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 "dataset": "hvac",
 "version": "2026-09-05",
 "records": 51,
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  "state",
  "occupation",
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  "credential_holder",
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  "board_url",
  "application_url",
  "renewal_cycle",
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  "exam",
  "fees",
  "legal_basis",
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 "terms": "Free to cite and reuse with attribution to LicensingAtlas. Every value is verified against the official source named in its source_urls and dated in last_verified.",
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   "page_id": "ak-hvac",
   "state": "Alaska",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development - Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL), Mechanical Administrators Program and Construction Contractors Program",
   "board_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/MechanicalAdministrators.aspx",
   "application_url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/MechanicalAdministrators/LicenseApplications.aspx",
   "renewal_cycle": "Mechanical administrator: a biennial license. A license is nontransferable and, unless revoked or suspended, may be renewed on a date set by the department upon proof of continued competency (AS 08.40.290(a)); the fee regulation sets a 'biennial mechanical administrator license renewal fee' and a license fee for 'all or part of the initial biennial license period' (12 AAC 02.245(3)-(4)). The department's current renewal form (08-4296, revised 10/23/2025) identifies the license period as January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027 and states plainly: 'Your license lapses after December 31, 2025. There is no grace period - it is illegal to work if your license has lapsed.' Renewal requires the renewal application, the fee, and certification of compliance with the continuing education requirements (12 AAC 39.027); for the period that closed on December 31, 2025 the continuing education had to be completed between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025 - though the renewal form also carries a late-completion attestation: as allowed under 12 AAC 02.965, a renewing administrator who did not complete all requirements during that period may certify continuing education completed on or after January 1, 2026. A lapsed license may be reinstated on proof of continued competency plus all unpaid renewal fees and any penalty fee established under AS 08.01.100(b), but 'if a person's license has been lapsed for more than two years, the person is required to take an examination under AS 08.40.270' (AS 08.40.290(b)). Mechanical contractor registration: also biennial - the fee regulation sets a registration fee 'for all or part of the initial biennial registration period' and a 'biennial certificate of registration renewal' fee (12 AAC 02.180(a)(2)-(3)) - and renewal is under the same requirements as an original registration (AS 08.18.031(a)), including current bonding and insurance (12 AAC 21.070). The specific calendar expiration date of the contractor registration period is published on the division's renewal notices and self-service portal rather than in the statutes or the fee regulation; confirm it with the Construction Contractors program before renewing. Renewal itself requires the 12 AAC 21.070 package: the renewal application, the fee under 12 AAC 02.180, current bonding, current public liability and property damage insurance, and workers' compensation coverage where required. The five-year reinstatement window is narrower than it sounds and sits elsewhere: under 12 AAC 21.043(c), a registered contractor that has filed the written notice of dissolution or cessation of business activities under 12 AAC 21.043(a) may reinstate a lapsed registration not later than five years after the expiration date.",
   "ce_hours": "Eight hours per licensing period, per code, for mechanical administrators. An applicant for renewal must document satisfactory completion of the continuing education requirements during the concluding licensing period, unless the licensee passed a licensing examination based upon the appropriate codes or standards during that period (12 AAC 39.410(a)). The requirement itself: 'A mechanical administrator must satisfactorily complete at least one eight-hour continuing education workshop or an equivalent number of hours of a formal correspondence or individual study program approved by the department that covers the following codes or standards applicable to each category of license held' - the Uniform Mechanical Code in effect in the state at the time the hours are completed, for the heating/cooling/process piping, unlimited HVAC/sheet metal, unlimited refrigeration, mechanical systems temperature control, and residential HVAC categories; the Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted under AS 18.60.705 for the unlimited commercial and industrial plumbing category; and either code for the residential plumbing and hydronic heating category (12 AAC 39.410(b)). A workshop must cover the edition of the applicable code in effect in the state when the workshop is presented (12 AAC 39.420(a)). Workshops sponsored by the Alaska Mechanical Contractors Association; the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada; the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the International Conference of Building Officials; the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association; or the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development are considered approved if they meet that requirement, and any other sponsor's workshop must be individually approved by the department (12 AAC 39.420(b)-(c)). Credit hours for a formal correspondence or individual study program are determined by the department on an individual basis (12 AAC 39.430). The licensee certifies compliance on a department form at renewal, and falsifying that evidence is grounds for disciplinary action (12 AAC 39.440). A licensee prevented from completing the hours by circumstances beyond the licensee's control may request a waiver in writing, and the department may prescribe an alternative method of compliance (12 AAC 39.450). Continuing education attaches to the mechanical administrator license, not to the mechanical contractor registration.",
   "exam": "Alaska's HVAC examination belongs to the individual mechanical administrator, not to the contracting business - the mechanical contractor registration itself has no trade examination. A complete application for a mechanical administrator license by examination must include 'verification that the applicant has obtained, within the 12 months immediately preceding the date of application, a score of at least 70 percent on a mechanical administrator examination approved by the department' (12 AAC 39.012(a)(4)). The department's Mechanical Administrator by Examination application instructions (form 08-4903, new 08/30/2024) state that mechanical administrator license examinations are currently being conducted by PSI Exams, that candidates contact PSI for scheduling, that a list of reference materials for the examination is available in PSI's Candidate Information Bulletin, and that examination results are valid for one year. Each category has its own examination, and a licensee adding a category must pass the examination for that category (12 AAC 39.025). By statute the department conducts licensing examinations at least twice each year at appropriate places in the state (AS 08.40.250), and each applicant is examined on the ability to understand plans, design specifications, and engineering terms commonly used in the mechanical field; knowledge of mechanical installations and piping; familiarity with the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code, Uniform Solar Energy Code, and Uniform Mechanical Code currently in effect in the state; and personal skill and ability (AS 08.40.270(a)). An applicant may not take the written examination more than three times within a 12-month period (12 AAC 39.033); PSI's Alaska Mechanical Administrators bulletin (updated 8/20/2026) instead says a failed exam may be retaken an unlimited number of times during the 1-year eligibility period - the two official sources differ. An applicant already licensed as a mechanical administrator or the equivalent in another state or territory, who meets Alaska's category qualifications and has passed an equivalent examination, has the Alaska examination waived (AS 08.40.270(b)) and applies by credentials instead (12 AAC 39.022; form 08-4904). The examination fee is paid to the testing vendor and is not set in the department's fee regulation; PSI's Alaska bulletin (updated 8/20/2026) lists a $150 examination fee.",
   "fees": "Two sets of state fees apply, one to the individual mechanical administrator and one to the contracting business. Mechanical administrator (12 AAC 02.245): nonrefundable application fee $150.00 for each license category applied for separately; mechanical administrator license fee $200.00 for all or part of the initial biennial license period; biennial license renewal fee $200.00. The department's own application instructions (form 08-4903 for licensure by examination and form 08-4904 for licensure by credentials, both new 08/30/2024) state the total due to apply as $150.00 application plus $200.00 license fee = $350.00, and the additional-category application (form 08-4905) charges the $150.00 application fee again. The current renewal form (08-4296, revised 10/23/2025) charges $200.00 to renew for the January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2027 period for licenses first issued on or before December 31, 2024, and a prorated $100.00 for licenses first issued on or after January 1, 2025. A license verification sent to another board or agency carries a $20 filing fee. Mechanical contractor registration (12 AAC 02.180(a)): nonrefundable application fee for initial registration $100.00; certificate of registration and license enforcement support fee for all or part of the initial biennial registration period $250.00; biennial renewal and license enforcement support fee $250.00; change from one specialty to another, or specialty to mechanical or mechanical to specialty, $35.00; change between a specialty or mechanical registration and a general contractor registration $75.00; dba, owner, or entity change $65.00; bonding research $30.00. An application fee is not refundable (12 AAC 02.010(e)). Other cost components an Alaska HVAC business must budget for: the $10,000 mechanical contractor surety bond (AS 08.18.071(b)(3)); public liability and property damage insurance of at least $20,000 property / $50,000 one person / $100,000 more than one person and workers' compensation insurance where required (AS 08.18.101(a)); the PSI examination fee ($150 in PSI's Alaska bulletin), which is paid to the testing vendor and is not set in the fee regulation; an Alaska business license at $50 a year, or $25 for a sole proprietor who is 65 or older during the license year or a disabled veteran (AS 43.70.030(a)); and, for anyone personally installing fuel and gas piping, the plumbing certificate of fitness fees set in AS 18.62.030(a) - a nonrefundable $50 application fee, $200 for a trainee level certificate or renewal and $200 for a journeyman level certificate or renewal 'to be prorated if issued for less than two years', and $25 for a duplicate (the proration clause trails the two-year journeyman certificate).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"AS 08.18.011(a) (Registration required) - 'A person may not submit a bid or work as a contractor until that person has been issued a certificate of registration as a contractor by the department.' Read with AS 08.18.171(4) and (13), which define 'contractor' to include a mechanical contractor and define 'mechanical contractor' by the heating, air conditioning, ventilating, sheet metal, plumbing, pipe fitting, and sprinkler/dry chemical fire protection trades subject to the Uniform Plumbing, Uniform Swimming Pool/Spa/Hot Tub, Uniform Solar Energy, and Uniform Mechanical Codes.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.18.011&secEnd=08.18.171\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.18.028 (Mechanical contractors) - the department may not issue a certificate of registration as a mechanical contractor unless the applicant is, or employs, a person currently licensed as a mechanical administrator under AS 08.40; a mechanical contractor may employ more than one; and the registration is void 30 days after the next regularly scheduled mechanical administrator examination if the relationship with the only mechanical administrator is terminated and no licensed replacement is hired.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.18.011&secEnd=08.18.171\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.18.071 and AS 08.18.101 (Bond required; Insurance required) - a mechanical or specialty contractor files a $10,000 surety bond (or a $5,000 bond where the work is one project with an aggregate contract price of $10,000 or less), and every applicant files proof of public liability and property damage insurance of at least $20,000 property / $50,000 one person / $100,000 more than one person, plus workers' compensation insurance to the extent required under AS 23.30.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.18.011&secEnd=08.18.171\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.40.260 (License required) - 'A person may not act as a mechanical administrator without a license unless the person is covered by an exclusion under AS 08.40.390,' and a licensee 'may perform work only in a category for which the person is licensed.' AS 08.40.490(3) defines a mechanical administrator as the person responsible for installing or modifying mechanical piping and systems, devices, fixtures, equipment, or other mechanical materials subject to the four IAPMO/ICBO codes, or for certifying that such work complies with them.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.190&secEnd=08.40.400\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.40.270 (Examination of applicant) - the examination tests understanding of plans, design specifications and engineering terms, knowledge of mechanical installations and piping, familiarity with the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Swimming Pool/Spa/Hot Tub Code, Uniform Solar Energy Code and Uniform Mechanical Code currently in effect in the state, and personal skill and ability; the department shall waive the examination for an applicant licensed as a mechanical administrator or the equivalent in another state or territory who meets Alaska's category qualifications and passed an equivalent examination.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.190&secEnd=08.40.400\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.40.280 and AS 08.40.400 (Administrator limited to one licensed contractor; Personal supervision) - a person may not qualify or operate as a mechanical administrator for more than one registered contractor or business entity unless the community is the principal place of business of fewer than three mechanical administrators; and the administrator must personally inspect installed or modified materials unless the work is simple or highly standardized and performed in less than 24 man-hours by personnel generally under the administrator's supervision.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.190&secEnd=08.40.400\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.40.290 and AS 08.40.310 (Renewal and reinstatement; Fees) - a license may be renewed on a date set by the department upon proof of continued competency; a lapsed license may be reinstated on proof of continued competency and payment of unpaid renewal and penalty fees, but a license lapsed for more than two years requires re-examination; applicants and licensees pay application and renewal fees established under AS 08.01.065.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.190&secEnd=08.40.400\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.40.390 (Exclusions) - the mechanical administrator exclusions, including utilities, municipalities and local governing bodies working on their own systems; manufacture or repair of mechanical apparatus; mechanical work costing not more than $50,000 in communities under 5,000 population or more than 50 miles by air or water transportation from a licensed mechanical administrator's business place; mechanical installation on a single-family or two-family residence not intended for sale at the time of installation; water and sewer lines more than five feet from a building; employee maintenance or repair on an employer's own commercial property that is not offered to the public; and fire extinguishing systems.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.190&secEnd=08.40.400\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 08.18.161 (Exemptions) - the construction-contractor registration exemptions, including government representatives, court officers, RCA-regulated public utilities working incidental to their own business, owner-lessee petroleum and mining operations, installation of finished products that do not become a permanent fixed part of a structure, an owner who contracts with a registered contractor, a person working on an existing structure on the person's own property or on the person's own existing residence, an owner or tenant of commercial property using its own employees for maintenance, repair, and alteration, an owner acting as its own contractor within the one-structure-per-two-years limit, and construction work incidental to farming, mining, logging, fishing, and related rural work.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.18.011&secEnd=08.18.171\"}, {\"citation\": \"12 AAC 39.012, 12 AAC 39.022, 12 AAC 39.025, 12 AAC 39.027 and 12 AAC 39.033 (Mechanical Administrators - applications, categories, renewal, reexamination) - the 70 percent examination score obtained within the preceding 12 months, the fees required in 12 AAC 02.245, the credentials route, adding a category by passing that category's examination, renewal on certification of continuing education compliance, and the three-attempts-per-12-months limit.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.39.010&secEnd=12.39.990\"}, {\"citation\": \"12 AAC 39.242 and 12 AAC 39.252 (Unlimited HVAC/sheet metal category) - the qualifying experience, management, engineering-degree, and professional-engineer paths, and the scope of the license: air handling and refrigeration cycle components, duct work, flues and chimneys, fuel oil tanks and piping and fuel gas piping; the integral heating/cooling/process piping, temperature control, and residential HVAC work; the 48-volt control-wiring boundary; and the limits on piping other than fuel, refrigerant, chilled water, and condensing water piping integral to HVAC work.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.39.010&secEnd=12.39.990\"}, {\"citation\": \"12 AAC 39.322 and 12 AAC 39.332 (Residential HVAC category) - two of the four years immediately preceding application as a journeyman in residential HVAC work; scope limited to fuel gas piping downstream of the gas meter or fuel tank and fuel oil piping integral to HVAC work for a single-family or duplex dwelling not exceeding three stories, and warm air heating systems not exceeding 240,000 B.T.U./hour input.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.39.010&secEnd=12.39.990\"}, {\"citation\": \"12 AAC 39.400 - 12 AAC 39.460 (Continuing education) - at least one eight-hour workshop or equivalent approved individual study per licensing period covering the code applicable to each category held (the Uniform Mechanical Code in effect in the state for the HVAC, refrigeration, temperature control, process piping, and residential HVAC categories), with named sponsor organizations pre-approved, department certification at renewal, and a written waiver route.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.39.010&secEnd=12.39.990\"}, {\"citation\": \"12 AAC 02.245 and 12 AAC 02.180 (Fee schedules) - mechanical administrators: $150 nonrefundable application fee for each license category applied for separately, $200 license fee for all or part of the initial biennial license period, $200 biennial renewal. Construction contractors (general, mechanical, and all specialty): $100 initial application, $250 registration for all or part of the initial biennial period, $250 biennial renewal, plus classification-change and entity-change fees.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.02.240&secEnd=12.02.250\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 18.62.070 and 8 AAC 90.135 (Persons required to obtain certificate; Plumber restricted PG certificate of fitness) - certificates of fitness are required in two trades only, electrical wiring subject to AS 18.60.580 and plumbing subject to the uniform plumbing code; and the plumber restricted PG certificate 'authorizes the holder of the certificate to install fuel and gas piping within property lines of the premises,' requiring at least 2,000 hours of fuel and gas piping work, at least 4,000 hours of plumbing work subject to AS 18.60.705 and 8 AAC 63.010, and a passing examination. 8 AAC 90.900(14)(A)(vii) puts 'liquid and fuel gas piping' inside the plumbing and drainage systems the plumber journeyman trade covers.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=8.90.010&secEnd=8.90.990\"}, {\"citation\": \"AS 18.60.735 and AS 08.18.061 (Borough or city regulation; Requirements of political subdivision) - the state plumbing statutes do not affect a municipality's authority to prescribe standards no less stringent than the state's and are not intended to duplicate or preempt local code administration or enforcement, and an organized municipality or unorganized village of fewer than 2,500 people is exempt from them; separately, a contractor registered with the state may not be required to give bond in applying for or holding a political subdivision's license for a similar occupation.\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=18.60.700&secEnd=18.60.740\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Alaska Statutes 08.40.190 - 08.40.400 (Alaska State Legislature, BASIS print view) - Article 2, Licensing and Regulation of Mechanical Administrators: 08.40.250 examinations at least twice a year; 08.40.260 license required and category limit; 08.40.270 examination content and out-of-state waiver; 08.40.280 one registered contractor per administrator; 08.40.290 renewal, reinstatement, and re-examination after a two-year lapse; 08.40.310 fees; 08.40.380 penalties; 08.40.390 exclusions; 08.40.400 personal inspection\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.190&secEnd=08.40.400\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Statute 08.40.490 (BASIS print view) - definitions for the mechanical administrator article, including the definition of 'mechanical administrator' and the four IAPMO/ICBO codes that set its scope\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.40.410&secEnd=08.40.499\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Statutes 08.18.011 - 08.18.171 (BASIS print view) - Construction Contractors: 08.18.011 registration required; 08.18.024 specialty contractors; 08.18.028 mechanical contractors must be or employ a licensed mechanical administrator; 08.18.031 renewal; 08.18.041 fees; 08.18.061 no local bond for a state-registered contractor; 08.18.071 bond amounts; 08.18.101 insurance minimums; 08.18.141 violations; 08.18.161 exemptions; 08.18.171 definitions of 'contractor', 'mechanical contractor', and 'specialty contractor'\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=08.18.011&secEnd=08.18.171\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Administrative Code 12 AAC 39 (BASIS print view) - Mechanical Administrators: 39.012 application by examination and the 70 percent score; 39.022 application by credentials; 39.025 adding categories; 39.027 renewal; 39.033 three attempts per 12 months; 39.222 and 39.232 heating, cooling and process piping; 39.242 and 39.252 unlimited HVAC/sheet metal; 39.262 and 39.272 unlimited refrigeration; 39.282 and 39.292 mechanical systems temperature control; 39.322 and 39.332 residential HVAC; 39.400-39.460 continuing education; 39.902 supervision and records; 39.912 change of employer; 39.942 control wiring limit; 39.950 year of experience defined as 1,500 hours\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.39.010&secEnd=12.39.990\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Administrative Code 12 AAC 02.245 (BASIS print view) - Mechanical administrators fee schedule: $150 nonrefundable application fee for each license category applied for separately; $200 license fee for all or part of the initial biennial license period; $200 biennial renewal\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.02.240&secEnd=12.02.250\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Administrative Code 12 AAC 02.180 (BASIS print view) - Construction contractors fee schedule for general, mechanical, and all specialty contractors: $100 initial application; $250 registration for all or part of the initial biennial period; $250 biennial renewal; $35 specialty-to-mechanical change; $75 change to or from general; $65 dba, owner, or entity change; $30 bonding research\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.02.010&secEnd=12.02.240\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Administrative Code 12 AAC 21 (BASIS print view) - Construction Contractors regulations, including 12 AAC 21.070 renewal and lapsed registration (renewal application, the 12 AAC 02.180 fee, and evidence of current bonding and insurance; reinstatement within five years of the expiration date)\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=12.21.010&secEnd=12.21.990\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Mechanical Administrator by Examination License Application, form 08-4903 (new 08/30/2024) - the seven license categories, the AS 08.40.260 licensing rule, the $150 nonrefundable application fee plus $200 license fee ($350 total), the PSI Exams examination and its one-year validity, and the AS 08.40.280 assignment rule with 'unassigned' license status\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/mec4903.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Mechanical Administrator by Credentials License Application, form 08-4904 (new 08/30/2024) - the credentials route: verification of licensure from every jurisdiction, verification of an equivalent out-of-state examination with its content outline, and the caution that passing another state's exam does not guarantee qualification\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/mec4904.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Mechanical Administrator License Renewal, form 08-4296 (revised 10/23/2025) - the January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2027 license period, the $200 biennial renewal and $100 prorated renewal, the 'no grace period' statement, and the continuing education certification window\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/mec4296.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Mechanical Administrator Additional Category Application, form 08-4905 (new 08/30/2024) - the seven categories with their codes (HCPP, UHVCS, RHVC, UR, CNTL, RPHH, UCIP) and the $150 nonrefundable application fee to add one\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/mec4905.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Statutes and Regulations: Mechanical Administrators (April 2023 division compilation of AS 08.40.210-08.40.490 and 12 AAC 39, published by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing)\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/MechStatutes.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Construction Contractors, Guidance on Required Bond or Insurance Documentation, form 08-4954 (new 11/29/2024) - the live restatement of the AS 08.18.071 bond amounts (mechanical or specialty contractor $10,000) and the AS 08.18.101 insurance minimums, plus the 30-day document-issuance rule\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/con4954.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Regulation of Mechanical Administrators (program home page; lists the seven regulated categories and states that plumbers are regulated by the Department of Labor, Labor Standards and Safety, Mechanical Inspection Section)\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/MechanicalAdministrators.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Mechanical Administrator License Applications (the forms page: applications by examination and by credentials, additional category, renewal, change of employer/affiliation, certification of personal supervision, and voluntary license return)\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/MechanicalAdministrators/LicenseApplications.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska CBPL - Construction Contractors (program home page for the mechanical contractor certificate of registration)\", \"url\": \"https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/ConstructionContractors.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Plumbing and Electrical, Mechanical Inspection Section (certificates of fitness are issued in the plumbing and electrical trades only; plumbing inspectors inspect plumbing, gas, and fuel piping installations in communities of 2,500 and above; 'with limited exceptions, to perform work subject to these standards a Certificate of Fitness is required')\", \"url\": \"https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/plumbing_electrical.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development - Contractor Licensing Enforcement, Mechanical Inspection Section (enforces contractor registration and certificate of fitness requirements statewide and forwards electrical and mechanical administrator violations to CBPL)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.state.ak.us/lss/contractor_licensing.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Statutes 18.62.010 - 18.62.100 (BASIS print view) - Certificates of Fitness: 18.62.020 certificate terms; 18.62.030 fees ($50 application, $200 journeyman, $200 trainee, $25 duplicate); 18.62.070 the two trades that require a certificate of fitness (electrical wiring and plumbing)\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=18.62.010&secEnd=18.62.900\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Administrative Code 8 AAC 90 (BASIS print view) - Certificates of Fitness: 8 AAC 90.130 plumber journeyman; 8 AAC 90.135 plumber restricted PG (fuel and gas piping within property lines); 8 AAC 90.900(14) the definition of plumbing and drainage systems, which includes liquid and fuel gas piping\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=8.90.010&secEnd=8.90.990\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Statutes 18.60.705 - 18.60.740 (BASIS print view) - the state minimum plumbing code, its administration, permit fee ceilings, and AS 18.60.735, which preserves municipal standards no less stringent than the state's and exempts an organized municipality or unorganized village of fewer than 2,500 people\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=18.60.700&secEnd=18.60.740\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Administrative Code 8 AAC 63.010 (BASIS print view) - Minimum plumbing standards: the department adopts the 2018 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code, the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, and the Uniform Solar, Hydronics and Geothermal Code, with Alaska revisions\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=8.63.010&secEnd=8.63.020\"}, {\"label\": \"Alaska Statutes 43.70.020 and 43.70.030 (BASIS print view) - the Alaska business license required of any person engaging in business in the state, at $50 a year ($25 for a sole proprietor who is 65 or older during the license year or a disabled veteran)\", \"url\": \"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=43.70.020&secEnd=43.70.030\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (the FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; not an Alaska license and not a substitute for one)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Mechanical Administrators Examination Candidate Information Bulletin, Alaska (updated 8/20/2026): $150 examination fee, retakes during the 1-year eligibility period, references\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/2898\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ak-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "al-hvac",
   "state": "Alabama",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors (HACR Board)",
   "board_url": "https://hacr.alabama.gov/",
   "application_url": "https://hacr.alabama.gov/how-to-get-licensed/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual. A license is current only during the calendar year in which it is issued and expires on December 31; it automatically lapses at 11:59 pm on December 31 if not renewed (Rule 440-X-3-.02(1)). A contractor whose certification lapses has until 11:59 pm on December 31 of the following calendar year to renew late, with a $250 late fee and no additional testing; a contractor who remains unlicensed for a full calendar year (365 days) or more is considered expired and must re-sit and pass the written prelicensure examination as a new applicant (Rule 440-X-3-.06; Section 34-31-32(b)). Proof of continuing-education compliance must be submitted before November 1 or renewal is blocked (Rule 440-X-4-.02(5)).",
   "ce_hours": "4 hours per year. Every active certified contractor must complete 4 continuing-education hours each year; up to 8 hours may be taken in a single year, with up to 4 hours carried over to the next renewal cycle (hours above 8 do not carry over) (Board FAQ; Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-26; Rule 440-X-4-.02). Continuing education is not required during the first year a contractor holds a certification (Section 34-31-26(h); Rule 440-X-4-.02(4)), and inactive contractors aged 65 or older are exempt (Section 34-31-26(g)). CE hours are awarded in two-hour increments, and proof of compliance must reach the Board before November 1 annually; a $25 continuing-education deficiency fee applies (Rule 440-X-4-.02; 440-X-3-.10(1)(l)).",
   "exam": "Every prospective certified contractor must pass a written prelicensure examination before the Board - the Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors examination for HVAC work, or the Refrigeration Contractors examination for commercial refrigeration (Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-28(a); Rule 440-X-3-.04). Eligibility to sit for the exam requires 3,000 hours of Board-defined work experience or graduation from an approved HVAC/refrigeration curriculum (Section 34-31-28(c)). The written examination fee is $175, paid to the State of Alabama (Rule 440-X-3-.10(1)(a)); an applicant who fails the written exam the first time may request an equivalent practical examination, held within six months of the failed exam, for a $375 practical-examination fee (Section 34-31-28(a); Rule 440-X-3-.07, 440-X-3-.10(1)(b)). The Board does not publish the question count or the exam time limit on its live pages, so those are omitted here rather than guessed. Reciprocity can substitute for examination for holders of a qualifying license in a reciprocal state (Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia or Louisiana) who passed an equivalent exam at 70% or higher.",
   "fees": "Fees are set by Board rule 440-X-3-.10, effective October 14, 2024 (the rule chapter was last revised July 14, 2025). Certificate and renewal charges are capped by statute at $250 (Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-25); examination fees are separately authorized under Section 34-31-29(c) based on the actual cost of administering the examinations. Written examination fee $175; practical examination fee $375. Active heating and air conditioning license: $220 initial certification and $220 annual renewal. Active refrigeration license: $220 initial and $220 annual renewal. Inactive heating and air conditioning (or refrigeration) license: $110 initial and $110 annual renewal. Late fee for a renewal received after December 31: $250. Other charges: continuing-education deficiency fee $25, dishonored-check fee $30, Duct Air Tightness Testing Contractor Registration $50 (and $50 late fee), printed certification card $25. Examination fees are in addition to certification and renewal fees. Active certification also requires a $20,000 performance bond (not a Board fee). Note on sources: the Board's fee-schedule rule (440-X-3-.10) and its 'How to Get Licensed' page both state these figures; an older Board page ('New License Application') still lists a superseded $150 examination fee, $190/$95 active/inactive fees and a $15,000 bond - the rule-backed October-2024 figures ($175 exam, $220/$110, $20,000 bond) are the operative ones.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-24 (Performance of functions of certified contractor) - (a)(1) 'No person may advertise, solicit, bid, obtain permits, do business as, or perform the function of a certified contractor unless the person in responsible charge, is a certified contractor'; (a)(2) certification-number and company-name display requirement; (a)(3) no lending of a license; (b) duct-air-tightness-testing registration.\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Law-Rules-and-Regulations-10-17-2024.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-18 (Definitions) - 'certified heating and air conditioning contractor' (any person engaged in the business of heating and air conditioning contracting and installation or service and repair); 'certified refrigeration contractor'; 'heating and air conditioning system' (excludes window units, automotive and farm-implement equipment); 'regularly employed person' (W-2, 30+ hours/week); 'responsible charge.'\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Law-Rules-and-Regulations-10-17-2024.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-28 (Examination; eligibility; further local testing prohibited; exemptions) - (a) written exam, six-month practical retake; (c) eligibility by 3,000 hours or approved curriculum; (d) localities may not require further testing; (e) Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board licensees exempt for LP-gas appliance work; (f) chapter does not apply to government employees not for hire, manufactured-housing structures regulated by the Manufactured Housing Commission, motor vehicles/residential refrigerators/ice machines, household appliances, farm equipment, and poultry operations.\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Law-Rules-and-Regulations-10-17-2024.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-26 (Renewal; inactive status; continuing education) - continuing-education requirement; (g) inactive contractors 65 or older exempt; (h) first-year contractors exempt.\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Law-Rules-and-Regulations-10-17-2024.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Ala. 1975, Section 34-31-30 (Performance bond) - the board may require a performance bond not to exceed $25,000 per year for active certified contractors (the Board's rule sets the amount at $20,000). Section 34-31-25 caps board fees at $250. Section 34-31-32 (Violations; penalties) - performing the functions of a certified contractor in violation of the chapter is a Class A misdemeanor.\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Law-Rules-and-Regulations-10-17-2024.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ala. Admin. Code r. 440-X-3-.05 (Exemptions) - the certification requirement does not apply to (1) retail sellers who do not install or contract for installation/service/repair; (2) an owner performing work on the owner's own real property; (3) a regularly employed maintenance person doing incidental work on the employer's premises who does not do HVAC for others; (4) an uncertified duct-work subcontractor working under the supervision of the certified contractor as person in responsible charge.\", \"url\": \"https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/api/chapter/440-X-3\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors - How to Get Licensed (two examinations - Heating & Air Conditioning and Refrigeration; exam fee $175; Active status requires a business name and a $20,000 performance bond, $220/yr; Inactive $110/yr; reciprocity with MS, TN, OH, SC (two boards), TX, WV, LA)\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/how-to-get-licensed/\"}, {\"label\": \"Alabama HACR Board - New License Application (examination eligibility: 3,000 hours / 18 months under a HACR licensee, or approved curriculum, or Apprentice Certificate; forms AL-1/AL-2/BF-1; active vs inactive status). NOTE: this page still lists superseded fees ($150 exam, $190/$95, $15,000 bond) - use Rule 440-X-3-.10 figures\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/new-license-application/\"}, {\"label\": \"Alabama HACR Board - Frequently Asked Questions (continuing education: 4 hours per year, up to 8 with 4 carried over; annual December 31 expiry; certification-number display; realty-management and duct-cleaning/filter-changing certification triggers)\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/frequently-asked-questions/\"}, {\"label\": \"Ala. Admin. Code Chapter 440-X-3 (Licensing and Fees; revised 7/14/25) - Rule .04 Forms of Licensing ($20,000 bond; certificate issued in the person-in-responsible-charge's name), .05 Exemptions, .06 Failure to Renew, .09 Person in Responsible Charge, .10 Fees and Charges (effective Oct 14, 2024), .13 Building Official Waiver, .15 Duct Air Tightness Testing Registration\", \"url\": \"https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/api/chapter/440-X-3\"}, {\"label\": \"Ala. Admin. Code Chapter 440-X-4 (Continuing Education Requirements for Certified Contractors) - Rule .02 General Standards (CE per Section 34-31-26; two-hour increments not to exceed 8; roll over up to 4; first year exempt; proof before November 1)\", \"url\": \"https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/api/chapter/440-X-4\"}, {\"label\": \"Code of Ala. 1975, Title 34, Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors (Board-published Law, Rules and Regulations compilation dated 10-17-2024): Section 34-31-18 Definitions; 34-31-24 Performance of functions / advertising / duct air tightness; 34-31-25 Fees; 34-31-26 Renewal/continuing education; 34-31-27 Citizenship; 34-31-28 Examination, eligibility, no local retesting, exemptions; 34-31-30 Performance bond; 34-31-32 Violations/penalties\", \"url\": \"https://hacr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Law-Rules-and-Regulations-10-17-2024.pdf\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/al-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "ar-hvac",
