Nevada general contractor license & renewal
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License fee
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Required hours
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Exam
Pass Business and Law (CMS) and the classification-specific trade examination unless eligible for a waiver.
Renewal
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Before you begin
Agency guidance
Contractors must be licensed before bidding, offering to engage or negotiating a price.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
All contractors must be licensed prior to contracting (bidding, offering to engage, or negotiating a price).Official source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Nevada State Contractors Board
Official agency page
Check the qualifications
Experience
The trade qualifier needs four full years as a journeyman, supervising employee or contractor in the requested classification within the preceding 15 years.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The person who will act as the trade qualified individual must have had, within the fifteen years immediately before the filing of the application, at least four full years of experience as a journeyman, supervising employee or contractor in the specific classification requested.
Official sourceEducation
No education requirement; Board-accepted accredited training can replace up to three years of experience.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Training received in a program offered at an accredited college, university or equivalent program accepted by the Board may be used to satisfy up to, but not more than 3 years of experience. You do not have to meet any education requirements in order to qualify for a contractor’s license.
Official sourceExam
Pass Business and Law (CMS) and the classification-specific trade examination unless eligible for a waiver.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The qualifying individual for a contractor’s license is required to pass the Business and Law (CMS) and trade examination specific to the classification requested, unless he or she meets the requirements for waiver.
Official sourceBond
The Board sets the bond at approval, from $1,000 to $500,000; a surety bond or cash deposit is required.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The bond can vary in amount from $1,000 to $500,000 based on the type of license, monetary limit, past, present or future financial responsibility, experience, and character of the applicant. A surety bond or a cash deposit will be required for that amount.
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Apply with the agency
Reciprocity
Endorsement applicants' trade qualifier must have four years of active licensure in the endorsing state without disciplinary actions, suspension or sanctions; an equivalent trade examination is required.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
In order to apply for licensure by endorsement, the trade qualified individual will need to have been actively licensed in the endorsing state for the past four (4) years and not have had any disciplinary actions, suspension or sanctions against your license. If your endorsing state does not offer an equivalent trade examination, you will be required to pass the state specific trade examination in Nevada.Official source
Official sources and verification (9)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
All contractors must be licensed prior to contracting (bidding, offering to engage, or negotiating a price).Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The person who will act as the trade qualified individual must have had, within the fifteen years immediately before the filing of the application, at least four full years of experience as a journeyman, supervising employee or contractor in the specific classification requested.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Training received in a program offered at an accredited college, university or equivalent program accepted by the Board may be used to satisfy up to, but not more than 3 years of experience. You do not have to meet any education requirements in order to qualify for a contractor’s license.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The qualifying individual for a contractor’s license is required to pass the Business and Law (CMS) and trade examination specific to the classification requested, unless he or she meets the requirements for waiver.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
The bond can vary in amount from $1,000 to $500,000 based on the type of license, monetary limit, past, present or future financial responsibility, experience, and character of the applicant. A surety bond or a cash deposit will be required for that amount.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
In order to apply for licensure by endorsement, the trade qualified individual will need to have been actively licensed in the endorsing state for the past four (4) years and not have had any disciplinary actions, suspension or sanctions against your license. If your endorsing state does not offer an equivalent trade examination, you will be required to pass the state specific trade examination in Nevada.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
Official sources (2)
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