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Construction companies must obtain licenses from the state construction board. This directory will help you quickly find the construction board in your state. If you need help obtaining licenses or filing renewals, we are happy to help.

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Alabama

Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors

Phone: 334-420-7232
Fax: 334-263-6115

Web: Home

Alabama Department of Environmental Management - Air Division

Phone: 334-271-7861
Fax: 334-279-3044

Web: Home
Email: airmail@adem.alabama.gov

Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors

Mailing address:
2525 Fairlane Dr
Montgomery, AL 36116

Phone: (334) 272-5030
Fax: (334) 395-5336

Web: Home Name search

Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors

Mailing address:
8 Commerce St, Ste 200
Montgomery, AL 36104

Phone: (334) 241-0840
Fax: (334) 265-0570

Web: Home
Email: kathy.lecroix@hvac.alabama.gov

Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board

Mailing address:
445 Herron St
Montgomery, AL 36130

Phone: (334) 242-2230
Fax: (334) 263-1397

Web: Home Name search

Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board

Mailing address:
11 West Oxmoor Rd
Birmingham, AL 35209

Phone: (205) 945-4857
Fax: (205) 945-9915

Web: Home
Email: staff@pgfb.alabama.gov

Alaska

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development

Physical address:
333 Willoughby Avenue, 9th Floor
Juneau, Alaska 99801

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, Alaska 99811

Phone: 907-465-2550
Fax: 907-465-2974

Web: Home Name search

Arizona

Arizona Registrar of Contractors

Physical address:
1700 W. Washington St. Ste 105
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Phone: 602-542-1525
Fax: 602-542-1599

Web: Home Name search

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Air Quality

Phone: 501-683-0873

Web: Home
Email: spencer@adeq.state.ar.us

Arkansas Department of Health - HVAC/R Program

Phone: 501-661-2642
Fax: 501-661-2671

Web: Home

Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board

Physical address:
4100 Richards Rd.
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72117

Phone: 501-372-4661
Fax: 501-372-2247

Web: Home Name search
Email: contractors.licensing.board@arkansas.gov

California

California Department of Consumer Affairs - Contractors State License Board

Phone: 800-321-2752
Fax: 916-255-4026

Web: Home

California Contractors State License Board

Physical address:
9821 Business Park Dr.
Sacramento, California 95827

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 26000
Sacramento, California 95826

Phone: 916-255-3900

Web: Home Name search

Colorado

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment - Asbestos Program

Phone: 303-692-3196

Web: Home
Email: cdphe.asbestos@state.co.us

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies - Electrical Board

Phone: 303-894-2300
Fax: 303-894-2310

Web: Home
Email: dora_electricalboard@state.co.us

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies - State Plumbing Board

Phone: 303-894-2300
Fax: 303-894-2310

Web: Home
Email: dora_plumbingboard@state.co.us

Connecticut

Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection - Electrician Program

Web: Home

Connecticut State Department of Public Health

Phone: 860-509-8000

Web: Home

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection - Occupational and Professional Licensing Division

Phone: (860) 713-6100

Web: Home Name search
Email: dcp.occupationalprofessional@ct.gov

Delaware

Delaware Department of Finance - Division of Revenue

Physical address:
Carvel State Office Building, 820 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

Phone: 302-577-8200
Fax: 302-577-8202

Web: Home Name search

Delaware Division of Facilities Management - Asbestos Abatement Services

Phone: 302-739-5644

Web: Home
Email: michael.svaby@state.de.us

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration - Board of Industrial Trades

Phone: 1-866-270-9817

Web: Home

District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs - Business Licensing Division

Mailing address:
1100 4th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024

Phone: (202) 442-4400 or (202) 123-4567 TTY
Fax: (202) 442-9445

Web: Home Name search

Florida

Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Asbestos Contractors and Consultants

Phone: 850-487-1395
Fax: 850-488-8040

Web: Home

Florida Department of Business and Progessional Regulation - Electrical Contractors Licensing Board

Phone: 850-487-1395
Fax: 850-488-8040

Web: Home

Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board

Physical address:
1940 North Monroe St.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Phone: 850-487-1395
Fax: 850-488-8748

Web: Home Name search

Georgia

Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board - Division of Conditioned Air Contractors

Phone: 478-207-2440

Web: Home

Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board - Division of Electrical Contractors

Phone: 478-207-2440

Web: Home

Georgia Environmental Protection Division - Asbestos Contractors and Training Providers

Phone: 404-657-5947

Web: Home
Email: askepd@gaepd.org

Georgia Board of Residential and General Contractors

Physical address:
237 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, Georgia 31217