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Arkansas HVACR Licensing Board (HVAC/R Section, Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing)",
   "board_url": "https://labor.arkansas.gov/labor/code-enforcement/hvac-r/",
   "application_url": "https://labor.arkansas.gov/labor/code-enforcement/hvac-r/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual. All licenses and registrations issued under the HVACR chapter expire one (1) year after the date of issuance, or at a time specified by the HVACR Licensing Board (A.C.A. 17-33-306). To renew, the licensee must submit the appropriate license or registration fees on the Board's form before the expiration date. A class-holder license also cannot be renewed unless the required continuing education is complete (17 CAR 261-120(a)(1)); a licensee whose license expired for nonpayment may apply for reinstatement with an amended experience record covering all experience after the lapse (17 CAR 261-110). The board rule specifies licenses expire on the last day of the month one year from the original date of issuance (17 CAR 261-105(a)).",
   "ce_hours": "At least 8 hours of Board-approved continuing education per current International Mechanical Code cycle (published by the International Code Council) for each class-holder license; the hours must be completed before the final year of the code cycle, and failure to complete them suspends the class-holder license until a verified completion certificate is received (17 CAR 261-120). Arkansas adopted the 2021 IMC effective July 1, 2022. The requirement applies to license holders; the $25 employee registration is not itself subject to the CE requirement. (Separately, federal EPA Section 608 refrigerant certification, held by the individual technician, is not an Arkansas license and is not part of HVACR renewal.)",
   "exam": "Arkansas HVAC/R contractor examinations are proctored by Prov (provexam.com), described by the Department of Labor and Licensing as a nationally recognized licensing and examination services provider. An applicant who does not hold a substantially-similar license in another U.S. jurisdiction must pass a Board-approved examination for the class of license sought (A.C.A. 17-33-302(a)(6)); an applicant who fails is eligible for reexamination (17-33-302(b)). To sit for an exam the applicant must be pre-approved by the Board - the process is to read the HVAC/R Contractor Rules and Regulations and mail an original notarized HVAC/R Contractor Application to the Board's office. Class A, B, D, or E examinations are offered at least four (4) times per year (17 CAR 261-105(b)). The examination fee is $100.00 per exam, paid separately from the license fee (17 CAR 261-106(g)). Applicants qualifying by reciprocity/endorsement from a substantially-similar jurisdiction are not required to take the examination (17 CAR 261-112).",
   "fees": "Set by A.C.A. 17-33-204(b) and 17 CAR 261-106 (the board may adopt a fee schedule but may not exceed these amounts): annual license fee - Class A $200.00; Class B $150.00; Class D $150.00; Class E $150.00; Class L (lifetime) no charge. Employee registration fee $25.00 per year. Examination fee $100.00 per exam, paid separately. Licenses and registrations are issued for one year (renewed annually). The Board must waive the initial license fee (not including exam fees) for an applicant who documents at the time of application that they receive Arkansas Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, TANF or Lifeline assistance, were approved for unemployment compensation in the last twelve months, or have income not exceeding 200% of the federal poverty limit (Act 725; 17 CAR 261-106(h)). Note the current 2025 statute lists Classes A, B, D, E and L only; the board's Rev. 8/23 application form still lists a 'Class C (Service Only)' at $100.00 - the license classes above explain this discrepancy. Not included above: the required $250,000 liability insurance, and any separate Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board fees for larger projects.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"A.C.A. 17-33-301 (License required) - it is unlawful for any person to engage in HVACR work without the appropriate license or registration, unless exempt; and unlawful for a licensee to allow a nonlicensed person to use his or her Arkansas HVACR license number.\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HVAC-law-2025.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.C.A. 17-33-303 (Classes of licenses) - every individual who designs, installs, constructs, maintains, services, repairs, alters, or modifies any HVACR system shall obtain a Class A (unlimited), Class B (<=25 tons cooling / 1,000,000 BTUH heating / 15 h.p. refrigeration), Class D (ductwork), Class E (refrigeration), or Class L (lifetime) license; subsection (c) requires employees to register with the Department.\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HVAC-law-2025.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.C.A. 17-33-302 (Qualifications) - an applicant must be an individual at least 18, apply on Board forms, specify the class, meet Board rules, pay exam and license fees, and pass the appropriate examination; a failed applicant may be reexamined.\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HVAC-law-2025.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.C.A. 17-33-204 (Fees) and 17 CAR 261-106 - annual fees Class A $200, Class B/D/E $150, Class L no charge, registration $25, examination $100; board may not exceed the statutory amounts; Act 725 initial-fee waiver for qualifying low-income/benefit-receiving applicants.\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/17CARpt.261.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.C.A. 17-33-306 (Expiration and renewal) - all licenses and registrations expire one (1) year after issuance; renew on the Board's form with the appropriate fees before expiration. 17 CAR 261-105(a): expire the last day of the month one year from issuance.\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HVAC-law-2025.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.C.A. 17-33-102 (Exemptions) and 17-33-106 (Exemptions for licenses) - equipment/operation exemptions (household appliances, small self-contained units, window AC <=36,000 BTUH, residential fans, poultry operations) and person exemptions (homeowner, farm owner, public utilities, motor vehicles, design engineers, hospital employees, LP-gas-appliance work, etc.).\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HVAC-law-2025.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"17 CAR 261-117(d) (liability insurance) and 261-120 (continuing education) - a Class A/B/D/E license holder must maintain or be covered by liability insurance of at least $250,000; no HVACR license is renewed unless the licensee completes at least 8 hours of continuing education per current International Mechanical Code cycle.\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/17CARpt.261.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing - HVAC-R Section (board landing page: application forms, board members, Prov examination, CEU information, IMC 2021 adopted 7/1/2022, contact 501-682-9201 / adll.hvac@arkansas.gov)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/labor/code-enforcement/hvac-r/\"}, {\"label\": \"HVAC/R Law 2025 (A.C.A. Title 17, Chapter 33 - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Workers; current per AR Bureau of Legislative Services 10-29-2025: 17-33-101 definitions incl. registrant; 17-33-102 exemptions; 17-33-103 gas fitting/electrical; 17-33-104 local permits; 17-33-106 LP-gas exemption; 17-33-204 fees; 17-33-301 license required; 17-33-302 qualifications; 17-33-303 classes A/B/D/E/L - Class C removed and Class B raised to 25 tons; 17-33-306 annual renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HVAC-law-2025.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"17 CAR Part 261 - Rules Pertaining to the Licensing of HVACR Contractors (261-104 qualifications/experience/temporary/designated license holder; 261-105 annual expiration and exams offered 4x/yr; 261-106 fees incl. $100 exam and Act 725 fee waiver; 261-112 reciprocity; 261-117(d) $250,000 liability insurance; 261-118 exemptions; 261-120 continuing education 8 hrs/IMC cycle)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/17CARpt.261.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"HVAC/R Contractor Application (Rev. 8/23) - classification of licenses, qualifications, license fee table (Class A $200, B $150, C $100, D $150, E $150), Act 725 initial-fee waiver, Act 820 military, experience affidavit. NOTE: this form predates the 2025 statute and still lists a Class C and a 15-ton Class B limit\", \"url\": \"https://labor.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/HVAC-Contractor-Application-2023.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; held by the individual technician; not an Arkansas HVACR license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ar-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "az-hvac",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Arizona Registrar of Contractors (AZ ROC)",
   "board_url": "https://roc.az.gov/",
   "application_url": "https://roc.az.gov/applying-for-a-license",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial (two-year license). Under A.R.S. 32-1125, a license is suspended by operation of law on the next business day following its renewal date unless a renewal application with a valid bond/cash deposit on file and the required fee is received or postmarked on or before the renewal date. A license suspended for failure to renew may be reactivated and renewed within one year of suspension by filing the renewal application and paying the renewal fee plus a $50 fee; after more than one year suspended for failure to renew, a new application and new license are required. Renewal itself requires no examination or continuing education - only Arizona Corporation Commission good standing (for LLCs/corporations), a current bond covering the anticipated annual volume, workers' compensation information, and the renewal fee.",
   "ce_hours": "None. Arizona does not require continuing education to renew a contractor's license. The AZ ROC renewal checklist conditions renewal only on Corporation Commission good standing (LLCs/INCs), an active bond covering the annual volume, workers' compensation policy information (or an exemption selection), and payment of the renewal fee - there is no continuing-education step. (A separate federal EPA Section 608 refrigerant certification, held by the individual technician, is not an Arizona license and is not part of ROC renewal.)",
   "exam": "Arizona requires the qualifying party to pass two examinations, each with a minimum score of 70%. The first is the AZ Statutes and Rules Training Course and Exam (SRE), an open-book, computer-based course-and-exam offered only online through Gmetrix ($61, paid to Gmetrix); because it covers Arizona-specific statutes and rules, it cannot be waived. The second is the trade-specific examination for the classification sought (for HVAC, the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration exam), taken online or at a PSI Services test center ($66, paid to PSI). The trade exam may be waived (Application to Waive a Trade Examination, submitted with the license application, not pre-approved) if the qualifying party was, within the preceding 5 years, a qualifying party for a licensee in Arizona or another state in the same or a comparable classification (A.A.C. R4-9-106(E); A.R.S. 32-1122(F)). NASCLA accredited-exam alternatives exist only for the KB building and the -11 electrical classifications.",
   "fees": "License fees are set for a two-year license. New HVAC-classification application (application fee + license fee + Residential Recovery Fund assessment): Specialty Commercial (C-39/C-79/C-58/C-49/C-45) = $100 + $480 + $0 = $580; Specialty Residential (R-39/R-45) = $80 + $270 + $370 = $720; Specialty Dual (CR-39/CR-79/CR-58/CR-45) = $100 + $380 + $370 = $850. Renewal (license fee + Recovery Fund): Specialty Commercial = $480; Specialty Residential = $270 + $270 = $540; Specialty Dual = $380 + $270 = $650. These totals do not include examination fees (SRE $61 to Gmetrix; trade exam $66 to PSI) or the required contractor's license bond. Under A.R.S. 41-1080.01, the Registrar waives the initial application fee for a first-time Arizona sole-proprietor applicant who is an active-duty military service member's spouse, an honorably discharged veteran (discharged not more than two years before applying), or an individual whose family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines - but residential/dual applicants still pay the Residential Recovery Fund assessment. A $50 fee applies to late renewal.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"A.R.S. 32-1151 (Engaging in contracting without license prohibited) - it is unlawful to act or offer to act as a contractor without a license in good standing, unless exempt; a permit or the employment of a person on a project is prima facie evidence of a contract.\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01151.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.R.S. 32-1101 (Definitions) - 'contractor,' 'commercial contractor,' 'residential contractor,' 'dual licensed contractor,' and 'qualifying party'; contracting includes 'provide mechanical or structural service for any such structure or improvements.'\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01101.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.R.S. 32-1121 (Persons not required to be licensed; penalties; applicability) — published concurrently in two official texts that differ: the text annotated “(L19, Ch. 140, sec. 1)” runs subsection A to paragraph 18 and has no subsection E; the text annotated “(L19, Ch. 145, sec. 5)” (listed on the Title 32 table of contents as “32-1121; Version 2”) ends subsection A at paragraph 17 and adds subsection E on joint ventures. (A)(5), (A)(6), (A)(10), (A)(11) and subsection (D) are the same in substance in both texts. The $1,000 paragraphs are not: (A)(4), (A)(9) and (A)(14) carry different excluded-appliance tests — Ch. 140 subtracts an appliance only if it “does not use any other form of energy, including natural gas, propane or other petroleum or gaseous fuel, to operate” and also has a twelve-volt battery branch and a nail-or-screw branch, none of which appear in Ch. 145. Subsection (D) closes most of the gap by withdrawing those exemptions from all gas- or fuel-connection work under both texts, but not for a sale without a fuel connection or an all-electric job.\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01121.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.R.S. 32-1122 (Qualifications for license) - qualifying party; (E)(1) minimum 4 years' experience, 2 within the last 10, up to 2 years substitutable by accredited technical/manufacturer training; (B)(1)(i) workers' compensation attestation; (F) exam waiver where the qualifying party held the classification within the preceding 5 years.\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01122.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.R.S. 32-1125 (Renewal of license; qualifying party) - suspension by operation of law on the renewal date; reactivation within one year on payment of the renewal fee plus a $50 fee; a new application is required after more than one year suspended.\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01125.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"A.A.C. Title 4, Chapter 9 (Registrar of Contractors rules), incl. R4-9-106(E) (trade-examination waiver where the qualifying party was a qualifying party for the same or a comparable classification in Arizona or another state within the preceding 5 years) - cited on the AZ ROC 'Applying for a License' page.\", \"url\": \"https://roc.az.gov/applying-for-a-license\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"AZ ROC License Classifications (scope of C-39, C-79, C-58, C-49, C-45, R-39/R-39R, R-45, and the dual CR-39/CR-79/CR-58/CR-45 air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, ventilating and sheet-metal classifications; note that several legacy R-39R subclasses are closed to new applications)\", \"url\": \"https://roc.az.gov/license-classifications\"}, {\"label\": \"AZ ROC License and Renewal Fees (two-year license; Specialty Commercial $100/$480, Specialty Residential $80/$270 + $370 Recovery Fund, Specialty Dual $100/$380 + $370 Recovery Fund; SRE $61 to Gmetrix, trade exam $66 to PSI; A.R.S. 41-1080.01 fee waiver)\", \"url\": \"https://roc.az.gov/licensing-fees\"}, {\"label\": \"AZ ROC Applying for a License (qualifying party; SRE via Gmetrix and trade exam via PSI, 70% to pass; trade-exam waiver under R4-9-106(E) for a qualifying party who held the same/comparable classification in AZ or another state within 5 years; SRE cannot be waived)\", \"url\": \"https://roc.az.gov/applying-for-a-license\"}, {\"label\": \"AZ ROC Bond Information (contractor's license bond amounts by classification and anticipated gross volume; Residential Specialty $4,250/$7,500, Commercial Specialty $2,500 and up, Dual = residential + commercial combined; residential contractors alternatively post a $200,000 bond in lieu of the Recovery Fund assessment)\", \"url\": \"https://roc.az.gov/bond-information\"}, {\"label\": \"AZ ROC Renew a License Checklist (renewal requires ACC good standing, active bond covering annual volume, workers' comp information, and the fee; $50 late-renewal fee; no continuing-education step)\", \"url\": \"https://roc.az.gov/renew-license-checklist/renew-license-checklist\"}, {\"label\": \"A.R.S. 32-1121 - Persons not required to be licensed; penalties; applicability (the exemptions, including the $1,000 casual/minor exemption in (A)(14) and the subsection (D) carve-back that the $1,000 exemptions do not apply to gas/fuel-connection work or fire-safety mechanical/electrical/plumbing work)\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01121.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"A.R.S. 32-1122 - Qualifications for license (4-year experience with up to 2 years substitutable by technical training; workers' comp attestation; exam requirement and 5-year waiver)\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01122.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"A.R.S. 32-1101 - Definitions (contractor, commercial/residential/dual contractor; 'provide mechanical or structural service')\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01101.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"A.R.S. 32-1125 - Renewal of license; qualifying party (suspension by operation of law on the renewal date; one-year reactivation with a $50 fee; new application required after one year)\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01125.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"A.R.S. 32-1151 - Engaging in contracting without license prohibited\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01151.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"A.R.S. 32-1121 — SECOND CONCURRENT TEXT, annotated “(L19, Ch. 145, sec. 5)” and listed on the Title 32 table of contents as “32-1121; Version 2” (ends subsection A at paragraph 17; adds subsection E on joint ventures)\", \"url\": \"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01121.01.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"Arizona Registrar of Contractors — Annotated Statute Book (September 14, 2024), linked from roc.az.gov/rules. Prints paragraph 17, paragraph 18 (cable/satellite/telecom) AND the joint-venture text, with B/C/D in the Ch. 140 wording — so the Registrar administers both 2019 amendments. It is a hybrid compilation: authority for WHICH exemptions the Registrar administers, never for statutory wording\", \"url\": \"https://roc.az.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/2024%20Statute%20and%20Rules%20Book.pdf\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "ca-hvac",
   "state": "California",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "California Contractors State License Board (CSLB)",
   "board_url": "https://www.cslb.ca.gov/",
   "application_url": "https://www.cslb.ca.gov/contractors/applicants/contractors_license/exam_application/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Active licenses are valid for two years and must be renewed on an acceptable application received at CSLB before the expiration date; inactive licenses renew every four years. Maintaining an active license requires the $25,000 contractor's bond, the $25,000 Bond of Qualifying Individual where the license is qualified by an RME or a sub-10% RMO, and - for C-20 - workers' compensation coverage. An inactive license requires neither bond nor workers' compensation coverage, and the holder may not bid or contract for work.",
   "ce_hours": "None. California does not require continuing education to renew a contractor license; the CSLB renewal requirements (fees, bond, workers compensation, active business status, current qualifier and address) include no continuing-education component.",
   "exam": "Two CSLB examinations, both administered by PSI Exams at computer testing centers under contract with CSLB: (1) the Law and Business exam and (2) the C-20 trade exam. Both are multiple-choice and each allows 3-1/2 hours; once CSLB approves the application and refers it for testing, the applicant self-schedules with PSI and pays the exam fees directly to PSI, and each of the two exams carries a separate fee (PSI sets those amounts; CSLB does not publish them on its fee schedule). Eligibility is time-limited: “all applications are given 18 months from the day they are accepted to pass the examination(s). If you do not pass within 18 months after your application is accepted by the board, your application is considered void, and you will have to submit a new application with new fees.” A candidate who fails is eligible to retake the examination after 21 calendar days, as long as the 18-month void date has not passed. Trade exams may be taken only in California or Oregon; the Law and Business exam is also offered at PSI centers in a list of other states. Separate from these two qualifying exams, every new applicant must also complete the asbestos open-book examination and submit the verification form before CSLB can issue the license.",
   "fees": "Application for original license (one classification): $450, non-refundable - Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 7138 provides that a fee paid in connection with an application covered by sec. 7137 (which sets the $450) accrues to the Contractors License Fund as an earned fee and shall not be refunded, so an abandoned or failed application forfeits it. Initial license fee once the exam is passed and the license is issued: $200 for a sole owner or $350 for a non-sole owner (partnership/corporation); the license is issued for a two-year term. Active renewal (every two years): $450 sole owner / $700 non-sole owner if timely, or $675 / $1,050 if delinquent. Fingerprinting (live scan): $32 DOJ + $17 FBI processing fees, plus the live-scan site's own rolling fee (each site sets its own price). A $25,000 contractor's bond is required at issuance, and a second $25,000 Bond of Qualifying Individual where the license is qualified by an RME or by an RMO owning under 10% of the voting stock (bond premiums are paid to a surety, not to CSLB). Exam fees are separate and are paid directly to PSI at self-scheduling - one fee per exam; CSLB does not publish those amounts on its fee schedule.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 7048 (minor-work exemption; contractor license required at $1,000+, raised from $500 by AB 2622; section as amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 12 (AB 1170), effective January 1, 2026)\", \"url\": \"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=7048\"}, {\"citation\": \"Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 7027.2 (an unlicensed person may advertise only for work under $1,000 and only if the advertisement states the person is not licensed; amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 240 (AB 2622), effective January 1, 2025)\", \"url\": \"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=7027.2\"}, {\"citation\": \"Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 7058.5(b) (all applicants for an initial contractor license must complete the asbestos open-book examination and submit it to the board prior to issuance of the license)\", \"url\": \"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=7058.5\"}, {\"citation\": \"Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 7071.9 ($25,000 bond of qualifying individual, in addition to the contractor's bond, where the qualifier is not the proprietor, a general partner, or a joint licensee; RMO owning 10% or more of the voting stock is exempt on certification)\", \"url\": \"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=7071.9\"}, {\"citation\": \"Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code secs. 7000 et seq. (Contractors State License Law) - California Contractors License Law & Reference Book, 2026 Edition\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Resources/GuidesAndPublications/2026/2026_CSLB_Law_Book.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, sec. 832.20 (C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Contractor classification)\", \"url\": \"https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/ID5D08EF34C8111EC89E5000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"CSLB - C-20 classification scope and CCR reference (Title 16, Div. 8, Art. 3)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/about_us/library/licensing_classifications/Licensing_Classifications_Detail.aspx?Class=C20\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - full fee schedule ($450 application, $200/$350 initial, $450/$700 renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/about_us/library/fees.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - Step 1 Before Applying (age 18; four years journey-level experience within ten years; employee-paid-wages exemption; asbestos open-book exam required before licensure; $25,000 bond of qualifying individual)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/contractors/applicants/contractors_license/exam_application/before_applying_for_license.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - Step 3 Qualifying Experience (tiered credit: max 1-1/2 yrs A.A.; max 2 yrs listed four-year degree; max 3 yrs apprenticeship certificate or construction-technology/engineering degree; 1 yr practical minimum)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/Applicants/Contractors_License/Exam_Application/Experience_For_Exam.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - Acceptable Supporting Experience Documentation (C-20/C-38 need EPA Section 608 Type II or Universal CFC cert)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Resources/Contractors/Acceptable%20Supporting%20Experience%20Documentation.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - Examination FAQ (PSI administers both exams; 18-month void date; 21-calendar-day retake wait; 3-1/2 hours per exam)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/About_us/Examination_FAQ.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - General Renewal Information (active license valid two years; renewal requirements list, no CE)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/contractors/maintain_license/renew_license/general_renewal_information.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - Bond Requirements ($25,000 contractor's bond, sec. 7071.6; separate $25,000 Bond of Qualifying Individual for an RME or a sub-10% RMO, sec. 7071.9)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/contractors/maintain_license/bond_information/bond_requirements.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - Workers Compensation Requirements (C-20 must carry WC whether or not it has employees)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/contractors/maintain_license/workers_compensation.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - AB 2622 implementation bulletin (minor-work threshold raised $500 to $1,000 eff. Jan 1 2025; unlicensed persons may advertise for work up to $1,000 if they disclose they are not licensed)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Resources/IndustryBulletins/2024/AB%202622%20Implementation.FINAL.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"CSLB - Step 8 Issuing My License (issuance checklist: initial license fee, $25,000 contractor bond, Bond of Qualifying Individual, COMPLETED ASBESTOS OPEN-BOOK EXAMINATION, workers' compensation; C-20 may not file a WC exemption)\", \"url\": \"https://www.cslb.ca.gov/Contractors/Applicants/Contractors_License/Exam_Application/Issuing_My_License.aspx\"}]",
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  {
   "page_id": "co-hvac",
   "state": "Colorado",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "county/municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Colorado Electricians Practice Act, Title 12, Article 115, C.R.S. - the state does license electricians (Residential Wireman, Journeyman, Master) through the Colorado State Electrical Board; establishes that electrical work on an HVAC job is state-licensed, and stands in contrast to the absence of any HVAC practice act\", \"url\": \"https://dpo.colorado.gov/Electrical/Laws\"}, {\"citation\": \"Colorado Plumbing Practice Act, Title 12, Article 155, C.R.S. (sections 12-155-101 to 12-155-125) - the state does license plumbers (Residential, Journeyman, Master) and plumbing contractors; fuel-gas/plumbing work on an HVAC job is state-licensed. No equivalent HVAC/mechanical article exists in Title 12\", \"url\": \"https://dpo.colorado.gov/Plumbing/Laws\"}, {\"citation\": \"Denver Building and Fire Code, Chapter 1 (Administration) - contractor licensing and Certified Supervisor Certificates (Section 122); adopted through the Denver Revised Municipal Code. HVAC contracting in Denver is licensed as a Mechanical Contractor License plus a mechanical supervisor certificate\", \"url\": \"https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Community-Planning-and-Development/Building-Codes-Policies-and-Guides\"}, {\"citation\": \"Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, Section RBC204 (Mechanical) - defines the Mechanical Contractor A/B/C/D classes and the Heating Mechanic licenses, and RBC201.7 sets the insurance requirement; administered by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department for El Paso County and the City of Colorado Springs\", \"url\": \"https://www.pprbd.org/Licensing/LicenseTypes\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - Recycling and Emissions Reduction (federal EPA Section 608; Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling everywhere in Colorado; a federal certification, not a Colorado state or local license\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Colorado DPO (DORA) homepage - the enumerated list of professions the state licenses; the only building trades are Electrical and Plumbing (no HVAC/mechanical/heating/AC/refrigeration)\", \"url\": \"https://dpo.colorado.gov/\"}, {\"label\": \"Colorado DPO - Electrical (the state DOES license electricians; Colorado Electricians Practice Act, Title 12 Art. 115)\", \"url\": \"https://dpo.colorado.gov/Electrical\"}, {\"label\": \"Colorado DPO - Plumbing (the state DOES license plumbers; Colorado Plumbing Practice Act, Title 12 Art. 155) - HVAC has no counterpart state board\", \"url\": \"https://dpo.colorado.gov/Plumbing\"}, {\"label\": \"Denver Community Planning and Development - Contractor Licenses (two-step licensing; Mechanical Contractor classes incl. Heating and Ventilating Contractor Class A, HVAC Contractor, Refrigeration Contractor)\", \"url\": \"https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Community-Planning-and-Development/Contractor-Licensing/Contractor-Licenses\"}, {\"label\": \"Denver - Mechanical Certificates (scope of work, experience, and ICC exam for each supervisor certificate: H&V Journeyman F31 / 4 yrs; H&V Class A Supervisor F29 / 8 yrs; residential F32 / 6 yrs)\", \"url\": \"https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Community-Planning-and-Development/Contractor-Licensing/Supervisor-Certificates/Mechanical-Certificates\"}, {\"label\": \"Denver - Fees for Contractor Licenses and Supervisor Certificates (All Mechanical License Types $250 / 3 yrs; Supervisor Certificate $60 / 3 yrs; Journeyman Certificate $40)\", \"url\": \"https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Community-Planning-and-Development/Contractor-Licensing/CL-Resources-and-Downloads/Fees-for-Contractor-Licenses-and-Supervisor-Certificates\"}, {\"label\": \"Pikes Peak Regional Building Department - License Types (Mechanical Contractor A/B/C/D under Regional Building Code RBC204.2; Heating Mechanic I and IV)\", \"url\": \"https://www.pprbd.org/Licensing/LicenseTypes\"}, {\"label\": \"Pikes Peak Regional Building Department - Mechanical Contractor License Application (ICC exam required, $50 application fee, $100 exam, $100 license fee per class, $1M/$2M liability insurance, Colorado Journeyman Plumber exempt from Heating Mechanic I exam)\", \"url\": \"https://www.pprbd.org/File/ByAlias/MechanicalContractorLicenseApplicationPrintable\"}, {\"label\": \"Pikes Peak Regional Building Department - Licensing FAQ (renewal, voluntary suspension, administrative revocation after a 6-month lapse, insurance requirement)\", \"url\": \"https://www.pprbd.org/Licensing/LicensingFAQ\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; NOT a Colorado license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "ct-hvac",
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) - Heating, Piping, Cooling and Sheet Metal Work Examining Board",
   "board_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/occupational-and-professional-division/occupational-boards/heating-piping-cooling-and-sheet-metal-work-examining-board",
   "application_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/license-services-division/all-license-applications/heating-cooling-and-sheet-metal-work-licenses",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual. All heating, cooling and sheet metal work licenses expire on August 31 each year (DCP application page; CGS 20-335 provides that all such licenses 'shall expire annually,' with renewals staggered under CGS 21a-10(b)). Renewal fee: $150 for a contractor and $120 for a journeyperson. A board may renew a license if the renewal application is received no later than one month after the expiration date; a licensee who has failed to renew for more than two years must re-qualify under CGS 20-333 (i.e., meet the current examination and application requirements). No continuing education is required to renew a heating/piping/cooling or sheet-metal license.",
   "ce_hours": "None for heating/piping/cooling or sheet-metal (HVAC) licenses. Connecticut's statutory continuing-professional-education mandate, CGS 20-334d, applies only to electricians and plumbers; there is no CE section or regulation for the heating/piping/cooling (S/D/G/PP/OE) or sheet-metal (SM) trades, and CGS 20-335 conditions renewal only on completing 'any continuing professional education required under sections 20-330 to 20-341 ... or any regulations adopted thereunder' - of which there is none for these HVAC licenses. (EPA Section 608 refrigerant-handling certification is a separate federal credential, not a Connecticut license.)",
   "exam": "Every individual applicant must pass the applicable Connecticut state licensure examination(s) for the license type sought; the department conducts such written, oral and practical examinations as the Heating, Piping, Cooling and Sheet Metal Work Examining Board deems necessary to test the applicant's knowledge (CGS 20-333(b)). The DCP application page states that 'Every individual applicant must take an exam(s)' and that 'Separate fees will be due to the exam vendor at time of exam registration.' The DCP does not publish the exam vendor's fee; the vendor, PSI Services LLC, lists $59 for each examination portion in its Connecticut Heating, Piping and Cooling Trades candidate bulletin (updated 2/4/2026). A person completing a registered apprenticeship must apply for the first licensure examination given after completion; an apprentice permit is revoked if the holder fails three examinations within a one-year period and does not sit the next examination offered (CGS 20-333(b)).",
