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Arizona Statutes and Rules Exam Practice Test

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What the registrar's page said about the exam (July 2026 copy)

Format (copy of July 12, 2026)
An open book training course and exam on computer, offered only online.
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At least 70%.
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The qualifying party. The page said the requirement cannot be waived.
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Statute questions only. The rules in the Arizona Administrative Code are not asked.

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Who needs a license and who is exempt 17

  • A contractor licensed in one trade performs mechanical or structural service work within the scope of that trade. What does the law say about a second license? A.R.S. § 32-1121(B)
  • A handyman with no license takes one casual job. Counting labor and materials, the job can fall outside the licensing chapter only if its aggregate price is under what? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(14)
  • A qualifying party is responsible for a licensee's actions under the license. Which pair of ties does the definition allow? A.R.S. § 32-1101
  • A small job is priced under the minor-work limit, but it needs a local building permit. Does the minor-work exemption apply? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(14)
  • An owner builds on their own property without a license, then sells the structure eight months after completion. What does the sale count as? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(5)
  • An owner-developer who builds for sale through licensed contractors relies on an exemption. What must all sales documents include? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(6)
  • An unlicensed person splits one larger operation into several small contracts so that each falls under the minor-work limit. What is the result? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(14)
  • An unlicensed person who relies on the minor-work exemption advertises to the public. Which words must the advertisement include? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(14)
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Who needs a license and who is exempt, continued

  • Employees of the owners of an apartment complex are exempt when they repair or maintain it, if the complex has no more than how many units? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(10)
  • General residential contracting covers residential structures and appurtenances within residential property lines. Which appurtenance does the statute name? A.R.S. § 32-1102
  • In a case about unlicensed contracting, what does a court accept as prima facie evidence that a contract existed? A.R.S. § 32-1151
  • Three exemptions, the minor-work one among them, never cover one kind of work besides fire safety work. Which kind? A.R.S. § 32-1121(D)
  • Under the license law's definition, which of these counts as an advertisement? A.R.S. § 32-1101
  • Which license classification covers fixed works that need specialized engineering knowledge and skills, such as irrigation and drainage? A.R.S. § 32-1102
  • Which of these acts is unlawful in Arizona for a person who has no contractor's license in good standing and no exemption? A.R.S. § 32-1151
  • Which of these people does the license chapter exempt by name? A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(16)
  • Which term does the license law treat as meaning the same as "dual licensed contractor"? A.R.S. § 32-1101

Qualifying party, examination and the license 27

  • A billboard advertisement may leave out the license number in one case. Which case? A.R.S. § 32-1124(B)
  • A license application lists owners who hold at least how much of the applicant's stock or beneficial interest? A.R.S. § 32-1122(B)
  • A license is not renewed by its renewal date. When is it suspended by operation of law? A.R.S. § 32-1125(A)
  • A license is renewed with a check that is returned for insufficient funds. What happens to the license? A.R.S. § 32-1124
  • A license suspended for failure to renew may be reactivated and renewed without a new application within what period? A.R.S. § 32-1125(B)
  • A licensee leaves the license number off a written bid and is awarded the contract. What is the effect on the contract? A.R.S. § 32-1124(C)
  • A licensee violates the license chapter while a qualifying party is named on the license. What does the law say about the qualifying party? A.R.S. § 32-1162(B)
  • A qualifying party may act for one additional licensee when the two licensed entities share common ownership of at least how much? A.R.S. § 32-1127
  • According to the statute, the qualifying party's examination shows general knowledge of which state laws? A.R.S. § 32-1122(E)
  • After a complete application is filed, within how long must the registrar notify the applicant of the action taken? A.R.S. § 32-1124(A)
  • After its qualifying person leaves, by when must a licensee qualify through another person? A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(18)
  • At least two of the qualifying party's years of trade experience must fall within what period? A.R.S. § 32-1122(E)
  • For how long at one time may a contractor place a license on inactive status? A.R.S. § 32-1125.01
  • How many times may a contractor inactivate the same license? A.R.S. § 32-1125.01
  • How much of the required trade experience may credited technical training replace? A.R.S. § 32-1122(E)
  • How much practical or management trade experience must a qualifying party have before a license is issued? A.R.S. § 32-1122(E)
  • The information an applicant gave under the application section changes. Within how long must the registrar be notified? A.R.S. § 32-1122(B)
  • Is an examination required to bring an inactive license back to active status? A.R.S. § 32-1125.01
  • May a contractor's license be transferred to another person? A.R.S. § 32-1124(B)
  • The person who qualified for the license leaves the licensee. Within how long must the licensee notify the registrar in writing? A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(18)
  • The statute names one kind of person who can never be the license holder, alone or as a partner. Who is it? A.R.S. § 32-1122(G)
  • To obtain a license, a person may not have had a license denied, refused or revoked within what period before applying? A.R.S. § 32-1122(D)
  • What is added to the renewal application fee when a license suspended for failure to renew is reactivated? A.R.S. § 32-1125(B)
  • What must come before the license number wherever a licensee posts or prints it? A.R.S. § 32-1124(B)
  • When must a licensed corporation tell the registrar about a transfer of a quarter or more of its stock? A.R.S. § 32-1151.01
  • Where on a job must the contractor's license number be posted? A.R.S. § 32-1124(B)
  • Which of these papers must carry the contractor's license number? A.R.S. § 32-1124(B)

