General contractor license reciprocity by state
Pick the state you are moving to. Each destination sets its own rules, and they are directed: what Colorado does for Texans says nothing about what Texas does for Coloradans.
Destination states
- AlabamaGeneral Contractor (Prime) license, by major classification such as Building Construction (BC)Reciprocity5 statesEndorsementNo credit
- AlaskaGeneral Contractor (registration without residential endorsement)No credit
- ArizonaB-1 General Commercial Contractor; B-2 General Small Commercial; KB-1 or KB-2 dualEndorsementNo credit
- ArkansasCommercial Contractor, Building classification (Restricted under $750,000 or Unrestricted)Reciprocity5 statesEndorsementNo credit
- CaliforniaB - General Building Contractor (Class A General Engineering is the separate fixed-works license)Reciprocity5 statesEndorsementNo credit
- Coloradolicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- Connecticutno individual licenseNot applicable
- DelawareDelaware contractor business license (Division of Revenue) plus Contractor Registration Certificate (Department of Labor)No credit
- District of ColumbiaBasic Business License, General Contractor/Construction Manager endorsement (Classes A-E)No credit
- FloridaCertified General Contractor (CG)Reciprocity3 statesEndorsementNo credit
- GeorgiaGeneral Contractor (also General Contractor Limited Tier, capped at $1,000,000 per contract)Reciprocity2 statesEndorsementNo credit
- HawaiiClass B General Building ContractorExperience creditNo credit
- IdahoContractor Registration (construction type 001, General Commercial Builder)No credit
- Illinoislicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- Indianalicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- IowaConstruction Contractor RegistrationNo credit
- Kansaslicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- Kentuckylicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- LouisianaCommercial Contractor, Building Construction classification (major classification 1)EndorsementNo credit
- Maineno individual licenseNot applicable
- MarylandConstruction License (Nonresident Construction License for a business incorporated or headquartered outside Maryland)No credit
- MassachusettsConstruction Supervisor License, UnrestrictedExperience creditNo credit
- Michiganno individual licenseNot applicable
- MinnesotaConstruction Contractor Registration (there is no state general or commercial building contractor license)No credit
- MississippiCertificate of Responsibility, Building Construction classificationReciprocity8 statesEndorsementNo credit
- Missourilicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- MontanaConstruction Contractor License (CCL)No credit
- NebraskaNebraska Contractor Registration, plus any city building contractor licenseNo credit
- NevadaB General Building (classification B)Reciprocity8 statesEndorsementExperience creditNo credit
- New Hampshireno individual licenseNot applicable
- New Jerseyno individual licenseNot applicable
- New MexicoGB-98 General Building ContractorEndorsementNo credit
- New Yorklicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- North CarolinaGeneral Contractor, Building classification (Limited, Intermediate or Unlimited)Reciprocity9 statesEndorsementNo credit
- North DakotaContractor License, class A (no limit on project value) through class DNo credit
- Ohiolicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- Oklahomalicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- OregonConstruction contractor license with the Commercial General Contractor Level 1 or Level 2 (CGC1/CGC2) endorsementEndorsementNo credit
- Pennsylvanialicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- Rhode IslandContractor Registration (certificate of registration)No credit
- South CarolinaGeneral Contractor license, Building classification (Limited Building or Unlimited Building), Group 1-5Reciprocity5 statesEndorsementNo credit
- South Dakotalicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- TennesseeContractor license, BC-B Commercial or BC Building Construction classificationReciprocity7 statesEndorsementNo credit
- Texaslicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable
- UtahB100 General Building ContractorEndorsementNo credit
- Vermontno individual licenseNot applicable
- VirginiaClass A, B or C Contractor, Commercial Building (CBC)Reciprocity1 statesEndorsementNo credit
- WashingtonGeneral Contractor RegistrationNo credit
- West VirginiaWest Virginia Contractor License, General Building Contractor classificationReciprocity1 statesEndorsementNo credit
- Wisconsinno individual licenseNot applicable
- Wyominglicensed locally, no state licenseNot applicable