   "fees": "Fees are set by statute and confirmed on the DCP application page. Non-refundable application fee: $150 for a contractor's license (e.g., S-1, D-1, D-3, S-9) and $90 for a journeyperson's license (e.g., S-2, D-2, D-4, S-10) - CGS 20-333(a). Initial license fee, paid after passing the examination: $150 for a contractor and $120 for any other (journeyperson) license - CGS 20-335. Annual renewal fee: $150 for a contractor and $120 for a journeyperson (DCP application page; CGS 20-335). So obtaining a contractor license costs about $300 in state fees ($150 application + $150 license) and a journeyperson about $210 ($90 + $120), before the separate exam-vendor fee. A separate examination fee is paid to the department's exam vendor, PSI, at registration; the DCP does not publish that figure, and PSI's Connecticut bulletin (updated 2/4/2026) lists $59 for each examination portion. There is no state trade-license surety bond (contractor applicants instead furnish evidence of workers' compensation and unemployment insurance compliance under CGS 20-334a(a)(1)(C)).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"CGS 20-330 (Definitions) - 'heating, piping and cooling work' (subdiv. 5) covers heating systems (including sheet metal work), air conditioning and refrigeration systems, boilers, steam apparatus/piping and process piping, and on-site operation of larger boilers/AC/refrigeration systems, but excludes solar thermal work under a 20-334g certificate, medical gas and vacuum systems work, and passive monitoring; 'sheet metal work' (subdiv. 13); 'contractor' (subdiv. 1); 'person' means an individual, partnership, LLC or corporation (subdiv. 27).\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-333 (Requirements for licensure; examinations; fees) - applicant must be 18+, show requisite skill and education, and pass the department's examination; nonrefundable application fee of $90 for a journeyperson license and $150 for a contractor license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-333a (Reciprocity) - the Commissioner may grant a license without examination to a holder of a substantially similar out-of-state license where that state reciprocates (but DCP publishes that no reciprocal agreements currently exist).\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-334 (License or registration required) - no person may engage in, practice or offer (including in advertising) the work of a chapter-393 occupation without a license or a card of registration (apprentice); the license is carried by and non-transferable to the individual holder.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-334a (Types of licenses) - unlimited contractor's license (two years as a journeyman + exam), limited contractor's license (same as to a specific area), unlimited journeyman's license (bona fide apprenticeship of not less than four years + exam), limited journeyman's license, and apprentice's permit (work only under a licensed contractor or journeyman); contractor licensees must furnish evidence of workers' compensation and unemployment insurance compliance.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-334d (Continuing professional education requirements for electricians and plumbers) - the statute's CE mandate is expressly limited to electricians and plumbers; heating/piping/cooling and sheet-metal licensees are not covered.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-335 (License fee; continuing professional education; expiration and renewal) - initial license fee $150 (contractor) / $120 (any other); all licenses expire annually; renewal fee $150 (contractor) / $120 (other); renewal within one month of expiration; more than two years lapsed requires re-qualifying under 20-333.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-337 (Ownership of businesses) - the ownership or control of a business need not be vested in a licensed person, but all work set forth in 20-330 must be performed by persons licensed under the chapter (i.e., the credential is individual).\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-338 / 20-338a / 20-338c (statewide validity; permits) - a chapter-393 license is valid in any town or municipality without further local examination or licensing; a contractor applying for a building permit must have the work performed by a licensed person, and work may not commence until the permit is obtained.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"CGS 20-340 (Exemptions from licensing requirements) - nineteen enumerated exemptions, including federal/state/municipal employees (1), domestic-appliance servicing from an existing connection (5), industrial-firm maintenance employees on their own premises (6), the single-family owner-occupant exemption (11), and a residential sheet-metal/ductwork carve-out for exhaust/vent/chimney and stand-alone-stove work (16).\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"CT DCP - Heating, Piping and Cooling License Types and Scope of Work (verbatim scopes for S-1/S-2 unlimited, D-1/D-2 warm air/AC/refrigeration, D-3/D-4 cooling, S-3/S-4, S-7/S-8, S-9/S-10, B-1..B-4, G-1/G-2, PP-1/PP-2, OE-2; qualifying experience per code)\", \"url\": \"https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/occupational-and-professional-division/occupational--profess/heating-piping-and-cooling-license-types-and-scope-of-work\"}, {\"label\": \"CT DCP - Sheet Metal Licenses and Scope of Work (SM-1 through SM-6 standalone sheet-metal/ductwork codes)\", \"url\": \"https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/occupational-and-professional-division/occupational--profess/sheet-metal-licenses-and-scope-of-work\"}, {\"label\": \"CT DCP - Heating, Cooling and Sheet Metal Work Licenses (application page: contractor application $150, journeyperson $90; renewal contractor $150 / journeyperson $120; all licenses expire annually August 31; exam fee paid to the vendor; 'Only individuals can apply, company applications are not accepted'; 'Connecticut does not have reciprocal agreements with any other jurisdiction')\", \"url\": \"https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/license-services-division/all-license-applications/heating-cooling-and-sheet-metal-work-licenses\"}, {\"label\": \"CT DCP - Heating, Piping, Cooling and Sheet Metal Work Examining Board (the board that advises on these licenses)\", \"url\": \"https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/occupational-and-professional-division/occupational-boards/heating-piping-cooling-and-sheet-metal-work-examining-board\"}, {\"label\": \"Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 393 (Electricians, Plumbers, Solar, Heating, Piping and Cooling Contractors and Journeymen ...) - 20-330 definitions, 20-333 requirements/exams/fees, 20-333a reciprocity, 20-334 license or registration required, 20-334a types of licenses, 20-334d CE (electricians and plumbers only), 20-335 license fee/annual expiration, 20-337 ownership, 20-338 statewide validity, 20-340 exemptions\", \"url\": \"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_393.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Candidate Information Bulletin, Connecticut DCP Occupational Licensing - Heating, Piping and Cooling Trades (updated 2/4/2026): $59 per examination portion, S-2 exam references\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/37\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ct-hvac/"
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   "page_id": "dc-hvac",
   "state": "District of Columbia",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "District of Columbia Board of Industrial Trades, Occupational and Professional Licensing (OPL), Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) - formerly the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)",
   "board_url": "https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/board-industrial-trades1",
   "application_url": "https://govservices.dcra.dc.gov/oplanewlicense",
   "renewal_cycle": "Two years, on a fixed District-wide date rather than the anniversary of issuance. DLCP publishes it plainly: for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 'Expiration Date: September 30; Renewal Year: Even,' and its application instructions add that 'Regardless of when they are obtained, licenses expire September 30 on even-numbered years.' The current cycle ends September 30, 2026. DLCP issued the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic License Renewal Notice on July 27, 2026: 'License renewal applications must be submitted by September 30, 2026, expiration date,' to be filed at https://govservices.dcra.dc.gov/oplarenewallicense with an Access DC account (the renewal portal is a different address from the new-application portal). The notice repeats that a master designated to a contractor company needs a $5,000 bond for the master and a separate $5,000 bond for the company. The statutory and general-rule basis: 'A license, certificate or registration, expires 2 years from the date of its first issuance or renewal unless renewed in accordance with procedures established in this section, except where another period is provided by law or regulation' (D.C. Official Code 47-2853.12(l)), and 'The term of a license issued or renewed pursuant to an act listed in 3300.1 is two (2) years and shall expire on the date established by the chapter of this title relating to the particular occupation or profession' (17 DCMR 3306.1). One official text disagrees and should be read as superseded: the refrigeration chapter's own general-licensing rule still says each class of license entitles the holder to work 'for a period of one (1) year' (17 DCMR 303.9), a survival from the chapter's 1955 source order; the two-year cycle in the Code, in the general non-health occupations rules and on DLCP's live renewal page is what governs, and the DLCP bond form is likewise written to expire 'through September 30, (EVEN year).' Mechanics of renewal: DLCP sends a renewal notice at least 30 days before expiration stating the expiration date, the date the renewal application must be received, and the renewal fee (D.C. Official Code 47-2853.13(a); the general rules say at least 60 days, 17 DCMR 3305.1), but failure to receive it does not excuse the licensee (17 DCMR 3305.4). To renew, submit a timely application, pay the renewal fee, submit satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education the board has established, and meet any other requirements (47-2853.13(b)). A practitioner who misses the expiration date may still renew within 60 days by paying the late fee and is then deemed to have held a valid license during the gap; after 60 days the license is deemed lapsed as of the expiration date and reinstatement is required (17 DCMR 3305.5, 3305.6). The refrigeration chapter's own renewal rule is stricter, and both rules are on the books: 17 DCMR 312.4 permits renewal without re-examination only subject to conditions including that the license 'was not revoked during the period for which it was issued, and that it was in full force and effect on the date of expiration' and that 'the application for renewal is made in writing within thirty (30) days from the date the license expired.' Renew before expiration; past it, treat 30 days as the safe outer bound. Inactive status is available on application and payment of the inactive fee; a person inactive for less than 5 years may return by paying the fee and meeting current continuing-education and renewal requirements, while a person inactive for 5 years or more is treated as a new applicant unless the board finds reasonable cause or excusable neglect (47-2853.14). A licensee must register any change of business or home address with the Director within five days (17 DCMR 303.10; within thirty days under 17 DCMR 3305.3).",
   "ce_hours": "No continuing-education requirement is published for District refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics. The District's refrigeration and air conditioning chapter (17 DCMR ch. 3) contains no continuing-education provision, and neither does the general non-health occupations chapter that supplies the term, renewal, reinstatement and hearing rules for the Board of Industrial Trades (17 DCMR ch. 33). The authority to impose one exists but is permissive: 'Each board may establish by rule continuing education requirements as a condition for renewal of licenses or certificates issued under this subchapter' (D.C. Official Code 47-2853.12(m)), and renewal requires 'satisfactory evidence of compliance with any continuing education requirements established by the board' (47-2853.13(b)(4)) - meaning the obligation exists only if and when the Board of Industrial Trades adopts one. Because a rule can be adopted between renewal cycles, confirm the current position with DLCP when your renewal notice arrives.",
   "exam": "The District examines the individual mechanic, and the examination is delivered by PSI. DLCP's Board of Industrial Trades page instructs applicants to schedule online at psiexams.com (create an account, select Government/State Licensing Agencies, then District of Columbia exams, then the licensing examination sought) or by phone at 1 (855) 557-0616. What is examined depends on the level. A journeyman's license 'shall be issued at a time determined by the Director on the basis of a qualifying examination and test of skill in the practical details of this trade given under the direction of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Licensing Board' (17 DCMR 303.8). A master mechanic must pass 'an examination on the practical and theoretical aspects of installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing refrigeration and air conditioning systems larger than twenty-five (25) compressor horsepower or the equivalent tons of refrigeration in the aggregate' (17 DCMR 306.1(b)), while a master mechanic limited is examined on systems 'up to and including twenty-five (25) compressor horsepower' (17 DCMR 307.1(b)). The examination must include 'questions, diagrams, and other material sufficient to demonstrate to the Board that the applicant has the experience and knowledge of regulations and construction methods considered necessary to engage in the occupation,' and may require the applicant to demonstrate a practical knowledge of the Refrigeration Code and applicable regulations, an ability to comprehend and interpret plans and drawings, an ability to maintain installations, and an ability to repair apparatus, equipment, fixtures and appliances (17 DCMR 310.1, 310.2). DLCP states the examination is open book and lists the International Mechanical Code (2012) and Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (2004) as the study references - an older edition set than the codes now used for construction, so confirm the current reference list with the Board before you sit. The apprentice registration requires no examination (D.C. Official Code 47-2853.202(a)), and the journeyman examination can be waived on proof of completion of a nationally-certified apprenticeship program that includes classroom work plus 8,000 or more hours (four years) of on-the-job training under a master's supervision, evidenced by official transcripts or a certification of completion (47-2853.202(d); DLCP Refrigeration/Air-Conditioning application instructions). An applicant who fails to qualify or fails to report for a scheduled examination forfeits the fees paid and must file a new application (17 DCMR 310.3), and a failed examination may not be challenged before the Board or the Director (17 DCMR 3302.8).",
   "fees": "Current published fees (DLCP, Board of Industrial Trades - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics). Application: $65.00. License: Mechanic $110.00 for up to 2 years; Contractor $120.00 for up to 2 years. Renewal: Mechanic $155.00 for up to 2 years; Contractor $180.00 for up to 2 years. Late renewal fee: $50.00. Reinstated license: Mechanic $155.00; Contractor $180.00. Inactive status: Mechanic $155.00; Contractor $180.00. Duplicate license: $30.00. Verification of records: $30.00. Examination fees are set by 17 DCMR 3500.3: a national examination (developed and administered by a third party) costs the third party's actual charge, a standard examination (third-party developed, agency administered) costs the actual charge plus $25.00, and a local examination costs $25.00. PSI administers the tests, so the national-examination rate is PSI's current charge - confirm it when scheduling. Application fees are non-refundable by statute 'even if the applicant withdraws his or her application for licensure, certification or registration, or is found to be not qualified' (D.C. Official Code 47-2853.10(d), noted on DLCP's own fee page). Be aware of a conflict between two official sources: the District's refrigeration and air conditioning chapter still carries a legacy fee table reading 'Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractor $35; Master Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic $15; Master Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Limited $10' (17 DCMR 309.3), a table dating to the chapter's 1955 source order, alongside a $5 fee for a certified copy of a bond (311.4) and a $1 duplicate-license fee (315.3). DLCP's published schedule is also carried by current rule: 17 DCMR 3500.2(o) (chapter 35, Licensing Fees, chapter effective May 17, 2024) lists the same figures for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics - application $65.00; Mechanic license $110.00 and Contractor $120.00 (each up to 2 years); renewal $155.00 (Mechanic) and $180.00 (Contractor) - so the operative conflict is between the refrigeration chapter's own unstruck 1955 table (309.3) and the current chapter-35 fee rule, which DLCP's page matches. Budget from the current rule and DLCP's schedule, and confirm with DLCP before paying. Other costs: the $5,000 bond required of a contractor and of a designated master (17 DCMR 311.5; DLCP Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Bond form) - a surety premium, not a $5,000 payment; note DLCP's bond form runs 'for five (5) years from the date hereof' while the license itself expires September 30 of even-numbered years, so the two run on different clocks - plus the PSI examination fee, EPA Section 608 / CFC certification, and, for a contractor, proof of registration or a certificate of good standing.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.201 (Scope of practice) - 'For the purposes of this part, the term \\\"refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic\\\" means a person who designs, installs, maintains or alters mechanical systems for refrigeration or air conditioning of any public or private building or vehicle.'\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.201\"}, {\"citation\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.202 (Eligibility requirements) - (a) an apprentice is registered without examination and 'shall work only under the direct personal supervision and control of a licensed master mechanic'; (b) a master mechanic must show at least 5 consecutive years immediately preceding application employed installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing systems larger than 25 compressor horsepower or the equivalent tons of refrigeration in the aggregate, verified in writing by a master mechanic; (c) a master mechanic limited must show the same 5 years on systems less than 25 compressor horsepower and have proof of chlorofluorocarbon certification; (d) the Board must accept, in lieu of examination, experience or other test of skill, a certificate from a national certifying organization that the applicant completed its apprenticeship program, passed its required examination, is designated a journeyman refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic, and has not been disciplined or disqualified.\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.202\"}, {\"citation\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.203 (Certain representations prohibited) - unlicensed use of 'air conditioning mechanic,' 'refrigeration mechanic,' 'licensed air conditioning mechanic,' 'licensed refrigeration mechanic,' 'master mechanic,' or any combination of those words implying licensure is prohibited.\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.203\"}, {\"citation\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.06(d) (Establishment of boards) - the Board of Industrial Trades, 15 members including two licensed refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics, regulates the practice of refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics among the other industrial trades and 'may establish bonding and insurance requirements, subcategories of licensure, education, and experience requirements for licensure, and other requirements.'\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.06\"}, {\"citation\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.03 (Scope of subchapter) - subsections (b), (c) and (f) carry the District's exemptions from the prohibition on unlicensed practice: supervised practice by a person enrolled in a recognized training program, school or college; supervised practice by a person awaiting action on an initial application; a person employed in the District by the federal government acting in the official discharge of the duties of employment; and a person licensed or certified in a state who is called from that state for consultation, demonstration or teaching under the stated conditions.\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.03\"}, {\"citation\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.12 (License, certification, and registration criteria; waiver) - (b) mandatory waiver of examination for qualifying out-of-jurisdiction licensees and national-certifying-organization certificate holders; (c)(4) 'An applicant applying for licensure as a journeyman refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic pursuant to 47-2853.202(c) shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection'; (l) a license expires 2 years from first issuance or renewal unless another period is provided by law or regulation; (m) a board may establish continuing education by rule.\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.12\"}, {\"citation\": \"17 DCMR 302 (Persons Not Subject to These Regulations) - the refrigeration and air conditioning chapter's exemptions: federal contract and federal-employee work; experimental and developmental laboratory work under an exemption certificate or letter from the Director; District employees on the roll of examined licensees licensed without fee for District work only; licensed steam or operating engineers doing refrigeration or air conditioning maintenance or repair along with their routine duties for their regular employer; self-contained unit systems containing not more than two pounds of refrigerant; refrigeration or air conditioning equipment in motor vehicles or railroad rolling stock; and public utilities under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission acting within their franchise.\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"17 DCMR 303 (General Licensing Requirements) - 303.1 no person shall engage in or be employed in the business without a license; 303.2 the requirement does not apply to persons working under the personal supervision of, and under the authority of a permit issued to, a validly licensed master or limited master responsible for the work; 303.6 a person, firm or corporation must first secure a Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractor, Master Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic, or Master Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Limited license; 303.7 it is unlawful to do the mechanical work without first obtaining a Journeyman Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic's license, except for persons not covered under 302; 303.8 the journeyman license issues on a qualifying examination and test of skill.\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"17 DCMR 304-307 (Classes of Licenses; Contractors; Master; Master Limited) - 304.2 a master license authorizes supervising or performing any work on any system regardless of size; 304.3 and 307.1 a limited master license reaches systems up to and including 25 compressor horsepower or equivalent tons in the aggregate; 305.1-305.10 a contractor must operate at a specified location and be conducted by or regularly employ a master, must name a designated master mechanic who supervises permitted work, and must obtain a separate license and file a separate bond for each business location; 306.1 the unlimited master's 5-year experience and examination requirements.\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"17 DCMR 311.5 and 314.1 (Bonding of Licensees; Permits) - 'The required bond shall be in the penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000)'; permits are issued only to holders of a master or limited master license, or to a firm or corporation employing one. Note a citation discrepancy between official texts: the chapter's authority note cites the Act of December 20, 1944 as '58 Stat. 859, ch. 611', while the bond form set out in 311.5 and DLCP's current bond form cite the same Act as '58 Stat. 819'.\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"17 DCMR 315 (Prohibited Acts and Penalties) - 315.4 no licensee may allow another person to use or operate under the license; 315.5 no license may be assigned or transferred; 315.7 no master or limited master 'shall be responsible for the work of more than one (1) contractor'; 315.8 'No person without a license required by this chapter may perform any air conditioning or refrigeration work in the District of Columbia except in buildings under the control of the officer in charge of Public Buildings and Grounds or of the Architect of the Capitol'; 315.11 violations are punishable on conviction by a fine of not more than $300 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days.\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"17 DCMR 3306.1 (Term of a License, Non-Health Occupations: General Rules) - 'The term of a license issued or renewed pursuant to an act listed in 3300.1 is two (2) years and shall expire on the date established by the chapter of this title relating to the particular occupation or profession unless the Director changes the renewal system pursuant to 3306.2.' This, with D.C. Official Code 47-2853.12(l) and DLCP's published September 30 / even-year expiration, supersedes the one-year term still printed at 17 DCMR 303.9.\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-33\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.201 - Scope of practice for refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics (the statutory definition of the trade: a person who designs, installs, maintains or alters mechanical systems for refrigeration or air conditioning of any public or private building or vehicle)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.201\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.202 - Eligibility requirements (apprentice registered without examination and working only under a master's direct personal supervision and control; master mechanic - 5 consecutive years on systems larger than 25 compressor horsepower verified by a master; master mechanic limited - 5 consecutive years on systems less than 25 hp plus CFC certification; and the national-certifying-organization waiver in lieu of examination, experience or other test of skill)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.202\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.203 - Certain representations prohibited (title protection for 'air conditioning mechanic,' 'refrigeration mechanic,' 'master mechanic' and combinations of those words)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.203\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.04 - Regulated non-health related occupations and professions (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic is listed at (a)(36); (c) assigns regulation to the Mayor through the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.04\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.06 - Establishment of boards (subsection (d) creates the 15-member Board of Industrial Trades, including two licensed refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics, and empowers it to set bonding, insurance, subcategories, education and experience requirements)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.06\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.03 - Scope of subchapter (the exemptions from the prohibition on unlicensed practice: supervised students in a recognized training program, applicants awaiting action on an initial application, federal employees acting in the official discharge of their duties, and out-of-state licensees called for consultation, demonstration or teaching)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.03\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.12 - License, certification, and registration criteria; waiver (the reciprocity/endorsement waiver at (b); the District-law examination exception for a journeyman refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic at (c)(4); the annual update of the national-certifying-organization list at (d-1); the 2-year license term at (l); permissive continuing education at (m))\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.12\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.13 - Procedures for renewal of license, certification, and registration (30-day renewal notice; timely application, renewal fee and evidence of any board-established continuing education)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.13\"}, {\"label\": \"D.C. Official Code 47-2853.14 - Inactive status (inactive fee, the under-5-year return route, and treatment as a new applicant after 5 years or more)\", \"url\": \"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-2853.14\"}, {\"label\": \"17 DCMR Chapter 3 - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Licensing (the District's operating rules for the trade: 300 general provisions, 301 applicability and the ten-foot electrical/plumbing scope limits, 302 persons not subject to the regulations, 303 general licensing requirements including the journeyman requirement and the supervision carve-out, 304 classes of licenses, 305 contractors and the designated master, 306 master mechanic, 307 master mechanic limited, 309 application and the legacy fee table, 310 examinations, 311 the $5,000 bond, 312 renewal, 313 termination/suspension/revocation, 314 permits, 315 prohibited acts and penalties, 399 definitions). Rule text is published by the Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances.\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-3\"}, {\"label\": \"17 DCMR Chapter 33 - Non-Health Occupations: General Rules (the general rules the Board of Industrial Trades operates under: 3301 application, 3302 examination, 3304 issuance, 3305 renewal and the 60-day late window, 3306 the two-year term of a license, 3308 reinstatement of an expired license)\", \"url\": \"https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=17-33\"}, {\"label\": \"DLCP - Board of Industrial Trades (the live program page: board composition and members, items needed for a refrigeration application, PSI examination scheduling, the reciprocity notices, the full Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics fee schedule, and the September 30 / even-year renewal date)\", \"url\": \"https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/board-industrial-trades1\"}, {\"label\": \"DLCP - Refrigeration/Air-Conditioning License (Limited and Regular) Application Instructions (published December 13, 2022: apprentice/journeyman/master levels, the 25-horsepower definition of 'limited', 3 years' experience for journeyman and 5 for master, the nationally-certified apprenticeship waiver of the journeyman exam, required documents, and the open-book examination references)\", \"url\": \"https://dlcp.dc.gov/RefrigerationAirConditioning1Pager\"}, {\"label\": \"DLCP - Refrigeration/Air-Conditioning License (Limited and Regular) Application Instructions (PDF)\", \"url\": \"https://dlcp.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/DLCP/publication/attachments/Refrigeration%20and%20Air%20Conditioning.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DLCP - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Bond form (the $5,000 bond used for either a Contractor or a Designated Master, one per licensee, effective through September 30 of an even year)\", \"url\": \"https://dlcp.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/DLCP/publication/attachments/Refrigeration%20and%20Air%20Conditioning%20Bond%20Form.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DLCP - Occupational and Professional License Categories (the current list of issued categories, including Refrig/Air Cond Apprentice Mechanic, Journeyman Mechanic, Master Mechanic, Master Mechanic LTD, Contractor and Contractor LTD)\", \"url\": \"https://dlcp.dc.gov/node/1623071\"}, {\"label\": \"DLCP - new occupational and professional license application portal\", \"url\": \"https://govservices.dcra.dc.gov/oplanewlicense\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (the federal Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; in the District it is also an application document, required by statute of the master mechanic limited)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/dc-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "de-hvac",
   "state": "Delaware",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Delaware Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Examiners (Delaware Division of Professional Regulation)",
   "board_url": "https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/",
   "application_url": "https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/hvacrlicensure/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial. 'A license is renewable biennially in a manner determined by the Division, upon payment of the appropriate fee, submission of a renewal form provided by the Division, and proof that the licensee has met any continuing education requirements established by the Board' (24 Del. C. 1825(b)). The Division sets the date: plumbing and HVACR licenses expire on October 31 of even-numbered years, so the licensure period runs November 1 of an even year to October 31 of the next even year. Renewal notices go out by email a few months ahead - all notices about the license are sent by email only, so the address on record must be current - and renewal is completed online, including the electronic attestation of continuing education. A late renewal may be filed for up to one year after expiration with a late fee equal to 50% of the renewal fee, but that window is not permission to work: the Division states 'It is illegal to practice in Delaware while your license is expired,' 'it is illegal to practice until the license is actually renewed,' and 'The late period is not a “grace period.”' The statute caps that window - the Board's rules may set the late-renewal period but it 'may not exceed 1 year beyond the designated renewal date' (1825(c)). Failing to renew within the year terminates the license and the person must reapply as a new applicant. Inactive status may be requested (before the late renewal period ends on October 31 of an odd year) for no more than five years, during which the licensee may not practice; reactivation requires an application approved by the Board, the reactivation fee, and proof of any continuing education (1825(d)). Every licensee who renews late is audited for continuing-education compliance (24 DE Admin. Code 1800, 5.6.2).",
   "ce_hours": "5 hours of Board-approved continuing education per renewal period for an HVACR licensee, broken down by rule as 3 hours in Code changes, 1 hour in safety, and 1 hour in Energy Code (24 DE Admin. Code 1800, 5.3, 5.3.1, 5.3.3). A person holding both a plumbing and an HVACR license completes 6 total hours and must alternate the code topic of the 3-hour code requirement between plumbing and HVACR every other renewal period (5.3.4). First-renewal relief is prorated by how long you have been licensed: a person licensed less than 1 year owes no continuing education at the first renewal, and a person licensed 1 year but less than 2 years submits 3 hours at the first renewal (5.3.5); the Division states the same rule as a date table - licensed on or after November 1 of an even year but before November 1 of the odd year, 3 hours; on or after November 1 of an odd year but before July 1 of the even year, 0 hours; on or after July 1 of an even year to November 1 of that even year, 5 hours. Continuing education 'is required of all licensees and shall be completed by October 31 of even-numbered years starting in 2026,' extra hours do not carry over to the next licensing period, and a licensee gets credit only for the first attendance of a given course during a licensing period (5.1). Courses must be approved by the Board and appear on the Division's approved-course list; sponsors or licensees can seek approval at any time by submitting a course outline with classroom hours and content breakdown, the instructor's curriculum vitae or resume, and the fee (5.2). Hours are entered in the Division's online continuing-education tracker. The Board may consider a waiver or partial fulfillment on a written hardship request made before the renewal deadline (5.4). Note that EPA Section 608 refrigerant certification, which Delaware requires an applicant to hold, is a separate federal credential and is not continuing education.",
   "exam": "Delaware requires every HVACR applicant who is not licensed by reciprocity to pass a written, standardized examination designated by the Board and approved by the Division, with a passing score of 70% or greater (24 Del. C. 1821(a)(2), 1806(a)(4); 24 DE Admin. Code 1800, 3.1.1; the Division's Examinations page states plainly, 'You must obtain a minimum score of 70% to pass the exam'). The examination 'must be offered at least quarterly' by statute (1822(a)) and is offered four times per year under the rule. Board approval to sit comes first: the applicant files the licensure application, and when the Board approves it the Board office sends a candidate information packet. The Division uses two outside testing vendors - ProV Exam for the licensure examinations for the plumbing and HVACR trades, and Associated Builders and Contractors Delaware for the apprenticeship 'By-Pass' examination where the Board requires it. ProV testing is offered in person at four Delaware locations in Wilmington, Newark, and Dover, by appointment, and also through an online at-home testing service Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm; ProV sends the approved candidate its own Candidate Information Bulletin covering scheduling, permitted testing materials, testing criteria, the exam challenge and hand-score process, and practice examinations. An applicant using the seven-year experience path must clear the apprenticeship equivalency examination first, and an applicant for a restricted license must pass the sections of it the Board designates as applicable to that category of restriction (rule 3.1.2.2.2-3.1.2.2.3). On who administers the equivalency examination the official sources differ: the statute says it is 'administered by a Delaware vocational-technical school' (1821(a)(1)), while the Board's current pages route candidates to Associated Builders and Contractors Delaware in New Castle County at (302) 328-1111, with NCCER catalog materials and a study guide supplied on approval. A candidate who does not pass may retake at the next two regularly scheduled administrations without further Board approval; after three unsuccessful attempts the applicant must reapply for Board permission and may not do so until one year has passed from the date of the last attempt (1822(b); rule 3.1.6). ProV's candidate bulletin for the Division (edition 2025.06.24) adds a wait of at least seven (7) days before a retake and lists $100 per exam. Allow up to two weeks after passing for the Board office to receive the official score; the license issues once the score is received and all other requirements are validated. A separate $50 Commercial Hood System Examination fee appears on the Board's fee schedule for that specialty.",
