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Florida Contractor Exam Practice Test: Law Questions

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Chapter 489 exempts work of a casual, minor or inconsequential nature below what total contract price?

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Who needs a license and license classes 17

  • A building contractor may construct commercial and residential buildings up to what height? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(3)
  • A building contractor may remodel a building of any size on what condition? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(3)
  • A contractor holds a certificate of competency from the department. Where in Florida may that person take jobs? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(8)
  • A general contractor with no roofing certificate takes a job that includes roofing. Apart from the listed exceptions, what does section 489.113 require? Fla. Stat. § 489.113(3)
  • A residential contractor builds one-, two- and three-family residences of what height at most? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(3)
  • An owner acts as their own contractor under the owner exemption. What must the owner do for work not done by licensed contractors? Fla. Stat. § 489.103(7)
  • An owner-builder sells the building. A sale within what period creates a presumption that it was built for sale or lease? Fla. Stat. § 489.103(7)
  • Besides farm outbuildings, which homes may an owner build for their own use under the owner exemption? Fla. Stat. § 489.103(7)
  • Chapter 489 exempts work of a casual, minor or inconsequential nature below what total contract price? Fla. Stat. § 489.103(9)
  • In chapter 489, what is a "certificate"? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(7)
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Who needs a license and license classes, continued

  • Is a local business tax receipt a contractor's license under chapter 489? Fla. Stat. § 489.127(1)
  • The owner exemption reaches improving a commercial building up to what cost? Fla. Stat. § 489.103(7)
  • What marks a specialty contractor under section 489.105? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(3)
  • When does the small-job exemption NOT apply, even though one contract is priced below the limit? Fla. Stat. § 489.103(9)
  • Where may a registered contractor contract? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(10)
  • Which contractor's services are unlimited as to the type of work, apart from the exceptions the chapter states? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(3)
  • Which contractors make up Division I under section 489.105? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(3)

Certification, renewal and status 20

  • A delinquent licensee does not become active or inactive before the current cycle ends. What follows under section 455.271? Fla. Stat. § 455.271
  • A Florida contractor's certificate or registration comes up for renewal on what cycle? Fla. Stat. § 489.115
  • An applicant has a baccalaureate degree in building construction from an accredited 4-year college with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Which part of the examination must that applicant pass? Fla. Stat. § 489.113(1)
  • How does a person establish competency for statewide certification? Fla. Stat. § 489.113(1)
  • How many classroom hours of continuing education does section 489.115 require each biennium? Fla. Stat. § 489.115
  • How many members sit on the Construction Industry Licensing Board? Fla. Stat. § 489.107
  • How much continuing education may the board require to reactivate a certificate? Fla. Stat. § 489.116
  • May a contractor whose certificate is on inactive status engage in contracting? Fla. Stat. § 489.116
  • Members of the Construction Industry Licensing Board are appointed for terms of what length? Fla. Stat. § 489.107
  • On the experience-only path of section 489.111, how much of the experience must be as a foreman? Fla. Stat. § 489.111
  • One path to the certification examination rests on experience alone. How much active experience does it need? Fla. Stat. § 489.111
  • Seats on the Construction Industry Licensing Board are filled by whom? Fla. Stat. § 489.107
  • Section 455.271 has a fee set by rule for an inactive status license. What limit does it place on that fee? Fla. Stat. § 455.271
  • Section 489.111 uses a minimum of how many person-hours in determining full-time equivalency? Fla. Stat. § 489.111
  • Under chapter 455, what becomes of a license that is not renewed before it expires? Fla. Stat. § 455.271
  • What special fee does the department add at initial licensure and each renewal to fund work against unlicensed activity? Fla. Stat. § 455.2281
  • Which document does section 489.115 have an applicant furnish? Fla. Stat. § 489.115
  • Which item goes to the department with a first-time contractor applicant's paperwork? Fla. Stat. § 489.115
  • Which subject must part of the required continuing education deal with? Fla. Stat. § 489.115
  • Who is responsible for telling the department a licensee's current mailing address? Fla. Stat. § 455.275

Qualifying agents and business organizations 12

  • A business organization has lost its only qualifying agent and holds no temporary certificate. May it engage in contracting? Fla. Stat. § 489.119
  • A business organization has two primary qualifying agents. How do they share responsibility for supervision? Fla. Stat. § 489.1195
  • A qualifying agent stops being affiliated with a business organization. Whom must the agent inform? Fla. Stat. § 489.119
  • A secondary qualifying agent is responsible for which work? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(5)
  • An applicant proposes to contract in their own name as an individual. To whom is the certification issued? Fla. Stat. § 489.119
  • An organization with several qualifying agents wants one of them to be the sole primary qualifying agent. How is that done? Fla. Stat. § 489.1195
  • How does section 489.119 treat a joint venture made up of two qualified business organizations? Fla. Stat. § 489.119
  • May a financially responsible officer also be designated the primary qualifying agent? Fla. Stat. § 489.1195
  • The only qualifying agent leaves a business organization. How long does it have to employ another? Fla. Stat. § 489.119
  • What does a temporary certificate granted after a qualifying agent leaves allow? Fla. Stat. § 489.119
  • What responsibility does a primary qualifying agent hold? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(4)
  • Who is a financially responsible officer? Fla. Stat. § 489.105(14)

