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The WV-CBL exam has 90 questions and runs 3 hours.
These 10 free WV-CBL questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act (Business and Law) Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
An independent carpenter without a contractor license is pricing two unrelated jobs: a $7,600 structural deck repair at a single-family home and a $22,400 loading-dock rebuild at a commercial warehouse. Each price includes all labor and materials, and neither job qualifies for an exemption. Under the Contractor Licensing Act's project-cost thresholds, which bid requires a license?
Correct answer: A - The home project only.
Bids close tomorrow for an $82,000 addition to a West Virginia home. A local contractor has passed the required examinations and submitted a complete license application, but the Board has not issued a license. The contractor has no licensing exemption. What must happen before the contractor submits its bid?
Correct answer: B - The Board must issue a license authorizing the contractor to perform the work.
A manufacturer plans to renovate offices it owns and will occupy. Its regular maintenance employees will perform the work for their usual hourly wages, not a contract price. The manufacturer relies on the regular-employee exemption from contractor licensure. Which change would defeat that particular exemption?
Correct answer: A - The renovated offices will instead be leased to unrelated businesses.
"We are still inside the 15-day grace period," a bookkeeper tells the crew. The company's contractor license expired nine calendar days ago, no renewal was submitted before expiration, and the company has not obtained a renewed license. The crew is scheduled to continue a job that requires licensure. Which statement correctly describes the company's authority?
Correct answer: A - The license has lapsed; the late-fee threshold does not authorize contracting.
A new residential contracting LLC proposes two qualifiers. Dana, its managing member, scored 84% on the Contractor Licensing Act Exam and 66% on the residential trade examination. Ellis scored 64% on the law exam and 82% on the residential trade examination; Ellis works 32 hours each week under the LLC's supervision for wages and legally required benefits. Both have signed affidavits authorizing use of their scores. Which arrangement meets the examination-qualifier requirements?
Correct answer: C - Use Dana for the law examination and Ellis for the residential trade examination.
For a kitchen renovation, a licensed contractor quotes $7,400, including $1,800 for the tile installer the contractor will hire. The owner separately purchases $3,500 in cabinets for the project. No other labor or materials are needed. Which aggregate value and written-contract conclusion are correct?
Correct answer: C - $10,900; the project reaches the written-contract threshold.
During a preconstruction review, a contractor identifies four items omitted from a custom $46,000 remodeling contract. Which omission violates the minimum required contract provisions, rather than omitting a provision the Board recommends?
Correct answer: B - The licensee's unemployment insurance account number.
During a $32,000 interior remodel, the owner asks to substitute solid-core bedroom doors for the hollow-core doors specified in the contract. The contractor agrees by telephone. A supplier credit keeps the contract price unchanged. What documentation is needed for this substitution?
Correct answer: D - Written authorization signed and dated by both contracting parties.
An engineer finds that a newly built deck is separating from the house and reports an imminent collapse hazard. No one has been injured. The homeowner intends to bring a $28,000 property-damage claim against the licensed builder, who supplied the required notice when the construction contract was signed. The builder insists that the homeowner must first complete the 90-day notice-and-negotiation process. How does Article 11A apply to this hazard?
Correct answer: D - An imminent threat of injury to people or property excludes the action from Article 11A.
Negotiations on a properly noticed residential construction-defect claim began 24 days after the contractor received the notice. On day 88, the parties agreed by telephone to keep discussing settlement, but signed nothing and set no ending date. It is now 96 calendar days after receipt of the notice. The claim remains unresolved, and all other applicable pre-suit requirements have been met. Which statement correctly describes the homeowner's right to file suit?
Correct answer: C - The homeowner may file now; the telephone agreement did not extend the statutory period.
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