   "fees": "Application fees published on the Division of Professional Regulation's Fee Schedule for this Board (verified July 25, 2026): Master HVACR $173; Master Restricted HVACR $173; Plumber or HVACR Temporary $40. Miscellaneous published charges on the same schedule: Commercial Hood System Examination $50; inactive license status change request $45; request for roster $45; verification of licensure $35, or $45 with exam scores, hours, or history; continuing-education course approval as a provider $45. All fees are paid in the Division's online licensing system by credit or debit card - the Division does not accept cash, checks, or money orders by mail - and 'All processing fees are non-refundable.' Renewal fees are not published in advance: the Division states 'You are notified of the amount of the renewal fee at the time of renewal,' and 'When you submit a renewal application after the expiration date, you must pay a late fee in addition to the renewal fee. The late fee is 50% of the renewal fee.' That is by statutory design - 'At the beginning of each licensure biennium, the Division, or another State agency acting in its behalf, shall compute the fees for each separate service or activity for the licensure biennium,' and each fee 'must approximate and reasonably reflect the costs necessary to defray the expenses of the Board, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division' (24 Del. C. 1824). The same section provides that 'The application fee may not be combined with any other fee.' Costs outside the Division's schedule that an applicant should still budget for: the examination fees charged directly by ProV Exam ($100 per exam in ProV's bulletin) and, where required, Associated Builders and Contractors Delaware; EPA Section 608 (CFC) certification, which Delaware requires you to already hold; and, for a contracting business, the Delaware business license issued by the Division of Revenue.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1820(a) (License required) - a person may not provide HVACR or HVACR restricted services in Delaware, or hold out as a master HVACR licensee or master HVACR restricted licensee, 'unless that person has been licensed as a master HVACR licensee or a master HVACR restricted licensee under this chapter or exempted from the provisions of this chapter pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.'\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1820(c) (Exemptions) - an individual may provide HVACR or HVACR restricted services unlicensed if working as an apprentice, journeyman, mechanic or other person under the supervision of a master licensee who is the individual's employer or is employed full time by the same business entity; if a homeowner performing HVACR services other than gas piping in or about the individual's own home that is not for sale or any part for rent or lease; if providing services on property used exclusively for agricultural purposes and the individual has filed a permit application with the authorized inspection authority; or if providing services under 1831.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1820(d) (Penalty) - a first offense is a fine of not less than $1,500 nor more than $3,000; a second or subsequent offense is not less than $3,000 nor more than $6,000; Justice of the Peace Courts have jurisdiction.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1821 (Qualifications of applicant - HVACR) - a journeyman's certificate from an apprenticeship program meeting or exceeding Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training Standards plus 2 years of supervised post-certificate experience, or 7 years of supervised experience plus successful completion of the Board-approved apprenticeship equivalency test; a passing score on the designated written standardized examination; EPA-approved certification for handling chlorofluorocarbons; and clean administrative, impairment, complaint, and criminal-record attestations.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1802 (Definitions) - 'HVACR services' includes design, installation, construction, maintenance, service, repair, alteration, or modification of products or equipment including gas piping in heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, or process cooling or heating systems; 'HVACR restricted services' and 'Master HVACR licensee restricted' enumerate the six specialties; 'gas piping' excludes installing gas appliances at existing service connections and public-utility-owned gas utilities; a ventilation system is regulated above 250 cubic feet per minute; a refrigeration system cools below 55 degrees Fahrenheit; 'supervision' means control and oversight by a master licensee who is an owner or full-time employee of the entity providing services.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc01/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1806 (Authority of the Board) - the Board designates the application form and the written standardized examination administered and graded by a testing service; promulgates rules governing licensure and continuing education; adopts a statewide HVACR and fuel gas code and 'shall adopt the most recent version of the International Mechanical Code (IMC) and the International Fuel Gas Code (IFC) within 1 calendar year of their issuance'; requires political subdivisions to enforce those codes as adopted or modified; and requires licensees to display 'Licensed HVACR' and their license number in not less than 3-inch letters and numbers on work vehicles.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc01/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1822 (Examination) - the written standardized examination must be offered at least quarterly, the Board sets the passing score in its rules, and an applicant who fails after 3 attempts is subject to the conditions the Board sets by rule for retaking.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1823 (Reciprocity) - the Board shall license an applicant currently licensed in good standing in a jurisdiction whose standards are substantially similar to Delaware's, on the required application, fee, and record evidence; an applicant from a jurisdiction whose standards are not substantially similar must have practiced at least 7 years after licensure.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1824 and 1825 (Fees; Issuance and renewal of licenses) - the Division computes each fee at the beginning of each licensure biennium to approximate the cost of the service, and the application fee may not be combined with any other fee; licenses renew biennially on payment of the fee, the renewal form, and proof of continuing education; the Board's rules set a late-renewal period that may not exceed 1 year beyond the renewal date; and a licensee may be placed on inactive status for no more than 5 years.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 Del. C. 1831 and 1832 (Artificial entity's loss of license holder; Local regulation) - a firm losing its sole license holder must notify the Board within 7 days, the Board meets within 10 days, and it may issue a 100-day temporary license to an owner or employee who must take the next available examination; and nothing in the chapter limits a county, municipality, or other governmental entity from adopting and enforcing plumbing, HVACR, or fuel gas codes and regulations not in conflict with the chapter.\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc04/index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"24 DE Admin. Code 1800, sections 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 (Board Rules and Regulations, last amended 28 DE Reg. 679, effective March 1, 2025) - HVACR licensure by examination requires a score of 70% or greater on the Board-approved examination offered four times per year; experience before the journeyman's certificate does not count toward the 2-year requirement; applicants without a certificate need 7 years plus the Bypass Exams, and restricted applicants pass the designated sections; reexamination is limited to 3 attempts before a 1-year wait; the Board adopts the 2015 International Mechanical Code and 2015 International Fuel Gas Code; and licensees complete 5 hours of continuing education per renewal period (3 code changes, 1 safety, 1 Energy Code for HVACR; 6 for dual licensees) with 5% random audits beginning with 2026 renewals and 100% audits of late renewals.\", \"url\": \"https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/1800.shtml\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"24 Del. C. Chapter 18 - Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Examiners (chapter index: Subchapter I board and definitions, Subchapter II plumbing licensure, Subchapter III HVACR licensure, Subchapter IV miscellaneous provisions)\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/index.html\"}, {\"label\": \"24 Del. C. ch. 18, Subchapter I (1801-1806) - objectives; definitions of HVACR, HVACR services, HVACR restricted services, master HVACR licensee, master HVACR licensee restricted, gas piping, ventilation system (over 250 cfm), refrigeration system (below 55 degrees F), supervision; board composition; authority of the Board including continuing education, code adoption, and the 3-inch vehicle lettering requirement\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc01/index.html\"}, {\"label\": \"24 Del. C. ch. 18, Subchapter III (1820-1830) - License - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration: 1820 license required and exemptions plus penalties; 1821 qualifications (2-year post-journeyman or 7-year plus equivalency test, CFC certification, record requirements); 1822 examination; 1823 reciprocity; 1824 fees; 1825 issuance, biennial renewal, and inactive status; 1826-1830 complaints, discipline, hearings, reinstatement\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc03/index.html\"}, {\"label\": \"24 Del. C. ch. 18, Subchapter IV (1831-1832) - artificial entity's loss of license holder (the 100-day temporary license) and local regulation (counties and municipalities may adopt and enforce non-conflicting plumbing, HVACR, and fuel gas codes)\", \"url\": \"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c018/sc04/index.html\"}, {\"label\": \"24 DE Admin. Code 1800 - Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Examiners, Rules and Regulations (1.2 definitions including Full-Time Employee; 3.0 HVACR licensure requirements, 70% examination, experience documentation, Bypass Exams, reexamination; 4.0 code adoption; 5.0 continuing education and renewal audits; 8.0 substantially related crimes). Last amended at 28 DE Reg. 679, effective March 1, 2025\", \"url\": \"https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/1800.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware Division of Professional Regulation - Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Examiners (board home: licensure, examinations, renewal, continuing education, fee schedule, forms, license law, rules and regulations)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware DPR - Master HVACR and Master HVACR Restricted Licensure (scope of each license type, the six restricted specialties, application requirements, journeyman-certificate and 7-year experience paths, CFC card, licensure verification, and the reciprocity table naming Connecticut and Maryland as substantially similar)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/hvacrlicensure/\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware DPR - Fee Schedule, Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Examiners (Master HVACR $173; Master Restricted HVACR $173; Plumber or HVACR Temporary $40; Commercial Hood System Examination $50; service-request fees; renewal fee disclosed at renewal; late fee 50% of the renewal fee)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/fees/\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware DPR - License Renewal (plumbing/HVACR licenses expire October 31 of even years; late renewal up to one year with a late fee and no right to practice; inactive status up to five years; termination and reapplication)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/renew/\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware DPR - Continuing Education and Audit Information (5 hours for subsequent renewals; the 3/0/5-hour first-renewal table keyed to the licensure date; audit rules and course-approval process)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/continuing-education-and-audit-information/\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware DPR - Examinations (Board approval to sit; ProV Exam as the licensure testing vendor with four Delaware sites and online at-home testing; Associated Builders and Contractors Delaware for the Apprenticeship By-Pass examination; 70% minimum; three-attempt limit and the one-year wait)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/examinations/\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware DPR - Temporary Plumber or HVACR (the 24 Del. C. 1831 route for a firm that loses its sole license holder; 100-day maximum; eligibility questions)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/temporary-plumber-or-hvacr/\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware DPR - Forms (Verification of Employment form used to document supervised HVACR experience; submission rules for third-party documents)\", \"url\": \"https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/plumbers/forms/\"}, {\"label\": \"DELPROS - Delaware Professional Regulation Online Services (the portal where HVACR applications, renewals, service requests, continuing-education entries, and payments are filed; also public license verification)\", \"url\": \"https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_HomePage\"}, {\"label\": \"Delaware Division of Revenue - Contractors (Resident and Non-Resident) ('Any contractors conducting business activity in Delaware are required to register with and obtain a business license from the Delaware Division of Revenue'; resident and non-resident contractor packages, bonding forms, Business Tax Department contact)\", \"url\": \"https://revenue.delaware.gov/business-tax-forms/contractors-resident-and-non-resident/\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (the federal Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling certification that 24 Del. C. 1821(a)(3) requires a Delaware HVACR applicant to already hold; not issued by Delaware)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}, {\"label\": \"Prov Candidate Information Bulletin, Delaware Division of Professional Regulation (2025.06.24): Master HVACR references, 70% to pass, 7-day retake wait, three attempts, $100 per exam\", \"url\": \"https://provexam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Delaware-Division-of-Professional-Regulation-CIB-2025.06.24.pdf\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "fl-hvac",
   "state": "Florida",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) — Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB)",
   "board_url": "https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/construction-industry/",
   "application_url": "https://www.myfloridalicense.com/CheckListDetail.asp?SID=&xactCode=1042&clientCode=0601&XACT_DEFN_ID=18292",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial (two-year cycle). Certified contractor licenses renew and expire on August 31 of every even-numbered year; registered contractor licenses renew on August 31 of every odd-numbered year (Fla. Stat. 489.115(4)(a); DBPR CILB FAQ: “Certified contractors renew their licenses on August 31 of every even-numbered year. Registered contractors renew their licenses August 31 of every odd-numbered year.”)",
   "ce_hours": "At least 14 classroom hours (of at least 50 minutes each) of board-approved continuing education each biennium (Fla. Stat. 489.115(4)(b)1.). Rule 61G4-18.001(2), F.A.C. requires one hour in each of: a specialized or advanced module course approved by the Florida Building Commission or the Board; workplace safety; business practices; workers' compensation; and laws and rules regulating the construction industry. The wind-mitigation hour does not apply to air-conditioning contractors — the rule requires it only where the license is held in the General, Building, Residential, Roofing, Specialty Structure, or Glass and Glazing category. The remaining hours may be any of those subjects or approved general topics. First cycle: no continuing education is owed for the year in which the license is initially issued, and a licensee who obtained the license more than 12 months before the end of the biennium owes 7 hours at first renewal (Rule 61G4-18.001(9), F.A.C.; DBPR CILB FAQ).",
   "exam": "Certified applicants take two Florida exams: the Business & Finance examination and the trade knowledge examination for their class — 'Class A Air Conditioning Contractor' or 'Class B Air Conditioning Contractor.' All examinations are open book and consist of multiple-choice questions, delivered by computer. Candidates register through the department's testing contractor, Professional Testing, Inc., and schedule the computer-based test with Pearson VUE. An applicant with a baccalaureate degree in building construction from an accredited 4-year college (or a board-approved related degree) and a GPA of 3.0 or higher takes only the business and finance portion (Fla. Stat. 489.113(1)). Registered (local) contractors take no state examination at all — competency is established through their county or city.",
   "fees": "Certified air-conditioning contractor (Class A or Class B) initial application fee: $245 when filing between May 1 of an even-numbered year and Aug 31 of an odd-numbered year, or $145 when filing between Sep 1 of an odd-numbered year and Apr 30 of an even-numbered year (proration within the two-year cycle), per the live DBPR forms CILB 5-G (Class A) and CILB 5-H (Class B), Eff. July 2024. Registered (local) contractor state registration, DBPR form CILB 2: $305 between May 1 of an odd year and Aug 31 of an even year, or $205 between Sep 1 of an even year and Apr 30 of an odd year — the local competency-card cost is set by the local jurisdiction and is additional. Examination fees are set by the exam vendors (Professional Testing, Inc. / Pearson VUE) and are separate. Fee waivers: DBPR waives the initial license fee, initial application fee and initial unlicensed activity fee (not exam fees) for a military veteran or the spouse of one at the time of discharge who applies within 60 months of an honorable discharge (Fla. Stat. 455.213(13); DBPR form MVL 002); DBPR's CILB checklist states that “military veterans, their spouses and Florida National Guard members may be eligible for a fee waiver, fee reimbursement, and/or fee discount.”",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. ch. 489, part I (Construction Contracting)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/Chapter489/PART_I\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.103(2) (exemption: employees of a certificateholder or registrant)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.103\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.105 (definitions — Class A/B air-conditioning contractor; Division I vs II)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.105\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.111 (licensure by examination — age, good moral character, experience)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.111\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.113 (certification vs registration; business-and-finance-only exam waiver)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.113\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.115 (renewals; continuing education; insurance; financial responsibility; criminal history check; fingerprints)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.115\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.117 (registration; specialty contractors)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.117\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Stat. 455.213(13) (military veteran fee waiver)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/455.213\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Admin. Code r. 61G4-15.003 (public liability insurance amounts by category)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=61G4-15.003\"}, {\"citation\": \"Fla. Admin. Code r. 61G4-18.001 (continuing education requirements for certificateholders and registrants)\", \"url\": \"https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=61G4-18.001\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 C.F.R. pt. 82, subpt. F (EPA Section 608 technician certification)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608/section-608-technician-certification-requirements\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"DBPR Construction Industry Licensing Board — program home (board name/authority; links to every CILB application checklist)\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/construction-industry/\"}, {\"label\": \"DBPR licensing-portal checklist — Certified Air Conditioning Contractor as an Individual, Active (CILB 5-G and CILB 5-H): FDLE Livescan fingerprints, FICO credit report, insurance affidavit, age 18, veteran/National Guard fee waiver\", \"url\": \"https://www.myfloridalicense.com/CheckListDetail.asp?SID=&xactCode=1042&clientCode=0601&XACT_DEFN_ID=18292\"}, {\"label\": \"LIVE DBPR form CILB 5-G (Application for Certified Class-A Air Conditioning Contractor as an Individual, Eff. July 2024) — $245/$145 fee, qualification methods, $100,000/$25,000 insurance, FICO 660 / 14-hour course\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/pro/cilb/documents/CILB5G_Certified_Contractor_Individual_Class-A-Air.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"LIVE DBPR form CILB 5-H (Application for Certified Class-B Air Conditioning Contractor as an Individual, Eff. July 2024) — same $245/$145 fee schedule\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/pro/cilb/documents/CILB5H_Certified_Contractor_Individual_Class-B-Air.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"LIVE DBPR form CILB 2 (Application for Registered Contractor as an Individual, Eff. July 2024) — $305/$205 registration fee, local competency card required\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/pro/cilb/documents/CILB2_Registered_Contractor_Individual.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DBPR CILB FAQs — $100,000/$25,000 insurance for all categories other than general/building; FICO 660 or a 14-hour financial responsibility course; certified renew Aug 31 even years, registered Aug 31 odd years; first-cycle CE (0 hours / 7 hours)\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/construction-industry/faqs/\"}, {\"label\": \"DBPR CILB — Financial Responsibility and Stability Requirements for Contractor Applicants (no unsatisfied liens/judgments; 660 FICO derived score; board-approved 14-hour course if under 660)\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/pro/cilb/documents/Financial%20Responsibility_and_Stability_Requirements_for_Contractor_Applicants.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DBPR Construction Examinations — Business & Finance + Class A/Class B Air Conditioning Contractor exams, open book, Professional Testing Inc. / Pearson VUE\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/examination-information/construction-examinations/\"}, {\"label\": \"DBPR form MVL 002 — Military Member/Veteran/Spouse Fee Waiver: initial license, application and unlicensed activity fees waived within 60 months of honorable discharge (exam fees not included)\", \"url\": \"https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/pro/documents/MVL002_Military-Veteran_Fee_Waiver_and_Military_Service_Verification.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Admin. Code r. 61G4-15.003 — Public Liability Insurance: Air Conditioning Contractor $100,000 liability / $25,000 property damage\", \"url\": \"https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=61G4-15.003\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Admin. Code r. 61G4-18.001 — CE: 14 hours; 1 hour each of advanced module, workplace safety, business practices, workers' compensation, laws and rules; wind mitigation only for General/Building/Residential/Roofing/Specialty Structure/Glass and Glazing; first-cycle carve-out\", \"url\": \"https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo.asp?id=61G4-18.001\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.103 — exemptions; (2) employees of a certificateholder or registrant acting within the scope of that license\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.103\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.105 — definitions of Class A and Class B air-conditioning contractor; Division I vs Division II\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.105\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.111 — licensure by examination: age 18, good moral character, qualifying experience/education\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.111\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.113 — statewide certification vs local registration; business-and-finance-only exam waiver for a building-construction baccalaureate with GPA 3.0+\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.113\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.115 — renewals; 14-hour biennial CE; insurance and financial-responsibility prerequisites; statewide criminal history check; fingerprints\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.115\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Stat. 489.117 — registration: no state exam; local competency required; no new registration from a jurisdiction lacking disciplinary oversight\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/489.117\"}, {\"label\": \"Fla. Stat. 455.213(13) — veteran fee waiver: initial licensing, application and unlicensed activity fees waived if applying within 60 months of honorable discharge\", \"url\": \"https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/455.213\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA — Section 608 Technician Certification Requirements (40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F); apprentice exemption\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608/section-608-technician-certification-requirements\"}]",
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   "page_id": "ga-hvac",
   "state": "Georgia",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Georgia State Board of Conditioned Air Contractors (Division of Conditioned Air Contractors of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board), administered by the Georgia Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division",
   "board_url": "https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-state-board-conditioned-air-contractors",
   "application_url": "https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-guide-conditioned-air-contractor",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial. Conditioned air contractor licenses expire November 30 of odd-numbered years. Renewal is completed online through the GOALS portal (the renewal period runs September through November of odd years and must be completed by November 30); a late-renewal period runs December 1–31 of odd years.",
   "ce_hours": "Four (4) continuing education hours are required each year — a total of 8 hours per biennial renewal (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-4-.03(2)). Exemptions and reductions apply: an applicant for renewal who has been initially licensed for less than one year is not required to complete any continuing education, and one initially licensed for less than two years must have completed four (4) hours while licensed prior to renewal (r. 121-4-.03(2)). The Division may waive the requirement on documentation of hardship, disability, or illness, or under such other circumstances as it deems appropriate; that decision is conclusive (r. 121-4-.03(7)). The Board's rule exempts a registered professional engineer from continuing education: “continuing education is not required of any licensed conditioned air contractor who is a registered professional engineer” (r. 121-4-.03(8)), and the rule names O.C.G.A. § 43-14-6(d)(5) as its statutory authority. That provision is not present in chapter 43-14 as repealed and re-enacted by SB 553 (2026, effective July 1, 2026), whose continuing-education provisions carry no professional-engineer exemption (signed act re-read July 29, 2026). The rule has not been conformed to the new chapter, so both are stated rather than one silently chosen: the exemption is what the Board publishes and applies, and the statutory basis the rule cites no longer exists. Courses must relate to safety, technological advances, business management, or government regulations and be conducted by an approved provider; manufacturer courses run specifically to promote their own products are not approved (r. 121-4-.03(4)). Licensees must keep completion records for five (5) years and may be randomly selected for a CE audit (the random-audit practice is stated on the Board’s FAQ; r. 121-4-.03(5)-(6) requires the 5-year records and their production on request).",
   "exam": "A licensing examination is required and is administered by PSI (psionline.com). The applicant must first be approved by the Board to sit for the exam; upon approval an Exam Approval Letter is issued with PSI registration instructions and is valid for one year. A minimum score of seventy (70) on the appropriate examination is required (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-3-.04(2)). An applicant who takes and fails the examination twice must submit documentation of completion of a Board-approved review course before being scheduled for a third examination (r. 121-3-.03); the review course must meet the qualifications set out in r. 121-2-.06, and the Board publishes a list of approved review-course providers. An applicant who fails a third time is not required to complete additional courses before subsequent attempts (r. 121-2-.06(1)).",
   "fees": "Application by examination (Class I Restricted or Class II Non-Restricted): $110 non-refundable. Reinstatement of a license lapsed/expired less than 3 years: $310. Reinstatement of a license lapsed/expired 3 or more years: $310 plus re-examination. License verification: $35.00. Business registration: no fee. All application fees are non-refundable. (The current biennial renewal fee is set in the Secretary of State fee schedule accessed through the GOALS portal; a static current renewal-fee dollar amount is not published on the how-to page and is omitted here rather than guessed.)",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 14 (Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, Conditioned Air Contractors, Low-Voltage Contractors, and Utility Contractors) — the enabling statute for the Board; the Board’s own Rules and Regulations page directs users to this publisher, which prepares and maintains the Official Code of Georgia Annotated for the Georgia Code Revision Commission on behalf of the Georgia General Assembly. Cited for chapter 43-14 generally. Note: the professional-engineer continuing-education exemption was formerly cited to § 43-14-6(d)(5); that provision is not present in chapter 43-14 as repealed and re-enacted by SB 553 (2026, effective July 1, 2026), so the exemption now rests on Board rule r. 121-4-.03(8) alone.\", \"url\": \"https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-3-.04 (Conditioned Air Contractor License) — Class I/II BTU scope and the per-system classifying test, four- and five-year experience minimums and their composition, education credit, three references, and the score-of-70 exam requirement\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-3-.05 (Display of Business Registration Number, effective December 1, 2021) — “GA. REG.” plus the qualifying licensee’s number on both sides of commercial vehicles in characters at least two inches high, in advertisements, and on all invoices and proposal forms. Renumbered from r. 121-6-.04.\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-3-.03 (Applicant Review Course) — an applicant who fails the examination twice must document completion of a review course before a third attempt; the course must meet the qualifications under r. 121-2-.06\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-3\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-2-.06 (Review Course for Re-examination) — the qualifications an approved review course must meet, and confirmation that no additional course is required after a third failure\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-2\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-2-.03 (Statewide License by Reciprocity) — permits the Divisions to enter formal written agreements for licenses by endorsement or reciprocity and sets the endorsement criteria (substantially equal out-of-state examination and requirements). The Conditioned Air Board states no reciprocity is offered at this time.\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-2\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-2-.12 (Licensure for Military Spouses and Transitioning Service Members) — expedited processing of the license application, effective July 1, 2017\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-2\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-2-.01 (Application for Statewide License) — completed application on the approved form with the non-refundable fee, and disclosure of felony/misdemeanor findings or pleas\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-2\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-4-.02 and r. 121-4-.03 (Renewal, Reinstatement and Expiration; Continuing Education for Conditioned Air Contractors) — biennial renewal, reinstatement more than 3 years after expiration requires re-examination, 4 CE hours per year, the under-one-year and under-two-year exemptions, the hardship/disability/illness waiver, and the professional-engineer exemption\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-4\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 121-6-.01 (Business Registration) — a business engaging in covered contracting must have a full-time qualifying licensee regularly connected with it who supervises and is responsible for the work and may not qualify more than one business at a time\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-6\"}, {\"citation\": \"Secure and Verifiable Identity Document Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-36-1, as cited by the Secretary of State’s Professional Licensing Boards Division) — license applicants must submit a notarized Affidavit of Citizenship and a secure and verifiable identity document, or qualified alien documents\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/page/secure-and-verifiable-documents\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"SOS How-to Guide: Conditioned Air Contractor — Class I/II checklists (completed, signed and NOTARIZED application; Manuals J&D for both classes and Manuals N&Q for non-restricted; EPA certification; Secure & Verifiable Document; Affidavit of Citizenship; verification of education), $110 application fee, $310 reinstatement, veterans preference points, 20-business-day processing, renewal by Nov 30 of odd years, business registration no fee\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-guide-conditioned-air-contractor\"}, {\"label\": \"Georgia State Board of Conditioned Air Contractors (landing page) — board name, CILB division, paper applications no longer accepted, GOALS portal\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-state-board-conditioned-air-contractors\"}, {\"label\": \"Board of Conditioned Air FAQ — “Reciprocity with other states is not offered at this time”; required documents incl. “EPA Certification (Type II or higher)” and “Non-restricted applicants must also submit proof of completion for Manuals N&Q or Carrier Design 1, 2, & 3”; 4 CE hours/year (8 per renewal); CE waived for PEs; CE audit; PSI testing vendor; $35 license verification; renewal period Sept–Nov of odd years; review course after two exam failures\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/page/board-conditioned-air-faq\"}, {\"label\": \"About the Board of Conditioned Air Contractors — State Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) five divisions incl. Division of Conditioned Air Contractors\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/page/about-board-conditioned-air-contractors\"}, {\"label\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 121-3 (official Georgia rules portal) — r. 121-3-.04: Class I ≤175,000 BTU heating / ≤60,000 BTU cooling, Class II unrestricted, “each complete system in a single installation is to be considered an individual job”, four/five-year experience minimums, score of 70; r. 121-3-.03: review course after failing twice; r. 121-3-.05: display of business registration number (two-inch characters on both sides of the vehicle, advertisements, invoices and proposals)\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-3\"}, {\"label\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 121-2 (official Georgia rules portal) — r. 121-2-.01 application and criminal-history disclosure; r. 121-2-.03 statewide license by reciprocity/endorsement; r. 121-2-.06 review course for re-examination; r. 121-2-.12 licensure for military spouses and transitioning service members\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-2\"}, {\"label\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 121-4 (official Georgia rules portal) — r. 121-4-.02 biennial renewal/reinstatement; r. 121-4-.03 conditioned air continuing education: 4 hours/year, no CE if licensed under one year, hardship/disability/illness waiver, PE exemption, provider criteria, 5-year records\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-4\"}, {\"label\": \"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 121-6 (official Georgia rules portal) — r. 121-6-.01: a business doing covered contracting must have a full-time qualifying licensee regularly connected with it who supervises and is responsible for the work and may not qualify more than one business at a time. The portal also records “Rule 121-6-.04 Renumbered as Rule 121-3-.05”, confirming 121-3-.05 is the current display-of-number rule\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/121-6\"}, {\"label\": \"Georgia SOS — Secure and Verifiable Documents: the Secure and Verifiable Identity Document Act requires license applicants to submit a notarized Affidavit of Citizenship plus a secure and verifiable identity document (or qualified alien documents)\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/page/secure-and-verifiable-documents\"}, {\"label\": \"Georgia SOS Professional Licensing Boards — Information for Veterans, Military Service Members, Transitioning Service Members and Military Spouses (rev. 12.2024): exam point credits of 5 points (veterans) or 10 points (disabled veterans rated 10%+), expedited processing, DD-214 with 90 days wartime service\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/PLBVeteransInfo.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Georgia SOS — Board-approved Heat Loss and Gain / Duct Design course providers (Manuals J&D, Manuals N&Q, Carrier Design)\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/45%20Conditioned%20Air%20-%20Heat%20Loss%20%26%20Gain%20Courses.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Board of Conditioned Air Rules and Regulations — the Board’s own pointer to its rules (rules.sos.ga.gov Chapter 121) and to its laws (O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 14, via the Code Revision Commission’s publisher)\", \"url\": \"https://sos.ga.gov/page/board-conditioned-air-rules-and-regulations\"}]",
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  {
   "page_id": "hi-hvac",
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Hawaii Contractors License Board - Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)",
   "board_url": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/contractor/",
   "application_url": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/contractor/application_publication/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial, on a fixed statewide date rather than a license anniversary: all contractor licenses expire on September 30 of the even-numbered year. 'The biennial renewal fee or inactive license fee, and the recovery fund, education fund, and compliance resolution fund fees shall be paid to the board on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year ... Failure, neglect, or refusal of any licensee to pay these fees and to submit all documents required by the board on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year shall constitute a forfeiture of the licensee's license' (HRS section 444-15(a)). The board mails renewal applications to all current licensees before August 15 of the even-numbered year, but the duty to renew does not depend on receiving one; for the 2026 cycle its renewal page states that renewal forms are mailed August 7, 2026 and that renewals are accepted from August 10, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Business entities and sole proprietors must submit a current state tax clearance from the State Department of Taxation with the renewal application, and the board may accept a letter from that department confirming a tax payment arrangement in lieu of the tax clearance; verification of current liability and workers' compensation insurance may be required if the insurance expires prior to September 30; responsible managing employees are not required to submit insurance information or a tax clearance unless required to verify payment of past due taxes or liens. Renewal is also conditioned on continuing to meet HRS sections 444-11, 444-11.1 and 444-17 and on proof of financial integrity (HAR section 16-77-55). If the license is not renewed by the deadline it is forfeited: 'Any forfeited license may be restored upon submittal of all required documents and fees, plus a penalty fee, within sixty days from September 30 of the even-numbered year' (HRS section 444-15(b)) - that penalty fee is $50 by rule (HAR section 16-53-17(10)) - and by rule restoration runs 'on or before November 30 of the renewal year', after which a licensee 'shall be required to apply as new applicants' (HAR section 16-77-51; the board's current forms state the same date). A licensee may instead request inactive status, paying the inactive license fee, continuing inactive for the biennial period, and not engaging in contracting during it; the license may be reactivated at any time during the biennial period by written request (HRS section 444-15(c)); under HAR section 16-77-56 the reactivation submission is an application, application fee, current financial statement, tax clearance, and credit report, reviewed by the board as if it were a new application.",
   "ce_hours": "Hawaii's Contractors License Board does not list continuing education among its conditions for renewing a contractor license. HAR section 16-77-55 provides that no license shall be renewed until the licensee continues to meet the requirements of HRS sections 444-11, 444-11.1 and 444-17 and of the rules chapter, 'including, but not limited to, proof of financial integrity,' and then enumerates what the licensee must submit to establish that: a current state tax clearance or proof of a payment arrangement together with a statement disclosing or denying the existence of any liens, undisputed debts or judgments relating to services or materials rendered in connection with operations as a contractor; proof that the licensee has continuously maintained workers' compensation insurance, is authorized to act as a self-insurer under HRS chapter 386, or is excluded from that chapter's requirements; proof that liability and property damage insurance has been maintained at bodily injury limits of $100,000 each person and $300,000 each occurrence and property damage limits of $50,000 each occurrence; and proof that any surety bond imposed by the board is current. The board's own renewal guidance describes the same set of documents and fees. No continuing-education hour requirement appears in those renewal conditions or in the board's published renewal guidance. Because renewal requirements are set by rule and can change, confirm the current conditions with the board ahead of the September 30 biennial deadline. Separately, EPA Section 608 refrigerant certification is a federal credential and carries its own federal rules, not Hawaii continuing education.",
