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Delaware contractor license lookup
Check a Delaware contractor's license against the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation: status, license number, and when it expires.
Live against the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation through Delaware's official license data, showing the current status and expiration date.
Enter a Delaware license number above to see a live result.
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What each status means
- Active
- The license is current and the contractor is cleared to work in the trade. This is what you want to see before you sign a contract or pull a permit.
- Expired or inactive
- The license is on file but not in force. The contractor cannot work on it until it is renewed.
- Suspended or revoked
- The state has taken disciplinary action. The contractor is not authorized to work, and the action is on the public record.
Verifying a Delaware contractor
- Licensing authority
- Delaware licenses the building trades through two boards under the Division of Professional Regulation: the Board of Electrical Examiners and the Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Examiners. Delaware issues no single general-contractor license.
- License number
- A Delaware trade license number from the Division of Professional Regulation. Delaware licenses the electrical and plumbing trades through two boards, so a master electrician number begins with a T and a plumbing license carries a PL prefix, and one lookup covers both.
- Renewal
- Delaware electrical and plumbing trade licenses renew every two years; each record shows the expiration date it carries.
- Disciplinary history
- Public. Delaware also publishes a separate open dataset of disciplinary actions against professional and occupational licensees, and each license record carries a flag showing whether an action is on file.
Common questions
How do I know a Delaware contractor is really licensed?
Find them by license number on the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation's record with an active status. A contractor who cannot be found on the state's record is not licensed in Delaware, whatever a website says.
What does an expired or inactive license mean?
The license is on file but not current, so the contractor cannot practice on it until it is renewed or reactivated. The record shows the expiration date.
Can I see if a Delaware contractor has been disciplined?
Public. Delaware also publishes a separate open dataset of disciplinary actions against professional and occupational licensees, and each license record carries a flag showing whether an action is on file.
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