Under California law, how many years of journeyman-level experience are required to qualify for a Class B General Building Contractor license?
Correct Answer
C) Four years within the last ten years
California Code of Regulations Title 16, Section 823 requires four years of journeyman-level experience in the building trades within the last ten years to qualify for a Class B license. This experience must demonstrate competency in general building construction.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
California Code of Regulations Title 16, Section 823 requires four years of journeyman-level experience in the building trades within the last ten years to qualify for a Class B General Building Contractor license. This four-year requirement ensures the applicant has sufficient hands-on trade experience to supervise general construction work.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Two years within the last five years
Two years within the last five years is insufficient and does not match the statutory requirement. The CCR specifies four years, not two, and the look-back window is ten years, not five.
Option B: Five years within the last ten years
Five years within the last ten years exceeds the statutory requirement. The law requires four years, not five. Candidates who round up or confuse this with other licensing thresholds select this incorrect answer.
Option D: Three years within the last seven years
Three years within the last seven years is entirely fabricated — neither the duration nor the look-back period matches California regulation. The correct requirement is four years within the last ten years.
Memory Technique
Remember '4 in 10 for Class B.' Four years of journeyman experience within the last ten years. Visualize a decade (10 years) as a ruler, and you need to have spent 4 of those years as a journeyman to qualify for the General Building (B) license.
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