   "exam": "Hawaii examines the individual who qualifies the license - the sole proprietor or the responsible managing employee - not each HVAC worker, and the examination has two parts, both required. Part I is 'a written examination designed to test the applicant's general knowledge of the building, safety, health, labor, and lien laws of the State and of the basic administrative principles of the contracting business' (HAR section 16-77-39). Part II is 'a written examination designed to test the applicant's specialized knowledge in the particular classification in which the applicant desires to be licensed' (section 16-77-40) - for HVAC, the C-52 ventilating and air conditioning trade examination. 'A grade of seventy-five per cent shall be a minimum passing grade for each part of any examination' (section 16-77-44). Since January 2023 the contractor examinations have been administered by PSI Services, LLC (the board's Examinations page); after board approval the applicant receives an examination approval letter and registers directly with PSI, and the examination(s) must be passed within six months. The rule still provides that examinations are given monthly (section 16-77-43), while PSI's candidate bulletin (1/20/2026) states that eligibility is valid for 6 months with unlimited testing during that period. Some of the board's application forms still refer to Prometric, the earlier testing agency. The examination fee is paid directly to the testing agency (HRS section 444-12(b)). PSI's bulletin (1/20/2026) lists an $80 examination fee for every classification other than A-General Engineering and B-General Building ($85 for those two); the board's older Contractor FAQ (dated 7/9/18) gives $75.00 per part. Under PSI's bulletin all new applicants take the Business and Law examination as well as the classification exam; the C-52 exam is 80 questions in 180 minutes, closed book, with 75% required to pass. An applicant who fails may schedule a second examination and pay the appropriate fees, but 'Applicants who fail to pass the examination within six months shall file a new application and application fee' (section 16-77-45). An examination is not required 'when the applicant has previously qualified by written examination within a period of four years prior to application, or within four years from the date the applicant was last licensed in good standing or in an inactive status, provided the applicant applies for a license in the same classification in which the applicant previously qualified by examination' (section 16-77-41). Requests to sit the examination out of state and requests to use an interpreter must both be approved by the board; the interpreter must not currently be and must not have been in the construction business, and the service carries a $100.00 fee added to the examination fee (section 16-77-42; current application forms). Examination misconduct - including unauthorized communication, use of unauthorized materials, or having another person sit the examination - may result in the entire examination being invalidated and the applicant being suspended from testing for up to three years (section 16-77-46). A licensee seeking an additional classification files an application, pays the appropriate fees, meets the experience requirement for the classification requested, and passes the appropriate Part II examination (section 16-77-35(a)).",
   "fees": "Hawaii's contractor fees are set by rules adopted by the director under HAR chapter 16-53, which HAR sections 16-77-12 and 16-77-54 point to for application and renewal amounts respectively. The dollar figures below come from the board's own published materials. The application and initial-license figures reconcile exactly between those materials; the renewal figures do not - the board's renewal page and its Contractor FAQ give different entity amounts, and both are stated below rather than reconciled. Application: $50.00 non-refundable per application - 'The required $50.00 application fee must be attached and submitted with this application form' (current application forms CT-01 for an entity and CT-35 for an RME, revision 10.25) - and the board notes you may apply for more than one classification per application, but a separate application is required for each contracting entity and each RME. An application fee does not carry over to a later application. Every application is also accompanied by a contractors education fund fee of ten dollars (HAR section 16-77-12(a)). Examination: paid directly to the testing agency, PSI (HRS section 444-12(b)); PSI's bulletin (1/20/2026) lists $80 per examination for classifications other than A-General Engineering and B-General Building ($85 for those two), while the board's older Contractor FAQ (dated 7/9/18) gives $75.00 per part; most classifications require both Part I (business and law) and Part II (trade). An interpreter, if approved by the board, adds $100.00 to the examination fee. Initial license, billed after the examination is passed. The board's published totals are: contracting entity or sole proprietor - $663.00 if licensed between October 1 of the even-numbered year and September 30 of the odd-numbered year, and $494.00 if licensed between October 1 of the odd-numbered year and September 30 of the even-numbered year; responsible managing employee - $438.00 and $334.00 on the same two-part split. The current application forms itemize the components behind those totals: for an entity, license $260.00, one-half renewal $95.00, recovery fund $150.00, education fund $10.00, and compliance resolution fund fee (form code 117, printed 'CRF') of $74.00 or $148.00; for an RME, license $260.00, compliance resolution fund fee (form code 117, printed 'CRF') of $74.00 or $148.00, and one-half renewal $30.00. Renewal: the board's renewal page and its Contractor FAQ publish different entity figures, and both are stated here rather than reconciled away. The renewal page, for the 2026 cycle, gives an 'On-Time Cost to Renew' of $338.00 for a contracting entity, $338.00 for a sole proprietor, $208.00 for a responsible managing employee, and $160.00 for any classification renewing on inactive status, all due on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year; renewing late, within the restoration window, costs $388.00, $258.00 and $210.00 respectively. The board's Contractor FAQ, a document stamped 7/9/18, instead states: 'Renewal fee - $353.00 for contracting entity and sole proprietor, and $208.00 for responsible managing employees.' The responsible-managing-employee figure agrees at $208.00; the entity and sole-proprietor figures differ by fifteen dollars. The DCCA fee rule accounts for the gap: HAR section 16-53-17 (am and comp 10/10/16) prices the biennial renewal at $190 for a contracting entity and $60 for a responsible managing employee, the inactive license fee at $12, the biennial compliance resolution fund fee at $148, the education fund at $5, the recovery fund at $10, and the restoration fee as 'the penalty fee of $50, in addition to the biennial renewal fee'. Each figure on the renewal page equals its chapter 16-53 components without the education and recovery fund fees ($190 + $148 = $338; $60 + $148 = $208; $12 + $148 = $160; each plus the $50 penalty gives the restoration column), while the FAQ's $353.00 equals the same $338.00 with them. Those two fund fees are not optional by rule: HAR section 16-77-54(a) directs that 'prior to September 30 of each even-numbered year, all licensees shall submit the appropriate renewal fees provided in chapter 16-53 and the following: (1) A contractors education fund fee of five dollars; and (2) A contractors recovery fund fee of ten dollars', and HAR section 16-77-51 restores a forfeited license on 'paying the renewal fees, including the recovery and education fund fees, plus a penalty fee'. No single all-in figure is given here, because the board does not publish one consistently; the amount billed appears on each licensee's own renewal notice. Other charges: a $25.00 service charge applies if a payment is dishonored, and the dishonoring of any check upon first deposit constitutes a failure to meet the fee requirements (HRS section 444-15(d); HAR section 16-77-12(b)). The board may also assess a fee not to exceed $1,000 as a condition of restoring a license forfeited for lapsed insurance or bond (HRS section 444-11.1(e)). Beyond board fees, budget for workers' compensation insurance, comprehensive personal injury and property damage liability insurance at the renewal minimums, any surety bond the board imposes (not less than $5,000 for a specialty contractor), a state tax clearance, business registration where applicable, and - for refrigerant work - EPA Section 608 certification, which is a separate federal credential. Because the amounts are set by rule and can be revised, confirm the current figures with the board before applying.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-9 (Licenses required) - 'No person within the purview of this chapter shall act, or assume to act, or advertise, as general engineering contractor, general building contractor, or specialty contractor without a license previously obtained under and in compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the contractors license board.'\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0009.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-2 (Exemptions) - the categories to which the contractor licensing chapter does not apply, including government officers and employees performing governmental duties, court-appointed persons, sellers or installers of finished products not permanently fixed into the structure, projects whose aggregate contract price for labor and materials is not more than $1,500 subject to the building-permit and larger-project limitations, registered architects and professional engineers acting solely in their professional capacity, 'Any person who engages in the activities regulated in this chapter as an employee with wages as the person's sole compensation', owner-builders exempted under section 444-2.5, joint ventures all of whose members are licensed, board-determined projects where fewer than ten persons are qualified and no public danger arises, and certain public works projects requiring additional qualifications.\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0002.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-2.5 (Owner-builder exemption) - the chapter does not apply to owners or lessees of property who build or improve residential or farm buildings or structures on property for their own use, or for use by their grandparents, parents, siblings or children, and who do not offer the buildings or structures for sale or lease, subject to registration under section 444-9.1, the exclusion of electrical and plumbing work, the supervision, licensed-subcontractor, payroll-tax and workers' compensation duties, the record-keeping obligations, and the prima facie sale-or-lease presumption in subsection (b) with its three stated carve-outs.\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0002_0005.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-7 (Classification) - the contracting business comprises general engineering contracting, general building contracting and specialty contracting; a specialty contractor is 'a contractor whose operations as such are the performance of construction work requiring special skill such as, but not limited to, electrical, drywall, painting and decorating, landscaping, flooring, carpet laying by any installation method, plumbing, or roofing work, and others whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts.'\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0007.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-8 (Powers to classify and limit operations) - the board may adopt rules to classify contractors and may limit the field and scope of a licensed contractor's operations to those in which the contractor is classified and qualified; a licensee may be classified in more than one classification on paying the application fee but no additional license fee; and subsection (c) permits a specialty contractor to execute a contract involving two or more crafts or trades where the out-of-classification work is incidental and supplemental to the licensed craft.\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0008.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-9.5 (Performance of electrical and plumbing work; licensing of electrical and plumbing workers) - an electrical or plumbing contractor whose responsible managing employee is not licensed under chapter 448E must employ individuals licensed under chapter 448E to actually perform that work; at least half of all individuals performing electrical or plumbing work on a construction job site must be licensed under chapter 448E, subject to a county waiver where there are insufficient licensed workers; and those individuals must visibly display their license on the job site. Hawaii has no parallel individual-licensing provision for ventilating and air conditioning work.\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0009_0005.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-11.1 (Requirements to maintain license) - a licensed contractor must have and maintain in full force and effect workers' compensation insurance (unless authorized to self-insure under chapter 386 or excluded from it), comprehensive personal injury and property damage liability insurance, and a bond when required by the board under section 444-16.5; lapse causes automatic forfeiture, restoration requires satisfactory proof of continuous coverage, failure to restore within sixty days forfeits all fees and requires a new application, and the board may assess a fee not to exceed $1,000, impose a bond, or restrict the license as a condition of restoration.\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0011_0001.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-15 (Fees; biennial renewals; inactive license) - the biennial renewal fee or inactive license fee, and the recovery fund, education fund and compliance resolution fund fees, are paid on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year; failure to pay and to submit all required documents by that date forfeits the license; a forfeited license may be restored within sixty days from September 30 of the even-numbered year on submitting all required documents and fees plus a penalty fee; inactive status is available on written request with the inactive license fee, during which the licensee shall not engage in contracting.\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0015.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HRS section 444-16.5 (Bond) - the contractors license board may require each licensee or applicant, individual or corporate, who is a specialty contractor to put up a bond in the sum of not less than $5,000 executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State, taking into consideration the licensee's or applicant's financial condition and experience in the field; the bond is conditioned on payment of wages and on the honest conduct of the business, with wage claims taking priority over all other claims.\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0016_0005.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"HAR section 16-77-18 (Experience requirement) - 'Every individual applicant or RME shall have had, within the past ten years immediately preceding the filing of an application, not less than four years of supervisory experience as a foreman, supervising employee, or contractor in the particular classification in which the applicant intends to engage as a contractor'; self-employed or unlicensed experience may be acceptable in the board's discretion; and contracting entities shall qualify through an RME who meets these experience requirements. Sections 16-77-19 and 16-77-20 cap approved training at one year of experience and allow the board to accept reasonably equivalent knowledge, training or experience on a detailed finding.\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2013/08/har_77-c2.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"HAR sections 16-77-39, 16-77-40, 16-77-41, 16-77-44 and 16-77-45 (Examinations) - Part I tests general knowledge of the State's building, safety, health, labor and lien laws and the basic administrative principles of the contracting business; Part II tests specialized knowledge in the classification sought; 'A grade of seventy-five per cent shall be a minimum passing grade for each part of any examination'; an examination is not required where the applicant previously qualified by written examination within four years prior to application, or within four years from the date last licensed in good standing or inactive, in the same classification; and applicants who fail to pass within six months must file a new application and application fee.\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2013/08/har_77-c2.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"HAR sections 16-77-33 and 16-77-34 (Limitation of classifications; Work incidental and supplemental) - a licensee classified as a specialty contractor shall not act, assume to act, or advertise as a contractor in any classification other than those the licensee holds; and 'Incidental and supplemental' is defined as work in other trades directly related to and necessary for the completion of the project undertaken by a licensee pursuant to the scope of the licensee's license.\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2013/08/har_77-c2.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"HAR chapter 16-77, Exhibit A (Scope of classifications) - 'C-52 Ventilating and air conditioning contractor. To fabricate, assemble, and install warm-air heating and air cooling systems including heating and cooling solar systems, complete ventilating systems and complete air conditioning systems including, but not limited to, piping, controls (other than electrical), instrumentation, building automation, energy management, and trenching, backfilling, patching, and surface restoration in connection with the installation of the air conditioning systems; and including installation of thermal and acoustical insulation necessary to maintain heat, or sound, or both, within the systems above. This also includes the installation of heat pumps related to the air conditioning system.'\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2013/08/har_77-c2.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"HAR sections 16-77-12, 16-77-54 and 16-77-55 (Application fees; Renewal fees; Conditions for renewal of license) - application and renewal fees are the appropriate fees provided in chapter 16-53, plus a contractors education fund fee of ten dollars on application and, at renewal, a contractors education fund fee of five dollars and a contractors recovery fund fee of ten dollars; renewal fees are submitted prior to September 30 of each even-numbered year; and no license is renewed until the licensee continues to meet HRS sections 444-11, 444-11.1 and 444-17 and submits proof of financial integrity - a state tax clearance or payment arrangement with a lien and judgment disclosure, proof of continuously maintained workers' compensation insurance, proof of liability and property damage insurance at $100,000 each person and $300,000 each occurrence for bodily injury and $50,000 each occurrence for property damage, and proof that any surety bond imposed by the board is current.\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2013/08/har_77-c2.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"HAR section 16-53-17 (Contractors) - the DCCA fee rule that HAR sections 16-77-12 and 16-77-54 point to for dollar amounts: '(9) Biennial renewal fees: (A) Contracting entity $190; (B) Responsible managing employee $60; (C) Education fund $5; (D) Recovery fund $10', '(10) Restoration fee for failure to renew license shall be the penalty fee of $50, in addition to the biennial renewal fee in paragraph (9)', '(11) Inactive license fee $12', and '(13) Compliance resolution fund: ... (C) Biennial compliance resolution fund fee $148'. [am and comp 10/10/16]\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/HAR_16-53_FeesOct-2016-1.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Hawaii Contractors License Board - Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, DCCA (the board that licenses general engineering, general building and specialty contractors, including the C-52 ventilating and air conditioning classification)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/contractor/\"}, {\"label\": \"Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 444 - Contractors, chapter table of contents (the section list walked for every applicability and limitation provision: 444-1 definitions, 444-2 exemptions, 444-2.5 owner-builder exemption, 444-7 classification, 444-8 powers to classify and limit operations, 444-9 licenses required, 444-9.1 building permits and owner-builder registration, 444-9.5 performance of electrical and plumbing work, 444-11.1 requirements to maintain license, 444-12 application and fees, 444-15 fees and biennial renewals, 444-16.5 bond, 444-17 revocation, suspension and renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-2 - Exemptions (the ten categories to which the contractor licensing chapter does not apply, including the $1,500 aggregate-contract-price exemption with its building-permit and larger-project limitations, and the exemption for a person engaging in regulated activities as an employee with wages as the person's sole compensation)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0002.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-2.5 - Owner-builder exemption (owners or lessees building or improving residential or farm buildings for their own use or for use by specified family members, with the registration, supervision, subcontracting, payroll-tax, record-keeping and one-year sale or lease provisions)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0002_0005.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-7 - Classification (the three branches of the contracting business: general engineering contracting, general building contracting and specialty contracting, and the definition of a specialty contractor)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0007.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-8 - Powers to classify and limit operations (board authority to classify and to limit the field and scope of a licensed contractor's operations; additional classifications require the application fee but no additional license fee; the incidental and supplemental allowance in subsection (c))\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0008.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-9 - Licenses required (no person within the purview of the chapter shall act, assume to act, or advertise as a general engineering, general building or specialty contractor without a license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0009.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-9.5 - Performance of electrical and plumbing work; licensing of electrical and plumbing workers (the provision showing that Hawaii credentials individual tradespeople only in the electrical and plumbing trades, under chapter 448E - there is no parallel provision for ventilating and air conditioning work)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0009_0005.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-11.1 - Requirements to maintain license (workers' compensation insurance, comprehensive personal injury and property damage liability insurance, and a bond when required by the board; automatic forfeiture on lapse, the sixty-day restoration window, and the fee not to exceed $1,000 as a condition of restoration)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0011_0001.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-12 - Application; fees (the applicant files the board's application; an applicant required to be examined pays the examination fee directly to the testing agency; fees are as provided in rules adopted by the director)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0012.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-15 - Fees; biennial renewals; inactive license (fees due on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year; forfeiture on failure to pay; restoration within sixty days with a penalty fee; inactive status)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0015.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"HRS section 444-16.5 - Bond (the board may require a specialty contractor licensee or applicant to put up a bond of not less than $5,000, taking into consideration financial condition and experience in the field)\", \"url\": \"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0444/HRS_0444-0016_0005.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 16 Chapter 77 - Contractors (the board's rules as published by DCCA: 16-77-12 application fees, 16-77-18 to 16-77-20 experience requirement and equivalents, 16-77-32 to 16-77-35 scope and limitation of classifications and the incidental and supplemental definition, 16-77-39 to 16-77-46 examinations, 16-77-49 to 16-77-56 renewal and inactive status, 16-77-64 and 16-77-69 to 16-77-76 ownership and management of the license including RME rules, 16-77-87 to 16-77-89 place of business; Exhibit A carries the C-52 ventilating and air conditioning scope)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2013/08/har_77-c2.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Contractors License Board - Statutes and Rules (the board's own landing page for HRS chapter 444 and HAR chapter 77)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/contractor/statute_rules/\"}, {\"label\": \"Contractors License Board - Application Forms and Publications (the current application packets for a contracting entity, a sole owner and a responsible managing employee, the Chronological History of Projects form, the bond form, the financial statement, the additional-classification application, and the board's application filing deadline)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/contractor/application_publication/\"}, {\"label\": \"Contractors License Board - Contractor Frequently Asked Questions (the board's published answers on licensing requirements, the RME residence rule, the handyman and owner-builder exemptions, the statement that Hawaii has no reciprocity agreements, the licensing process, and the application, examination, license and renewal fee amounts). Document self-dated 7/9/18 - see the note on the small-project figure in the exemptions section of this page.\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Contractor_FAQ-18.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Contractors License Board - Requirements and Application for a Contractor License, Entity (form CT-01, revision 10.25; the $50.00 application fee statement, the licensing step sequence, the itemized license fee codes, and the restoration deadline of November 30 of the even-numbered year)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Require-App-for-Contractor-Entity_10.25.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Contractors License Board - Requirements and Application for a Contractor License, Responsible Managing Employee (form CT-35, revision 10.25; the RME fee codes, the Prometric testing arrangements, the out-of-state testing and interpreter approvals, and the notice to applicants for electrical or plumbing related classifications)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Require-App-for-Contractor-RME_10.25.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Contractors License Board - Requirements and Application for a Contractor License, Sole Proprietor (revision 10.25; the sole-proprietor application packet and fee codes)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Require-App-for-Contractor-Sole-Proprietor_10.25.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Contractors License Board - Description of Contractor License Classifications (the board's plain-language excerpt listing every classification and its scope, including C-52). Self-dated June 20, 2014 and expressly labelled excerpts, directing readers to HRS chapter 444 and the Hawaii Administrative Rules for the official current language - so the C-52 scope in this record is quoted from the rules, not from this document.\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DescriptionofContractorLicenseClassifications-1.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DCCA - Verify a Professional / public license search (the official lookup for confirming that a Hawaii contractor's license and classification are current)\", \"url\": \"https://mypvl.dcca.hawaii.gov/public-license-search/\"}, {\"label\": \"Hawaii Administrative Rules title 16 chapter 53 - Fees (the DCCA director's fee rule; section 16-53-17 carries every contractor amount, including the biennial renewal, inactive, compliance-resolution-fund and $50 restoration penalty components that the board's published renewal totals are built from)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/HAR_16-53_FeesOct-2016-1.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Hawaii Contractors License Board - Examinations page (contractor examinations administered by PSI Services, LLC since January 2023; pass within six months)\", \"url\": \"https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/contractor/application-deadline-examination-dates/\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Candidate Information Bulletin, Hawaii DCCA Professional and Vocational Licensing Division - Contractor Examinations (1/20/2026): fees, 6-month eligibility, Business and Law and C-52 exams\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/10625\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/hi-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "ia-hvac",
   "state": "Iowa",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Iowa Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board (Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing)",
   "board_url": "https://dial.iowa.gov/topics/plumbing-mechanical-systems",
   "application_url": "https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/building/plumbing-mechanical/plumbing-licensure",
   "renewal_cycle": "Three-year renewal cycle. All Plumbing and Mechanical Systems licenses expire on the same date every three years, on June 30, regardless of issue date (Iowa Code 105.9(7), 105.20(1)); the current licensing period runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, and the next runs July 1, 2029 through June 30, 2032. Renewal is by application and fee without re-examination (105.20(2)) but requires completion of the continuing-education hours for the term. A 30-day grace period after expiration allows completion of renewal requirements without penalty (105.20(5)(b)); late fees then apply ($60 after August 1, $100 after September 1), and a license lapsed more than one year must be reinstated with a new application and full fee. New licenses issued mid-cycle are prorated by a one-sixth deduction per six-month period.",
   "ce_hours": "8 classroom hours of board-approved continuing education per three-year term for each master or journeyperson license (Iowa Code 105.20(5); minimum set by statute). For an HVAC-refrigeration license the 8 hours are 2 hours mechanical code, 4 hours HVAC/R discipline, and 2 hours safety (Iowa Occupational Safety & Health); for a mechanical license the 4 discipline hours may be any combination of HVAC/R, hydronics, and sheet metal. At least half of the hours must be earned in person and up to half may be online; courses and instructors must be board-approved. Holding multiple mechanical licenses raises the requirement to 14 hours, and holding a plumbing license plus one or more mechanical licenses raises it to 16 hours. Apprentices need no CE. Exemptions include the first renewal after moving from apprentice to journeyperson, active military service during the period, residing and being licensed (with equivalent CE) outside Iowa, and certain government-employee and hardship situations.",
   "exam": "Iowa requires individual license applicants (journeyperson and master) to pass an industry-standardized examination for each license type adopted by the board (Iowa Code 105.5). The process: submit an Exam Approval Application to the Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board with a $35 fee per trade-discipline exam; after approval (up to two weeks), schedule the examination through the board's approved testing provider, Kirkwood Community College, at one of 15 testing sites across Iowa; and pay the examination fee directly to Kirkwood for each attempt (Kirkwood's fee list shows $119 per attempt for each journeyperson and master HVAC-Refrigeration with Gas exam; the board's license-level pages still give older figures of $99 and $95). A journeyperson applicant must also show four years of practical experience as a licensed apprentice in a U.S. DOL-registered program; a master applicant must hold a journeyperson license with two years' experience (or an out-of-state master license). An individual who separately passes both the HVAC-refrigeration and hydronic examinations at the same level is issued the combined mechanical license without taking the mechanical examination. Apprentices and (generally) contractors sit no board examination — the contractor's trade competency is supplied by its master of record.",
   "fees": "Three-year license fees (IAC 641-28.1, the board's fee rule): apprentice $50, journeyperson $180, master $240, medical gas pipe certificate $75, special restricted license $50, and contractor license $250 plus a $150 chapter-91C contractor registration fee submitted together ($400 total for a contractor). New licenses issued for less than three years are prorated by a one-sixth deduction per six-month period. Separate charges: Exam Approval Application $35 per exam (to the board), the Kirkwood examination fee ($119 per attempt for the journeyperson or master HVAC-Refrigeration with Gas exam on Kirkwood's fee list - the board's license-level pages still show $99 and $95 - paid to Kirkwood), and a $25 paper application fee for paper filings. Combining two or more active master/journeyperson/contractor licenses for the same person in one transaction earns a 30% discount on the license fees (not on the paper fee, late fees, or the $150 registration). There is a $50 fee to combine an active HVAC-refrigeration or hydronics license into a mechanical license (IAC 641-28.1(12)). Late renewal: no late fee if renewed by July 31, a $60 late fee August 1-31, a $100 late fee thereafter (and the licensee may not work after September 1); a license lapsed more than one year must be reinstated at the full fee. Fee waivers: the board waives fees for a first-time Iowa applicant whose household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, and waives the initial application fee and one renewal fee for an applicant honorably or generally discharged from military service within the preceding five years (IAC 641-28.3).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.10 (License or certification required - exceptions) - a person shall not operate as a contractor or install or repair plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic systems without a board license; the business must employ a licensed master actively in charge; a master or journeyperson mechanical license holder needs no separate HVAC-refrigeration/sheet metal/hydronic sub-license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.10.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.11 (Chapter inapplicability) - the fourteen categories to which the licensing chapter does not apply, including engineers/architects providing plans, utility and railroad employees, owner work on a homestead-credit-qualifying principal residence, LP-gas-qualified persons, helpers, government employees, manufacturer representatives, and volunteer/non-paid work.\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.11.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.18 (Qualifications and types of licenses issued) - apprentice, journeyperson, and master licenses for mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, and hydronic professionals (journeyperson also for sheet metal); contractor license requires a master of record or employed master; the four-year registered-apprenticeship experience and examination requirements; combined and special restricted licenses.\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.18.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.19 (Insurance and surety bond requirements) - a contractor-license applicant must provide public liability insurance and a surety bond in amounts set by board rule (DIAL: $500,000 liability minimum, $5,000 surety bond minimum).\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.19.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.20 (Renewal and reinstatement - fees and penalties - continuing education) - three-year licenses; renewal without examination; at least 8 classroom hours of board-approved CE per term; 30-day grace period.\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.20.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.9 (Fees) - the board sets license, renewal, and examination fees by rule (IAC 641-28); combined-license fee is the sum of the separate fees reduced by 30%; licenses expire every three years on June 30; new licenses prorated by one-sixth per six-month period.\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.9.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.17 (Preemption of local licensing requirements) - the chapter supersedes and preempts all local plumbing/mechanical/HVAC-refrigeration/sheet metal/hydronic/contracting licensing provisions; local governments may still charge permit and inspection fees.\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.17.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Code 105.21 (Reciprocal licenses) - the board may license without examination a nonresident licensed under a similar statute in a reciprocal state (the board's only executed agreement, with South Dakota, covers plumbing journeyperson/master only).\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.21.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Iowa Administrative Code 641-28.1 to 28.3 (Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board - Licensure Fees) - the operative fee schedule: apprentice $50, journey $180, master $240, contractor $250, combined-license 30% reduction, $50 HVAC-refrigeration/hydronics-to-mechanical combine fee, $35 examination application, $25 paper application, late/reinstatement fees, and income-based and veteran fee waivers.\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/02-19-2025.641.28.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Iowa Code Chapter 105 - Plumbers, Mechanical Professionals, and Contractors (the Iowa Plumber, Mechanical Professional, and Contractor Licensing Act; definitions of HVAC/refrigeration/mechanical, 105.10 license required, 105.11 exemptions, 105.18 license types, 105.19 insurance/bond, 105.20 renewal/CE, 105.21 reciprocity, 105.17 local preemption) - legislature PDF, Iowa Code 2026\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/105.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa Administrative Code 641-Chapter 28 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board Licensure Fees (apprentice $50, journey $180, master $240, contractor $250, combined-license 30% reduction, $50 HVAC-refrigeration/hydronics-to-mechanical combine fee, $35 exam application, late and reinstatement fees, fee waivers)\", \"url\": \"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/02-19-2025.641.28.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa DIAL - Plumbing & Mechanical Systems (board topic hub)\", \"url\": \"https://dial.iowa.gov/topics/plumbing-mechanical-systems\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa DIAL - Plumbing & Mechanical Systems License Period & Fees (3-year cycle; current period Jul 1 2026 - Jun 30 2029; contractor license $250 + registration $150 = $400; prorated new-application fees; late fees; multiple-license 30% discount)\", \"url\": \"https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/building/plumbing-mechanical/plumbing-licensure/licensing-period-fees\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa DIAL - Contractor License (public liability insurance min $500,000; surety bond min $5,000; master-of-record requirement; chapter-91C contractor registration $150; UI number required; out-of-state $25,000 bond; self-employed fee exemption)\", \"url\": \"https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/building/plumbing-mechanical/plumbing-licensure/contractor-license\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa DIAL - Journey Level License (4 years registered-apprenticeship experience + Iowa journeyperson exam per discipline; Exam Approval Application $35; Kirkwood Community College exam; this page still gives $99/attempt, Kirkwood's own fee list shows $119)\", \"url\": \"https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/building/plumbing-mechanical/plumbing-licensure-2\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa DIAL - Master Level License (eligibility: journeyperson with 2 years' experience OR out-of-state master; Iowa master exam; Kirkwood exam; this page still gives $95/attempt, Kirkwood's own fee list shows $119)\", \"url\": \"https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/building/plumbing-mechanical/plumbing-licensure/master-license\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa DIAL - PMSB Continuing Education & Training (8 CEU hours per 3-year term; HVAC/R breakdown 2 code / 4 discipline / 2 safety; at least half in-person; exemptions)\", \"url\": \"https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/building/plumbing-mechanical/plumbing-licensure/pmsb-continuing-education-training\"}, {\"label\": \"Iowa DIAL - Plumbing & Mechanical Systems Board (board membership and contact; DIAL board page)\", \"url\": \"https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/pmsb-board\"}, {\"label\": \"Kirkwood Community College - State Disciplines (the board's contracted exam provider): exam fees ($119 each for journeyperson and master HVAC-Refrigeration with Gas), registration, test-day rules\", \"url\": \"https://www.kirkwood.edu/programs/continuing-education/state-disciplines\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ia-hvac/"
