Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Board for Contractors

• Corporatins
• General Partnerships
• Limited Liability Companies 
• Limited Partnerships 

State law requires every applicant, who is not a sole proprietor or solely owned LLC, to provide a federal employer identification number. Sole proprietor or solely owned LLC who do not have a FEIN must provide a social security number or a control number issued by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

• Class A & Class B Applicants must provide proof of financial responsibility.
• Class A applicants must document $45,000 in net worth/equity.
• Class B applicants must document $15,000 in net worth/equity.
• Applicants who do not meet these requirements may qualify for a Class C license.

• A temporary license is only valid for 45 days and cannot be renewed, reinstated or reapplied for.
• This license will allow firms to have 45 days to complete all licence requirements for a two year contractor license that will be renewable.
• The application is for contractors with a current out of state contractor license.

• All business entities applying for a license are required to have a Designated Employee or a member of Responsible Management complete a board. approved pre-license education course approved by the Board of Contractors.
  • Completion of this course cannot be used to substitute the business exams taken by the Designated Employee or Qualified Individual.
• Must attach a legible copy of a government issued photo ID for all members of Responsible Management.
• Each business will select a classification/specialty designation for which they are applying for and provide one Qualified Individual for each designation in section A or B on the application.
  • Must be either a fulltime employee of the business (working a minimum of 30 hours or more with the business) or who is listed as a
    member of Responsible Management.
  • Must have the minimum years of experience in the classification or specialty they are applying - 2 years for a Class C License, 3 years for a Class B License and 5 years for a Class A License.
    • An Experience Verification Form must be submitted for each Qualified Individual who is requesting a designation that requires pre-approval for an examination.
  • Have successfully completed the appropriate prerequisite for the classification or specialty designation selected below. The prerequisite for each is listed in the box below.
• All Class A & Class B license applicants must declare a Designated Employee who has successfully completed the appropriate business examinations and is either a full-time employee (not a 1099 employee) of the business or a member of Responsible Management.
  • Class A - Advanced, General, and Virginia exam; and Class B - General and Virginia exam.
  • If the Designated Employee is not a member of Responsible Management, attach a legible copy of a government issued photo ID and provide fulltime employment verification (I9, W2, or other similar documentation).

A letter of good standing from the State Agency/Regulatory Board that issued your contractor license.

Please note that letters from the State Corporation Commission, Secretary of the State or locality issued
business licenses cannot be used towards a temporary license application.
If your firm cannot provide a letter of good standing from a state agency equivalent to the Board for Contractors.

your application will be determined incomplete and your application fee will be valid for one year from the received date.

All businesses in Virginia must be registered with the SCC (including all out-of-state businesses). Firms/Businesses shall be organized as business entity under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia or otherwise authorized to transact business in Virginia. No person, partnership, limited liability company or corporation shall conduct or transact business in this Commonwealth under any assumed or fictitious name unless register with the Virginia SCC.