Wyoming · Roofing licensing · official-source guide
Wyoming does not license roofing contractors at the state level. Cities set the rules, so Casper issues a Roofing Contractor license and Laramie issues a Class C subcontractor license covering roofing, each with its own fees and insurance minimum. State law adds storm damage rules in Wyoming Statutes 40-12-701 to 40-12-706, including a three business day cancellation right and a ban on deductible rebates.
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Wyoming does not issue a statewide roofing contractor license. Title 33 of the Wyoming Statutes, Professions and Occupations, is where the legislature places licensed callings such as architects, engineers, surveyors, real estate brokers and collection agencies. Its chapter list has no chapter for roofers, general contractors or builders, and a text search of the full Title 33 compilation on the Wyoming Legislature site finds no occurrence of the word roofing. The only contractor chapter in that title covers water well drilling contractors. The state's own consumer statute shows where roofing licensing sits. Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(b) requires a contractor license or registration number to appear in storm damage repair contracts, bids and advertisements 'if the authority having jurisdiction requires such a license.' That wording assumes cities and counties decide whether a license exists. Casper's reciprocal license page uses the same idea and refers to licensure held in 'another Wyoming Jurisdiction.' The practical result is that the rules change at the city line. A roofer who works in Casper, Laramie, Cheyenne and Gillette can face four separate programs, each with its own experience requirement, exam, fee and insurance minimum. The state still regulates the business around the work. It regulates entity registration, workers compensation, sales tax on materials, storm damage sales practices and insurance claim conduct, and each of those is covered in the sections below. Do not advertise a Wyoming roofing company as state licensed, because no state roofing license exists to point to. Say instead which city license you hold and show its number.
Wyoming has a statute written for the storm restoration market. Article 7 of the Wyoming Consumer Protection Act, Wyoming Statutes 40-12-701 through 40-12-706, governs exterior storm damage repair contracts. It defines a contractor as a person or entity in the business of contracting or offering to contract with an owner or possessor of residential real estate to repair or replace roof, siding or gutter systems. Exterior storm damage means damage caused by wind, hail or another weather related event to the siding, gutter, roof, window or skylight systems of a residential building. A residential building means a single or multiple family dwelling of up to four units plus ancillary buildings, and the definition names farm and ranch structures. The roof system covers roof coverings, sheathing, weatherproofing, framing, ventilation and insulation. A consumer is an individual who buys primarily for personal, family or household purposes. Two limits follow from these definitions. First, the article speaks to residential work, so a commercial roof bid on a warehouse or a five unit apartment building does not fall inside it, although general deceptive practice law still applies. Second, the article applies to solicitation as well as to signed contracts, so door knocking after a hailstorm, mailers and online ads all count. The statute also defines emergency repairs narrowly, as repairs reasonably necessary to prevent immediate or imminent harm until a consumer and contractor can sign a full repair contract. Tarping a hole is an emergency repair. Replacing a whole roof slope is not.
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This is the section that matters most for marketing. Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(a) says anyone contacting a consumer to solicit exterior storm damage repair services, including general advertisements, must disclose the business name and whether the contractor carries general liability insurance and any licensure required by the authority having jurisdiction. Subsection (b) adds a display rule that took effect July 1, 2017. The contractor license or registration number for the jurisdiction where the contractor holds a license must appear in all contracts, bids and advertisements involving exterior storm damage repair services, if that jurisdiction requires a license. The statute does not list truck lettering or yard signs, but it does say all advertisements, so a website page, a paid ad, a flyer and a door hanger for storm work should each carry the number. The statute also bars a contractor from accepting money or any other compensation for allowing another contractor to use its business name or license number to misrepresent the other contractor as licensed. The remedy for a violation comes through the general Wyoming deceptive trade practice provisions. Wyoming Statute 40-12-706 says a person who violates the article is subject to the private remedies in 40-12-108 and 40-12-109, which let a consumer sue for actual damages after written notice and allow class actions. For a roofer, the working rule is simple. Put the business name, the insurance statement and the city license number in every storm damage ad and estimate, and keep the wording accurate. If you hold a Casper license, say Casper.