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   "page_id": "id-hvac",
   "state": "Idaho",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Idaho Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Board - Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)",
   "board_url": "https://dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/",
   "application_url": "https://dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Two years, set by statute rather than by an administrative transition. Idaho Code 54-5013(1) provides that 'certificates of competency shall expire twenty-four (24) calendar months from the date of issue, or on the last day of the month of the certification period, unless renewed as provided in this section, or unless sooner revoked or suspended.' Idaho Code 54-5012(2) and (3) match that term, pricing the certificate of competency and its renewal as 'valid for two (2) years; or may be issued at the annual rate for up to three (3) years.' Apprentice and specialty apprentice registrations are separately 'valid for two (2) years' and expire on the registrant's birthday unless renewed (54-5012(4)). Renewal of a certificate may be requested within 60 days prior to the expiration date. A certificate that has expired 'may be revived at any time within one (1) year from the first day of the final month of the certification period, by payment of a thirty-five dollar ($35.00) revival fee in addition to the full renewal fee, and if any, all outstanding civil penalties, permits or other fees and penalties' (54-5013(2)). A person whose certificate has been revoked may apply for a new certificate only after one year from the date of revocation, and must show payment of all outstanding civil penalties, permits or other fees and penalties (54-5013(3)). The two-year term and the fee schedule both trace to the 2024 amendment of these sections (2024, ch. 86, secs. 43-44); as of this page's last-verified date, the HVAC Board's own news category carried no announcement of a further renewal-cycle change or fee change for HVAC.",
   "ce_hours": "None. Idaho imposes no continuing-education requirement on HVAC certificates of competency. DOPL's HVAC Frequently Asked Questions states it directly: 'Q: Does the State of Idaho have Continuing Education Requirements (CEU) for HVAC? A: There are no Continuing Education Requirements (CEU) for HVAC.' The authority to impose one exists but has not been exercised for this trade: Idaho Code 54-5010(1) provides that 'the Idaho heating, ventilation and air conditioning board shall establish by rule the requirements as to education, continuing education and examinations relating to classifications of competency,' and the board's rules at IDAPA 24.39.70 contain no continuing-education section. Education requirements in Idaho HVAC are therefore front-loaded into qualification rather than renewal - the 576 hours of board-approved instruction on the 8,000-hour journeyman pathway, and the 60 hours of fuel gas code and piping instruction that can substitute for the specialty journeyman examination. Because the board may adopt continuing education by rule at any time, check IDAPA 24.39.70 before assuming a renewal requires no coursework.",
   "exam": "DOPL's HVAC exam page (last updated August 5, 2026) puts the examination before the application: 'Exams are now offered through PSI' - register online through PSI's Idaho contractor testing portal, with PSI support at (855) 340-3713 - and then, under 'Next Steps After Passing', 'After achieving a passing score, you must apply for licensure through the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL).' Until August 5, 2026 the page also carried an announcement of the change, since removed: 'The application and examination process has been updated. Applicants are now required to take and pass the appropriate examination before applying for licensure.' After achieving a passing score, the candidate applies for licensure through DOPL - application instructions and account creation run through the License Application page at edopl.idaho.gov, which DOPL describes as 'an automated acceptance process.' The statute's deadline still stands, Idaho Code 54-5010(3): 'all applications shall expire and be canceled after a period of one (1) year if the applicant fails to appear for examination within such period.' Idaho Code 54-5010(2) leaves times and places of examination to the board, which must notify all applicants. The statutory application-for-examination fee is $35.00 for an HVAC contractor or specialty contractor and $35.00 for an HVAC journeyman or specialty journeyman (54-5012(1)). Eligibility to sit differs by classification: a journeyman applicant may sit after showing proof of either 576 hours of board-approved instruction or 16,000 hours of HVAC experience (IDAPA 24.39.70.100.02.a); a specialty journeyman may substitute 60 hours of education in fuel gas code and piping installation methods for the examination entirely (IDAPA 24.39.70.100.04); and an apprentice may take the journeyman's examination once the required related instruction approved by the board, in conjunction with the state board for career technical education, is complete and the required hours have been worked (54-5010(4)). Contractors and specialty contractors pass a board-designated examination and post the $2,000 bond (IDAPA 24.39.70.100.03). DOPL also publishes an HVAC Exam Information Bulletin, a Contractors' Business and Law Reference Manual, and Guidelines for Requesting Special Accommodations, and states that requests for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be submitted before scheduling an exam. Upon passing, a certificate of competency 'in the form of a card' is issued showing the holder's name, the classification examined for, the year for which the card is current, the holder's signature, the certificate number, and the signature of the administrator (54-5011).",
   "fees": "Idaho sets HVAC fees by statute in Idaho Code 54-5012. Application for examination: $35.00 for an HVAC contractor or specialty contractor, and $35.00 for an HVAC journeyman or specialty journeyman. Certificate of competency, initial issue, valid for two years (or issuable at the annual rate for up to three years): $75.00 for an HVAC contractor or specialty contractor, $50.00 for an HVAC journeyman or specialty journeyman. Renewal of a certificate of competency, valid for two years (or at the annual rate for up to three years): $50.00 for an HVAC contractor or specialty contractor, $25.00 for an HVAC journeyman or specialty journeyman. Apprentice and specialty apprentice registration: $20.00 each, valid two years, expiring on the registrant's birthday. A certificate that has expired may be revived within one year from the first day of the final month of the certification period by paying a $35.00 revival fee in addition to the full renewal fee, plus any outstanding civil penalties, permits or other fees and penalties (54-5013(2)). Conflicting published figures - both are stated rather than resolved: DOPL's HVAC Contractor Application says 'the applicant must also pay a $225 license fee prior to receiving a license,' where Idaho Code 54-5012(2)(a) sets the HVAC contractor certificate of competency at $75.00; and DOPL's Trade Licensing Apprentice Registration Application offers HVAC as a '1-year registration' with a '$10.00 processing fee,' where 54-5012(4) sets a two-year apprentice registration at $20.00. Both application forms carry July 1, 2023 revision stamps, which precede the 2024 amendment to 54-5012 (2024, ch. 86, sec. 43), so the statutory figures are the later authority - but confirm the amount the board is currently collecting before sending payment. Beyond the credential fees, budget for the $2,000 contractor bond (or acceptable corporate industry group bond), PSI's examination charges (paid to PSI at registration; PSI's Idaho bulletin, effective 7/9/2026, lists $75.00 per attempt), and permit and inspection costs. Permit fees: the board has established fees by rule, so IDAPA 24.39.70.500.02 - not Idaho Code 54-5017(2)'s default schedule - is what an installer pays. Residential (rule 500.02.a): a $100 base permit, plus $30 for the first fixture or appliance and $15 for each additional one, plus $15 for the first duct and $5 for each additional duct, plus $5 per appliance outlet for a fuel gas piping system, plus $5 per zone for hydronic systems. Other installations including multifamily, industrial and commercial (rule 500.02.c): up to $10,000 - $60 plus 2% of HVAC system cost; $10,000 to $100,000 - $260 plus 1% of the cost exceeding $10,000; over $100,000 - $1,160 plus 5% of the cost exceeding $100,000. (For reference, the statutory default the rule displaced - 54-5017(2) - runs on a four-tier commercial formula: 3% of value through $20,000, plus 2% in excess of $20,000 through $100,000, plus 1% in excess of $100,000 through $200,000, plus one-half percent in excess of $200,000; the statute also authorizes plan-check (2)(c) and reinspection (2)(d) fees.) A permit expires 365 days after purchase or last inspection and may be renewed for another year on Division approval and a $65 renewal fee.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5008 (Certificate a prerequisite) - on and after July 1, 2004 it is unlawful for any person or firm, copartnership, association or corporation to engage in the business, trade, practice or work of heating, ventilation and air conditioning in Idaho unless such person, or the responsible person representing the entity, has passed the examination and been issued a state certificate of competency; the certificate is not transferable.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5008/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5009 (Classification of competency) - four classifications: apprentice (works only under supervision of an HVAC journeyman or contractor), journeyman (works in the employ and under direction of an HVAC contractor), HVAC contractor (the business engaged in installing, maintaining or repairing HVAC appliances or gas-fired equipment requiring special venting or gas supply piping), and HVAC specialty contractor (a specific aspect of the trade such as gas piping, gas appliances, or decorative gas-fired appliances; a hearth and barbecue certificate carries authority for the low voltage work necessary to complete installations).\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5009/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5002 (Exceptions) - the certificate-of-competency requirements do not apply to an owner or contract purchaser installing or maintaining HVAC in a single or duplex family dwelling; farm buildings outside city limits as defined; logging, mining or construction camps meeting Department of Environmental Quality recommendations (agency updated by 2025, ch. 47, sec. 15); work on premises owned or operated by an employer that regularly employs maintenance or construction HVAC journeymen; qualifying modular buildings constructed in Idaho for out-of-state installation; and a chartered 501(c)(3) house-building nonprofit and its volunteers performing HVAC installations for a single-family dwelling unit. Apprentice registration requirements do not apply to qualifying high school students, whose hours do not count toward apprentice work requirements.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5002/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5007 (Requirements for certificates of competency) - the Idaho HVAC Board provides standards and procedures and prescribes rules for examination, qualification and certification of contractors, journeymen, apprentices, specialty contractors, specialty journeymen and specialty apprentices; HVAC contractors and specialty contractors must provide a bond of $2,000 or evidence of coverage by an acceptable corporate industry group bond.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5007/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5012 (Fees for application for examination, certificates of competency and registration of apprentices) - examination application $35.00 for contractor/specialty contractor and $35.00 for journeyman/specialty journeyman; certificate of competency initial issue, valid two years, $75.00 contractor and $50.00 journeyman; renewal, valid two years, $50.00 contractor and $25.00 journeyman; apprentice and specialty apprentice registration $20.00 each, valid two years, expiring on the registrant's birthday.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5012/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5013 (Certificate expiration - renewal - reinstatement) - certificates of competency expire twenty-four calendar months from the date of issue, or on the last day of the month of the certification period; renewal may be requested within 60 days prior to expiration; an expired certificate may be revived within one year from the first day of the final month of the certification period by paying a $35.00 revival fee plus the full renewal fee and any outstanding penalties.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5013/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5015 (Exclusive jurisdiction of the state - restriction on requirement for additional licenses or fees) - only the DOPL administrator may examine applicants and issue certificates of competency and apprentice registrations; no local jurisdiction may require additional certification or registration or charge fees for engaging in the HVAC trade; cities and counties retain authority to impose stricter public safety rules; subsections (4)-(5) set the HVAC, electrical and plumbing cross-scope allowances and the bar on plumbing certificate holders installing HVAC control wiring at any voltage.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5015/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Idaho Code 54-5016 (Permits required - exception - local government fees allowed) - a permit from the authority having jurisdiction is required before any construction, installation, improvement, extension or alteration of an HVAC system, except work related to repair or maintenance of an existing system; DOPL plumbing, electrical and HVAC permits cross-satisfy one another where they overlap; local governments may still collect permit and inspection fees where the work is regulated by city or county code or ordinance.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5016/\"}, {\"citation\": \"IDAPA 24.39.70.100 (Certificates of Competency and Registration) - journeyman certificate requires a board-designated examination plus either 8,000 hours of apprentice work experience and 576 hours of board-approved instruction, or 16,000 hours of HVAC experience; specialty journeyman requires 2,000 hours of specialty experience plus an examination or 60 hours of fuel gas code and piping education; contractor and specialty contractor require a board-designated examination and a $2,000 compliance bond effective for the duration of the certificate period; the specialty scope permits hearth appliances, non-duct connected oil furnaces, associated fuel gas piping and dedicated venting, and excludes plumbing, electrical and duct work.\", \"url\": \"https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/24/243970.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"IDAPA 24.39.70.300 and .500 (Civil Penalties; Permits and Inspections) - civil penalties up to $1,000 per count for practicing without an active certificate or registration, working outside a specialty scope, knowingly employing an uncertified person, apprentice supervision failures, permit and inspection failures, misrepresentation of permit or inspection fees, and advertising as an HVAC contractor without a current certificate or without the certificate number; permits expire 365 days from purchase or last inspection and may be renewed for one year on Division approval and a $65 renewal fee.\", \"url\": \"https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/24/243970.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Idaho Code Title 54, Chapter 50 - Installation of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (the governing statute: 54-5002 exceptions, 54-5003 definitions, 54-5004 the Idaho HVAC Board, 54-5007 requirements and the $2,000 bond, 54-5008 certificate a prerequisite, 54-5009 the four classifications of competency, 54-5010 examinations, 54-5011 issuance, 54-5012 fees, 54-5013 expiration and renewal, 54-5014 display, 54-5015 exclusive state jurisdiction, 54-5016 permits, 54-5017 permit fees)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho Code 54-5012 - Fees for application for examination, certificates of competency and registration of apprentices (examination application $35; certificate initial issue contractor $75 / journeyman $50 valid two years; renewal contractor $50 / journeyman $25; apprentice and specialty apprentice registration $20, valid two years, expiring on birthday). History ends at am. 2024, ch. 86, sec. 43.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5012/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho Code 54-5013 - Certificate expiration, renewal, reinstatement (certificates expire twenty-four calendar months from date of issue; renewal may be requested within 60 days prior; $35 revival fee within one year of the first day of the final month of the certification period). History ends at am. 2024, ch. 86, sec. 44.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5013/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho Code 54-5002 - Exceptions (owner-occupant of a single or duplex family dwelling; farm buildings outside city limits; logging, mining or construction camps; premises of an employer that regularly employs maintenance or construction HVAC journeymen; modular buildings built in Idaho for out-of-state installation; 501(c)(3) house-building nonprofits and their volunteers; and the apprentice-registration exception for high school students in a recognized program)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5002/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho Code 54-5015 - Exclusive jurisdiction of the state; restriction on requirement for additional licenses or fees; clarification of certification, licensing and permitting requirements (no local jurisdiction may require additional certification, registration or fees; cities and counties may still impose stricter public safety rules; the HVAC/electrical/plumbing cross-scope allowances at 54-5015(4)-(5))\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5015/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho Code 54-5016 - Permits required; exception; local government fees allowed (permit required for installation, improvement, extension or alteration but not for repair or maintenance of an existing system; cross-honoring of DOPL plumbing/electrical/HVAC permits; local permit and inspection fees preserved)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5016/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho Code 54-5017 - Permits, application, fees (residential $50 base permit fee plus itemized inspection fees; multifamily/commercial $50 base per building plus 3% of value through $20,000 and 2% above)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title54/T54CH50/SECT54-5017/\"}, {\"label\": \"IDAPA 24.39.70 - Rules Governing Installation of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses / Idaho HVAC Board): Section 100 certificates of competency and registration - journeyman 8,000 hours plus 576 hours of instruction or 16,000 hours; specialty journeyman 2,000 hours plus exam or 60 hours fuel gas education; contractor exam plus $2,000 bond; specialty scope limits. Section 300 civil penalties up to $1,000 per offense. Section 500 permits and inspections, 365-day permit expiration and $65 renewal. No continuing-education section.\", \"url\": \"https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/24/243970.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho DOPL - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Board (board home: apply for or renew a license, license search, complaints; BCRE-Licensing@dopl.idaho.gov, (208) 334-3233)\", \"url\": \"https://dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho DOPL - HVAC Frequently Asked Questions (no continuing education for HVAC; no reciprocal licensing agreement; hours worked while unlicensed do not count toward required OJT time; adopted codes 2018 IMC, 2018 IFGC, 2018 IRC Parts V & VI; permit expiration and $65 renewal fee; homeowner permits limited to primary and secondary residences and related outbuildings, not commercial buildings)\", \"url\": \"https://dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/hvac-faqs/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho DOPL - HVAC Program Exams (page last updated August 5, 2026: examinations offered through PSI with online registration and PSI support at (855) 340-3713; apply for licensure AFTER passing, through edopl.idaho.gov; Contractors' Business and Law Reference Manual and Candidate Bulletin; reference-material and binder rules for the examination center)\", \"url\": \"https://dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/hvac-program-exams/\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho DOPL - HVAC Contractor Application (individual applicant must hold an active Idaho HVAC Journeyman license; entity applicant must employ at least one active Idaho licensed HVAC Journeyman; $2,000 HVAC contractor bond; $35.00 processing fee; states a $225 license fee payable before the license issues; form stamped Revised July 1, 2023)\", \"url\": \"https://dopl.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/HVAC-Contractor-Application_Fillable.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho DOPL - HVAC Journeyman Application (apprenticeship-school pathway of 576 hours of instruction plus 8,000 hours of supervised HVAC installation work, or work-experience pathway of 16,000 hours; Work Verification Form per employer; $35.00 processing fee; form stamped Revised July 1, 2023)\", \"url\": \"https://dopl.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/HVAC-Journeyman-Application_Fillable.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho DOPL - Trade Licensing Apprentice Registration Application (HVAC apprentice registration; hours are only credited while the apprentice is actively registered with the Division; form stamped Updated July 1, 2023 and offers HVAC as a 1-year registration with a $10.00 processing fee, which conflicts with the two-year $20.00 registration in Idaho Code 54-5012(4))\", \"url\": \"https://dopl.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HVAC-Apprentice-Application.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Idaho DOPL - News and Announcements, HVAC category (the board's own HVAC-tagged announcements; when we last checked, it carried no HVAC renewal-cycle transition or HVAC fee-change notice)\", \"url\": \"https://dopl.idaho.gov/category/hvac/\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Candidate Information Bulletin, Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses - trade exams incl. HVAC Journeyman (effective 7/9/2026): $75.00 per attempt\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/11747\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "il-hvac",
   "state": "Illinois",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"225 ILCS 320 (Illinois Plumbing License Law): the Illinois Department of Public Health 'licenses plumbers, plumbing contractors, plumbers' apprentices, irrigation contractors and retired plumbers.' Cited here to show that Illinois does license a construction trade at the state level (plumbing), which HVAC is not -- there is no parallel state HVAC license.\", \"url\": \"https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/environmental-health-protection/plumbing.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act (administered by IDFPR): roofing contractors are licensed by the state. The other construction trade Illinois licenses statewide, again showing HVAC's absence from the state's licensing scheme.\", \"url\": \"https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/roof.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Home Repair and Remodeling Act, 815 ILCS 513/10 (Definitions): '\\\"Home repair and remodeling\\\" includes the construction, installation, replacement, or improvement of ... central air conditioning, central heating, boilers, furnaces ...'; 'This Act does not apply to original construction of single-family or multi-family residences or repairs to dwellings containing more than 6 apartments or family units.' This is a consumer-protection/disclosure statute; it creates no HVAC license or registration.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/081505130K10.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"Home Repair and Remodeling Act, 815 ILCS 513/15 (Written contract): 'Prior to initiating home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000, a person engaged in the business of ... remodeling shall furnish to the customer for signature a written contract ...' -- the operative statewide duty on residential HVAC work, and it is a contract-disclosure requirement, not a licensing requirement.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/081505130K15.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"Municipal Code of Chicago, Chapter 4-36 (Licensing of General Contractors), including sec. 4-36-020 (license required) and sec. 4-36-030 (license classifications A-E by value of regulated activity). Chicago licenses HVAC work through this general contractor license; it maintains no separate HVAC/mechanical trade license.\", \"url\": \"https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2611888\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - Recycling and Emissions Reduction (federal EPA Section 608; Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling nationwide, including Illinois; it is a federal certification, not an Illinois State or municipal HVAC license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"IDFPR - Professions and Industries Regulated by IDFPR (A-Z list; includes Roofing Contractor, Architect, Professional/Structural Engineer, Private Security Contractor - NO HVAC/heating/air conditioning/refrigeration/mechanical)\", \"url\": \"https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/proflist.html\"}, {\"label\": \"IDFPR - Roofing Contractor (the construction trade IDFPR does license at the state level, under the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act - shown here to contrast with HVAC, which IDFPR does not license)\", \"url\": \"https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/roof.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Illinois Department of Public Health - Plumbing Program ('Under the Illinois Plumbing License Law (225 ILCS 320), the Department licenses plumbers, plumbing contractors, plumbers' apprentices, irrigation contractors and retired plumbers' - a STATE trade license, but for plumbing, not HVAC)\", \"url\": \"https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/environmental-health-protection/plumbing.html\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Chicago Department of Buildings - Trade Licensing (the DOB trade-license list: general contractors, electricians, electrical contractors, plumbers/apprentices/plumbing contractors, mason contractors, stationary/boiler engineers, crane operators, elevator mechanics/contractors, drainlayers - NO HVAC/mechanical/refrigeration license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bldgs/provdrs/licenses.html\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Chicago - General Contractor License (Classes A-E by project value; CY2026 fees $300-$3,500; issued to businesses; requires financial-solvency statement and class-sized insurance; no HVAC exam; processed by Continental Testing Services; Municipal Code Ch. 4-36)\", \"url\": \"https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bldgs/supp_info/TLdetails/GC.html\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Chicago - Mechanical (HVAC) Work, Express Permit Program ('Required Contractor: A licensed general contractor (Class A, B, C, D, or E, based on total project cost)'; owner may act as general contractor via Form 401)\", \"url\": \"https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/guide-to-building-permits/home/instructions/EPP/MECH.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act, 815 ILCS 513/10 (definition: 'home repair and remodeling' includes 'central air conditioning, central heating, boilers, furnaces'; excludes maintenance/service/repairs under $500, original construction, and dwellings > 6 units)\", \"url\": \"https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/081505130K10.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act, 815 ILCS 513/15 (written contract required 'Prior to initiating home repair or remodeling work for over $1,000' - a disclosure duty, NOT a license or registration)\", \"url\": \"https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/081505130K15.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"Municipal Code of Chicago, Chapter 4-36 - Licensing of General Contractors (sec. 4-36-030 license classifications A-E; sec. 4-36-020 license required). American Legal Publishing code library\", \"url\": \"https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2611888\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; NOT an Illinois or municipal HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/il-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "in-hvac",
   "state": "Indiana",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "county/municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"IC 36-1-22-5 (Local licensing of builders or remodelers prohibited): 'After February 28, 2013, a political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance, rule, policy, or other requirement providing that a builder or remodeler must be licensed, certified, permitted, registered, or listed by the political subdivision as a condition to the builder or remodeler: (1) constructing a new residential dwelling; or (2) remodeling an existing residential dwelling.' (As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.20.) - reaches builders/remodelers only, not the trades.\", \"url\": \"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_36.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"IC 36-1-22-6 (Local regulation unaffected by prohibition): the chapter does not (1) void a pre-March-1-2013 ordinance, or (2) prohibit a political subdivision from '(A) Requiring a person who engages in a specific building or construction trade, including an electrician, a plumber, a tile layer, a landscaper, or a practitioner of another specific trade, to be licensed, permitted, registered, or listed ... before engaging in the specific building or construction trade' or '(B) Issuing building permits ....' (As added by P.L.218-2014, SEC.20.) - preserves local HVAC ('another specific trade') licensing.\", \"url\": \"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_36.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Indianapolis-Marion County, Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County, Chapter 875, Article III (Licensing and Regulation of Heating and Cooling Contractors) - Sec. 875-315 (bond; obligation limited to $5,000), Sec. 875-316 (public liability/property damage insurance $500,000 naming the Consolidated City of Indianapolis as additional assured, plus workmen's compensation), Sec. 875-321 (heating and cooling work on one's own property), and the capacity-based license types (Air Conditioning A/B/D, Refrigeration, High Pressure Steam).\", \"url\": \"https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH875COSKTR_ARTIIILIREHECOCO\"}, {\"citation\": \"Allen County (Fort Wayne) Building Department Rules and Regulations, Nineteenth Edition (effective September 6, 2024), Section F 'Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Duct Systems' and Chapter 4 'Fees'; authority Allen County Code 6-1-3-3.\", \"url\": \"https://www.allencounty.in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7283/Rules-and-Regulations-962024\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Evansville / Vanderburgh County Building Commission contractor-licensing ordinance and rules (HVAC 'Master/Journeyman/Apprentice' categories; Master Refrigeration Installer; Master Steam Fitter; $25,000 surety bond; general liability insurance tiers; continuing education), as published by the Building Commission.\", \"url\": \"https://www.evansvillegov.org/city/topic/index.php?topicid=331&structureid=154\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - Recycling and Emissions Reduction (federal EPA Section 608; Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling nationwide, including Indiana; a federal certification, not an Indiana state or local license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Indiana Professional Licensing Agency - Professions index (Accountancy to Veterinary Medicine; Plumbing present, no HVAC/heating/cooling/mechanical/electrician) - establishes no state HVAC license\", \"url\": \"https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/\"}, {\"label\": \"Indiana Professional Licensing Agency - home (state central licensing body)\", \"url\": \"https://www.in.gov/pla/\"}, {\"label\": \"IC 36-1-22-6 - Local regulation unaffected by prohibition (preserves local licensing of a 'specific building or construction trade ... or a practitioner of another specific trade,' and pre-2013 ordinances + building permits). Verbatim from the Indiana General Assembly Title 36 static export\", \"url\": \"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_36.html\"}, {\"label\": \"IC 36-1-22-5 - Local licensing of builders or remodelers prohibited (after February 28, 2013; residential builders/remodelers only - does not reach the trades)\", \"url\": \"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_36.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Indianapolis Dept. of Business and Neighborhood Services - Contractor Licenses (Board of Heating and Cooling Examiners; 'HVAC Exam Information' and 'HVAC Reciprocal License Information' PDFs: license types A/B/D/Refrigeration/High Pressure Steam, 5-yr experience, 3 references, EPA cert, Prov exam 70%)\", \"url\": \"https://www.indy.gov/activity/contractor-licenses\"}, {\"label\": \"Indianapolis-Marion County Code Ch. 875, Art. III - Licensing and Regulation of Heating and Cooling Contractors (Sec. 875-315 bond $5,000; Sec. 875-316 insurance $500,000 + workers' comp; Sec. 875-321 own-property exemption; capacity-based license types). American Legal / Municode, rendered July 2026\", \"url\": \"https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH875COSKTR_ARTIIILIREHECOCO\"}, {\"label\": \"Allen County Building Department - Rules and Regulations, Nineteenth Edition (effective 9/6/2024): Section F Heating/Ventilating/Air Conditioning/Duct Systems (Contractor/Supervisor/Journeyman/Apprentice; AC A/B & Sheet Metal C; 4-yr/7,000-hr experience) and Chapter 4 fee schedule ($90/$25/$15/$10 annual)\", \"url\": \"https://www.allencounty.in.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7283/Rules-and-Regulations-962024\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Evansville - Contractor Licensing: License Process (three notarized reference letters, 4-yr experience, Ivy Tech exam, 75% Master Mechanical/Sheet Metal/Ventilation/Refrigeration)\", \"url\": \"https://www.evansvillegov.org/city/topic/index.php?topicid=499&structureid=154\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Evansville - Contractor Licensing: Insurance & Bonds ($25,000 surety bond; GL $1,000,000 Masters / $500,000 residential / $300,000 sub-contractors; workers' comp or affidavit) and Categories & Definitions (Master HVAC Installer tonnage limits; Refrigeration; Steam Fitter)\", \"url\": \"https://www.evansvillegov.org/city/topic/index.php?topicid=501&structureid=154\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Evansville - Contractor Licensing: License Required (homeowner exception - own residence / new-or-remodeled one- or two-family residence in which the owner resides for 2+ years)\", \"url\": \"https://www.evansvillegov.org/city/topic/index.php?topicid=331&structureid=154\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not an Indiana state or local HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "ks-hvac",
