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Contractor Licensing
- Q. What is a Contractor License and how do I determine if I, or the person I hire needs one?
A: A Contractors License is a certificate of competency that allows the holder to contract for work in a regulated construction trade and obtain permits, if required, from the county or municipal authority.
Anyone who, for compensation, undertakes to, submits a bid to, or does by themselves or by others construct, repair, add to, subtract from, or improve any building, structure or subsystem must hold a contractors license. Some exemptions do apply. A contractor’s license may be obtained from the Construction Industry Licensing Board of Palm Beach County Contractors Certification Division. The process consists of making application, which must be approved by the CILB/PBC in order to take a competency exam. The competency exam consists of a two part examination, Business/Law and Trade.
Trades requiring licensure may be seen on the Contractors Certification Website, and applications may be obtained in person, by mail or on line at www.pbcgov.com/pzb Then Point and click on Contractors Certification near the top center of the page. The list on the left side of the page contains readable printable information in relating certification and enforcement in Palm Beach County.
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Government
