Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board

Commercial New Application

Mail

$100

The completed application must be in this office three (3) weeks prior to a board meeting to be reviewed. For a list of meeting dates, check our website at www.arkansas.gov/clb. Once the application is received in our office, it must be complete by 90 days. After 90 days, another application, filing fee, etc. will be required.

Domestic Applicants:

1. Apply for Articles of Incorporation through the Arkansas Secretary of State. 
   
   

Foreign Applicants:

1. Apply for Articles of Incorporation through the Arkansas Secretary of State. 

• 3 references on forms provided on pages 8,9 and 10 of the application. 
• Fully executed $10,000.00 Contractor's Bond, which must be in Principal Name & EIN, as registered with the Secretary of State's office. 
• Copy of the Arkansas Business and Law passing test score.
• A Compiled report from a CPA (CPA cannot be an in-house CPA) must be submitted. The date the financial statement was prepared for, not the date the financial was signed must be less than one year old.
• If applying as a Corporation, LLC, LP, or LLP, attach a copy of the Articles/Filings from your entity’s Secretary of State’s Office. If a fictitious name has been registered for this company, attach a copy of the fictitious name registration.

$10,000.00 Contractor's Bond, which must be in Principal Name & EIN, as registered with the Secretary of State’s office.

Email COI & Current balance sheet to contractors.licensing.board@arkansas.gov or Fax to (501) 372-2247

Online

$50

Annually on anniversary of registration.

Qualifier Change Form

Mail or email to jodie.hatfield@arkansas.gov

$0

The board of contractors must be notified within 15 days of the qualifying party's departure. Notice may be emailed to jodie.hatfield@arkansas.gov. The replacement qualifier must be fully qualified within 30 days of the departure of the previous qualifier.

• A letter on company letterhead with the following: Request to remove and/or add another qualifier
• Updated list of officers & their positions, members, and owners
• One of the following:
  • Arkansas Business and Law Exam passing test score.
  • Completed reciprocal form if applicable (under forms on our website)
  • Arkansas Master Trade license

Home Improvement Specialty New Application

$50

Online

$25

Annually by the date of issuance.

Residential Remodeler's New Application

$50

Online

$25

Annually by the anniversary of licensure.