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How to Identify County & State Contractor Licenses
You can identify a valid contractor’s license issued by the county as it will have printed at the top of the license the following: Building Department Charlotte County, Certificate of Competency. (Certificate of Competency is a contractor’s license.) It will also have the contractor’s name, address, company name, expiration date, contractor’s number, and type of license, e.g. electrical, painting, roofing, carpentry, etc.
You can identify a valid contractor’s license issued by the state as it will have printed at the top of the license the following: State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, followed by the contractor’s number, date issued, type of license e.g. general contractor, electrical contractor, roofing contractor, etc., name of the contractor, name of the business, if applicable, and the expiration date at the bottom.
A Local Business Tax Receipt (which replaced the occupational license) issued by the county is not a contractor's license. It is a tax. For more information on the Local Business Tax Receipt, please contact the Tax Collector's office at (941) 743-1350.
To verify if an individual or company is licensed and insured, you can call the Building Department’s License Division at (941) 743-1201, 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Or use our online services to Search for a List of Contractors Capable Of Performing Work.