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Wyoming Statutes 40-12-703 through 40-12-705 control what a storm damage proposal and contract must contain. A repair proposal must describe in writing the precise description and location of all damage claimed, itemize any emergency repairs already completed, and identify any damaged areas left out of the proposal along with the reasons. Every storm damage contract must include a copy of that proposal. The consumer then has a cancellation right. A consumer who signs a written storm damage contract may cancel within three business days of the contract date. If the work is to be paid from a property or casualty insurance policy, the consumer may instead cancel within three business days after receiving written notice from the insurer that the claim was denied in whole or in part, whichever date is later. The consumer can waive the three day period only if the insurer has given written notice that the claim was approved, and the waiver must be in writing, signed, and accompanied by a copy of the insurer's approval. Before signing, the contractor must hand over a statement in boldface type of at least twelve points about the right to cancel, plus a completed Notice of Cancellation form containing the statutory language. If the consumer cancels, the contractor must tender back any payments and any note within three days. A contractor that performed emergency repairs may bill separately for them if it gave the consumer a detailed itemization. Wyoming's general home solicitation statute, 40-12-104, adds a separate three business day right for door to door sales of merchandise, and it contains an emergency exception.
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Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(c) lists what a storm damage contractor may not do. It may not pay, advertise or promise to pay or rebate all or any portion of an insurance deductible, although it may pass along a discount available for the use of goods or services. It may not pay compensation directly or indirectly to any person associated with the property unless the payment is disclosed to the consumer in writing. It may not offer, advertise or require by contract the right to exclusively represent a consumer on any insurance claim tied to the repair. And it may not claim to be, or act as, an adjuster as defined in Wyoming Statute 26-1-102(a)(i) or an insurance consultant as defined in 26-9-220. The insurance code backs this up from the other side. Wyoming Statute 26-9-202(a)(xxiii) defines a public adjuster as anyone who, for compensation or another thing of value, negotiates or aids an insured in settling a first party property claim, advertises as a public adjuster, or solicits the business of investigating or adjusting losses or advising an insured about first party claims. Section 26-9-220 says no person may be held out to the public as an insurance consultant for hire without a license, and it requires a written exam and a criminal history background check. For a roofer the safe line is to document damage, write an estimate and answer the adjuster's questions about scope and price, while leaving coverage arguments and claim negotiation to the homeowner, the homeowner's attorney or a licensed professional. Ads that promise to handle your claim invite the problem.
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Casper is the clearest Wyoming example of a city that licenses roofing by name. The City of Casper Community Development Department, through its Building Inspection Division, issues a Roofing Contractor license that authorizes the holder to install, repair or construct roofs and associated roofing materials. The applicant must show a minimum of one year of experience in the roofing trade and provide proof of successful testing. The department approved tests for the roofing class are International Code Council exams G14-N and G15-N, or an equivalent. The city's fee table lists the Roofing Contractor license at 150 dollars new and 75 dollars for renewal, and it marks the class as requiring both proof of insurance and proof of testing. The published minimum insurance for general and sub contractor licenses is 250,000 dollars for public liability or injury to one person from one incident, 500,000 dollars for all persons from one incident and 250,000 dollars for property damage from one incident. The application process has a specific order. The applicant submits a completed application, notarized experience affidavits and proof of testing to Community Development for review by the Chief Building Official, and sends no payment at that stage. After approval, the applicant provides a certificate of insurance and pays the license fee before the license is issued. The applicant then holds a license that can be shown on storm damage bids, as Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(b) requires. The Building Inspection Division answers licensing questions at 307-235-8254.
