What process, tests etc do I have to do to get a contractors licence in Masonry and cement in Calif?

Q: I am a stone mason in northern Calif, 4 hours north of Sacramento. I am trying to find out what I need to do to be licensed for stone masonry and cement work associated with stonework. (The fines for working un-licenced are increadable !) I live in a small town and am getting conflicting reports on what I need to do and where I need to go.. I am hoping I can do most or all as homestudy Thanks in advance for your help, Bill.

A: Hi Bill: Here's what I found on getting a contractors license in Calfornia. According to http://www.contractors-license.org/ca/ca.htm : o qualify for a license you must verify that you've had at least four years of experience in the last ten years as a journeyman, foreman, supervising employee, contractor, or owner-builder. You may be able to apply from one and one-half to three years of approved education and/or apprenticeship to this requirement. There are also special requirements for contractors who work with asbestos, contractors who remove hazardous substances, and contractors who install or remove underground storage tanks. Unless you're applying for a joint venture license, you must have more than $2,500 worth of operating capital to apply for a new contractor's license. CSLB issues these types of licenses to an individual, partnership, corporation, or joint venture: Class A -- General Engineering Contractor Class B -- General Building Contractor Class C -- Specialty Contractor Class C has these subclassifications: insulation and acoustical lathing and plastering boiler, hot water heating and steam fitting plumbing framing & rough carpentry refrigeration cabinet, mill work and finish carpentry roofing low voltage systems sanitation system concrete sheet metal drywall electrical signs earthwork and paving solar electrical (general) general manufactured housing fencing steel, reinforcing flooring and floor covering steel, structural fire protection swimming pool glazing tile (ceramic and mosaic) warm-air heating, ventilating and air conditioning water conditioning building moving and demolition water well-drilling ornamental metals welding landscaping limited specialty lock & security equipment masonry construction zone traffic control parking and highway improvement painting and decorating pipeline You'll have to take the Board's Business and Law Exam to get a license. The Board will review your application and let you know whether you need to take the exam or not. The exam is closed book and has two parts which each take about two and one-half hours to finish. One part has about 100 multiple choice questions on law and business. Here's a summary of its content:

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