Phone: 404-656-2881

Web: Home Name search

Hawaii

Hawaii Department of Health - Asbestos Program

Phone: 808-586-5800
Fax: 808-586-5811

Web: Home
Email: thomas.lileikis@doh.hawaii.gov

Hawaii Board of Contractors

Mailing address:
DCCA-PVL Att: CLB, P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801

Phone: 808-586-3000

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: contractor@dcca.hawaii.gov

Idaho

Idaho Division of Building Safety - Electrical Program

Phone: 208-332-7147
Fax: 877-810-2840

Web: Home
Email: warren.wing@dbs.idaho.gov

Idaho Division of Building Safety - Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Program

Phone: 208-332-7112
Fax: 877-810-2840

Web: Home
Email: john.nielsen@dbs.idaho.gov

Idaho Division of Building Safety - Plumbing Program

Phone: 208-332-7112
Fax: 877-810-2840

Web: Home
Email: john.nielsen@dbs.idaho.gov

Idaho Contractors Board

Physical address:
700 West State St.
Boise, Idaho 83702

Phone: 208-334-3233

Web: Home Name search
Email: con@ibol.idaho.gov

Illinois

Illinois Department of Environmental Health Protection - Plumbing Program

Phone: 217-524-0791

Web: Home

Illinois Division of Environmental Health Protection - Asbestos Abatement Program

Phone: 217-782-4977

Web: Home

Indiana

Indiana Department of Environmental Management - Asbestos Program

Phone: 317-233-3861
Fax: 317-233-3257

Web: Home

Indiana Professional Licensing Agency - Plumbing Commission

Phone: 317-234-8800
Fax: 317-233-4236

Web: Home
Email: pla14@pla.IN.gov

Iowa

Iowa Department of Public Health - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board

Phone: 1-866-280-1521
Fax: 515-281-6114

Web: Home

Iowa Department of Public Safety - State Fire Marshal Division - Electrical Licensing and Inspection Program

Phone: 515-725-6145

Web: Home
Email: fminfo@dps.state.ia.us

Iowa Division of Labor - Asbestos Abatement Program

Phone: 515-242-5870
Fax: 515-281-7995

Web: Home

Iowa Division of Labor

Physical address:
1000 E. Grand Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Phone: 515-242-5871
Fax: 515-725-2427

Web: Home Name search
Email: contractor.registration@iwd.iowa.gov

Kansas

Kansas Department of Health & Environment Bureau of Air - Performance Testing and Asbestos Control Unit

Phone: 785-296-1551
Fax: 785-559-4256

Web: Home

Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Electrical Division

Phone: 502-573-2002
Fax: 502-573-1598

Web: Home
Email: tina.quire@ky.gov

Kentucky Division for Air Quality

Phone: 502-564-3999
Fax: 502-564-4245

Web: Home
Email: Roberta.Burnes@ky.gov

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Phone: 225-219-5337

Web: Home

Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors

Physical address:
2525 Quail Dr.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

Phone: 225-765-2301
Fax: 225-765-2431

Web: Home Name search
Email: info@lslbc.louisiana.gov

Maine

Maine Department of Environmental Protection - Asbestos Program

Phone: 207-287-7688
Fax: 207-287-7826

Web: Home

Maine Professional & Financial Regulation - Plumbers' Examining Board

Phone: 207-624-8627
Fax: 207-624-8636

Web: Home

Maryland

Maryland Department of the Environment - Asbestos Program

Phone: 410-537-3000

Web: Home
Email: mde.webmaster@maryland.gov

Maryland Home Improvement Commission

Physical address:
500 North Calvert St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Phone: 410-230-6309

Web: Home Name search
Email: dloplmhic-dllr@maryland.gov

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electricians

Phone: 617-727-9931
Fax: 617-727-9932

Web: Home
Email: electricians.board@mass.gov

Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters

Phone: 617-727-9952
Fax: 617-727-6095

Web: Home

Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development - Asbestos Safety Program

Phone: 617-626-6960

Web: Home
Email: dlsfeedback@state.ma.us

Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contractor Program

Phone: (617) 973-8787

Web: Home

Michigan

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - Bureau of Construction Codes - Licensing Division

Phone: 517-241-9316
Fax: 517-241-0130

Web: Home
Email: lara-bcc-licensing@michigan.gov

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Asbestos Program

Phone: 517-284-7680
Fax: 517-284-7700

Web: Home
Email: asbestos@michigan.gov

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Health - Asbestos Program

Phone: 651-201-4620

Web: Home
Email: health.asbestos-lead@state.mn.us

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry - Construction Codes and Licensing Division

