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Contractor license lookup — every state, one page.
Direct links to the official licensing board for all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. No account, no email, no catch. We maintain this because we need it ourselves.
How to use it: find the state, open the official board, and search the contractor's license number or company name. Where a state's portal has quirks — trades licensed separately, no statewide GC license, no public lookup at all — the note says so rather than sending you somewhere that won't work.
Showing all 55 jurisdictions
| State | Official licensing board |
|---|---|
| Alabama AL | Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors |
| Alaska AK | Alaska Construction Contractors Board — License Search |
| Arizona AZ | Arizona Registrar of Contractors |
| Arkansas AR | Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board |
| California CA | California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) |
| Colorado CO | Colorado DORA — Division of Professions and Occupations Colorado has no statewide general contractor license — check the city or county where the work is performed. |
| Connecticut CT | Connecticut eLicense — Dept. of Consumer Protection No single "general contractor" license — search by type: Home Improvement Contractor (HIC), New Home Construction Contractor (NHC), or Major Contractor (MCO). |
| Delaware DE | Delaware Contractor Registry A business registration, not a skills-tested license — electricians, plumbers, etc. are licensed separately by the Division of Professional Regulation. |
| Florida FL | Florida DBPR — Verify a License |
| Georgia GA | Georgia Secretary of State — License Lookup |
| Hawaii HI | Hawaii DCCA — Contractors License Board Search |
| Idaho ID | Idaho Contractors Board Idaho registers rather than exam-licenses general contractors; a separate Public Works Contractor license applies to state/public projects. |
| Illinois IL | Illinois IDFPR License Lookup |
| Indiana IN | Indiana — no statewide GC license (PLA covers specific trades) No statewide general contractor license — GC licensing is local/municipal. Only plumbers and a few other trades are state-licensed and searchable here. |
| Iowa IA | Iowa DIAL — Contractor Registration Registration confirming bond/workers'-comp/unemployment-insurance compliance, not a skills-tested license. Plumbing/mechanical/HVAC contractors have a separate license under the same agency. |
| Kansas KS | Kansas — no statewide GC license GC licensing is city/county. This portal covers only specific state-regulated professions/trades. |
| Kentucky KY | Kentucky Dept. of Housing, Buildings and Construction Licenses specific trades only (electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection) — general contractors are not licensed at the state level. |
| Louisiana LA | Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors |
| Maine ME | Maine — no statewide GC license (OPOR covers specific trades) Licensing is county/municipal; OPOR covers only state-regulated trades (electricians, plumbers, fuel technicians). A Home Contractor Licensing Act takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. |
| Maryland MD | Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) Covers home-improvement (renovation/repair) contractors on existing residences — new-home construction and commercial GCs generally aren't covered by this license type. |
| Massachusetts MA | Massachusetts DPL License Lookup |
| Michigan MI | Michigan LARA License Verification |
| Minnesota MN | Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry — License Lookup |
| Mississippi MS | Mississippi State Board of Contractors |
| Missouri MO | Missouri — no statewide GC license (electrical only) GC/plumbing/HVAC/roofing licensing is local (city/county). Only electrical contracting has an optional statewide license, searchable here. |
| Montana MT | Montana Construction Contractor Registration Registration verifying workers'-comp/bond status, not a skills-tested license; electricians, plumbers, and boiler operators are licensed separately. |
| Nebraska NE | Nebraska Dept. of Labor — Contractor Registration Registration confirming workers'-comp coverage, not a skills-tested license. |
| Nevada NV | Nevada State Contractors Board |
| New Hampshire NH | New Hampshire — no statewide GC license Licensing is local. OPLC's lookup covers only the specific trades it lists (e.g. electricians) — confirm the trade you need is on OPLC's board list. |
| New Jersey NJ | New Jersey Consumer Affairs License Search |
| New Mexico NM | New Mexico Construction Industries Division |
| New York NY | New York — license verification varies by county/municipality New York doesn't license general contractors at the state level for most trades — verification is often county or city level (e.g., NYC Dept. of Buildings). |
| North Carolina NC | NC Licensing Board for General Contractors |
| North Dakota ND | North Dakota Secretary of State — Contractor Licensing License required for projects over $4,000 in labor/materials; electricians and plumbers are licensed by separate boards, not searchable here. |
| Ohio OH | Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board |
| Oklahoma OK | Oklahoma Construction Industries Board No statewide general contractor license — CIB licenses specific trades (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, etc.), not general contracting. |
| Oregon OR | Oregon Construction Contractors Board |
| Pennsylvania PA | Pennsylvania Attorney General — Home Improvement Contractor Verification |
| Rhode Island RI | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board |
| South Carolina SC | SC Labor, Licensing and Regulation — Licensee Lookup |
| South Dakota SD | South Dakota Electrical Commission (Dept. of Labor & Regulation) No statewide GC license — licensing is local. No online lookup was found for electrical or plumbing contractors; SD publishes static roster PDFs and verifies by phone (605-773-3573 electrical / 605-773-3429 plumbing). |
| Tennessee TN | Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors |
| Texas TX | Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Texas doesn't license general contractors statewide — TDLR covers specific trades (electrical, HVAC, etc.); plumbers are licensed separately by TSBPE. |
| Utah UT | Utah Division of Professional Licensing |
| Vermont VT | Vermont — no statewide GC license (OPR covers specific trades) Building permits are municipal. OPR covers only state-regulated trades (electricians, plumbers, etc.). |
| Virginia VA | Virginia DPOR License Lookup |
| Washington WA | Washington L&I Contractor Lookup |
| West Virginia WV | West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board |
| Wisconsin WI | Wisconsin DSPS — License Lookup Requires a "Dwelling Contractor Qualifier"/"Dwelling Contractor" credential for residential building — no separate state license for commercial general contracting. Electrical/plumbing/HVAC permits are checked via a separate tool (esla.wi.gov/verifylicense). |
| Wyoming WY | Wyoming — no statewide GC license (electrical only) Licensing is local (city/county). Only electrical contractors are licensed at the state level, via this portal. |
| District of Columbia DC | DC Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Protection Requires a Basic Business License with construction endorsement (General Contractor Class A/B, Home Improvement Contractor, specialty trades). |
| Guam GU | Guam Contractors License Board Guam requires a contractor license from the Guam Contractors License Board (21 GCA Ch. 70); the board publishes a public contractors listing. |
| U.S. Virgin Islands VI | U.S. Virgin Islands DLCA — Construction Contractors The U.S. Virgin Islands licenses construction contractors territory-wide through the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA). |
| Puerto Rico PR | Puerto Rico Department of State — Juntas Examinadoras Puerto Rico does not issue a general-contractor licence. The Department of State's examining boards license the trades — electricians (peritos electricistas), master and journeyman plumbers, refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians, roof waterproofing — plus engineers, surveyors and architects. The department's own licensee search is at pr.pcshq.com/lookup. |
| Northern Mariana Islands MP | CNMI Board of Professional Licensing The CNMI Board of Professional Licensing covers architecture, all branches of engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture and real property appraisal — not general contractors or the building trades. Verification is by the rosters the board publishes rather than an online search. |
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