LBExamWhat the exam looks like
One paper, marked as a whole. Practice here is split the same seven ways.
Law and Business exam · the paper
Closed book means no reference material in the room. Contractors State License Board publishes the seven sections and the share of the paper each one carries, and publishes neither the number of questions nor the percentage needed to pass.
- Practice
Business Organization and Licensing · 13% of the paper
6 free here · 67 in the bank - Practice
Business Finances · 15% of the paper
12 free here · 79 in the bank - Practice
Employment Requirements · 20% of the paper
21 free here · 128 in the bank - Practice
Insurance and Liens · 12% of the paper
15 free here · 104 in the bank - Practice
Contract Requirements and Execution · 21% of the paper
19 free here · 147 in the bank - Practice
Public Works · 5% of the paper
3 free here · 25 in the bank - Practice
Safety · 14% of the paper
14 free here · 96 in the bank
Find the section that is costing you the pass
A fail does not just say try again. It shows you how you did section by section, in exactly the shape drawn here, and the sections are weighted: Contract Requirements and Execution alone is 21 percent of the paper, so a weak one can sink a sitting that felt fine.
Find out now, for free: 20 scored questions, twenty minutes, and you will know which section to work on.
A retake means waiting 21 calendar days and paying again. The exam fee is paid by the applicant directly to the organization that administers the exam, at no greater than the actual cost of administering it. Rescheduling an examination costs $100, set by 16 CCR s. 811(b)(1). Twenty minutes here is the cheaper way to find out where you stand.
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Take the diagnostic
20 scored questions, weighted like the paper. Free, no account.
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Drill what it names
The readout points at your weakest section. Practice it from the ledger above.
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Sit the mock
Full length, real weighting, with the paid bank. Read the breakdown again.
What the bank adds
Practice readout · worked example
61 of 100 correct (61%)
Below this site's 70 percent study line. A real fail breaks down by the same sections.
Green clears this site's 70 percent study line. Four sections already do. Contractors State License Board publishes no pass mark, so that line is this site's own target.
Drill this first Contract Requirements and Execution
The law is on this site, not linked away
The library · 31 sources
- The Codes 9
- The Regulations 2
- Guides 17
- Manuals and reference documents 3
11 carry their full text here, section by section.
An explanation you cannot check is an explanation you have to trust, and this is a subject where prep material gets the law wrong. So a question about the law names the section it rests on, and 22 of those sources have a page here. The whole Act and the regulations are on the site, so you can look things up the way you will in the exam.
Every citation is this: a chip that opens the provision it names.
Contractors State License Law, s. 7075.1(a)(a) No license, regardless of type or classification, shall be transferable to any other person or entity under any circumstances.
Questions people ask before they start
- What does LBExam cost?
- 149 USD plus tax, once, for lifetime access. The exam itself is a separate cost, paid to the exam provider and never through this site: The exam fee is paid by the applicant directly to the organization that administers the exam, at no greater than the actual cost of administering it. Rescheduling an examination costs $100, set by 16 CCR s. 811(b)(1). Billed by ExamPrep; your statement will show EXAMPREP.
- How many practice questions are there?
- 646 in the bank, 90 of them free and open to anyone, across the 7 exam sections. Most carry the provision they rest on, as a link into the law on this site. The others are written from a standard form or a published guide, which is not law and is not reproduced here, so they carry the explanation alone.
- Is the Law and Business exam open book?
- No. The study guide says it is a closed-book examination and that no reference material may be used during it. That is why the law is reproduced on this site: the reading happens now, because none of it happens in the room.
- What is the pass mark?
- Contractors State License Board does not publish one. Not published. CSLB says the percentage needed to pass varies by exam, and a candidate may ask CSLB for it. A failing report shows how you did section by section, which is why the diagnostic here reports the same way.
- How long is the exam, and how many questions?
- One paper of 3.5 hours, multiple choice with four options and one best answer. Some questions need arithmetic and a calculator is provided. Contractors State License Board does not publish how many questions the paper holds.
- Do I need an account?
- Not to practice. The free questions and the diagnostic are open to anyone. An account keeps your progress, and adds one 30-minute mock.
- Is LBExam connected to Contractors State License Board?
- LBExam is independent and not affiliated with the Contractors State License Board.
Two ways in
Retaking after a fail?
A fail shows you how you did in each section. Start with the diagnostic, which reports in the same shape, and work the section it points at until the meter clears the line.
Start with the diagnosticFirst attempt?
Work the sections in the order the study guide weights them, heaviest first, and watch each meter climb. The paper is closed book, so what you cannot recall you cannot look up.
Read the law it is written from