Phone: 651-284-5034
Fax: 651-284-5743

Web: Home Name search
Email: DLI.License@state.mn.us

Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality - Asbestos Program

Phone: 601-961-5171
Fax: 601-354-6356

Web: Home

Mississippi State Board of Contractors

Physical address:
2679 Crane Ridge Dr., Ste C
Jackson, Mississippi 39232

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 320279
Jackson, Mississippi 39232

Phone: 601-354-6161

Web: Home Name search
Email: info@msboc.us

Missouri

Missouri Department of Natural Resources - Air Pollution Control Program

Phone: 573-751-3443

Web: Home

Montana

Montana State Electrical Board

Phone: (406) 444-5711

Web: Home
Email: DLIBSDLicensingUnitB@mt.gov

Montana Department of Labor and Industry: Construction Contractor Registration Unit

Physical address:
1805 Prospect Ave.
Helena, Montana 59601

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 8011
Helena, Montana 59604

Phone: 406-444-0563

Web: Home Name search

Nebraska

Nebraska Division of Public Health

Phone: 402-471-2115
Fax: 402-471-8833

Web: Home
Email: DHHS.HealthHazardsIndoorAir@nebraska.gov

Nebraska State Electrical Division

Phone: 402-471-3550
Fax: 402-471-4297

Web: Home

Nebraska Department of Labor

Physical address:
550 So. 16th St., 3rd Floor
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

Phone: 402-471-2239
Fax: 402-471-5039

Web: Home

Nevada

Nevada Department of Business & Industry - Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Phone: 702-486-9020

Web: Home

Nevada State Contractors Board

Physical address:
2310 Corporate Circle, Ste. 200
Henderson, Nevada 89074

Phone: 702-486-1100
Fax: 702-486-1190

Web: Home Name search

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Board of Electricians

Phone: 603-271-2152

Web: Home

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services - Asbestos Program

Phone: 603-271-1373
Fax: 603-271-1381

Web: Home

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Asbestos Control & Licensing

Web: Home

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs - Board of Examiners and Electrical Contractors

Phone: 973-504-6410

Web: Home
Email: askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us

New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs - Home Improvement Contractor Section

Physical address:
124 Halsey St.
Newark, New Jersey 07101

Phone: 973-504-6370

Web: Home Name search
Email: askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us

New Mexico

New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department - Construction Industries & Manufactured Housing Division

Physical address:
2550 Cerrillos Rd., 3rd Floor
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

Phone: 505-476-4500

Web: Home Name search

New York

New York Department of Safety and Health - Asbestos Control Bureau

Phone: 518-457-9000

Web: Home

North Carolina

North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors

Phone: 919-733-9042
Fax: 800-691-8399

Web: Home Name search

North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors

Phone: 919-875-3612
Fax: 919-875-3616

Web: Home

North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors

Physical address:
5400 Creedmoor Rd,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 17187
Raleigh, North Carolina 27619

Phone: 919-571-4183
Fax: 919-571-4703

Web: Home Name search

North Dakota

North Dakota Secretary of State

Mailing address:
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 108, 1st Floor
Bismarck, ND 58505

Phone: 701-328-2900 Toll Free: 800-352-0867 TTY: 800-366-6888
Fax: 701-328-0106

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: sosbir@nd.gov

North Dakota Division of Air Quality - Asbestos Control Program

Phone: 701-328-5188
Fax: 701-328-5185

Web: Home
Email: AirQuality@nd.gov

North Dakota State Electrical Board

Phone: 701-328-9522
Fax: 701-328-9524

Web: Home
Email: jamesschmidt@nd.gov

Ohio

Ohio Department of Commerce - Construction Industry Licensing Board

Phone: 614-644-2223
Fax: 614-644-2618

Web: Home
Email: ic@com.state.oh.us

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency - Asbestos Program

Phone: 614-466-0061
Fax: 614-564-2481

Web: Home
Email: asbestos@epa.ohio.gov

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Construction Industries Board

Phone: (405) 521-6550
Fax: (405) 521-6525

Web: Home

Oklahoma Office of the Department of Labor - Asbestos Program

Phone: 405-521-6467
Fax: 405-521-6017

Web: Home
Email: bernita.hart@labor.ok.gov

Oregon

Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services - Building Codes Division - Licensing Department

Phone: 503-373-1268
Fax: 503-378-2322

Web: Home
Email: license.bcd@oregon.gov

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Asbestos Program

Phone: 503-229-5696
Fax: 503-229-6124

Web: Home
Email: deqinfo@deq.state.or.us

Oregon Construction Contractors Board

Mailing address:
201 High St. SE, Ste. 600 P.O. Box 14140
Salem, Oregon 97309

Phone: 503-378-4621
Fax: 503-373-2007

Web: Home Name search
Email: ccb.info@state.or.us

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry - Bureau of Occupational & Industrial Safety