Casper also limits who may do small roof work without a full license, and it lets out of town Wyoming contractors apply on a shorter path. The Class IV general contractor license authorizes maintenance and repair such as roofing shingle repair that does not exceed one percent of the existing roof area. A roofer whose scope is a full replacement therefore needs the Roofing Contractor class or a broader general contractor class, not Class IV. Casper's permit page says permits must be obtained before the construction, remodel, alteration or repair of any existing structure within the city. Permits can be issued to a licensed contractor, to a homeowner working on the primary residence, or to a commercial building owner or lessee. Permit fees follow a fee schedule and are based on the value of materials and labor, and a permit once issued is good for 180 days. The city recommends its online portal for permits and inspection requests. The permit page's list of exceptions names sheds, fences, small retaining walls, flatwork and finish work, and it does not name re-roofing, so a roofer should not assume a re-roof is exempt and should call the Building Inspection Division first. Casper also offers a reciprocal contractor license for a person who currently holds an equivalent license in another Wyoming jurisdiction and can show current good standing and comparable testing. The reciprocal fee for the Roofing Contractor class is 50 dollars new and 25 dollars for renewal, and the class requires proof of insurance and comparable testing. This matters for a Laramie or Cheyenne roofer who wants Casper hail work.
Laramie has required contractor licensing since 2021. The Code Administration Division states that all general contractors working in the city must be licensed, and its list of trades needing a city contractor license also covers electrical, mechanical, plumbing and several others. Roofing sits in the general building contractor track. The city's General Contractor Licensing Information sheet, whose PDF metadata shows a last modification in August 2024, defines Class C as Building Sub-Contractors: roofing, siding, egress windows, permitted fences and signs. A Class C qualified supervisor needs three years of experience in the trade. The sheet lists Class C contractor fees of 300 dollars new and 75 dollars renewal, and qualified supervisor fees of 100 dollars new and 50 dollars renewal. Required liability insurance for Class C is 300,000 dollars per occurrence and 600,000 dollars total aggregate, with the Code Administration Division as certificate holder and a 20 day notice of cancellation. Every license holder must be represented at all times by a person holding a current city master or supervisor certificate of qualification, and the city must be told within ten days if that person leaves. The application checklist calls for proof of Wyoming workers compensation, shown as a Certificate of Good Standing. Licenses run January 1 through December 31, the renewal window opens November 15, and a missed renewal means a new license and a new fee. Applications and renewals go through the city's Civic Access portal. The sheet cites the 2018 code series, so confirm current figures with the division at 307-721-5271.
Laramie states a specific penalty path for unlicensed contractors. On the General Contractor Licensing Information sheet, contractors and qualified supervisors who have not obtained their licenses receive a warning with a 72 hour grace period to obtain the license. Until licensing is complete, no building permits are issued. Any work started without proper licensing and permitting draws a Stop Work Order that stays in place until all necessary licensing and permitting is complete. After the 72 hour grace period, the sheet says a 750 dollar fine is assessed per day. On a hail job that pace matters, because a crew that tears off a roof before the license and permit are in place can face a daily fine while the deck sits open. The city's contractor licensing page adds that all required permits and licenses must be obtained before any work begins. The building permit page says permits are required for most residential and commercial projects and repairs, that all permits are applied for through the Civic Access portal, and that the estimated plan review period is three weeks from submittal. Three weeks is long for an emergency, so a roofer should ask the Code Administration Division whether a simple re-roof follows a shorter path before promising a start date to a homeowner. The permit page lists exceptions such as small sheds, low fences, low retaining walls, small decks and painting, and it does not list re-roofing. The division's number is 307-721-5271. Because the fine figure comes from an older sheet, confirm it before you rely on it in a contract.
Sourcescityoflaramie.org 1cityoflaramie.org 2cityoflaramie.org 3
Laramie publishes a roofing specific bulletin, Informational Bulletin 30, Roof Assemblies, dated May 2026. It says roof assemblies must comply with the 2024 International Residential Code chapters 8 and 9 and the 2024 International Building Code chapter 15. The bulletin lists local design values: a roof snow load of 30 psf, six inches of roof snow accumulation, a 3 second gust wind speed of 115 mph, Exposure Category C, 8839 heating degree days and a winter design temperature of minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit. General roofing requirements include a required ice barrier, drip edge on the eave and the rake, a maximum of one layer of asphalt shingles and one layer of 15 pound felt underlayment. The bulletin repeats the code rule that roof replacement includes removal of existing roof coverings down to the deck, and it lists when a re-cover is not permitted, including a water soaked existing roof and an existing roof with two or more applications of roof covering. Asphalt shingles must be used only on slopes of 2:12 or greater, with double underlayment between 2:12 and 4:12. Fasteners must be galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum or copper roofing nails of at least 12 gage with a 3/8 inch head. These items are inspection points and estimate line items. A bid that assumes a second layer over old shingles, or leaves out drip edge or an ice barrier, is a bid Laramie's code would not accept. Roofers should read the full bulletin before writing Laramie estimates.
