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How to check if a contractor is licensed in Georgia

Edited by John Voll. Last verified .

In Georgia, the state keeps license or registration records for general contractors, electrical contractors, plumbing contractors and HVAC contractors, and each has an official lookup or board listed below. For roofing contractors, our survey found no state-level license, so check with the city or county where the work is done. 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

TradeWho keeps the recordOfficial lookup
General contractorState Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors, Georgia Secretary of State Professional Licensing Boards DivisionSearch general contractor licenses
ElectricalState Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Electrical Contractors, Georgia Secretary of StateSearch electrical licenses
PlumbingState Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Master Plumbers and Journeyman Plumbers, Georgia Secretary of StateSearch plumbing licenses
HVACState Construction Industry Licensing Board, Division of Conditioned Air Contractors, Georgia Secretary of StateSearch HVAC licenses
RoofingCity or countyOur survey of official Georgia sources found no state-level roofing contractor license. Check with the city or county where the work is done.

Step by step

  1. Open the official Georgia lookup run by State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors and search the contractor by name or number.
    Open the official lookup
  2. The Secretary of State's GOALS Professional Licensee Search finds an individual or business license by profession type, license type, license number or name; at least two fields are needed. source
  3. Confirm the record is active and the class matches the job (Residential Basic or Residential Light Commercial or Commercial General Contractor or Commercial General Contractor Limited Tier). The board's own record governs. A license is required for jobs above A residential contractor license is required where the value of the job or the contractor's pay, whichever is higher, exceeds $2,500. source
  4. Check the bond and insurance on the record against the state minimums: General liability of at least $300,000 for Residential Basic and $500,000 for Residential Light Commercial, plus workers' compensation as state law requires (rule text read through a summarizing fetch; rules.sos.ga.gov returns 403 to curl, so the quote is not confirmed verbatim). source

Homeowner protections in Georgia

  • A residential contractor must give a written warranty on any single-family home contract worth more than $2,500. source
  • A contract with an unlicensed residential or commercial general contractor cannot be enforced by that contractor, and the contractor gets no lien or bond claim. source
  • A plumber or conditioned air contractor may post a $10,000 bond with the county probate judge; anyone harmed by work that breaks local codes can sue on it. source

Questions

How do I check if a contractor is licensed in Georgia?
Search the contractor by name or license number on the official Georgia lookup run by State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors, 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.

All Georgia 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.