Phone: 717-787-3806

Web: Home

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) - Professional Regulations

Physical address:
Center General Complex, 1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920

Phone: (401) 462-8580
Fax: (401) 462-8528

Web: Home Name search Forms

Rhode Island Department of Health - Asbestos Control Program

Phone: 401-222-5960

Web: Home

Rhode Island Contractors Registration and Licensing Board

Physical address:
1 Capitol Hill, 2nd Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02908

Phone: 401-222-1268
Fax: 401-222-1940

Web: Home Name search
Email: ricrb@doa.ri.gov

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control - Asbestos Program

Phone: 803-898-4041

Web: Home
Email: arenasy@dhec.sc.gov

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Residential Builders Commission

Phone: 803-896-4300

Web: Home
Email: Anchorage.LSS-MI@alaska.gov

South Carolina Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation - Contractors Licensing Board

Physical address:
110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, South Carolina 29210

Phone: 803-896-4686

Web: Home Name search
Email: contact.clb@llr.sc.gov

South Dakota

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation - Electrical Commission

Phone: 605-773-3573
Fax: 605-773-6213

Web: Home

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation - Plumbing Commission

Phone: 605-773-3429
Fax: 605-773-5405

Web: Home

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation - Asbestos Program

Phone: 615-532-0809

Web: Home
Email: Grace.Buchanan@tn.gov

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance: Board for Licensing Contractors

Physical address:
500 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Phone: 615-741-8307

Web: Home Name search
Email: contractors.home-improvement@tn.gov

Texas

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Program

Phone: 800-803-9202

Web: Home
Email: CS.Air.Conditioning@tdlr.texas.gov

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Electricians Program

Web: Home
Email: CS.Electricians@tdlr.texas.gov

Texas Department of State Health Services - Asbestos Program

Phone: 512-834-6600 x2174
Fax: 512-834-6614

Web: Home

Utah

Utah Department of Commerce - Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114

Phone: 801-530-6628 or 866-275-3675
Fax: 801-530-6511

Web: Home Name search
Email: doplweb@utah.gov

Utah Department of Environmental Quality - Asbestos Program

Phone: 801-536-4400

Web: Home

Vermont

Vermont Environmental Health Division - Asbestos & Lead Regulatory Program

Phone: 802-863-7220
Fax: 802-863-7483

Web: Home
Email: AHS.VDHEnvHealth@vermont.gov

Virginia

Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Board for Contractors

Physical address:
9960 Mayland Dr., Ste. 102
Richmond, Virginia 23233

Mailing address:
9960 Mayland Dr., Ste. 400
Richmond, Virginia 23233

Phone: 804-367-8511
Fax: 866-430-1033

Web: Home Name search
Email: contractor@dpor.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Board for Asbestos, Lead and Home Inspectors

Phone: 804-367-0362
Fax: 866-350-5354

Web: Home
Email: ALHI@dpor.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Tradesmen Program

Phone: 804-367-2785
Fax: 866-430-1033

Web: Home
Email: tradesmen@dpor.virginia.gov

Washington

Washington Department of Labor and Industries - Contractor Section

Physical address:
7273 Linderson Way SW
Tumwater, Washington 98501

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 44450
Olympia, Washington 98504

Phone: 360-902-5226
Fax: 360-902-5798

Web: Home Name search
Email: contreg@lni.wa.gov

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries - Asbestos Removal Program

Phone: 360-902-5514

Web: Home

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries - Electrical Program

Phone: 360-902-5269
Fax: 360-902-5595

Web: Home
Email: electricalprogram@lni.wa.gov

West Virginia

West Virginia Division of Labor

Physical address:
749 B Building 6, Capitol Complex
Charleston, West Virginia 25305

Phone: 304-558-7890
Fax: 304-558-2415

Web: Home Name search

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources - Radiation, Toxics, & Indoor Air Division

Phone: 304-558-0684
Fax: 304-558-1130

Web: Home
Email: DHHRSecretary@wv.gov

West Virginia Fire Commission - Regulatory and Licensing Division

Phone: 304-558-2191

Web: Home

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Physical address:
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, Wisconsin 53705

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, Wisconsin 53708

Phone: 608-266-2112

Web: Home Name search File online
Email: dsps@wisconsin.gov

Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Asbestos Program

Phone: 608-261-6876

Web: Home
Email: dhsasbestoslead@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention & Electrical Safety

Phone: 307-777-7288
Fax: 307-777-7119

Web: Home

Revised January 27, 2020. Complete data last reviewed February 04, 2016.