Contracts, deposits and the recovery fund 17

  • A claimant's judgment includes punitive damages and postjudgment interest. Does the Florida fund pay those parts? Fla. Stat. § 489.143
  • A contractor charged under section 489.126 says the money was always going to be returned. Is that a defense? Fla. Stat. § 489.126
  • A contractor takes an initial payment above the section 489.126 threshold. How soon must the needed permits be applied for? Fla. Stat. § 489.126
  • A residential contract must explain the consumer's rights under the recovery fund unless all labor and materials are worth no more than what? Fla. Stat. § 489.1425
  • A roof replacement contract is signed within 180 days of an event under a declared state of emergency. How long may the residential owner cancel without penalty? Fla. Stat. § 489.147
  • A violation of section 489.126 involves $1,000 or more but less than $20,000. What grade of offense is it? Fla. Stat. § 489.126
  • A violation of section 489.126 involves less than $1,000 received. What grade of offense is it? Fla. Stat. § 489.126
  • After the fund pays out, who steps into the claimant's position against the contractor? Fla. Stat. § 489.143
  • Before the recovery fund pays, what must a claimant have done about an available bond or insurance policy? Fla. Stat. § 489.141
  • The board finds a first failure to put the recovery fund statement in a contract. What may it do? Fla. Stat. § 489.1425
  • For a Division I contract entered into on or after July 1, 2024, what is the most the recovery fund pays on one claim? Fla. Stat. § 489.143
  • For a Division II contract entered into on or after July 1, 2024, what is the most the recovery fund pays on one claim? Fla. Stat. § 489.143
  • Section 489.126 duties arise when a contractor's initial payment on a residential job is more than what share of the contract price? Fla. Stat. § 489.126
  • Under section 489.126, how soon must work start once all the needed permits are issued? Fla. Stat. § 489.126
  • What does section 489.128 say of a contract entered into by an unlicensed contractor? Fla. Stat. § 489.128
  • What fine follows a second or later failure to include the recovery fund statement? Fla. Stat. § 489.1425
  • What lets a contractor take longer than the section 489.126 periods to apply for permits and start? Fla. Stat. § 489.126

Discipline and unlicensed contracting 18

  • A county code enforcement officer issues a citation under section 489.127. What is the most that may be levied as a civil penalty? Fla. Stat. § 489.127(5)
  • A customer paid the contractor for supplies, yet valid liens for them sit on the customer's property. To avoid a finding of financial mismanagement, the contractor must have them removed within how long? Fla. Stat. § 489.129
  • A licensee does not dispute a citation within 30 days after it is served. What does the citation become? Fla. Stat. § 455.224
  • After how long may a construction project be presumed abandoned under section 489.129? Fla. Stat. § 489.129
  • An unlicensed person acts as a contractor during a state of emergency declared by executive order of the Governor. What grade of offense is it? Fla. Stat. § 489.127(2)
  • An unlicensed person contracts again after an earlier finding of guilt for the same violation. What grade of offense is it? Fla. Stat. § 489.127(2)
  • An unlicensed person contracts with no certificate, with no earlier finding of guilt. What grade of offense is it under section 489.127? Fla. Stat. § 489.127(2)
  • Besides a fine, what may the board require for a consumer's financial harm under section 489.129? Fla. Stat. § 489.129
  • Besides the unlicensed person, who may be sent a notice to cease and desist under section 455.228? Fla. Stat. § 455.228
  • Chapter 455's general discipline section caps the fine for each count or separate offense at what amount? Fla. Stat. § 455.227
  • The department learns that someone is contracting without the required certification. What does section 489.113 call for? Fla. Stat. § 489.113(2)
  • How does section 489.127 treat a contractor who works on a suspended certificate? Fla. Stat. § 489.127(1)
  • How soon must a licensee report a criminal conviction in writing under section 455.227? Fla. Stat. § 455.227
  • Section 489.129 caps the Construction Industry Licensing Board's fine on a contractor at what amount per violation? Fla. Stat. § 489.129
  • Someone practices a regulated profession with no license. Section 455.228 caps the administrative penalty per incident at what amount? Fla. Stat. § 455.228
  • What must the disciplinary guidelines adopted by rule set out? Fla. Stat. § 455.2273
  • Which act does section 489.127 forbid? Fla. Stat. § 489.127(1)
  • Which act is a ground for discipline under section 489.129? Fla. Stat. § 489.129

