Star Construction moved to a new office but never filed a change-of-address form with the Registrar. As a result, Star never received a license renewal application. If Star fails to renew its license within five years of the date of expiration, it will have to:

Star Construction moved to a new office but never filed a change-of-address form with the Registrar. As a result, Star never received a license renewal application. If Star fails to renew its license within five years of the date of expiration, it will have to:

• A. apply for a new license
• B. pay a late renewal fee
• C. suspend operations until renewal
• D. obtain a new annual permit

Answer: (A)

In California, a contractor license must be renewed before it expires, and there’s a five-year period after expiration during which you can renew or reinstate. If five years pass since expiration without renewing, you can’t renew the old license—you have to reapply as a new licensee. That means meeting all current requirements again (experience, exams if needed, and paying the full licensing fees). The change-of-address issue doesn’t change this rule; missing the renewal notice doesn’t extend your window. The other options aren’t correct because late renewal fees apply only within the allowable renewal period, there’s no automatic suspension of operations, and there isn’t a separate “annual permit” to obtain.

In California, a contractor license must be renewed before it expires, and there’s a five-year period after expiration during which you can renew or reinstate. If five years pass since expiration without renewing, you can’t renew the old license—you have to reapply as a new licensee. That means meeting all current requirements again (experience, exams if needed, and paying the full licensing fees). The change-of-address issue doesn’t change this rule; missing the renewal notice doesn’t extend your window. The other options aren’t correct because late renewal fees apply only within the allowable renewal period, there’s no automatic suspension of operations, and there isn’t a separate “annual permit” to obtain.