CONTRACTOR LICENSING

The State Licensing Board for Residential and General contractors is now accepting applications for examination exemption for the three license types: residential-basic contracting; residential-light commercial contracting; and general contracting. These applications are for residents and citizens of Georgia or business organizations that have continuously maintained an office and place of business in Georgia for the previous five years.

It is your sole responsibility to read the Residental and General Contractors code O.C.G.A 43-41-1 through 43-41-17. You can access this information along with applications at www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/contractors by clicking "Download Forms" and selecting the appropriate application. Please review the Board Rules and Frequently Asked Questions for help in completing the applications. Please note, they cannot decide for you the license type for which you must apply. You can determine that by reading the definitions below.

RESIDENTIAL BASIC CONTRACTOR: Contractor work relative to detached, one-family and two-family residences and one-family townhouses not over three stories in height.

RESIDENTIAL-LIGHT CONTRACTOR: Same as residential-basic and additionally, such contractor work or activity related to multi-family and multi-use light commercial buildings and structures up to 25,000 square feet.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Contractor services unlimited as to type of work contracted for, undertaken to perform, bid or proposed upon or otherwise offered to perform, and performed as a contractor, except any work which falls under the licensing requirements for Chapter 14 of this title, which may not be performed by the general contractor unless he or she possesses the licensure to do so.

We will make every effort to keep this page updated with any changes that may take place that affect contractor licensing in any way.

24 Jan 2007 Update on Builder Licensing

This is all the information we have as of January 24, 2007, on the status of

Builder Licensing in the State of Georgia

26 Jul 2006 Builder Licensing - Frequently Asked Questions