Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7065

(a) Under rules and regulations adopted by the board and approved by the director, the registrar shall investigate, classify, and qualify applicants for contractors’ licenses by written examination. This examination shall include questions designed to show that the applicant has the necessary degree of knowledge required by Section 7068 and shall include pertinent questions relating to the laws of this state and the contracting business and trade.
(b)
1. (1) Contractors’ licenses are to be issued to individual owners, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, and participating tribes, in accordance with this chapter.
  1. (A) Every person who is an officer, member, responsible manager, or director of a corporation or limited liability company seeking licensure under this chapter shall be listed on the application as a member of the personnel of record.
  2. (B) Every person who is a member of a partnership seeking licensure under this chapter shall be listed on the application as a member of the personnel record.
2. (2) A corporation or limited liability company, whether foreign or domestic, seeking licensure under this chapter shall provide its identification number issued by the Secretary of State.
3. (3) A tribal business, including a corporation organized or chartered by a federally recognized tribe pursuant to tribally enacted laws or to Section 17 of the federal Act of June 18, 1934, popularly known as the “Indian Reorganization Act,” shall provide verification of its status as a tribal business. Verification may include, but is not limited to, the following:
  1. (A) Enacted resolution ratifying the charter pursuant to Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act.
  2. (B) Enacted resolution authorizing the tribally chartered corporation under tribally enacted laws.
  3. (C) Articles of incorporation or by-laws.
  4. (D) A current list of federally recognized tribes or directory of tribal leadership published under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 5131) or on the internet website of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(c) An applicant shall qualify for licensure in accordance with this subdivision as follows:
1. (1) An individual owner may qualify by examination for a contractor’s license upon the appearance of the owner or a qualifying individual appearing as a responsible managing employee on behalf of the owner.
2. (2) A partnership may qualify by examination for a contractor’s license upon the appearance of a partner or a qualifying individual appearing as a responsible managing employee on behalf of the partnership.
3. (3) A corporation or participating tribe may qualify by examination for a contractor’s license upon the appearance of a qualifying individual appearing either as a responsible managing officer or a responsible managing employee on behalf of the corporation.
4. (4) A limited liability company may qualify by examination for a contractor’s license upon the appearance of a qualifying individual appearing as a responsible managing officer, a responsible managing manager, a responsible managing member, or a responsible managing employee on behalf of the company.
(d) No examination shall be required of a qualifying individual if, within the five-year period immediately preceding the application for licensure, the qualifying individual has either personally passed the written examination for the same classification being applied for, or has served as the qualifying individual for a licensee whose license was in good standing at any time during the five-year period immediately preceding the application for licensure and in the same classification being applied for.
(e) The registrar may contract with a public or private organization to conduct or administer the examination. The registrar may also contract with a public or private organization for materials or services related to the examination.