Florida plumber license & renewal
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Renewal
Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years.
How to get this license
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Licensing board
Construction Industry Licensing Board
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
There is created in the department the Construction Industry Licensing Board.
Official sourceOfficial agency page
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Division II is comprised of the roofing contractor, sheet metal contractor, air-conditioning contractor, mechanical contractor, pool contractor, and plumbing contractor members.
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Experience
Contractor qualification includes a four-year skilled-worker/apprenticeship route with at least one year as foreman; statutory college/experience alternatives also exist.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman ... at least 1 year of active experience shall be as a foreman.
Official sourceInsurance
Contractors must attest to workers' compensation coverage required by chapter 440 and public liability/property damage coverage in Board-required amounts.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
the applicant shall submit an affidavit on a form provided by the board attesting to the fact that the applicant has obtained workers’ compensation insurance as required by chapter 440, public liability insurance, and property damage insurance ... in amounts determined by rule of the board.
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Reciprocity
Endorsement routes include substantially equivalent out-of-state licensing, an applicable reciprocal agreement, or ten years holding a current out-of-state contractor license for the same/similar category, subject to statutory conditions.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Holds a valid license to practice contracting issued by another state ... substantially equivalent to Florida’s current certification criteria ... entered into a reciprocal agreement with the board ... Has held a valid, current license to practice contracting issued by another state or territory of the United States for at least 10 years ... subject to subsections (5)-(9).Official source
Official sources and verification (9)
Last verified 2026-10-24. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
There is created in the department the Construction Industry Licensing Board.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Division II is comprised of the roofing contractor, sheet metal contractor, air-conditioning contractor, mechanical contractor, pool contractor, and plumbing contractor members.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman ... at least 1 year of active experience shall be as a foreman.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
the applicant shall submit an affidavit on a form provided by the board attesting to the fact that the applicant has obtained workers’ compensation insurance as required by chapter 440, public liability insurance, and property damage insurance ... in amounts determined by rule of the board.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
Each certificateholder or registrant who desires to continue as a certificateholder or registrant shall renew the certificate or registration every 2 years.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
at least 14 classroom hours of at least 50 minutes each of continuing education courses during each bienniumOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
a portion of the required 14 hours must deal with the subject of workers’ compensation, business practices, workplace safety, and, for applicable licensure categories, wind mitigation methodologies, and 1 hour of which must deal with laws and rules. ... The board shall prescribe by rule the continuing education, if any, which is required during the first bienniumOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
Holds a valid license to practice contracting issued by another state ... substantially equivalent to Florida’s current certification criteria ... entered into a reciprocal agreement with the board ... Has held a valid, current license to practice contracting issued by another state or territory of the United States for at least 10 years ... subject to subsections (5)-(9).Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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Last verified 2026-10-24.
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