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Am I required to take the examination?
- If you do not currently, or have not previously served as a qualifying individual for the same classification being applied for, or within the past five years have not passed the law and/or trade examinations, you will be required to take and pass the Examination for licensure.
- If you currently serve, or within the past five years have served as a qualifying individual for the same classification being applied for on a license in good standing, or within the past five years have passed the law and trade examinations for licensure, as outlined in Section 7065 of the Business and Professions Code, No Examination will be required.
- Waiver provisions for the examination are outlined in Business and Professions Code Section
7065.1
and 7065.2.
You must meet all of the conditions of the appropriate section in order for the
Waiver Provision to apply.
In some cases, only the trade exam may be waived.
Currently, waiver provisions defined in Section 7065.1 may be granted under subsections 7065.1(b) and 7065.1(c). While 7065.1(a) also provides for waiver of the exam, the Registrar exercised his authority to suspend waivers under this section effective September 1, 2003.
