Utah B100 Requirements: Experience, Prelicensure Course, Insurance & Renewal
Beyond the exam, a Utah B100 applicant must show experience, complete a prelicensure course, carry insurance, and renew on schedule. This chapter reviews the 4,000-hour experience rule, the 30-hour course, the general-liability requirement, and biennial renewal.
Experience and the prelicensure course
A Utah B100 applicant must document qualifying experience — commonly at least 4,000 hours (about two years) of construction experience in the classification — or an equivalent such as a construction-management degree, or a passing NASCLA result used for experience only. In addition, the qualifier must complete a 30-hour prelicensure course approved for Utah contractors. Together the experience and the course prepare the candidate for the open-book Business and Law exam and for running a compliant Utah building business.
General liability insurance and financial responsibility
A licensed Utah contractor must maintain general liability insurance; the commonly required limits are $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate. Contractors with employees must also carry workers' compensation coverage. DOPL can act against a licensee who fails to maintain required insurance. These financial-responsibility rules ensure that a contractor performing work in Utah can stand behind the risks the work creates.
Biennial renewal and open-book exam logistics
Utah contractor licenses renew biennially, with a renewal deadline of November 30 in the applicable cycle. The Business and Law exam itself is open book and delivered by ProV in English and Spanish; candidates may use the approved references (the Utah NASCLA guide or the Utah HBA book) during the test. Because it is open book, exam success depends on knowing where Utah-specific rules live — the B100 single-exam structure, the SCR lien deadlines, and the Recovery Fund — and being able to confirm them quickly under time pressure.