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Cheyenne and Gillette matter for volume, and both regulate contractors locally, but their city websites blocked automated retrieval during this research, so no license class, fee, exam or insurance figure for either city is stated here. Web search returned pages on the City of Cheyenne site titled Contractor Licensing Regulations and Contractor Licensing Board, plus a Compliance Department building permitting and licensing page. Search also returned pages on the City of Gillette site for the Building Division licenses page and forms titled Contractor License Renewal for 2026. Those titles indicate that both cities run a contractor license program, and that Cheyenne operates it through a board with published regulations. They do not tell you whether roofing has its own class in either city, whether an exam is required, or what the insurance and bond minimums are. Treat any roofing license figure you see for these two cities on a third party site as unconfirmed, because trade guide sites often repeat outdated numbers. Before pulling a permit for a hail job in Cheyenne or Gillette, get the current rules directly from the city. Ask five questions: is roofing a separate class, is a written exam required, what insurance minimum applies, is a workers compensation certificate required, and can an out of town license be honored. Then record the answers and the license number for your storm damage ads, since Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(b) requires the number where the jurisdiction requires a license. Do not carry a Casper or Laramie license number into Cheyenne or Gillette advertising.
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Roofing employers in Wyoming face mandatory state coverage rules. Under Wyoming Statute 27-14-108(a)(ii)(D), all workers employed in the construction sector, NAICS sector 23, fall under the Workers' Compensation Act as extrahazardous employment, regardless of individual occupation. Wyoming Statute 27-14-207(a) says an employer subject to the act may not commence business or engage in work in the state without applying for coverage and receiving a statement of coverage from the division. Contractors also carry liability for subcontractors. Under 27-14-206(e), on private work a contractor who subcontracts all or part of a contract is liable for the workers compensation premiums of the subcontractor's employees unless the subcontractor primarily liable has paid them, and the contractor can recover those premiums from the subcontractor. Public work is stricter, since a prime contractor must certify that subcontractors have accounts in good standing before they start. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services handles both workers compensation and unemployment insurance, and the Secretary of State's business page lists it for both. Wyoming Statute 27-3-103 defines an employer for unemployment insurance as any employing unit for whom a worker performs service as an employee. Cities use the coverage as a licensing gate. Laramie's application checklist requires a Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing for workers compensation. Ask any subcontractor for that certificate before a crew sets a ladder, and keep a copy in the job file.
A Wyoming roofing company registers its entity with the Wyoming Secretary of State. The Secretary of State fee schedule lists Articles of Organization for a limited liability company at 100 dollars and Articles of Incorporation for a profit corporation at 100 dollars. A foreign LLC files a Certificate of Authority at 150 dollars. The annual report license tax is 60 dollars or two tenths of one mill on the dollar, whichever is greater, based on Wyoming assets. Trade name registration is 100 dollars. The office's start a business page also points to the Department of Revenue for sales and use tax, and to the Wyoming Business Council for permitting information. On tax, Wyoming Statute 39-15-303(b)(i) says a contractor who furnishes tangible personal property under contract or in developing real property is the consumer of that property, so the roofer pays sales tax on shingles, underlayment and metal when it buys them, and does not collect it separately on the contract. Wyoming Statute 39-15-104 sets the state excise tax at 3 percent plus a further 1 percent, administered as 4 percent. Local option taxes may add to that and were not verified here. Out of state roofers face additional rules. A nonresident prime contractor must file a surety bond or legal security with the Department of Revenue equal to 3 percent, plus the added 1 percent, of contract payments, and must register the project within 15 days of starting, or pay a penalty of 1 percent of total payments. The withholding rule on subcontractors does not apply to a subcontractor hired for labor only.
