Trade exams would be required to reinstate a license if:
- The Qualifying Agent is no longer with the entity.
- The license has been expired more than 24 months and the licensee does not provide a written request for waiver with evidence showing the QA has remained active in the industry. For example, working as a sub; working on smaller projects; working for a licensed contractor; working in another state; etc.
- BC-A/r (Restricted Limited License) expired licensees must retake the course.
- The Business and Law exam is not required to be retaken.
Trade exams would not be required to reinstate a license or a request may be made to have them waived if:
- The original Qualifying Agent is still with the company.
- The license has not been expired for more than 24 months.
- If it has been more than 24 months, as long as the QA has been active in the industry by working for another contractor, as a subcontractor or in another state, may request to be waived by providing evidence of recent experience.
- The Business and Law exam is not required to be retaken.
Once the TN Business & Law exam is taken and passed it DOES NOT have to be taken again.
This includes if a contractor’s license has fully expired or they have created a new entity with the TN Secretary of State and are applying for a new license.
The only time a contractor would need to retake the Tennessee Business & Law Exam is if they cannot provide a copy of their previous test scores and the Regulatory Board is unable to locate those scores in their former license records when reviewing their new application.
If a contractor no longer has their test scores, they may also submit a Public Records Request to see if the exam results can be found and provided to them.