South Carolina Contractor License Exam — All Questions

Since 2023 (Act H.4115), a South Carolina commercial general or mechanical contractor's license is required when the cost of the work exceeds what amount?

• a.$5,000
• b.$10,000✓
• c.$25,000
• d.$50,000

H.4115 (2023) raised the commercial licensing threshold from $5,000 to more than $10,000. Work costing over $10,000 requires a Contractor's Licensing Board license in the proper classification and financial group before the contractor bids or contracts.S.C. Code §40-11-30 (H.4115, 2023 - license threshold raised from $5,000)

A South Carolina contractor holds a commercial license issued by the Contractor's Licensing Board (CLB). What other work does that license also authorize?

• a.Only commercial work; residential building is entirely prohibited
• b.Electrical utility transmission work statewide
• c.Only federally funded projects
• d.Residential work, because the CLB commercial license also authorizes residential building✓

In South Carolina a CLB commercial license also authorizes the holder to perform residential building work, so a commercially licensed general contractor does not need a separate residential builder's license to build homes. The reverse is not true - a residential-only credential does not authorize commercial work.S.C. Code Title 40, Ch. 11 (CLB scope of commercial license)