Quick Reference:
Roofing Contractor License Verification
and Licensing Requirements by State
Roof Online Staff
Last updated July 25, 2020
There are no national licensing requirements for roofing contractors in the United States. Some states require roofing contractors to have roofing contractor licenses specifically, some states require roofing contractors to hold building contractor or home improvement licenses, and some states do not require roofing contractors to be licensed at all, and leave it up to local authorities.
Contractor licenses are generally only valid in the state where they were issued. If a roofing contractor does business in more than one state, they will need to register in each jurisdiction, and there will be a separate record in each place where they are permitted to operate.
The following links will take you to the official state web pages that explain the licensing requirements for roofing contractors in each state, as well as the pages where you can verify a contractor's license. In cases where no contractor license is required for roofing contractors, we provide a link that lets you verify a contractor's business license, so you can at least tell if a roofer has a valid license to do business. On many of these sites, after you've got your search results back, clicking on the contractor's name or license number will bring up more information about the contractor, such as how long they've been in business.
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Alabama
Alaska
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development - Regulation of Construction Contractors
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
In Colorado, roofers are not licensed at the state level. Many Colorado cities and counties have their own licensing requirements and rules and regulations.
Verify Contractor's License - Colorado Business Database Search
Verify Contractor's License - Colorado Towns and Cities - This link takes you to a list of municipal websites in Colorado.
Verify Contractor’s License - Colorado Counties - This link takes you to a list of county websites in Colorado.
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana Business Owner's Guide. Quoted from the site: "The only construction contractors licensed by the State of Indiana are plumbers. Many of the other specific areas require local licensing which vary by city and county." See here for a list of municipal websites in Indiana.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Kentucky.gov - County Information page. This page lets you find municipal websites in Kentucky. Kentucky contractors may or may not have licensing requirements at the local level; the local websites are where you have to check for this information.
Verify Contractor's License - Kentucky (Business license only.)
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Verify Contractor's License - Maryland Home Improvement Commission
Verify Contractor's License - Maryland Home Builder Registration Unit
Massachusetts
Mass.gov - Home Improvement Contractor Registration and Renewal
Verify Contractor's License - Home Improvement Contractor Registration Lookup
Verify Contractor's License - Office of Public Safety and Inspections License Verification Site
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Mo.gov - City and County Government. This page lets you find municipal websites in Missouri. Missouri contractors may or may not have licensing requirements at the local level; the local websites are where you have to check for this information.
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs - Home Improvement Contractor
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs - Information for New Home Builders
Verify Contractor's License - New Jersey - Home Improvement Contractors
New Mexico
New York
Contractor licensing in New York is done at the local level. This is a list of New York counties. Municipality websites can be reached from the pertinent county page on that list, and most county websites as well. A list of New York county websites can also be found here.
North Carolina
Verify Contractor's License - North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors
Verify Contractor's License - North Carolina Secretary of State Business Registration Search
North Dakota
Ohio
Contractor licensing in Ohio is done at the local level. You can find a directory of Ohio municipal websites on this page: Ohio.gov - Local Government.
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General - Home Improvement Contractor Registration
Verify Contractor's License - Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General - Home Improvement
Verify Contractor's License - Pennsylvania Department of State - Search Business Entities
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Verify Contractor's License - South Carolina - Commercial Contractors
Verify Contractor's License - South Carolina - Residential Builders
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Texas is difficult. Contractor licensing in Texas is done at the local level (if it's done at all). You can find a directory of Texas municipal websites on this page: Texas Municipal League - City Officials Directory.
Verify Contractor's License - Texas Secretary of State OnLine Access (SOSDirect) "The Secretary of State OnLine Access (SOSDirect) web access system provides subscribers with up-to-date, on-line computer access to a variety of information maintained by the Office of the Secretary of State."
Verify Contractor's License - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - Taxable Entity Search This only allows you to verify that a company has registered as a "taxable entity" in Texas.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington, DC
Dept. of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs - Home Improvement Contractor License
Dept. of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs - General Contractor/Construction Manager License
Washington State
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Contractor licensing in Wyoming is done at the local level. You can find a directory of Wyoming municipal websites at the State & Local Government on the Net website. Also see Wyoming County Clerks.
Verify Contractor's License - Wyoming (Business license only.)