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Florida contractor license cost

The initial certification fee is $245 or $145, depending on when you apply. Licenses renew every 2 years with 14 hours of continuing education. (source: CILB 5-A application (certified, individual) (opens in a new tab))

Check a license on the CILB website (official site, opens in a new tab)

How: Search by name, license number, city or county, or license type. "Certified" means statewide; "registered" means local only. (source: DBPR license search (opens in a new tab), source: DBPR Construction Industry FAQs (opens in a new tab))

Checked against official Florida DBPR, Construction Industry Licensing Board sources. See sources.

Costs and fees

FeeAmount
Initial certification fee (applied 1 May of an even year to 31 Aug of an odd year)$245 (source: CILB 5-A application (certified, individual) (opens in a new tab))
Initial certification fee (other dates)$145 (source: CILB 5-A application (certified, individual) (opens in a new tab))

Fees are set by the board and can change. Check the official fee page before you pay.

Renewal

Certified licenses expire 31 August of every even year. Registered licenses expire 31 August of every odd year. (source: DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board (opens in a new tab), source: Florida Statutes 489.115 (opens in a new tab))

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