A Class B General Building Contractor's license becomes inactive. What is the maximum time period the license can remain inactive before it cannot be reactivated and a new application is required?
Correct Answer
A) Five years from the expiration date
California Code of Regulations Title 16, Section 856 establishes that an inactive license may be reactivated within five years of expiration. After five years, the license cannot be reactivated and the applicant must submit a new application, meet current requirements, and pass examinations.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
California Code of Regulations Title 16, Section 856 provides that an inactive license may be reactivated within five years of its expiration date. Beyond five years, reactivation is no longer permitted and the applicant must start fresh with a new application, including meeting current requirements and re-taking examinations.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Three years from the expiration date
Three years is too short — the regulation grants a full five-year window for reactivation. A contractor who let their license lapse for four years could still reactivate under the correct rule but would be barred under this incorrect option.
Option C: Two years from the expiration date
Two years is also too short. This figure might be confused with the standard license renewal cycle (licenses expire every two years), but the inactive reactivation window is distinctly five years.
Option D: Seven years from the expiration date
Seven years exceeds the statutory limit. No provision extends the reactivation window to seven years; after five years the license is permanently lapsed and a new application is mandatory.
Memory Technique
Associate 'inactive' with 'five alive' — you have five years to bring a dormant license back to life before it dies permanently. Five fingers, five years.
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