Arizona Contractor License Exam — All Questions

Which body licenses and regulates contractors in Arizona?

• a.County building departments acting alone
• b.The federal OSHA regional office
• c.The Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles
• d.The Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC)✓

Contractors in Arizona are licensed and regulated statewide by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 10. The ROC sets qualification standards, administers the Statutes and Rules Exam, issues licenses, and disciplines contractors.A.R.S. Title 32, Ch. 10 (§32-1101 et seq.)

Under Arizona's handyman (casual or minor work) exemption, a person may perform certain small jobs without a contractor license only when the total contract price, including labor and materials, is less than what amount?

• a.$1,000✓
• b.$500
• c.$10,000
• d.$5,000

Arizona's handyman exemption applies only when the aggregate contract price, including labor and materials, is less than $1,000. Above that figure a contractor license is required, and the exemption has additional conditions beyond the dollar limit.A.R.S. §32-1121 (handyman / casual-or-minor-work exemption)

Besides the dollar limit, the Arizona handyman exemption applies only when:

• a.The work is casual or minor, does not require a building permit, and the person does not advertise or imply that they are a licensed contractor✓
• b.The homeowner signs a waiver of all legal rights
• c.The person holds a city business license
• d.The work is performed only on a weekend

The exemption requires that the work be casual or minor, that it not require a building permit, and that the person not hold themselves out as a licensed contractor. Advertising as licensed or splitting a larger job to stay under $1,000 defeats the exemption.A.R.S. §32-1121 (conditions of the exemption)

Arizona contractor licenses are organized into which scopes?

• a.Commercial, Residential, and Dual (a license covering both commercial and residential)✓
• b.Union and non-union
• c.Federal and state only
• d.Residential only

Arizona organizes licenses into Commercial, Residential, and Dual scopes, with general and specialty classifications under each. Choosing the correct scope and classification is essential, because working outside the license is a violation.A.R.S. §32-1102 (license scopes)

An applicant passes the NASCLA Accredited Commercial General Building examination for an Arizona commercial 'B' license. What else must the applicant generally complete?

• a.Nothing, because NASCLA is not accepted in Arizona
• b.A separate Business Management exam that Arizona administers apart from the SRE
• c.Nothing further; passing NASCLA alone licenses the contractor in Arizona
• d.The Arizona Statutes and Rules Exam (SRE); NASCLA is accepted for the trade portion but does not replace the SRE✓

Arizona accepts the NASCLA exam for the trade portion, but the applicant must still pass the Arizona Statutes and Rules Exam (SRE). Arizona does not give a separate Business Management exam - business content is folded into the SRE.A.R.S. Title 32, Ch. 10; NASCLA acceptance policy