Florida Contractor License Lookup
107,762 license records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), refreshed daily. 13,973 of them are not valid right now.
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Certified General Contractors
38,996
5,980 expired · CGC, the broadest Florida construction licence, unlimited in scope
Certified Building Contractors
19,753
2,530 expired · CBC, for commercial and residential buildings up to three storeys
Certified Residential Contractors
8,572
1,303 expired · CRC, for one, two and three family homes up to two storeys
Certified Roofing Contractors
11,294
1,238 expired · CCC, licensed for roofing work
Certified HVAC Contractors
15,178
1,646 expired · CAC and CMC, licensed for air conditioning and mechanical work
Certified Plumbing Contractors
9,328
892 expired · CFC, licensed for plumbing work
Certified Pool Contractors
4,641
384 expired · CPC, licensed to build and service swimming pools
How licensing works in Florida
Florida licenses general contractors as well as trades, and grades them by scope: a Certified General Contractor is unlimited, a Building Contractor is capped at three storeys, and a Residential Contractor is limited to houses.
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation publishes its licensee file as public record, and we reload it every day. A license belongs to a named individual or company and stops being valid when it lapses, is suspended, or is not renewed. The record usually stays in the published file after that, which is exactly why lapsed licenses are visible here rather than quietly disappearing.
Florida contractor license questions
How do I check if a contractor is licensed in Florida?
Search the name or license number in the box on this page, or open the trade you need below. Every record comes from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) file and shows whether the license is active, expiring, expired or suspended today. Confirm anything important directly with DBPR before you sign.
How do I look up a DBPR license number?
Type the number straight into the search box. DBPR license numbers are indexed here alongside business and owner names, so a partial number works too. The result links to the full record, including the county, the trade and the expiry date.
Which trades does DBPR license in Florida?
The trades tracked on this site are certified general contractors, certified building contractors, certified residential contractors, certified roofing contractors, certified HVAC contractors, certified plumbing contractors, certified pool contractors. Florida licenses general contractors as well as trades, and grades them by scope: a Certified General Contractor is unlimited, a Building Contractor is capped at three storeys, and a Residential Contractor is limited to houses.
What happens if I hire a contractor whose license has expired?
An expired license can invalidate the permit for your job and complicate an insurance claim if the work goes wrong, and it removes whatever recourse the licensing board would otherwise give you. 13,973 of the 107,762 Florida records on this site are not valid today, so it is worth the thirty seconds.
Does a Florida contractor license mean the contractor is insured?
No. Licensing and insurance are separate. DBPR licensing does not certify that a contractor carries liability coverage or workers' compensation, so ask for a certificate of insurance as well as the license number.
How current is this Florida license data?
The DBPR file is reloaded every day and each page shows the date its statuses were computed. Records are not deleted when a license lapses, which is why expired licenses stay visible here instead of quietly disappearing.
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