How do I check if a contractor is licensed in Alaska?

Search the contractor by name or license number on the official Alaska lookup run by Construction Contractors program, then confirm the record is active and covers the type of work. For electrical, plumbing, HVAC or roofing work, use that trade's lookup in the table on this page.

What can I do if a contractor in Alaska is not licensed?

Report unregistered contractors or uncertified plumbing and electrical workers to the DOLWD Mechanical Inspection Section with its Contractor Licensing Complaint Form.

How to check if a contractor is licensed in Alaska

Edited by John Voll. Last verified October 6, 2026.

In Alaska, the state keeps license or registration records for general contractors, electrical contractors, plumbing contractors, HVAC contractors and roofing contractors, and each has an official lookup or board listed below. Check the record before you sign a contract or pay a deposit, and treat the board's own record as final.

Which board covers which trade

Trade	Who keeps the record	Official lookup
General contractor	Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Construction Contractors program)	Search general contractor licenses
Electrical	Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (contractor registration and electrical administrator license); Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Mechanical Inspection Section (Certificates of Fitness)	Search electrical licenses
Plumbing	Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (mechanical contractor registration and mechanical administrator license); Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Mechanical Inspection Section (Certificates of Fitness)	Search plumbing licenses
HVAC	Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Search HVAC licenses
Roofing	Alaska DCCED, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Construction Contractors program)	Search roofing licenses

Step by step

Open the official Alaska lookup run by Construction Contractors program and search the contractor by name or number.
Open the official lookup
Check a contractor's registration, business license, insurance and bond on the state license search at professionallicense.alaska.gov before letting them bid or start work. source Check with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Mechanical Inspection Section that a plumber or electrician holds a Certificate of Fitness. source The state professional license search lets you pick the Construction Contractors, Electrical Administrators, Mechanical Administrators or Residential Contractor Endorsement program and search by license number, business name, owner or entity name, or city. source Disciplinary action reports for all programs from 2017 on are published and updated quarterly. source
Confirm the record is active and the class matches the job (General Contractor or General Contractor with Residential Endorsement or Handyman Contractor or Specialty Contractor or Mechanical Contractor). The board's own record governs.
Check the bond and insurance on the record against the state minimums: General contractor bond of $25,000 ($20,000 for a residential endorsement holder doing only residential work). source Liability insurance of at least $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person and $100,000 injury to more than one person, plus workers' compensation where state law requires it. source

If the contractor is not licensed, or you have a complaint

Report unregistered contractors or uncertified plumbing and electrical workers to the DOLWD Mechanical Inspection Section with its Contractor Licensing Complaint Form. source

Homeowner protections in Alaska

The lower handyman bond level applies only to a contractor whose projects are $10,000 or less including all labor and materials; a handyman may not do work needing an electrical or mechanical administrator or a residential endorsement (12 AAC 21.700). source
Building or substantially altering a home of one to four units requires a general contractor with a residential contractor endorsement. source
A homeowner with a claim for negligent or improper work or breach of contract can sue on the contractor's bond in district court, no later than three years after the bond is cancelled. source
Bond claims are paid in priority order: labor first, then taxes, then materials and equipment, and only then breach of contract claims, so a homeowner's claim can be reduced when the bond is exhausted. source
Being bonded and insured to the state minimum does not by itself entitle a contractor to advertise as bonded and insured. source

Questions

How do I check if a contractor is licensed in Alaska?: Search the contractor by name or license number on the official Alaska lookup run by Construction Contractors program, then confirm the record is active and covers the type of work. For electrical, plumbing, HVAC or roofing work, use that trade's lookup in the table on this page.
What can I do if a contractor in Alaska is not licensed?: Report unregistered contractors or uncertified plumbing and electrical workers to the DOLWD Mechanical Inspection Section with its Contractor Licensing Complaint Form.

All Alaska licensing rules by trade

Sources

This is not a government site. The licensing board's own record governs; always confirm on the official lookup. Information as of October 6, 2026.