Before you hire anyone
Check the license. Every state, one page.
Unlicensed operators count on you not looking. Every link below goes to the official state source — never a middleman, never us vouching for anyone.
- Alabama — Licensing Board for General Contractors
- Alaska — Dept. of Commerce — Professional Licensing
- Arizona — Registrar of Contractors (ROC)
- Arkansas — Contractors Licensing Board
- California — Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
- Colorado — Dept. of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
- Connecticut — Dept. of Consumer Protection — eLicense
- Delaware — Division of Professional Regulation
- District of Columbia — Dept. of Licensing & Consumer Protection
- Florida — DBPR — MyFloridaLicense
- Georgia — Secretary of State — Professional Licensing Boards
- Hawaii — DCCA Professional & Vocational Licensing
- Idaho — Division of Occupational & Professional Licenses
- Illinois — IDFPR
- Indiana — Professional Licensing Agency
- Iowa — Iowa Division of Labor — Contractor Registration
- Kansas — Local licensing (no statewide board)
- Kentucky — Dept. of Housing, Buildings & Construction
- Louisiana — State Licensing Board for Contractors
- Maine — Office of Professional & Occupational Regulation
- Maryland — Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC)
- Massachusetts — Office of Public Safety — CSL / HIC
- Michigan — LARA
- Minnesota — Dept. of Labor & Industry
- Mississippi — State Board of Contractors
- Missouri — Local licensing (no statewide GC board)
- Montana — Dept. of Labor & Industry — Contractor Registration
- Nebraska — Dept. of Labor — Contractor Registration
- Nevada — State Contractors Board
- New Hampshire — Office of Professional Licensure & Certification
- New Jersey — Division of Consumer Affairs
- New Mexico — Regulation & Licensing Dept. — Construction Industries
- New York — Local licensing (no statewide GC board)
- North Carolina — Licensing Board for General Contractors
- North Dakota — Secretary of State — FirstStop
- Ohio — Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board
- Oklahoma — Construction Industries Board
- Oregon — Construction Contractors Board (CCB)
- Pennsylvania — Attorney General — HICPA Registration
- Rhode Island — Contractors' Registration & Licensing Board
- South Carolina — LLR — Contractor's Licensing Board
- South Dakota — Local licensing; state electrical commission
- Tennessee — Board for Licensing Contractors
- Texas — TDLR (trades); no state GC license
- Utah — DOPL
- Vermont — Office of Professional Regulation
- Virginia — DPOR — Board for Contractors
- Washington — Labor & Industries — Verify a Contractor
- West Virginia — Division of Labor — Contractor Licensing
- Wisconsin — DSPS
- Wyoming — Local licensing; state electrical board