Arizona Contractor License Exam — All Questions

Arizona's Statutes and Rules Exam (SRE) is an open-book examination covering which body of law?

• a.Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32, Chapter 10 and Arizona Administrative Code Title 4, Chapter 9✓
• b.The federal Internal Revenue Code only
• c.Local municipal zoning ordinances only
• d.The Uniform Commercial Code exclusively

The open-book SRE tests the contractor-licensing law in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 10 and the Registrar's rules in A.A.C. Title 4, Chapter 9. Because it is open book, knowing how to find answers in those statutes and rules is the key skill.Arizona SRE (A.R.S. Title 32, Ch. 10; A.A.C. Title 4, Ch. 9)

How does Arizona test a contractor applicant's business-management knowledge?

• a.Through a separate 100-question business examination
• b.It is not tested at all in Arizona
• c.Through an oral interview only
• d.It is folded into the Statutes and Rules Exam (SRE); Arizona does not administer a stand-alone Business Management exam✓

Unlike states that give a separate business-and-law exam, Arizona folds the business content into the SRE. There is no stand-alone Business Management examination, so applicants prepare for business topics as part of the statutes-and-rules material.Arizona SRE (business content folded into the SRE)

When is an Arizona applicant generally NOT required to take the SRE?

• a.When the applicant is over 40 years old
• b.When the applicant has been a qualifying party on an Arizona contractor license within the previous five years✓
• c.When the applicant pays a double application fee
• d.The SRE can never be waived under any circumstances

The SRE is generally required unless the applicant has been a qualifying party on an Arizona contractor license within the previous five years. Recent, demonstrated familiarity with Arizona's licensing law is what allows the exam to be waived.Arizona SRE waiver (qualifying party within the previous five years)

Every Arizona contractor license must have a 'qualifying party.' What is that person's role?

• a.The company's outside attorney of record
• b.Any customer who vouches for the contractor
• c.An individual regularly involved in the contracting business whose experience and examination qualify the license✓
• d.A state employee assigned to oversee the firm

The qualifying party is an individual who is actively and regularly involved in the contracting business and whose experience and passing exam results qualify the license. The license depends on that person; if they leave, the license can be affected.A.R.S. §32-1127 (qualifying party)