California
(C-28) Lock and Security Equipment

Apply for the License and Exam

Contractors State License Board 9821 Business Park Drive P.O. Box 26000 Sacramento, CA  95826 Phone:  (800) 321-2752 Outside CA: (916) 255-3900 www.cslb.ca.gov

Exam Type

CLOSED  BOOK

Exam Content

Subject Areas % of Questions Planning and Estimating 18 Install, Repair, and Maintain Doors and Hardware 14 Install, Repair, and Maintain Electronic Systems 18 Install, Repair, and Maintain Mechanical Locking Systems 29 Install, Maintain, Service, and Open Safes and Vaults 5 Worker and Job Site Safety and Security 16 Time Allowed (hours) 2.5 Passing Grade: Pass/Fail California does not publish the number of test questions nor the passing score. According to Blueprint for Becoming a California Licensed Contractor, "You will be informed at the test site about the percentage of correct answers needed to pass each examination." The qualifying individual for a contractor’s license is required to pass the written Law and Business and trade examinations unless he or she meets the requirements for a waiver. Part of this exam requires knowledge of business management principles.  We offer those study materials on a separate California Law and Business web page.

Books NOT Allowed in the Exam

1. Cal/OSHA General Industry Safety Orders with Selected Electrical Safety Orders, California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1 - Industrial Relations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7. 2. Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Orders, California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1 - Industrial Relations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4. 3. NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2006, NFPA.   4. NFPA 80: Standard for Fire Doors and Fire Windows, NFPA.   5. Basic Architectural Hardware, 1985, Door and Hardware Institute.   6. Keying Systems and Nomenclature, 1989, Door and Hardware Institute.   7. Standard on Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, International Code Council and American National Standards Institute, Inc.   8. California Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2), 2010, (based on the 2009 International Building Code), ICC.

We currently do not offer study materials for this trade (based on customer demand or availability of reference books)

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 Apr-2011