Florida Contractor Licensing: Key Concepts and Regulations
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1. Board that licenses Florida contrac- CILB (under DBPR)
tors
2. Certified license Works statewide
3. Registered license Only local jurisdiction(s) of competency card
4. License prefix for certified General CGC
Contractor
5. General Contractor height/story lim- Unlimited
it
6. Building Contractor limit Up to 3 stories
7. Residential Contractor limit 1-2 family residences up to 2 stories
8. Five trades a GC must subcontract Roofing, Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Sheet Metal
9. Primary Qualifying Agent responsi- Job supervision and financial responsibility
bility
10. Secondary Qualifying Agent respon- Job supervision only for assigned projects
sibility
11. License renewal cycle Every 2 years
12. Continuing education required 14 hours per biennium
13. First offense unlicensed contracting 1st-degree misdemeanor
14. Unlicensed contracting during emer- 3rd-degree felony
gency
15. No
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