The checker · Checked October 22, 2026
Four inputs decide most of roofing licensing: the state, residential or commercial, the size of one contract, and whether you sign as the prime or work as a sub. Answer them and the checker computes the verdict from the same dataset that builds every state page on this site.
Each state is classified from its board or statute: full license, registration, registration + exam endorsement, value-threshold licensing, or no state license.
Where a dollar line exists (NC $40,000; CA and AZ $1,000; AL $2,500 / $100,000), your contract value is compared to the line for your scope.
Where a license is required, the verdict names the class that fits your scope (Illinois Limited vs Unlimited), the exam, the experience proof and the qualifying-party rule.
Sub rules, scope traps (Minnesota's license doesn't cover gutters), the city layer in no-license states, and — if you do insurance work — your state's deductible law.
The checker computes from the rules as published. It does not read your city's ordinances — where the local layer controls, the verdict says so and tells you how to check yours.
The checker gives you the verdict. The kit gives you the paperwork, in filing order: the application walkthrough for your state's class, qualifying-party documentation templates, the bond and insurance spec sheet with your state's exact minimums, the city-registration checklist pack for no-license states, and the contract-compliance pack (deductible language and required contract notices, including Florida's deadlines calendar).
$49 one-time payment
Included in the $49 RoofingLicenseCheck Kit — every item below, for every state, one payment.