Bonds and the recovery fund 20

  • A claimant starts a court action that may result in collection from the recovery fund. Within how long must the registrar be told in writing? A.R.S. § 32-1133
  • A general commercial building contractor estimates $10,000,000 or more of work a year. In what range does the bond fall? A.R.S. § 32-1152(B)(1)
  • A general commercial building contractor estimates less than $150,000 of construction work a year. What bond does the statute set? A.R.S. § 32-1152(B)(1)
  • A person receives an award from the recovery fund. What happens to that person's right to recover from the contractor? A.R.S. § 32-1139(C)
  • An action that could lead to an order for payment from the recovery fund must be commenced within what period? A.R.S. § 32-1133
  • An owner paid a deposit and the residential contractor did no work. The recovery fund counts the deposit plus interest as the damages. What is the cap? A.R.S. § 32-1132.01
  • At what yearly rate does the recovery fund add interest to a lost deposit or down payment? A.R.S. § 32-1132.01
  • Besides the license bond, a residential contractor must do one of two things. One is to take part in the residential contractors' recovery fund. What is the other? A.R.S. § 32-1152(C)
  • How often must an independent certified public accountant examine the recovery fund? A.R.S. § 32-1134
  • May money from the recovery fund be awarded for attorney fees or costs? A.R.S. § 32-1132.01(E)
  • Money leaves the recovery fund to settle a claim against a residential contractor. What follows for the contractor by operation of law? A.R.S. § 32-1139(B)
  • What bond range applies to a general residential contractor? A.R.S. § 32-1152(B)(5)
  • What bond range applies to a specialty residential contractor? A.R.S. § 32-1152(B)(7)
  • What is the recovery fund's liability limit for any one residential contractor's license? A.R.S. § 32-1139(A)
  • What must an applicant furnish before the registrar grants an original contractor's license? A.R.S. § 32-1152(A)
  • Which of these may a contractor substitute for the cash deposit? A.R.S. § 32-1152.01
  • Which of these people is an eligible claimant against the residential contractors' recovery fund? A.R.S. § 32-1132
  • Who may not be a claimant against the residential contractors' recovery fund? A.R.S. § 32-1132.01(G)
  • With no claims outstanding, when may a contractor withdraw a cash deposit after the license ends? A.R.S. § 32-1152(D)
  • With whom does a contractor place a cash deposit made in place of a surety bond? A.R.S. § 32-1152(D)

