Roofing contractor reference
Roofing license requirements by state.
Roofing licensing is different in every state. These 50 guides identify whether the state licenses the roofing trade, who regulates it, what happens before a contractor can work, and which fee, insurance, renewal, or local rule can change the decision. 32 states in this guide license the trade at state level.
State and licensing authorityState license
AlabamaHome Builders Licensure BoardYesRead guide →AlaskaAlaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional LicensingYesRead guide →ArizonaArizona Registrar of ContractorsYesRead guide →ArkansasArkansas Contractors Licensing BoardYesRead guide →CaliforniaContractors State License BoardYesRead guide →ColoradoColorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)Local / limitedRead guide →ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Consumer ProtectionYesRead guide →DelawareDelaware Division of RevenueLocal / limitedRead guide →FloridaFlorida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Construction Industry Licensing BoardYesRead guide →GeorgiaState Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General ContractorsYesRead guide →HawaiiContractors License Board, Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer AffairsYesRead guide →IdahoIdaho Contractors Board (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses)Local / limitedRead guide →IllinoisIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Professional RegulationYesRead guide →IndianaIndiana Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection DivisionLocal / limitedRead guide →IowaIowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL)Local / limitedRead guide →KansasOffice of the Attorney General of KansasYesRead guide →KentuckyKentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and ConstructionLocal / limitedRead guide →LouisianaLouisiana State Licensing Board for ContractorsYesRead guide →MaineMaine Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection DivisionLocal / limitedRead guide →MarylandMaryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC), Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Maryland Department of LaborYesRead guide →MassachusettsMassachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards (Office of Public Safety and Inspections, Division of Occupational Licensure)YesRead guide →MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction CodesYesRead guide →MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Construction Codes and Licensing DivisionYesRead guide →MississippiMississippi State Board of ContractorsYesRead guide →MissouriMissouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI)Local / limitedRead guide →MontanaMontana Department of Labor and Industry, Business Standards Division - Construction Contractor License (CCL) ProgramYesRead guide →NebraskaNebraska Department of LaborLocal / limitedRead guide →NevadaNevada State Contractors BoardYesRead guide →New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Justice, Consumer Protection and Antitrust BureauLocal / limitedRead guide →New JerseyNew Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and the New Jersey State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation ContractorsYesRead guide →New MexicoConstruction Industries Division, New Mexico Regulation and Licensing DepartmentYesRead guide →New YorkNew York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), plus county consumer affairs offices; no single state licensing board covers roofingLocal / limitedRead guide →North CarolinaState Licensing Board for General Contractors (North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors)YesRead guide →North DakotaNorth Dakota Secretary of StateYesRead guide →OhioOhio Construction Industry Licensing BoardLocal / limitedRead guide →OklahomaOklahoma Construction Industries BoardYesRead guide →OregonOregon Construction Contractors BoardYesRead guide →PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection (Home Improvement Contractor Registration)Local / limitedRead guide →Rhode IslandRhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing BoardLocal / limitedRead guide →South CarolinaSouth Carolina Residential Builders Commission and Contractors' Licensing Board (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation)YesRead guide →South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of RevenueLocal / limitedRead guide →TennesseeTennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Board for Licensing ContractorsYesRead guide →TexasTexas Department of InsuranceLocal / limitedRead guide →UtahUtah Division of Professional Licensing (Department of Commerce)YesRead guide →VermontVermont Office of Professional RegulationYesRead guide →VirginiaVirginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for ContractorsYesRead guide →WashingtonWashington State Department of Labor and IndustriesYesRead guide →West VirginiaWest Virginia Contractor Licensing Board (administered with the West Virginia Division of Labor)YesRead guide →WisconsinWisconsin Department of Safety and Professional ServicesLocal / limitedRead guide →WyomingWyoming Secretary of StateLocal / limitedRead guide →Licensed roofing businesses still need to be findable.
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