   "state": "Kansas",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "county/municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"K.S.A. 12-1540 through 12-1543 (Ch. 12, Art. 15 - Licensure of Mechanical HVAC Contractors) - the statute that settles where Kansas HVAC licensing lives: it defines 'mechanical HVAC contractor' and 'master/journeyman HVAC mechanic' and standardizes competency examinations (12-1541), but applies only to 'any county or city requiring the licensure of mechanical HVAC contractors ... for practice in such county or city' (12-1542) and authorizes licensure 'only within the jurisdiction of such city or county' (12-1543). It creates NO statewide license; it expressly frames HVAC licensing as a city/county home-rule matter.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch12/012_015_0040.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Kansas State Board of Technical Professions - the state board that licenses the design-and-construction professions in Kansas regulates architecture, engineering, geology, landscape architecture and land surveying only. HVAC, mechanical, plumbing and electrical contracting are not among the professions the state licenses, which is why the credential is issued locally.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ksbtp.ks.gov/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Kansas Roofing Registration Act, K.S.A. 50-6,121 et seq. - 'This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas roofing registration act' (L. 2013, ch. 115). Administered by the Kansas Attorney General, it requires roofing contractors to obtain a registration certificate; it is the only construction-trade credential Kansas maintains at the state level, it is a registration rather than a competency license, and it does not reach HVAC/mechanical work.\", \"url\": \"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0121.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Johnson County Contractor Licensing - Class 'DM' Mechanical Contractor License 'shall entitle the holder thereof to perform only HVAC, mechanical, and refrigeration services'; the county's Class A/B/C licenses expressly do not authorize HVAC work. The license is held by the contracting company (its Qualifying Individual proves competency by exam or degree), evidencing that Kansas HVAC authority sits at the county/city level.\", \"url\": \"https://www.jocogov.org/department/contractor-licensing/new-license-license-types\"}, {\"citation\": \"Sedgwick County MABCD - 'MABCD requires that journeyman and master trades people (electrical, mechanical and plumbing) get trade certificates to work in Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita,' with defined mechanical journeyman/master experience and ICC/IAPMO examinations at 75%. This is a county/municipal licensing scheme, not a state one.\", \"url\": \"https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/mabcd/master-journeyman-trade-certificates/\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Kansas State Board of Technical Professions (the state's design-and-construction licensing board; regulates only architecture, engineering, geology, landscape architecture and land surveying - no HVAC/mechanical/plumbing/electrical trades)\", \"url\": \"https://www.ksbtp.ks.gov/\"}, {\"label\": \"Kansas Attorney General - Roofing Registration (the ONLY construction-trade credential Kansas maintains at the state level - a registration certificate under the Kansas Roofing Registration Act administered by the AG, applying to roofing only; there is no HVAC equivalent)\", \"url\": \"https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/roofing-registration\"}, {\"label\": \"Kansas Revisor of Statutes - K.S.A. 50-6,121 ('This act shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas roofing registration act'; L. 2013, ch. 115) - confirms the state's sole construction-trade scheme is roofing registration\", \"url\": \"https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch50/050_006_0121.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Johnson County Contractor Licensing - New License & License Types (Class DM Mechanical Contractor License = 'perform only HVAC, mechanical, and refrigeration services'; ICC 75% exam or relevant BS degree; $100 application + $225 per license type; Dec. 31 expiry; Class A/B/C do NOT authorize HVAC)\", \"url\": \"https://www.jocogov.org/department/contractor-licensing/new-license-license-types\"}, {\"label\": \"Johnson County Contractor Licensing - department home (issues and tracks 11 construction-contractor license types; a division of Planning, Housing and Community Development)\", \"url\": \"https://www.jocogov.org/department/contractor-licensing\"}, {\"label\": \"Sedgwick County MABCD - Master & Journeyman Trade Certificates (mechanical journeyman: 1 yr field + 1 yr trade school OR 2 yrs field, + 75% ICC K9G/559 or IAPMO; master mechanical: journeyman + 2 yrs OR 4 yrs field, + 75% ICC K9L/556 or IAPMO; $35 certificate; 2-year cycle; 12 CEUs = 6 trade + 6 general; no reciprocity with state testing)\", \"url\": \"https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/mabcd/master-journeyman-trade-certificates/\"}, {\"label\": \"Sedgwick County MABCD - Contractor Licensing (general/trade contractor licenses for unincorporated Sedgwick County, City of Wichita and contracted small cities; at least $300,000 general liability insurance; workers' comp/auto or waiver; Kansas Secretary of State good standing)\", \"url\": \"https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/mabcd/building-contractor-license/\"}, {\"label\": \"Sedgwick County, Kansas Contractor/Trades Examination Information Bulletin (ICC) - lists the Master Mechanical (556) and Journeyman Mechanical (559) exams, referencing the 2015 International Mechanical Code; all Kansas ICC exams require 75% to pass\", \"url\": \"https://www.iccsafe.org/wp-content/uploads/CO_KS-Sedgwick.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Topeka - Contractor Information (Development Services Division issues all contractor/trade licenses including 'Mechanical Contractor'; ICC certification or alternative education; liability + workers' comp insurance; Dec. 14 annual term, no proration; trade master/journeyman 6 CE hours/yr, 3 in-trade)\", \"url\": \"https://topeka.gov/business/contractor_information/index.php\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Kansas or local HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ks-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "ky-hvac",
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (DHBC), Division of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning",
   "board_url": "https://dhbc.ky.gov/newstatic_info.aspx?static_id=335",
   "application_url": "https://dhbc.ky.gov/documents/HVAC%201%20-%20Master%20Contractor%20License%20Application%20-%20clean.pdf",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual. Every license renews on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month (KRS 198B.664(1); 815 KAR 8:010 Section 7(2)). A 60-day grace period follows expiration, during which the licensee may keep practicing and restore the license by paying the renewal fee plus a restoration fee ($125 master / $25 journeyman) and providing current insurance (master). A license not restored within the 60-day grace period terminates; a terminated license may be reinstated within three years of termination without re-examination by paying the renewal fee plus the reinstatement fee (KRS 198B.664(2)-(4)). A licensee not currently practicing may request inactive status ($20), which is exempt from annual renewal and, for a master, from the insurance requirement while inactive (815 KAR 8:010 Section 6).",
   "ce_hours": "Six (6) hours of approved continuing education per year, completed in the 12 months before each renewal (815 KAR 2:010 Section 2(1); authorized by KRS 198B.684). HVAC licensees fall under the default 6-hour requirement - HVAC is not among the trades given a different hour count in 815 KAR 2:010 Section 2(2) (which sets 12 hours for building/electrical inspectors, 8 for elevator, 5 for certified installers). Each HVAC continuing education course must relate to business, job safety, codes relating to HVAC, or subject matter directly related to the HVAC trade. No more than two (2) hours of safety practices count per 12-month period; excess hours carry forward up to a total of 12 hours over the next two educational years; and the annual requirement is waived for a licensee's first renewal if the initial license was issued within 12 months of that renewal. (Federal EPA Section 608 certification is separate and is not Kentucky continuing education.)",
   "exam": "Kentucky requires master HVAC contractor and journeyman HVAC mechanic applicants to pass a department examination with a score of at least 70% (815 KAR 8:010 Section 4). The Division of HVAC develops the exams and has contracted with Prov, Inc. to administer them; exams are open-book and timed. The master examination covers codes, standards and current/industry-recommended practices for installing, maintaining, repairing, remodeling or altering all types of HVAC systems, plus the law and regulation relating to HVAC business; the journeyman examination covers the same technical body of knowledge without the business-law component (KRS 198B.658(1)(d),(2)(d)). Examination fees are $150 (master) and $50 (journeyman), non-refundable. A journeyman applicant may satisfy the journeyman requirement by passing the master exam. A passing score is valid for three years, and the department may recognize an equivalent examination on a proper showing (Section 4(7),(8)).",
   "fees": "All HVAC fees are set by administrative regulation (KRS 198B.676; 815 KAR 8:010). MASTER HVAC CONTRACTOR: initial application $250 for a 12-month license (prorated by birth month at first application over a 7-to-18-month term - the live HVAC 1 form's chart ranges $145.83 to $375.00, with $250.00 the full year); examination $150; annual renewal $250; restoration of an expired license $125; reinstatement of a terminated license $250 per 12-month period since termination, not to exceed $750. JOURNEYMAN HVAC MECHANIC: initial application $50 for a 12-month license; examination $50; annual renewal $50; restoration $25; reinstatement $50 per 12-month period, not to exceed $150. APPRENTICE: no fee to register or renew (KRS 198B.658(4)(e)). Shared special-service fees: inactive-status fee $20; reactivation fee $20 (815 KAR 8:010 Section 8). A master applicant must also carry general liability ($500,000) and property damage ($300,000) insurance, whose premium is paid separately to the insurer (KRS 198B.668). The $250 master and $50 journeyman amounts on the live April-2023 application forms match the regulation.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"KRS Chapter 198B, KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning licensing and permitting), administered by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38087\"}, {\"citation\": \"KRS 198B.656 (practice as/assumption of title of master contractor, journeyman, or apprentice without a license prohibited; a person shall not practice HVAC contracting unless licensed)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46940\"}, {\"citation\": \"KRS 198B.658 (qualifications for licensure and certification - 2-year experience routes for master and journeyman; equivalency credit; apprentice certificate)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52407\"}, {\"citation\": \"KRS 198B.668 (insurance requirements - $500,000 general liability and $300,000 property damage; no valid license without insurance)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46948\"}, {\"citation\": \"KRS 198B.674 (Exemptions - the 16 statutory carve-outs, effective April 8, 2022)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52147\"}, {\"citation\": \"815 KAR 8:010 (Licensing requirements for master HVAC contractors and journeyman HVAC mechanics - fees, exam, application, renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/815/008/010/\"}, {\"citation\": \"815 KAR 2:010 (Continuing education requirements - HVAC licensees under the default 6-hour annual requirement)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/815/002/010/\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F (federal EPA Section 608 technician certification - not a Kentucky credential)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"DHBC Division of HVAC (the licensing agency; administers KRS 198B.650-198B.689; statewide HVAC permitting/inspection since 2011; 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40601)\", \"url\": \"https://dhbc.ky.gov/newstatic_info.aspx?static_id=335\"}, {\"label\": \"Master HVAC Contractor License Application, Form HVAC 1 (April 2023) - LIVE form: $250 base fee prorated by birth-month chart ($145.83-$375.00); insurance $500,000 GL + $300,000 property damage; 2 years' experience as a licensed KY journeyman\", \"url\": \"https://dhbc.ky.gov/documents/HVAC%201%20-%20Master%20Contractor%20License%20Application%20-%20clean.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Journeyman HVAC Mechanic License Application, Form HVAC 2 (April 2023)\", \"url\": \"https://dhbc.ky.gov/documents/HVAC%202%20-%20Journeyman%20Application%20-%20clean.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"815 KAR 8:010 - Licensing requirements for master HVAC contractors and journeyman HVAC mechanics (CURRENT; fees, exam 70%, application, renewal, restoration/reinstatement, inactive status - the standalone journeyman/CE/fee regs 815 KAR 8:020/8:050/8:090 are now inactive/consolidated)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/815/008/010/\"}, {\"label\": \"815 KAR 2:010 - Continuing education requirements (department-wide; HVAC licensees under the default 6-hour annual requirement; HVAC courses on business/safety/HVAC codes/HVAC trade)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/815/002/010/\"}, {\"label\": \"815 KAR 8:030 - Apprentice HVAC mechanic registration and certification requirements (CURRENT)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/815/008/030/\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.650 - Definitions (practice of HVAC contracting; master/journeyman/apprentice; 'heating system' excludes fireplaces, free-standing stoves not in a primary system, electric thermal storage, electric ceiling cable, electric baseboard; duct cleaning excluded; maintenance person, routine maintenance, major repair)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52146\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.656 - Practice/title without a license prohibited (a person shall not practice HVAC contracting unless licensed)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46940\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.658 - Qualifications for licensure and certification (master and journeyman experience routes; 18+, citizenship; equivalency/education/teaching credit; apprentice certificate no fee)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52407\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.664 - Renewal and restoration; 60-day grace period; termination; inactive status; 3-year reinstatement without re-exam\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46944\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.666 - Reciprocity for licensees of other states (substantially equal-or-greater requirements + reciprocal privileges)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46945\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.668 - Insurance requirements ($500,000 general liability + $300,000 property damage; KY-approved carrier; state insurance satisfies local insurance requirements)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46948\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.674 - Exemptions (16 statutory carve-outs from KRS 198B.650-198B.689, effective April 8, 2022)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52147\"}, {\"label\": \"KRS 198B.676 - Fees (department sets license/exam/renewal/restoration/reinstatement/inactive/reactivation fees by regulation, not to exceed program cost)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46950\"}, {\"label\": \"U.S. EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (federal Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Kentucky license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ky-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "la-hvac",
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC)",
   "board_url": "https://lslbc.gov/",
   "application_url": "https://lslbc.gov/apply-for-a-license/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Licenses expire on the anniversary of the date the license was originally issued. At renewal the licensee elects a one-, two-, or three-year term (licenses may be issued for up to a three-year term; licenses dependent on insurance requirements or certifications are not eligible for multi-year renewal) (R.S. 37:2156(H)(1)). After expiration there is a 15-day grace period to file the renewal without penalty; a renewal filed more than 15 days after the expiration date is charged a delinquent fee of up to $50 (R.S. 37:2156(H)(1)).",
   "ce_hours": "None for the commercial/mechanical (HVAC) license. LSLBC states plainly: 'There are no continuing education requirements for commercial, mold, or home improvement contractors/registrants.' Continuing education applies only to residential building contractors, who must complete a minimum of 6 hours annually through a board-approved provider (a residential building contractor who also holds a valid commercial license in one of the major classifications of Building Construction; Highway, Street and Bridge Construction; Heavy Construction; or Municipal and Public Works Construction is deemed to have met the 6-hour requirement) (LSLBC Continuing Education page). Because the HVAC credential is a Mechanical (commercial) classification, no state CE is required to renew it.",
   "exam": "HVAC contractors qualify by passing a trade examination administered by PSI Services (test-takers.psiexams.com/lacon), taken by the business's qualifying party. The relevant exams are the Mechanical trade exam (major classification 6 - passing it covers HVAC plus all Mechanical subclassifications) or the narrower Heat, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Duct Work, and Refrigeration trade exam (subclassification 6.1, HVAC/refrigeration only). PSI posts a Candidate Information Bulletin with the content outline and reference list for each exam. In addition to the trade exam, commercial and residential applicants must complete a Business and Law course as part of the LSLBC application. The LSLBC's own examination/board fee is capped at $50 (R.S. 37:2156(C)(1)); PSI charges its own separate exam fee. Question counts and time limits are set by PSI per exam and are not restated here rather than guessed - see the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for the specific classification.",
   "fees": "LSLBC fees are set by the board and capped by statute at the following amounts (R.S. 37:2156(C)): examination fee $50, license fee $100, renewal fee $100, delinquent fee $50, Home Improvement fee $50. The basic license fee may be no more than $100, and additional classifications on the same license are a lesser amount set by the board (R.S. 37:2156(B)(1)). A contractor not domiciled in Louisiana may be assessed an additional out-of-state investigation surcharge of up to $400 (R.S. 37:2156(D)). These are the LSLBC's own fees; the PSI trade-exam fee is separate and paid to PSI, and applicants must also carry the required net worth ($50,000 for commercial/mechanical) and any applicable insurance. Each renewal also carries a $100-per-year dedication to construction education (R.S. 37:2156(K)(1)), included by default unless the licensee opts out - so the default renewal payment is the renewal fee plus $100 per year. Fees must be paid before a license is issued or changed (R.S. 37:2156(B)(3)).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"La. R.S. 37:2150.1(13) (Definitions) - 'Mechanical contractor' means any person who undertakes ... 'the construction, installation, maintenance, testing, and repair of air conditioning, refrigeration, heating systems, and plumbing for all residential, commercial, and industrial applications as well as ventilation systems, mechanical work controls, boilers and other pressure vessels, steam and hot water systems and piping, gas piping and fuel storage, and chilled water and condensing water systems and piping ... for which the project value is ten thousand dollars or more.' The paragraph does not require a general or residential contractor to become a mechanical contractor for work within their own scope.\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/wp-content/uploads/blue_book.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"La. R.S. 37:2158(A) - 'No person may engage in the business of contracting, or act as a contractor as defined in this Chapter, unless he holds an active license as a contractor in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.' The board may revoke/suspend/refuse to renew a license, issue cease-and-desist orders, and impose fines and penalties for violations. La. R.S. 37:2163 makes engaging in the business of contracting without authority a punishable offense.\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/wp-content/uploads/blue_book.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"La. R.S. 37:2156 (Applications; licenses; fees; renewals) - basic license fee not more than $100; fee caps (C): examination $50, license $100, renewal $100, delinquent $50, Home Improvement $50; (D) up to $400 out-of-state surcharge; (H) expiration on the anniversary of issuance, electable 1/2/3-year terms, 15-day grace after expiration.\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/wp-content/uploads/blue_book.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"La. R.S. 37:2156.1 (Requirements for issuance of a license) - major classifications include (6) Mechanical; applicant must file a financial statement current within 12 months; residential and commercial licenses and their subclassifications must show a net worth of $50,000 or more (home improvement/mold/labor-only, $25,000). LAC 46:XXIX.109 (Qualifying Party) - the qualifying party must complete the trade exam and be an owner or a full-time (32+ hours/week) employee of the licensee.\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/wp-content/uploads/blue_book.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"La. R.S. 37:2157 (Exemptions) - 'The provisions of this Part shall not apply to' a list including (2) owners performing work on their own property not for sale or rent with controlled access, (3) church-building volunteers, (9) the manufactured-housing industry, (12) any employee of any licensee, (13) owner-builders of their personal residence (one per year), and (19) electrical, mechanical and plumbing licensees acting exclusively within their classification; but (17) and (18) expressly exclude electrical/mechanical/plumbing/mold/asbestos/hazardous scopes from the residential-subcontractor and home-improvement exemptions. (B) These exemptions do not waive local and state health and life safety code requirements.\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/wp-content/uploads/blue_book.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"LSLBC - Heat, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Duct Work, and Refrigeration classification (subclassification 6.1 of Mechanical; 'installation, maintenance or repair of air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, coolers, freezers, and ice rinks'; license required when value exceeds $10,000; release date August 8, 2025)\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/classifications_list/heat-air-conditioning-ventilation-duct-work-and-refrigeration/\"}, {\"label\": \"LSLBC - Exams/Classifications List (Mechanical major classification 6 scope and $10,000 threshold; HVAC subclass 6.1; Trade Exam requirement; PSI testing at test-takers.psiexams.com/lacon; mechanical contractor doing plumbing over $10,000 needs a State Plumbing Board master plumber license)\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/exams-classifications/\"}, {\"label\": \"LSLBC - Types of Licenses (four license types: Commercial - Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing require a license over $10,000, general commercial $50,000+; Residential $50,000+; Home Improvement $7,500-$50,000; Mold Remediation $7,500+)\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/types-of-licenses/\"}, {\"label\": \"LSLBC - Licensing Requirements for Contractors in Louisiana (PDF): Commercial license requires a financial statement showing $50,000 minimum net worth, completion of the Business and Law course, and a passing score on the trade exam; Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing require a license over $10,000\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Licensing-Requirements-for-Contractors-in-Louisiana.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"LSLBC - Continuing Education (no CE for commercial, mold or home improvement contractors/registrants; residential building contractors need 6 hours annually)\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/continuing-education/\"}, {\"label\": \"LSLBC - Apply for a License (online application; qualifying party and classification addition workflows)\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/apply-for-a-license/\"}, {\"label\": \"Louisiana Contractors Licensing Law (La. R.S. 37:2150 et seq.) + Rules and Regulations (LAC 46:XXIX), LSLBC official compilation effective August 1, 2025 - definitions incl. 'mechanical contractor' $10,000 threshold (2150.1(13)); fees (2156); license requirements/net worth (2156.1); exemptions (2157); prohibition/penalty (2158, 2163); qualifying party rule (LAC 46:XXIX.109)\", \"url\": \"https://lslbc.gov/wp-content/uploads/blue_book.pdf\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/la-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "ma-hvac",
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Division of Occupational Licensure (DOL), Office of Public Safety and Inspections (OPSI) - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, and Sprinkler Fitters (refrigeration). Ductwork is licensed by the Board of Examiners of Sheet Metal Workers; gas connections by the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters; oil burners by the Department of Fire Services.",
   "board_url": "https://www.mass.gov/orgs/bureau-of-pipefitters-refrigeration-technicians-and-sprinkler-fitters",
   "application_url": "https://www.mass.gov/apply-for-or-renew-a-pipefitters-refrigeration-technician-or-sprinkler-fitters-license",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial, tied to the licensee's date of birth. Under MGL c.146 s.85, a refrigeration (or pipefitter/sprinkler) license 'shall continue in force until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more than twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after the date of such license,' and each subsequent renewal expires on the anniversary of the licensee's birthday in the same even/odd year as the prior expiration (a February 29 birthday expires March 1). Renewal notices are sent 60 days before expiration (a 30-day statutory expiration notice is also required). A license not renewed by its expiration date becomes void, and after one year may be reinstated 'only by reexamination of the licensee'; a license held by a person on active military duty stays valid until release plus at least 90 days. Refrigeration renewal requires no examination and no continuing education. (The related Sheet Metal Worker license renews on its own cycle under MGL c.112 s.250 and does carry continuing education under MGL c.112 s.244 / 271 CMR 4.)",
   "ce_hours": "None for refrigeration technicians or contractors - the Bureau requires no continuing education to renew a refrigeration license ('all other Bureau licenses do not require further documentation for renewal'; only sprinkler-fitter contractors must submit liability-insurance proof). Continuing education does apply to the related Sheet Metal Worker license (MGL c.112 s.244 and 271 CMR 4). Federal EPA Section 608 certification does not expire and has no periodic continuing-education requirement.",
   "exam": "Refrigeration examinations (apprentice-to-technician and technician-to-contractor) are administered directly by the Office of Public Safety and Inspections / Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, and Sprinkler Fitters, not by an outside vendor. After the application is received, the applicant is notified in roughly 4-8 weeks; exams are scheduled first-come, first-served as applications arrive, and the applicant receives a Notice to Appear by email with the date, time and location. Scores post to the OPSI website in about a week; a candidate who does not pass must reapply to sit again. (The related Sheet Metal Worker examination is administered by PSI: the vendor contacts an approved applicant to schedule and collect the exam fee; a failed candidate has 6 months to retake, and after three failures must complete self-designed learning objectives or an exam-prep course.) Massachusetts's refrigeration statute sets no single numeric passing score in MGL c.146; the passing standard and content are set by the Bureau, and OPSI's refrigeration technician application page states that a candidate must correctly answer 70% or more of the questions.",
   "fees": "Refrigeration application fees (non-refundable): Refrigeration Technician $75; Refrigeration Contractor $150. Refrigeration biennial renewal fees: Apprentice $20; Journeyman/Technician $50; Master/Contractor $75. These dollar amounts are published on the operative OPSI application and renewal pages; MGL c.146 s.85 provides that the fee for each first license and biennial renewal, and for the examination, is 'determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.' No license bond is required for refrigeration licensees; sprinkler-fitter contractors (a different Bureau license) must show $500,000 completed-operations liability insurance at renewal. Related credentials carry their own fees: the Journeyperson/Master Sheet Metal Worker license processing-and-issuance fee is $155 (MGL c.112 s.243); gas-fitting and oil-burner credentials are priced by their own boards/agency. Active-duty military members, their spouses and veterans may qualify for fee reductions under the Valor Act.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"MGL c.146 s.81 (Definitions applicable to ss.81-88): 'Refrigeration', the installation, repair, replacement, maintenance of any refrigerant containing part of any refrigerant system of a ten ton capacity, or greater; plus definitions of journeyman refrigeration technician, master refrigeration technician (regular place of business / employs technicians), refrigeration apprentice, and 'ton.'\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter146/Section81\"}, {\"citation\": \"MGL c.146 s.84 (License requirement): no person shall work as a refrigeration technician (or pipefitter/sprinkler fitter) unless lawfully licensed under s.85 or s.85A.\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter146/Section84\"}, {\"citation\": \"MGL c.146 s.85 (License applications; examinations; fees; renewal; expiration): fees set annually by the commissioner of administration under MGL c.7 s.3B; licenses valid statewide, non-transferable; biennial term tied to the licensee's date of birth (12-24 months after issue, then birthday-anniversary in the same even/odd year; Feb-29 -> March 1); void if not renewed, reinstated only by reexamination after one year; military active-duty extension; 30-day expiration notice.\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter146/Section85\"}, {\"citation\": \"MGL c.146 s.86 (Classification and limitation of licenses): a refrigeration technician/contractor/trainee license is classified and limited by the maximum size of refrigerating system the applicant is qualified for; any qualified applicant may obtain a license to install and service all sizes of systems.\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter146/Section86\"}, {\"citation\": \"MGL c.146 s.88 (Refrigeration technicians, inapplicability of provisions): ss.81-86 do not apply to installing, replacing, maintaining or altering air conditioning or refrigeration systems found on the premises of an industrial plant, public or private utility company, firm, corporation, hospital, school or college, done by a person regularly in the employ of that entity - the in-house maintenance-employee exemption.\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter146/Section88\"}, {\"citation\": \"MGL c.112 ss.238-251 (Sheet Metal Workers) - s.238 license requirement for masters/journeypersons/apprentices; s.243 fees; s.244 continuing education; s.249 local building-inspector permit; s.250 renewal cycle. Board established under MGL c.13. Rules at 271 CMR.\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section238\"}, {\"citation\": \"MGL c.142 ss.1-22 and MGL c.112 ss.61-65E (Plumbers and Gas Fitters) - licensing of master/journeyman/apprentice gas fitters by the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters (created under MGL c.13 ss.36-38); rules at 248 CMR. Gas fitting reaches fuel-gas piping beyond the meter for heating and refrigeration purposes and the connection/testing of gas appliances.\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter142\"}, {\"citation\": \"MGL c.148 s.10D (Oil Burner Technician Certificate of Competency) - a person must hold this certificate to alter, repair or install oil-burning equipment or its appurtenances (except electrical wiring and connections); issued by the Department of Fire Services after examination; s.10G governs suspension/revocation.\", \"url\": \"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter148/Section10D\"}, {\"citation\": \"528 CMR 11.00 (Prerequisites for examinations for pipefitters, refrigeration technicians, and sprinkler fitters) - incl. 11.03, the refrigeration-technician equivalency prerequisites referenced by OPSI.\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/regulations/528-CMR-1100-prerequisites-for-examinations-for-pipefitters-refrigeration-technicians-and-sprinkler-fitters\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F (federal EPA Section 608, Clean Air Act) - refrigerant-handling certification for the individual technician; applies to refrigerant systems of any size in Massachusetts and is a prerequisite document for the state Refrigeration Technician license, but is not itself a Massachusetts license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, and Sprinkler Fitters (the OPSI/DOL bureau that examines and licenses refrigeration technicians and contractors)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/orgs/bureau-of-pipefitters-refrigeration-technicians-and-sprinkler-fitters\"}, {\"label\": \"Apply for a Refrigeration Technician License (prerequisites: 6,000 MA apprentice hours + 450 approved-school study hours OR out-of-state equivalent per 528 CMR 11.03; Universal CFC/EPA 608 certification; HS diploma; $75 non-refundable application fee; OPSI-administered exam; 'This license is required for anyone who performs refrigeration work having a capacity over 10 tons in the aggregate')\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-refrigeration-technician-license\"}, {\"label\": \"Apply for a Refrigeration Contractor License (100 hours of additional approved refrigeration training; $150 non-refundable application fee; allows a regular place of business and employing duly licensed people to perform refrigeration work)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-refrigeration-contractor-license\"}, {\"label\": \"Apply for an Apprentice Refrigeration License (register with the Division of Apprentice Standards, licensed with OPSI, employed by a MA Refrigeration Contractor; HS diploma, DAS ID card)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-an-apprentice-refrigeration-license\"}, {\"label\": \"Renew your Pipefitter, Refrigeration Technician, or Sprinkler Fitter License (biennial renewal fees: Apprentice $20, Journeyman/Technician $50, Master/Contractor $75; renewal notices 60 days prior; only sprinkler-fitter contractors need liability-insurance proof; no CE for refrigeration)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/renew-your-pipefitter-refrigeration-technician-or-sprinkler-fitter-license\"}, {\"label\": \"Sheet Metal Worker consumer fact sheet (only a licensed master/journeyperson sheet metal worker with a local permit may install ductwork; MA law prohibits anyone else from installing/removing/repairing sheet metal work)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/info-details/sheet-metal-worker-consumer-fact-sheet\"}, {\"label\": \"Journeyperson Sheet Metal Worker License application (J-1 unrestricted 8,000 apprentice hours + 750 training hours over 5 years; J-2 restricted 4,800 + 450 hours over 3 years; $155 non-refundable license processing/issuance fee; PSI-administered exam)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/journeyperson-sheet-metal-worker-license-application\"}, {\"label\": \"Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters (gas connections to HVAC equipment require a gas-fitting license; MGL c.142 ss.1-22, c.112 ss.61-65E, 248 CMR)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-state-examiners-of-plumbers-and-gas-fitters\"}, {\"label\": \"Apply for an Oil Burner Technician or Apprentice Certificate (Certificate of Competency under MGL c.148 s.10D; Department of Fire Services, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Program; required to alter/repair/install oil-burning equipment except electrical wiring)\", \"url\": \"https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-an-oil-burner-technician-or-apprentice-certificate\"}]",
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   "page_id": "md-hvac",
   "state": "Maryland",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Maryland Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors (Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing)",
   "board_url": "https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/",
   "application_url": "https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrapply.shtml",
   "renewal_cycle": "Two-year term. Unless renewed, a license expires on the first October 1 that comes after its effective date and falls in an ODD-numbered year (Bus. Reg. §9A-309(a)). Before expiration the licensee may renew for an additional 2-year term by paying the renewal fee, submitting a renewal application, and (for master/master restricted/limited licensees who contract) submitting proof of the required insurance (§9A-309(b), §9A-402(e)). Inactive status is available (§9A-309(d)). If application for restoration is made within 4 years after expiration, the license may be restored on payment of the required renewal or reinstatement fee; after 4 years the Board may require compliance with the process for initial applications as if the applicant had never been licensed (§9A-309(e)). Licenses are not transferable, except that the personal representative of a deceased licensee may retain the license up to 6 months (up to 24 more in hardship) to wind up the business (§9A-309(f)-(g)). The Secretary may stagger expiration dates (§9A-309(h)).",
   "ce_hours": "None required for licensees. The Board's Education page states plainly: 'The Maryland Board of Heating Ventilation Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors does not require continuing education credits.' (Separately, an individual appointed or employed by the State, a county, or a local government as an HVACR inspector must attend a continuing-education course each year under §9A-403(a) — that requirement applies to inspectors, not to trade licensees.)",
   "exam": "All HVACR licensing examinations are administered by PSI Services LLC, with testing centers in Baltimore, College Park, Hagerstown, Lanham, and Salisbury. Before applying for a Journeyman, Journeyman Restricted, Master, Master Restricted, or Limited Contractor license, the applicant must pass the corresponding PSI examination (§9A-304). To qualify, an applicant must obtain a grade of at least 70 percent (§9A-307(a)). The Board offers examinations at least twice annually and determines the subjects, scope, form, and passing score; restricted applicants are examined only on subjects in which they have the required experience (§9A-304). Examination fees are paid directly to PSI and are non-refundable and non-transferable: Master Contractor $150; Limited Contractor $150; Journeyman $150; each Master Restricted specialty $50; each Journeyman Restricted specialty $50 (PSI Candidate Information Bulletin). A candidate may not take the examination more often than every 30 days, and a failed applicant must file a new application and pay a new fee (§9A-307(c)). Apprentices take no examination; an individual who completes a Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council-approved HVACR program is issued a journeyman (or journeyman restricted) license without examination (§9A-306(e)).",
