted for up to three years of that experience.
The State will accept self-employed experience.
*You must have a combined total of 4 years full-time journeyman-level experience in the last 10 years. Journey-level experience applies to a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision.
**Even though you can apply for a contractors license when you are 18 years old, it is recommended that you be at least 23 years old due to the experience requirement.
The California Contractors License Exam
The California contractors license exam consists of the law and the trade portions. The exam is a multiple-choice test with the options of A, B, C, or D. The CSLB uses computerized exams to test the knowledge of the applicants. The Law exam consists of 115 questions, and the Trade exams range between 100 and 120 questions. The exams are timed; however, there is plenty of time to answer each question thoroughly.
It normally takes 3-6 weeks from the time you submit your application to the time you will be tested.
The exams are given every weekday in Berkeley, San Jose, Sacramento, Fresno, Oxnard, Norwalk, San Bernardino, and San Diego
Here is the list of fees that you will incur when applying for your initial contractors license.
*Contractor's Bond rate of $140/yr do not apply to C-39 (Roofing) or C-53 (Swimming Pool) contractors bonds.
Before you can apply for California contractors license, you must meet the following experience requirements:
- 4 years of experience in the trade.*
- Be at least 18 years old.**
- Social Security number or ITIN
Don't have 4 years of experience?
A college degree can be substituted for up to three years of that experience.
The State will accept self-employed experience.
*You must have a combined total of 4 years full-time journeyman-level experience in the last 10 years. Journey-level experience applies to a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision.
**Even though you can apply for a contractors license when you are 18 years old, it is recommended that you be at least 23 years old due to the experience requirement.
The California Contractors License Exam
The California contractors license exam consists of the law and the trade portions. The exam is a multiple-choice test with the options of A, B, C, or D. The CSLB uses computerized exams to test the knowledge of the applicants. The Law exam consists of 115 questions, and the Trade exams range between 100 and 120 questions. The exams are timed; however, there is plenty of time to answer each question thoroughly.
It normally takes 3-6 weeks from the time you submit your application to the time you will be tested.
The exams are given every weekday in Berkeley, San Jose, Sacramento, Fresno, Oxnard, Norwalk, San Bernardino, and San Diego
Here is the list of fees that you will incur when applying for your initial contractors license.
- Application Fee - $300
- Initial License Fee - $180
- Live Scan (Fingerprinting) - $68
- Contractor's Bond - $140/yr*
*Contractor's Bond rate of $140/yr do not apply to C-39 (Roofing) or C-53 (Swimming Pool) contractors bonds.