LicensebyState

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.

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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 dual
    EndorsementNo 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 license
    Not applicable
  • Connecticutno individual license
    Not 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 Contractor
    Experience creditNo credit
  • IdahoContractor Registration (construction type 001, General Commercial Builder)
    No credit
  • Illinoislicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • Indianalicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • IowaConstruction Contractor Registration
    No credit
  • Kansaslicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • Kentuckylicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • LouisianaCommercial Contractor, Building Construction classification (major classification 1)
    EndorsementNo credit
  • Maineno individual license
    Not applicable
  • MarylandConstruction License (Nonresident Construction License for a business incorporated or headquartered outside Maryland)
    No credit
  • MassachusettsConstruction Supervisor License, Unrestricted
    Experience creditNo credit
  • Michiganno individual license
    Not applicable
  • MinnesotaConstruction Contractor Registration (there is no state general or commercial building contractor license)
    No credit
  • MississippiCertificate of Responsibility, Building Construction classification
    Reciprocity8 statesEndorsementNo credit
  • Missourilicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • MontanaConstruction Contractor License (CCL)
    No credit
  • NebraskaNebraska Contractor Registration, plus any city building contractor license
    No credit
  • NevadaB General Building (classification B)
    Reciprocity8 statesEndorsementExperience creditNo credit
  • New Hampshireno individual license
    Not applicable
  • New Jerseyno individual license
    Not applicable
  • New MexicoGB-98 General Building Contractor
    EndorsementNo credit
  • New Yorklicensed locally, no state license
    Not 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 D
    No credit
  • Ohiolicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • Oklahomalicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • OregonConstruction contractor license with the Commercial General Contractor Level 1 or Level 2 (CGC1/CGC2) endorsement
    EndorsementNo credit
  • Pennsylvanialicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • Rhode IslandContractor Registration (certificate of registration)
    No credit
  • South CarolinaGeneral Contractor license, Building classification (Limited Building or Unlimited Building), Group 1-5
    Reciprocity5 statesEndorsementNo credit
  • South Dakotalicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • TennesseeContractor license, BC-B Commercial or BC Building Construction classification
    Reciprocity7 statesEndorsementNo credit
  • Texaslicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable
  • UtahB100 General Building Contractor
    EndorsementNo credit
  • Vermontno individual license
    Not applicable
  • VirginiaClass A, B or C Contractor, Commercial Building (CBC)
    Reciprocity1 statesEndorsementNo credit
  • WashingtonGeneral Contractor Registration
    No credit
  • West VirginiaWest Virginia Contractor License, General Building Contractor classification
    Reciprocity1 statesEndorsementNo credit
  • Wisconsinno individual license
    Not applicable
  • Wyominglicensed locally, no state license
    Not applicable