Arizona contractor licenses: who needs one and how to check

A license is required when labor and materials together exceed $1,000, or when the work needs a permit at any price (A.R.S. § 32-1121).

Licensing body: Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC).

How licenses are organized

• Licenses are issued by classification, matched to the type of work.
• Subcontractors, floor covering and hardscape contractors, and consultants who manage a project also need a license.

Good to know

• Contractors must be licensed before they bid, not just before work starts.
• Unlicensed businesses must print "Not a Licensed Contractor" on every advertisement.

Check a contractor's license

Search the state's own records by the business name or license number before you sign. On ContractorsNearMe.ai, a profile shows a Verified license badge only after we match its license to these records.