Because there is no state roofing license, a Wyoming homeowner verifies a roofer through the city that issues the license, then through the state business filing. In Laramie, the contractor licensing page links a list of licensed contractors and gives the department line, 307-721-5271, and the email codeadmin@cityoflaramie.org. In Casper, the Building Inspection Division at 307-235-8254 handles contractor license questions, and the licensing page directs applicants and the public to that division. For Cheyenne and Gillette, call the city building or compliance office, since their online content could not be confirmed here. The Wyoming Secretary of State runs a search for business names and filings that shows whether an entity exists and is in good standing, and it issues online certificates of good standing. A roofer that appears there and holds a current city license is a step ahead of a door knocker with a magnet on a rental truck. Under Wyoming Statute 40-12-702 the storm contractor must also give the business name, state whether it carries general liability insurance, and show its license number on contracts, bids and ads where a license is required. Ask for the certificate of insurance and the workers compensation certificate of good standing, and read the cancellation notice in the contract. For contractors, the reverse also holds: put your license number, city and entity name on your website, and keep your Secretary of State annual report current, since a lapsed entity is easy for a customer to find.
Sourcescityoflaramie.org 1casperwy.gov 2sos.wyo.gov 3wyoleg.gov 4
These are common details other guides publish about Wyoming, but we could not verify them from the agency source. Confirm them directly before relying on them.
No. A search of Wyoming Statutes Title 33, where licensed occupations are listed, finds no roofing chapter. Licensing is handled by cities such as Casper and Laramie, which set their own classes, exams, fees and insurance minimums.
Yes. Casper issues a Roofing Contractor license under its Community Development Department. It requires one year of roofing experience and proof of testing such as ICC exam G14-N or G15-N, and it lists a 150 dollar new fee and 75 dollar renewal.
Casper's general and sub contractor minimums are 250,000 dollars for injury to one person from one incident, 500,000 dollars for all persons from one incident and 250,000 dollars for property damage from one incident. A certificate of insurance is required before the license issues.
Laramie lists roofing under Class C, Building Sub-Contractors, with a qualified supervisor holding three years of trade experience. The city's sheet shows a 300 dollar new fee, 75 dollar renewal and 300,000 dollar per occurrence liability coverage. Confirm current figures with Code Administration.
The city's licensing sheet describes a warning with a 72 hour grace period, no permits issued until licensed, a Stop Work Order, and a 750 dollar per day fine after the grace period. Confirm the current amount with the department.
For storm damage repair, yes, where the local jurisdiction requires a license. Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(b) requires the number in all contracts, bids and advertisements for exterior storm damage repair. Ads must also disclose the business name and insurance status.
Yes. Under Wyoming Statute 40-12-705 they can cancel within three business days of signing, or within three business days after an insurer denies the claim in whole or in part, whichever is later. The contractor must give a boldface notice and a cancellation form.
No. Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(c)(i) bars a storm damage contractor from paying, advertising or promising to pay or rebate any part of an insurance deductible. The contractor may pass along a discount available for the use of goods or services.
A storm damage contractor may not claim to be or act as an adjuster or an insurance consultant on a claim under Wyoming Statute 40-12-702(c)(v). It also may not require exclusive representation of the homeowner on the insurance claim.
Yes, if it is an employer. Construction sector employment is extrahazardous under Wyoming Statute 27-14-108, and an employer subject to the act may not begin work in the state without applying for coverage and receiving a statement of coverage from the division.
Under Wyoming Statute 39-15-303(b)(i), a contractor furnishing materials under a real property contract is the consumer of those materials and pays sales tax when buying them. The state rate is 3 percent plus 1 percent. Confirm local option taxes with the Department of Revenue.
Possibly. Casper offers a reciprocal contractor license for people who hold an equivalent license in another Wyoming jurisdiction, with proof of good standing and comparable testing. The reciprocal roofing fee is 50 dollars new and 25 dollars for renewal.
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