Construction liens 27

  • A contractor leaves the lien law notice out of a direct contract. Does that bar the lien? Fla. Stat. § 713.015
  • A court finds that a lien is fraudulent. What is the effect in an action to enforce it? Fla. Stat. § 713.31
  • A direct contract for work on a dwelling of up to four units must carry the lien law notice when it is greater than what amount? Fla. Stat. § 713.015
  • A lienor has a claim of lien to put on record. What is the deadline for serving a copy on the property owner? Fla. Stat. § 713.08
  • A lienor willfully exaggerates the amount in a claim of lien. What is the lien deemed? Fla. Stat. § 713.31
  • A lienor wins a suit to foreclose a construction lien. What does section 713.29 give the winning side? Fla. Stat. § 713.29
  • A lienor with no contract with the owner serves a notice to owner. What is the latest it may be served, counted from when the lienor begins to furnish? Fla. Stat. § 713.06
  • A notice of commencement is on record. As of when do liens under sections 713.05 and 713.06 take priority? Fla. Stat. § 713.07
  • A notice of commencement is void if the improvement is not actually commenced within how long after recording? Fla. Stat. § 713.13
  • A permit applicant files a copy of the notice of commencement before the first inspection when the direct contract is greater than what? Fla. Stat. § 713.135
  • A person knowingly and intentionally fails to apply a payment for an improvement to the amounts then due for its labor and materials. What is the offense called? Fla. Stat. § 713.345
  • An owner records a notice of contest of lien. How long does the lienor then have to file suit? Fla. Stat. § 713.22
  • Before starting to improve real property, what does the owner record in the clerk's office? Fla. Stat. § 713.13
  • How long before suing to enforce a lien must the contractor give the owner the final payment affidavit? Fla. Stat. § 713.06
  • How long does a recorded construction lien last unless an action to enforce it is begun? Fla. Stat. § 713.22
  • In the lien law's definitions, what marks a materialman? Fla. Stat. § 713.01
  • Is a recorded notice of commencement itself a lien on the property? Fla. Stat. § 713.13
  • May a lienor waive the right to claim a lien before furnishing anything? Fla. Stat. § 713.20
  • Misapplied construction payments total $100,000 or more. What grade of offense is it? Fla. Stat. § 713.345
  • The notice of commencement filing rule of section 713.135 does not apply to a contract to repair or replace an existing heating or air-conditioning system under what amount? Fla. Stat. § 713.135
  • On an interested party's complaint, the clerk issues a summons for the lienor to show cause why the lien should not be enforced. Within how long? Fla. Stat. § 713.21
  • What is "final furnishing" in the Construction Lien Law? Fla. Stat. § 713.01
  • What is a "direct contract" in the Construction Lien Law? Fla. Stat. § 713.01
  • What is the latest a claim of lien may be recorded? Fla. Stat. § 713.08
  • What may an owner demand in writing from any lienor under section 713.16? Fla. Stat. § 713.16
  • When does a notice of commencement expire if it names no other date? Fla. Stat. § 713.13
  • Which of these must a claim of lien state? Fla. Stat. § 713.08

How this list was compiled: Florida Statutes: chapter 489, Part I (construction contracting), chapter 455 (business and professional regulation, general provisions) and chapter 713, Part I (Construction Lien Law), each read as a whole chapter on the Legislature's Online Sunshine site, www.leg.state.fl.us, on 2026-10-04. Licence: Own work. Original questions written from Florida statutes, which are public law. No question is copied from the state examination or any study guide.

How it works

This unofficial Florida state construction examination practice test asks only what the statutes say: chapters 489, 455 and 713, read on October 4, 2026. Accounting, estimating and trade questions from the exam's reference books are not here.

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What this practice test covers

The Start from menu has six parts: who needs a license, certification and renewal, qualifying agents, contracts and the recovery fund, discipline, and construction liens. Use it as a Florida contractors exam practice test for the law only. The board's rules are not asked.

What it leaves out

The state exam also draws on reference books for accounting, estimating, safety and each trade. None of that is here, so this is not a full Florida general contractor license practice exam. The department's site has the current exam content.

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Questions and answers

Is this the real FL contractor exam?

No. It is unofficial practice written from the Florida Statutes. The Construction Industry Licensing Board and the department did not write or review this page, and none of the state exam's questions appear here.

Is this a Florida general contractor practice test free PDF?

It is free, and you can print the questions or save them as a PDF from your browser. It covers only the law in chapters 489, 455 and 713, not the reference-book subjects.

What does the general contractor license Florida practice test here leave out?

Everything from the reference books: accounting, estimating, project management, safety and trade knowledge. Only statute questions are asked, and each answer cites its section.

Is there a Florida roofing license practice test here?

Roofing contractors are licensed under the same chapter 489, so the law questions apply to them. One question covers canceling a roof contract signed after an emergency. Roofing trade knowledge is not asked.

Which statutes do the questions come from?

Chapter 489, Part I (construction contracting), chapter 455 (general rules for the department's licensees) and chapter 713, Part I (the Construction Lien Law), read on the Legislature's Online Sunshine site on October 4, 2026.

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