Contracts and job paperwork 15

  • A clause in a private construction contract makes one party indemnify the other for damage that results from the other's sole negligence. What is the status of the clause? A.R.S. § 32-1159(A)
  • A contract between a contractor and a property owner must contain a set list of written information when its amount is more than what? A.R.S. § 32-1158(A)
  • A contract leaves out some of the information the contract statute lists. Is the omission a defense to an action for payment? A.R.S. § 32-1158(C)
  • A contractor sues to collect payment for work that needs a license. What must the contractor allege and prove? A.R.S. § 32-1153
  • A pool purchaser asks for the standard payment and performance bonds. Who pays for them? A.R.S. § 32-1158.01(A)(1)
  • After the excavation for a residential pool is complete, the payment then due may be at most what share of the original contract price plus approved change orders? A.R.S. § 32-1158.01(A)(2)
  • Along with the notice of the owner's right to complain, which contact details must the contract contain? A.R.S. § 32-1158(A)(9)
  • At contract signing, what must the contractor give the owner for any cash the owner pays? A.R.S. § 32-1158(B)
  • Filing a permit application with false information about a contractor's license, with intent to avoid the licensing requirements, is what offense? A.R.S. § 32-1169(B)
  • How must changes, additions or deletions to the work in a pool contract be recorded? A.R.S. § 32-1158.01(C)
  • In a contract for a residential in-ground swimming pool, the down payment at signing may be at most what share of the original contract price? A.R.S. § 32-1158.01(A)(2)
  • The owner's right to file a written complaint with the registrar must be prominently displayed in the contract in what type? A.R.S. § 32-1158(A)(9)
  • What must each applicant for a building permit file about contractor licensing? A.R.S. § 32-1169(A)
  • What must the contract say about progress payments? A.R.S. § 32-1158(A)(8)
  • Which of these must a contract with a property owner state in writing? A.R.S. § 32-1158(A)(4)

Complaints, discipline and penalties 25

  • A citation and complaint are sent to a licensee by certified mail. When is service complete? A.R.S. § 32-1155(B)
  • A contractor ignores the registrar's written directive to take corrective action. What is the largest civil penalty for each such violation? A.R.S. § 32-1154(E)
  • A contractor is convicted again of unlicensed contracting. The court's fine may not be less than what? A.R.S. § 32-1164(B)
  • A contractor signs a new job while the license is suspended. The registrar's civil penalty for each such act tops out at what amount? A.R.S. § 32-1154(F)
  • A contractor voluntarily surrenders the license while a complaint is open. May the registrar still proceed with the case? A.R.S. § 32-1154(D)
  • A licensee does not answer a citation in time. What may that failure be deemed? A.R.S. § 32-1155(C)
  • A written directive from the registrar orders corrective action. What is the least time it may give the contractor to comply? A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(22)
  • After a license is revoked on a discipline ground, how long must pass before it may be renewed or reissued? A.R.S. § 32-1161(C)
  • Failing to pay for materials or services when due is a ground for discipline when the amount is over what? A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(10)
  • False or deceptive advertising is on the list of prohibited acts when what has happened? A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(15)
  • For a new home build, the two-year period for a complaint to the registrar runs from which event? A.R.S. § 32-1162(A)
  • For a project that is not new construction, a complaint to the registrar must be filed within what period? A.R.S. § 32-1162(A)
  • For how long must the registrar keep the indexed record of applications and licenses? A.R.S. § 32-1104(A)(2)
  • How does the penalty statute grade unlicensed contracting? A.R.S. § 32-1164(A)
  • The registrar may not issue a citation for poor workmanship if the contractor was not given a chance to inspect the work. Within how long after written notice? A.R.S. § 32-1155(D)
  • The registrar must suspend a license for an unpaid final tax debt of the licensed business. On notice from which agency? A.R.S. § 32-1154(C)
  • The registrar serves a citation on a licensee. Within how long must the licensee file a written answer? A.R.S. § 32-1155(A)
  • The registrar's minimum workmanship standards are inconsistent with a city's building code. What counts as good and workmanlike construction? A.R.S. § 32-1104(A)(5)
  • To whom may the registrar issue a cease and desist order under the cease and desist statute? A.R.S. § 32-1166(A)
  • What is the minimum fine for a first offense under the statute that punishes contracting without a license? A.R.S. § 32-1164(B)
  • What work may a licensee still perform after the license is suspended on a discipline ground? A.R.S. § 32-1161(B)
  • Where are the civil penalties collected under the discipline statute deposited? A.R.S. § 32-1154(E)
  • Which act does the advertising statute punish? A.R.S. § 32-1165
  • Which of these is an act that the holder of a license may not commit? A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(1)
  • Which of these is prohibited while a contractor's license is under suspension or on inactive status? A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(17)

