Utah B100 Licensing: Business & Law Only, No Trade Exam
Utah licenses contractors through DOPL, and its B100 General Building classification is unusual: since 2019 it requires only the Business and Law exam. This chapter covers who issues the license, the B100 exam structure, the ProV provider, and how NASCLA fits.
DOPL and the Construction Trades Licensing Act (Title 58, Ch. 55)
Contractors in Utah are licensed by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL), within the Department of Commerce, under the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act, Utah Code Title 58, Chapter 55, and the administrative rules in R156-55a. DOPL sets classifications, approves prelicensure education, and — through its testing vendor ProV — administers the licensing examination. The B100 classification is the General Building Contractor license, authorizing general building construction. Utah uses ProV, not Prometric or PSI, to deliver the exam.
B100 requires only the Business and Law exam
Utah's B100 General Building Contractor classification is distinctive: since 2019, it requires only the Business and Law exam — there is no separate trade or technical exam for B100. The Business and Law exam is 60 questions, 120 minutes, open book, requiring 70% to pass, and is offered in English and Spanish. Approved open-book references include the Utah edition of the NASCLA Contractors Guide and the Utah Home Builders Association study book. A candidate for B100 therefore prepares for one exam covering licensing, contracts, financial and project management, labor, risk, tax, safety, and lien law.
How NASCLA fits — experience, not the exam
A common misconception is that passing the NASCLA Accredited Commercial General Building Contractor exam lets a candidate skip the Utah exam. In Utah it does not. Passing NASCLA can be used to satisfy the experience requirement for licensure, but it is NOT accepted in place of the Utah Business and Law exam. Every B100 applicant must pass the Utah Business and Law exam through ProV. Understanding this distinction — NASCLA for experience, Utah exam for the test — is essential to planning the licensing path correctly.