If you are a contractor who has recently moved to Utah, you may be wondering how you obtain a Utah General Contractor’s License. While you may have the skills necessary to maintain a license in your home state, there are things that you need to know about a license in the state of Utah.

In order to qualify for a license in Utah, contractors need to have a combined four years’ experience, two supervisory and two general. A contractor also needs to have general liability insurance of approximately $300,000 total coverage.

Contractors also need to be able to pass two different exams: a business/law exam and a trade exam. Once a person obtains his or her license, they need to obtain 6 hours of continuing education every two years.

The two exams are both open book. The trade exam is a three-hour test comprising of 80 questions on the topics of drywall and finishing, safety, thermal and moisture protection, doors and windows, code, plan reading and estimating.

The business and law exam is a two-hour test of 60 questions. The topics included in the exam are project management, labor laws, financial management, risk management, tax laws, contract management, estimating and bidding, and lien laws.

The trade exams have reciprocity with the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and South Carolina. If you are from one of these states, you will have to take the business and law exam but not the trade exam. For the Business and Law exam, there is no reciprocity.

For both exams, an individual has to receive a grade of at least 70 in order to pass. If you fail one of these exams, you can take them again after a 30-day wait period. You have three attempts at these exams to provide you with an opportunity to pass and obtain your license.

If you want assistance in preparing for either of these exams, help is available. UTCLC offers test preparation services that will help you feel confident when scheduling these exams. Visit http://www.utclc.com/what-do-i-need/ to learn more.