Preliminary notice and liens 21

  • A building is finished and the owner files nothing further. How long after completion does an unpaid supplier have to put a lien on record with the county? A.R.S. § 33-993(A)
  • A person who is required to be licensed as a contractor does the work without a valid license. What lien rights does that person have? A.R.S. § 33-981(C)
  • A person who must give the preliminary twenty day notice may enforce lien rights only if what has been done? A.R.S. § 33-981(D)
  • A preliminary notice is sent by first class mail with a certificate of mailing. When is service complete? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(F)
  • A supplier serves the preliminary notice late. For which items may the supplier still claim a lien? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(E)
  • An owner receives a preliminary notice that contains a mistake. Within how long must the owner furnish the information needed to correct it? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(D)
  • An owner-occupant signs an agreement that waives the owner-occupant lien protection. What is the effect of that provision? A.R.S. § 33-1002(C)
  • By when must the preliminary twenty day notice be given? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(C)
  • Completion can also mean a set time after final inspection and written final acceptance by the body that issued the building permit. How long? A.R.S. § 33-993(C)
  • For lien purposes, how does the law treat a contractor who has charge of the construction, in relation to the owner? A.R.S. § 33-981(B)
  • In an action to enforce a lien, what may the court award the successful party? A.R.S. § 33-998(B)
  • In the preliminary notice statute, who is an "original contractor"? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(A)
  • Labor stops on a project with no strike, shortage of materials or act of God. After how many consecutive days does the stoppage count as completion? A.R.S. § 33-993(C)
  • The lien period is shortened once a notice that the job is finished goes on record. How long does an unpaid supplier then have to act? A.R.S. § 33-993(A)
  • The preliminary notice is served on the owner, the original contractor and the person the claimant contracted with. Who else is on the statute's list? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(B)
  • The preliminary notice must state in bold-faced type that it is not a lien. What else does that statement say the notice is not? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(C)
  • To be an owner-occupant, a person must live or intend to live in the dwelling for at least how long during the twelve months after the work is completed? A.R.S. § 33-1002(A)
  • Unless an action to enforce it is brought, a recorded lien continues no longer than what period? A.R.S. § 33-998(A)
  • Where is a notice and claim of lien recorded? A.R.S. § 33-993(A)
  • Who is excused from serving the preliminary twenty day notice? A.R.S. § 33-992.01(B)
  • Who may record a lien against the dwelling of a person who became an owner-occupant before the work began? A.R.S. § 33-1002(B)

How this list was compiled: Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 32, Chapter 10 (contractors, sections 32-1101 to 32-1169) and Title 33, Chapter 7, Article 6 (mechanics' and materialmen's liens, sections 33-981 to 33-1002), read section by section on www.azleg.gov on 2026-10-04. Licence: Own work. Original questions written from Arizona statutes, which are public law. No question is copied from the registrar's examination, training course or any study guide.

How it works

This unofficial practice test asks what Arizona's contractor statutes say. Every question comes from a section of the Arizona Revised Statutes read on October 4, 2026, and the answer names that section. The registrar's rules are not asked here.

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What this practice test covers

The Start from menu has six parts: who needs a license, the qualifying party and the license, bonds and the recovery fund, contracts, discipline, and liens. All come from Title 32, Chapter 10 and the lien article of Title 33. The rules in the Arizona Administrative Code are left out.

What the registrar said about the exam

A copy of the registrar's licensing page archived on July 12, 2026 describes an open-book training course and exam, offered only online, that the qualifying party passes with at least 70 percent. Check the registrar's site for today's terms.

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Is this the real Arizona statutes and rules exam?

No. It is unofficial practice written from the Arizona Revised Statutes. The Registrar of Contractors gives the real exam, did not write or review this page, and none of its questions appear here.

What is in this AZ statutes and rules exam practice test?

Questions on license exemptions, the qualifying party, renewal, bonds, the residential recovery fund, written contracts, complaints, penalties, the preliminary twenty day notice and lien deadlines. Each answer cites one section of Title 32 or Title 33.

Does this page cover the registrar's rules?

No. Every question comes from a statute. The rules in the Arizona Administrative Code, Title 4, Chapter 9, are not asked.

Is the Arizona statutes and rules exam open book?

The registrar's licensing page, in a copy archived on July 12, 2026, called it an open book training course and exam on computer offered only online. That copy may be out of date, so confirm with the registrar.

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