Hiring a contractor in Rhode Island: check, red flags, complaints
Search CRLB's registrant list and make sure the registration number is on ads and contracts. (source: CRLB: Contractor Search (opens in a new tab))
Check a license on the CRLB website (official site, opens in a new tab)
How: Search CRLB's registrants and licensees by name or number and check the registration is current. (source: CRLB: Contractor Search (opens in a new tab))
Checked against official Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board sources. See sources.
Red flags when hiring
- Advertising as a contractor without a registration number. (source: CRLB FAQs (opens in a new tab))
- Can't show they're in the CRLB search. (source: CRLB FAQs (opens in a new tab))
Sources and last verified
Last verified: . Next check due: . Every fact on this page links to one of these official pages.
- CRLB: General Contractor Registration (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- CRLB: Apply (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- CRLB: Renew (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- CRLB FAQs (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- RI Secretary of State: 440-RICR-10-00-7 Rules and Regulations for Licensed Residential Contractors (proposed) (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- CRLB: Home page announcement on R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-65.4 (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
- CRLB: Contractor Search (opens in a new tab) (checked Oct 24, 2026)
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