Arizona general contractor license & renewal

How to get this license

Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.

1. Start with the licensing authority

   Licensing board

   Registrar of Contractors

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   A contractor's license may be issued only by act of the registrar of contractors.

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   Official agency page

   Open the official agency page

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   32-1122. Qualifications for license

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2. Check the qualifications

   Age

   A license may not be issued to a minor, a partnership with a minor partner, or a corporation with a minor corporate officer.

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   A license may not be issued to a minor, to any partnership in which one of the partners is a minor or to any corporation in which a corporate officer is a minor.

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   Experience

   Qualifying party: four years of practical or management trade experience, including two within the last ten years; the registrar may reduce this for particular industries or crafts.

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   Have a minimum of four years' practical or management trade experience, at least two of which must have been within the last ten years, dealing specifically with the type of construction, or its equivalent, for which the applicant is applying for a license. The registrar of contractors may reduce the four years' practical or management experience requirement

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   Education

   Qualifying technical training may substitute for no more than two of the four required experience years.

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   Technical training in an accredited college or university or in a manufacturer's accredited training program may be substituted for a portion of such experience, but in no case may credited technical training exceed two years of the required four years' experience.

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   Bond

   A surety bond or cash deposit is required before initial licensing and must remain in force for renewal.

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   Before granting an original contractor's license, the registrar shall require of the applicant a surety bond in a form acceptable to the registrar or a cash deposit as provided in this section. No contractor's license may be renewed unless the applicant's surety bond or cash deposit is in full force and effect.

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   Exam

   When required, the qualifying written examination must have been taken no more than two years before application. A same-classification Arizona qualifying party within the prior five years receives an examination waiver.

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   Successfully show, by written examination taken not more than two years before application, if required, qualification in the kind of work for which the applicant proposes to contract The registrar shall waive the examination requirement if the records reflect that the qualifying party is currently or has previously been a qualifying party for a licensee in this state in the same classification within the preceding five years.

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   Insurance

   Attest to compliance with workers’ compensation law; if coverage is required, provide the policy number or proof of self-insurance.

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   An attestation that the applicant has complied with the statutes and rules governing workers' compensation insurance. If the applicant is required by law to secure workers' compensation insurance pursuant to title 23, chapter 6, the attestation must contain the workers' compensation insurance policy number or be accompanied by proof of self-insurance.

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3. Review fees and apply

   Application fee

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   Exam fee

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   License fee

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   Apply with the agency

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