   "fees": "License fees (COMAR 09.15 fee schedule, set by the mechanical boards effective July 1, 2025): Master $94.50; Master Restricted $31.50 for each area licensed (per-category assessment capped once a licensee qualifies in three areas); Limited $94.50; Journeyman $25.00; Journeyman Restricted $25.00 for each area licensed; Apprentice $12.00; Inspector $56.00; Letter of Good Standing $25.00; Inactive license $31.50. All fees are non-refundable. PSI examination fees (paid to PSI, separate from license fees): Master / Limited / Journeyman $150 each; each Master Restricted or Journeyman Restricted specialty $50. Fees collected are paid to the Comptroller and distributed to the Occupational Mechanical Licensing Boards' Fund (§9A-207, §2-106.9).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation Article, Title 9A (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors) — the HVACR licensing law in full\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-101&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-101 (Definitions — master, master restricted, limited, journeyman, journeyman restricted, apprentice licenses; heating/cooling/refrigeration/ventilation/hydronic system definitions; self-contained appliance)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-101&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-103 (Scope of title — the exemptions: 'This title does not limit the right of' ten enumerated categories)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-103&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-301 (License required before providing or assisting in providing HVACR services)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-301&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-302 (Qualifications — master 3 yrs/1,875 hrs; master restricted 3 yrs; limited 2 yrs/1,000 hrs; journeyman 4 yrs apprentice/6,000 hrs; journeyman restricted 3 yrs/1,875 hrs; credit for training/comparable experience)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-302&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-304 (Examination — offered at least twice annually; Board may use a testing service; restricted applicants examined only on subjects they have experience in)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-304&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-305 (Waiver/reciprocity for out-of-state licensees; reciprocal agreement required)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-305&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-307 (Passing grade at least 70 percent; failed/absent applicants refile and pay a new fee; fees nonrefundable)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-307&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-308 (Issuance conditioned on proof of insurance under §9A-402 and a license fee)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-308&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-309 (Term and renewal — 2-year term; expires first October 1 in an odd-numbered year; 4-year restoration window; inactive status; non-transferable)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-309&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-310 (Denials and discipline; administrative penalty up to $5,000 for each violation)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-310&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-401 (Display of license and license number on vehicles; county/municipal certificate-number-on-vehicle prohibition, except Anne Arundel County)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-401&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"Md. Code, Business Regulation §9A-402 (Insurance — general liability at least $300,000 and property damage at least $100,000 to contract; local bond may be satisfied by this insurance)\", \"url\": \"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr&section=9A-402&enactments=false\"}, {\"citation\": \"COMAR 09.15 (Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors regulations, including the .03 Fees and Costs schedule effective July 1, 2025) — reproduced on the Board's Fees page\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacraff.shtml\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Maryland Board of HVACR Contractors — home (board identity, statutory basis Bus. Reg. Title 9A + COMAR 09.15, up-to-$5,000 civil penalty, contact)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/\"}, {\"label\": \"Licensing Requirements — HVACR (master 3 yrs/1,875 hrs, master restricted, limited 2 yrs/1,000 hrs, journeyman 4 yrs apprentice/6,000 hrs; 70% pass)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrlicreq.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Apply for an Original License — HVACR (license tier scopes: Master all areas; Master Restricted specialties; Limited maintain/repair only; Journeyman; Journeyman Restricted; Apprentice no prerequisites)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrapply.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Fees — HVACR (COMAR 09.15 fee schedule effective July 1, 2025: Master $94.50, Master Restricted $31.50/area capped at 3, Limited $94.50, Journeyman $25, Journeyman Restricted $25/area, Apprentice $12, Inspector $56)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacraff.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Taking the Exams — HVACR (PSI Services LLC; testing centers Baltimore, College Park, Hagerstown, Lanham, Salisbury; must pass before applying)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrexam.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Candidate Information Bulletin — HVACR (exam fees: Master/Limited/Journeyman $150, each Restricted specialty $50; insurance $300k/$100k/$400k; category numbers 01/02/06; retake no more than every 30 days)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrcandidateinfobulletin.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Insurance Requirements — HVACR (GL ≥$300,000, property damage ≥$100,000, combined ≥$400,000; Board named as certificate holder; contracting without insurance is a misdemeanor, fine ≤$1,000 / 6 months)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrinsreq.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Education — HVACR (Board does not require continuing education credits)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacreduc.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Apply for a Reciprocal License — HVACR (reciprocal agreements with Delaware and Virginia only)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrrecip.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"County License/Permits — HVACR (Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties require a county HVACR license in addition to the State license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrcounty.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"HVAC Licensing Notice: It's the Law (all individuals providing HVACR services must be licensed; criminal penalty up to 6 months first violation / up to 2 years subsequent; administrative penalty up to $5,000 per violation)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrnolic.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Board Business — HVACR (Maryland Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors; members; meets second Wednesday monthly)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/hvacr/hvacrbd.shtml\"}, {\"label\": \"Law and Regulations — HVACR (Title 9A, Business Regulation, Annotated Code of Maryland; COMAR 09.15)\", \"url\": \"https://www.labor.maryland.gov/license/law/hvacrlaw.shtml\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/md-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "me-hvac",
   "state": "Maine",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Maine Fuel Board (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)",
   "board_url": "https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/maine-fuel-board",
   "application_url": "https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/maine-fuel-board/licensing/individual-licenses",
   "renewal_cycle": "Two years, running from the licensee's first licensure date rather than a common statewide expiration date - the board states the term for every individual license as 'Two years based on first licensure date' (Maine Fuel Board, Individual Licenses). By statute, a license expires on the date set by the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation under 10 M.R.S. 8003(4) for the licensing period for which it was issued, and a renewal license may be issued for each ensuing licensing period, in the absence of any reason that would warrant refusal, on the board's receipt of the licensee's written request and the fee (32 M.R.S. 18144). An expired license may be reissued up to 90 days after expiration on payment of a late fee in addition to the renewal fee. An individual who applies more than 90 days after expiration is subject to all requirements governing new applicants and to a renewal fee, late fee and additional late fee, 'except that the board may, in its discretion and giving due consideration to the protection of the public, waive examination if that renewal application is made within 2 years from the date of that expiration' (18144) - the board implements that discretion as a reinstatement path (license fee plus $100 penalty) for the master, journeyman and propane and natural gas technician licenses. The board also notes that licenses and other communications are sent by email, so licensees must keep contact information current. Renewal is filed through the board's online licensing system, and the board cautions that online submission is not automatic renewal - the department must first verify that all conditions for renewal are met. A temporary plant operator or delivery technician license is the exception to all of this: it costs a $20.00 license fee plus the $21.00 criminal background check fee, runs one year, may not be renewed, and a new one may not be issued within 3 years of the previous one (32 M.R.S. 18137(2); Maine Fuel Board, Individual Licenses).",
   "ce_hours": "None. Maine imposes no continuing education requirement on any Maine Fuel Board license. The renewal statute conditions a renewal license only on the absence of a disqualifying reason, the licensee's written request, and the fee (32 M.R.S. 18144) - it sets no education condition - and no continuing education requirement appears anywhere in the board's rules, from the definitions chapter through the chapters on categories and responsibilities of licensure, qualifications for examination and licensure, and the installation and equipment standards. The board does offer free code update training and publishes code update materials, but attendance is not a licensing condition. Two training obligations that are sometimes mistaken for continuing education are narrower: the on-site limited operator of a propane or natural gas dispensing station must be trained, must train and document training for other dispensing station employees, and the gas supplier 'must provide refresher training to the limited operator prior to each license renewal,' with a copy of the training record submitted at the time of license renewal (Board Rules Ch. 4; 32 M.R.S. 18142(2)(B)); and a propane and natural gas technician adding a new authority must complete the certified employee training program for that endorsement and pass its examination.",
   "exam": "Maine Fuel Board licenses that require an examination (master and journeyman oil burner and/or solid fuel technician, and propane and natural gas technician) use a board-approved examination with a passing score of 70% (Maine Fuel Board Rules Ch. 4, e.g. 4.1.1.2). The sequence is fixed: submit an examination application with all required documentation, receive written board approval to sit, then schedule and take the examination - the board states that scores earned by applicants who test before receiving board approval are null and void. Examinations are computer-based and offered at several secure test centers in Maine; remote proctored testing is available for candidates with high-speed internet and a computer with camera and microphone that can run the required testing software. The board publishes a candidate information bulletin from its examination vendor, ProV. For propane and natural gas licensure the board applies this to every applicant: all individuals must submit an examination application, receive board approval, and pass a Maine Fuel Board propane and gas examination before applying for a license, under 32 M.R.S. 18135(2); an application cannot be considered without a complete package including all CETP certificates and a training transcript - the board's home page calls for 'an Onboard Transcript', its Individual Licenses page for 'an official PERC Transcript'; both official pages are stated because they conflict - and incomplete or illegible applications are returned to the applicant with their attachments (Board Rules Ch. 4, sec. 4.13, July 2025 filing). Adding an authority (endorsement) to an existing propane and natural gas technician license also requires passing the applicable examination plus completing the certified employee training program for that endorsement, and the board asks licensees to email the board with the existing license number and the endorsement sought because there is no separate online application for adding an endorsement. Apprentice, helper and the limited licenses (tank installer, wood pellet technician, oil and propane limited energy auditor) are qualification-and-documentation based rather than examination based.",
   "fees": "Maine Fuel Board fees, per the board's Individual Licenses page (verified July 25, 2026). Initial license fee and biennial renewal fee are the same amount for each credential: Master Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician $200.00; Journeyman Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician $100.00; Apprentice Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician $40.00; Propane and Natural Gas Technician $100.00; Propane and Natural Gas Helper $20.00; Limited Tank Installer $50.00; Limited Wood Pellet Technician $50.00; Oil Limited Energy Auditor Technician $50.00; Propane Limited Energy Auditor Technician $50.00. A $21.00 criminal background check fee is charged on initial application for each of these credentials. Adding an authority (endorsement) to an existing Propane and Natural Gas Technician license: $0. Late and reinstatement: a $50.00 late fee is assessed for renewal after the expiration date. For the master oil burner/solid fuel, journeyman oil burner/solid fuel and propane and natural gas technician licenses, an application filed more than 90 days but not more than 2 years after expiration may be reinstated by paying the license fee plus a $100 penalty fee, and more than 2 years after expiration the applicant is subject to all requirements governing new applicants. For the apprentice, helper and limited licenses the board publishes the shorter rule: an application filed more than 90 days after expiration is subject to all requirements governing new applicants. The statute is the outer bound on all of these: fees are set by rule by the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 'except that the fee for any one purpose may not exceed $350 biennially' (32 M.R.S. 18143), and 32 M.R.S. 18144 provides for reissue up to 90 days after expiration on payment of a late fee, with applications beyond 90 days subject to new-applicant requirements 'except that the board may, in its discretion and giving due consideration to the protection of the public, waive examination if that renewal application is made within 2 years from the date of that expiration' - which is the statutory basis for the board's published 2-year reinstatement path. Separate permit fees apply to dispensing stations and to aboveground/underground propane and natural gas storage facility and rooftop ASME container permits (32 M.R.S. 18109, 18142). Fee amounts are set in the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (Chapters 10, 11 and 13) and can change; confirm the current amount on the board's licensing page before applying.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18102 (License required) - a person who installs or services solid fuel burning equipment, including pellet-fired central heating appliances, or oil, propane or natural gas burning equipment, and a facility where propane or natural gas is dispensed, must be licensed under chapter 139 except as provided under section 18104.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18101 (Definitions) - defines the equipment the chapter reaches, including 'equipment installations' as the installation, alteration or repair of oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning equipment and chimneys, or pellet-fired central heating appliances, including accessory equipment as relating only to the safety of the installation; associated electrical equipment must be wired in compliance with the rules of the Electricians' Examining Board.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18103 (Violations; penalties) - a person, firm or corporation who makes an oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas installation without being licensed, or who employs an unlicensed person to make installations, is subject to 10 M.R.S. 8003-C; violation is a strict liability crime.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18104 (Exceptions) - the enumerated categories to which the licensing provisions of chapter 139 do not apply, including licensed electricians and plumbers acting within their own chapters, engineers and operators, certain equipment, highway transport drivers, self-service dispensing station users, qualified mechanics of the air-handling and sheet metal trades working under the supervision of a master oil and solid fuel or propane and natural gas technician, a person installing in their own bona fide personal abode, persons working on internal combustion engines and associated gas trains, and regular employees of industrial plants working on equipment of greater than 10,000,000 BTUs per hour input.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18105 (Municipal licenses not required; municipal permits) - a municipality may not require an oil and solid fuel burning technician or a propane and natural gas technician to be municipally licensed, and may not issue a permit for a covered installation unless satisfied the applicant complies with chapter 139.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18132, 18133, 18134 and 18134-A (Master, journeyman and apprentice oil burner technician or solid fuel technician; exception for bleeding a residential home heating oil burner) - scope of each license and its authorities, the 4-year/2-year-as-journeyman master experience requirement, the three journeyman qualification paths (1 year as apprentice; 6 months plus a 160-hour board-approved course with at least 75 laboratory hours; or a one-year accredited community college heating course of at least 320 hours with at least 150 laboratory hours), the apprentice supervision rules, and the home heating oil delivery driver's bleeding exception.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18135 and 18136 (Propane and natural gas technician; propane and natural gas helper) - the five license authorities (appliance connection and service up to 500,000 BTUs per appliance; delivery; large equipment connection and service over 500,000 BTUs per appliance; plant operation; tank setting and outside piping), the two qualification paths (a national propane gas association certified employee training program, or a board-approved course plus a board-approved examination), and the helper's direct-supervision requirement.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18137-18141 (Temporary license for plant operator or delivery technician; oil energy auditor; propane and natural gas energy auditor; tank installer; wood pellet technician) - the limited credentials, their restricted scopes of practice, and the temporary license's one-year non-renewable term with a 3-year bar on a new temporary license.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 18142-A, 18143 and 18144 (Licensure by endorsement; Fees; Renewals) - the board must establish an endorsement process under 10 M.R.S. 8003-H for each license it determines appropriate; fees are set by rule by the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation and 'the fee for any one purpose may not exceed $350 biennially'; a license may be reissued up to 90 days after expiration on payment of a late fee, and an application more than 90 days late is subject to new-applicant requirements except that the board may waive examination if the renewal application is made within 2 years of expiration.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Maine Fuel Board Rules (02-658) Ch. 3 - Categories and Responsibilities of Licensure - license authorities for each credential; the supervising master's Certificate of Supervision, inspection duty and notice-of-termination duty; the limit of two apprentices under one journeyman's direct supervision; and the tasks an oil burner technician who also holds a propane and natural gas helper license may perform under indirect and direct supervision.\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/content/assets/658c003-2023-159-20-RPR-.docx\"}, {\"citation\": \"Maine Fuel Board Rules (02-658) Ch. 4 - Qualifications for Examination and Licensure - written board approval to sit for the examination, a passing score of 70%, a completed board application, and the fees required by Chapter 10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation; also the dispensing-station limited operator's documented refresher training before each license renewal.\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/inline-files/658c004%20-%20JUL%202025.docx\"}, {\"citation\": \"32 M.R.S. 1101(2) and 1102 (Electricians - definitions and exceptions) - 'electrical installations' covers conductors, fittings, devices and fixtures for heating, lighting and power purposes; the former oil burner technician exception at 1102(5) was repealed in 1999, leaving the board-to-board Memoranda of Understanding as the operative permission for a fuel technician to do heating branch-circuit work.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec1102.html\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Maine Fuel Board - board home (purpose and licensing categories; examination and board-approval notice; propane/gas examination requirement under 32 M.R.S. 18135(2); adding an endorsement to an existing license; the three Memoranda of Understanding with the Electricians' and Plumbers' Examining Boards)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/maine-fuel-board\"}, {\"label\": \"Maine Fuel Board - Licensing - Individual Licenses (the operative fee, term, qualification and renewal page for every individual credential: master/journeyman/apprentice oil burner and solid fuel technician, propane and natural gas technician and helper, limited tank installer, limited wood pellet technician, oil and propane limited energy auditor, temporary plant operator/delivery technician)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/maine-fuel-board/licensing/individual-licenses\"}, {\"label\": \"Maine Fuel Board - Examinations (computer-based testing at secure Maine test centers plus remote proctored testing; board approval required before sitting or the score is void; ProV candidate information bulletin)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/maine-fuel-board/examinations\"}, {\"label\": \"Maine Fuel Board - Laws & Rules (links to 32 M.R.S. ch. 139, the board's rule chapters at the Secretary of State, and the three Memoranda of Understanding)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/maine-fuel-board/home/laws-rules\"}, {\"label\": \"32 M.R.S. ch. 139 - Maine Fuel Board (the licensing statute: 18101 definitions, 18102 license required, 18103 violations, 18104 exceptions, 18105 municipal licenses not required, 18107 installation standards, 18108 chimney/fireplace disclosure, 18132-18141 the license types and qualifications, 18142-A licensure by endorsement, 18143 fees, 18144 renewals). Chapter data extracted by the Revisor's Office 10/20/2025.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32ch139sec0.html\"}, {\"label\": \"32 M.R.S. ch. 139 - full chapter PDF as published by the Maine Legislature (generated 10.20.2025) - the text used for the verbatim exemption quotations in this record\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/statutes/32/title32ch139.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Maine Fuel Board Rules Ch. 3 - Categories and Responsibilities of Licensure (license authorities for each credential; supervising-master duties and Certificate of Supervision; apprentice direct-supervision exceptions for cleaning and bleeding; oil technicians who also hold a propane and natural gas helper license). Rule filing 02-658 Ch. 3.\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/content/assets/658c003-2023-159-20-RPR-.docx\"}, {\"label\": \"Maine Fuel Board Rules Ch. 4 - Qualifications for Examination and Licensure (board approval to sit, 70% passing score, application and fee requirements, dispensing-station limited-operator refresher training). Rule filing 02-658 Ch. 4, July 2025 version.\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/inline-files/658c004%20-%20JUL%202025.docx\"}, {\"label\": \"Maine Fuel Board rule chapters index (Secretary of State - Department of Professional and Financial Regulation rules, agency 02-658; also shows that the former Oil and Solid Fuel Board (02-381) and Propane and Natural Gas Board (02-582) were absorbed into the Maine Fuel Board)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/sos/rulemaking/agency-rules/department-professional-and-financial-regulation-rules\"}, {\"label\": \"Memorandum of Understanding between the Maine Fuel Board and the Electricians' Examining Board for the installation of mini-split heat pumps in one- and two-family dwellings and in existing multi-family dwellings with electric heat (signed October 18 and October 22, 2013; branch circuit permission, the outdoor-receptacle limit, and the 36,000 BTU capacity limit)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/sites/maine.gov.pfr.professionallicensing/files/inline-files/MOU-BetweenMFBandEEB-RegardingInstallationofMiniSplitHeatPumpsAppendixH.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Memorandum of Understanding between the Maine Fuel Board and the Electricians' Examining Board for the installation, service and repair of hot water, steam and warm air heating systems and water heaters (signed June 9 and June 17, 2011; expressly does NOT allow the technician to wire air conditioning units, evaporators and condensers)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/sites/maine.gov.pfr.professionallicensing/files/inline-files/MOU-BetweenMFBandEEBforIntallationServiceRepairofHotWaterSteamWarmAirHeatingSystemsandWaterHeatersAppendixD.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Memorandum of Understanding between the Maine Fuel Board and the Plumbers' Examining Board for the installation of hot water or steam and warm air heating systems, radiation supply and return connections (what a Master or Journeyman Plumber may and shall not do on oil, solid fuel, propane and natural gas fired systems)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/sites/maine.gov.pfr.professionallicensing/files/inline-files/MOU-BetweenMFBandPEBfortheInstallationHotWaterSteamWarmAirHeatingSystemsRadiationSupplyandReturnConnectionsAppendixC.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation - list of professions (the full set of boards and programs OPOR licenses; contains no HVAC, air conditioning, refrigeration or mechanical-contractor credential - the basis for our finding that Maine has no general HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions\"}, {\"label\": \"32 M.R.S. 1101 - Electricians chapter definitions ('electrical installations' includes installation, repair, alteration and maintenance of electrical conductors, fittings, devices and fixtures for heating, lighting and power purposes)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec1101.html\"}, {\"label\": \"32 M.R.S. 1102 - Electricians chapter exceptions (subsection 5, 'Oil burner technicians,' was REPEALED by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, sec. 4 - which is why the board-to-board Memoranda of Understanding exist)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec1102.html\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (federal Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; not a Maine license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/me-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "mi-hvac",
   "state": "Michigan",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) — Bureau of Construction Codes, Licensing Section (Mechanical)",
   "board_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/mechanical-examination-licensing-registration-application-information",
   "application_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bcc-media/Licensing/Mechanical/MECHANICAL-APP.pdf",
   "renewal_cycle": "Mechanical contractor licenses are renewed every 3 years, by August 31 (not all licenses expire in the same year). Renewal is $300.00; a $100.00 late fee applies after expiration. A license expired more than 3 years requires re-application and re-testing.",
   "ce_hours": "None. LARA states: \"You are not required to take code update courses for your mechanical contractor license.\"",
   "exam": "Examinations are administered by PSI (not by the state). Approved applicants are contacted by PSI to schedule at one of five PSI testing centers in Michigan, available six days a week; applicants choose the center and day. A separate exam must be passed for each work classification. Exams may include questions from the Skilled Trades Regulation Act (2016 PA 407), the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code (1972 PA 230), and the applicable Michigan Mechanical Code. All examination fees are paid directly to PSI at the time the exam is scheduled.",
   "fees": "Initial mechanical contractor license/classification: $300.00 (non-refundable, due at application). Adding a classification to an existing license: $300.00 in year 1 of the license cycle, $200.00 in year 2, $100.00 in year 3. Renewal: $300.00 every 3 years, with a $100.00 late fee if not renewed before expiration. Examination fees are paid separately to PSI. Under MCL 339.5417, the initial license fee is waived for an applicant who is actively serving in the armed forces or uniformed services; who served and shows separation with an honorable character of service or under honorable conditions (general) character of service on a DD214/DD215 or other form satisfactory to the department; or who is a dependent of a member of the armed forces, a dependent of a member of the uniformed services, or a dependent of a veteran and provides acceptable proof of dependency.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Skilled Trades Regulation Act, 2016 PA 407, Article 8 (Mechanical Contractors), MCL 339.5801 et seq.; work classification examination eligibility, military experience and education credit at MCL 339.5807 (amended by 2021 PA 68); initial license fee waiver at MCL 339.5417 (amended by 2021 PA 24)\", \"url\": \"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-339-5807\"}, {\"citation\": \"Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, 1972 PA 230 (adopts the Michigan Mechanical Code enforced under the license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/mechanical-examination-licensing-registration-application-information\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"LARA BCC — Mechanical Examination, Licensing/Registration & Application Information (work classifications list, 3-year experience per classification, exams conducted by PSI at 5 centers)\", \"url\": \"https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/exam-lic/mechanical-examination-licensing-registration-application-information\"}, {\"label\": \"LARA BCC-11 — Application for Mechanical Contractor Examination & Licensing (classification definitions/codes, $300 initial and $300/$200/$100 add-classification fees, 3 years/6,000 hours experience, 2-year education credit up to 1 yr/2,000 hrs, prerequisite classifications, veteran fee exemption)\", \"url\": \"https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bcc-media/Licensing/Mechanical/MECHANICAL-APP.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"LARA Notice — Mechanical Licensing Change in Experience Requirements (2021 PA 68 amending MCL 339.5807; 3 years/6,000 hours in each classification; add-classification prerequisites; $300 initial fee)\", \"url\": \"https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/Folder14/NOTICE_for_web_NewMechanicalLegislationAmending407Art8.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"LARA BCC — License/Registration Renewals (mechanical contractor renews every 3 years by 8/31, $300 renewal, $100 late fee, no code update courses required)\", \"url\": \"https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section/license-registration-renewals\"}, {\"label\": \"LARA BCC — Licensing Section (confirms Mechanical is contractor-only, versus Electrical and Plumbing which list journeyman/apprentice)\", \"url\": \"https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bcc/sections/licensing-section\"}, {\"label\": \"MCL 339.5807 (Skilled Trades Regulation Act, 2016 PA 407, as amended by 2021 PA 68) — work classification examination eligibility: disjunctive \\\"1 or more of the following\\\" routes, the (b)(i)-(iv) prerequisite-classification map, military experience and the 2-year program credit\", \"url\": \"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-339-5807\"}, {\"label\": \"MCL 339.5417 (as amended by 2021 PA 24) — initial license fee waiver: active service, honorable or general-under-honorable separation, AND dependents of service members/veterans\", \"url\": \"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-339-5417\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/mi-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "mn-hvac",
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "business",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Construction Codes and Licensing Division (state mechanical contractor bond); individual competency is licensed by cities, not the state",
   "board_url": "https://www.dli.mn.gov/",
   "application_url": "https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/plumbing-contractors/mechanical-contractor-bond-requirements",
   "renewal_cycle": "The state mechanical contractor bond filing is valid for two years and renews on a $100 biennial filing fee (Minn. Stat. 326B.197(b)); the surety bond itself must be kept continuously in effect. Municipal contractor licenses and competency cards renew on the city's own cycle - St. Paul's Warm Air / Ventilation business trade licenses are annual ($188 each). There is no statewide renewal exam or continuing-education step for the bond.",
   "ce_hours": "None at the state level. The Minnesota mechanical contractor bond (Minn. Stat. 326B.197) carries no continuing-education condition - there is no state HVAC license to attach CE to. Any continuing-education requirement is a matter of municipal competency-card rules and varies by city; confirm with the city that issues the competency card. (Separately, EPA Section 608 certification does not expire and has no CE requirement.)",
   "exam": "There is NO Minnesota state examination for HVAC/mechanical contractors - the statewide requirement is a $25,000 surety bond filed with DLI, which involves no exam, education, or experience test (Minn. Stat. 326B.197). Examination happens at the city level, where a technician earns a Certificate of Competency. In Minneapolis, the competency card 'is proof that a trades person has the required qualifications to install, alter, repair, and service equipment and systems,' issued by exam after a minimum of four years of work experience, in trades including Warm air/ventilation, Refrigeration, and Fuel gas fitter. St. Paul issues its own Master Warm Air / Ventilation Certificate of Competency by examination, and accepts a Minneapolis Master's Card in lieu of its own. Because there is no statewide exam, the specific exam content, passing score, and fee are set by each city and are omitted here rather than stated as a single statewide figure.",
   "fees": "State: filing the $25,000 mechanical contractor bond with DLI costs $100 for a two-year filing, and renewal is $100 (Minn. Stat. 326B.197(b)); the $25,000 is the bond's penal sum, and the surety premium is paid to the insurer, not to DLI. Local (examples, not statewide figures): in St. Paul the Warm Air and the Ventilation business trade licenses are $188.00 each per year; the Minneapolis-St. Paul competency-card reciprocity fee is $30 per trade. Minneapolis HVAC Class A and Class B license fees are set on the city license fee schedule (Class A requires a State of MN $25,000 bond; Class B requires a $10,000 City bond). Exam fees and other municipal license fees vary by city and are omitted here rather than guessed. EPA Section 608 certification (a federal credential) carries its own separate cost paid to an approved certifying organization.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Minn. Stat. 326B.197 (Bond required for certain contractors) - (a) a person contracting to do gas, heating, ventilation, cooling, air conditioning, fuel burning, or refrigeration work must give and maintain a $25,000 bond to the state for the benefit of persons harmed by the contractor's failure to comply with the State Mechanical Code; the bond is filed with the commissioner of labor and industry and is in lieu of all other political-subdivision bonds for covered work; (b) the commissioner may charge a $100 biennial bond filing fee.\", \"url\": \"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/326B.197\"}, {\"citation\": \"Minn. Stat. 326B.802 (Definitions) - subd. 8 defines 'mechanical contractor' (heating, ventilating, cooling, process piping, plumbing, fire protection, or refrigeration systems); subd. 11 'residential building contractor' requires 'two or more special skills'; subd. 15 enumerates the eight 'special skills' (excavation; masonry and concrete; carpentry; interior finishing; exterior finishing; drywall and plaster; residential roofing; general installation specialties) - HVAC/mechanical is not one; subd. 16 'specialty contractor' = one special skill.\", \"url\": \"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/326B.802\"}, {\"citation\": \"Minn. Stat. 326B.805 (Licensing requirements) - subd. 6 lists exemptions from the residential building contractor / remodeler license; clause (6) exempts 'a mechanical contractor,' clause (8) exempts a specialty contractor providing only one special skill, clause (1) exempts an employee of a licensee, and clause (3) exempts an owner-occupant. Confirms HVAC is not licensed through the residential building contractor law.\", \"url\": \"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/326B.805\"}, {\"citation\": \"Minnesota Rules chapter 1346 - Minnesota State Mechanical and Fuel Gas Code (the code with which the mechanical contractor bond secures compliance under Minn. Stat. 326B.197(a)).\", \"url\": \"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/1346/\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - federal EPA Section 608 technician certification (Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling in Minnesota; a federal credential, not a Minnesota license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"MN DLI - Mechanical contractor bond requirements ('there is no state license required for mechanical contractors'; $25,000 bond; $100 biennial filing; 'no state license requirement for individual employees'; cities may require a competency card / comp card, not issued by DLI)\", \"url\": \"https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/plumbing-contractors/mechanical-contractor-bond-requirements\"}, {\"label\": \"MN Statutes 326B.197 - Bond required for certain contractors (a person contracting to do gas, heating, ventilation, cooling, air conditioning, fuel burning, or refrigeration work must give and maintain a $25,000 bond, filed with the commissioner of labor and industry, in lieu of local bonds; $100 biennial filing fee)\", \"url\": \"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/326B.197\"}, {\"label\": \"MN Statutes 326B.802 - Definitions (subd. 8 'mechanical contractor'; subd. 11 'residential building contractor' = two or more special skills; subd. 15 the eight 'special skills,' none of which is HVAC/mechanical; subd. 16 'specialty contractor')\", \"url\": \"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/326B.802\"}, {\"label\": \"MN Statutes 326B.805 - Licensing requirements; subd. 6 Exemptions from the residential building contractor license, clause (6) 'a mechanical contractor' (also (1) employee of a licensee, (3) owner-occupant, (8) single-special-skill specialty contractors)\", \"url\": \"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/326B.805\"}, {\"label\": \"MN.gov eLicense - Mechanical Contractor Bond (state catalog entry for the DLI mechanical contractor bond filing)\", \"url\": \"https://mn.gov/elicense/a-z/?id=1083-231684\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Minneapolis - HVAC Class A or B License (Class A: contractors who 'Install, Fix, Clean' HVAC, requires a State of MN $25,000 bond; Class B: clean HVAC only, requires a $10,000 City bond)\", \"url\": \"https://www.minneapolismn.gov/business-services/licenses-permits-inspections/business-licenses/contractors/trades/hvac-class-ab/\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Minneapolis - Competency Cards (a Certificate of Competency is 'proof that a trades person has the required qualifications to install, alter, repair, and service equipment and systems'; trades incl. Warm air/ventilation, Refrigeration, Fuel gas fitter; minimum four years' experience; St. Paul reciprocity, $30 per trade)\", \"url\": \"https://www.minneapolismn.gov/business-services/licenses-permits-inspections/business-licenses/contractors/competency-cards\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Saint Paul DSI - Warm Air / Ventilation Business Trade License (requires a City of Saint Paul Master Warm Air/Ventilation Certificate of Competency OR a current City of Minneapolis Master's Card, plus a $25,000 Mechanical Bond on file with MN DLI; $188.00 per license, per year)\", \"url\": \"https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/safety-inspections/building-and-construction/competency-cards-and-trade-worker-registration/ventilation-warm-air\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Minnesota license and not issued by DLI or the cities)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/mn-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "mo-hvac",
   "state": "Missouri",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "county/municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Missouri Division of Professional Registration, 'Listings of Professions' — the state's enumeration of statewide-registered occupations; no HVAC/mechanical/heating/air-conditioning/refrigeration/plumbing profession appears (only 'Electrical Contractors' among the building trades)\", \"url\": \"https://pr.mo.gov/professions.asp\"}, {\"citation\": \"Sections 324.900–324.945 RSMo (Statewide Electrical Contractor licensing) — Missouri's only statewide building-trade license is electrical; there is no mechanical/HVAC statewide-licensing statute, confirming HVAC is regulated locally\", \"url\": \"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneChapter.aspx?chapter=324\"}, {\"citation\": \"St. Louis City Revised Code §25.10.030 (Board of Examiners for Mechanical Contractors; Ordinance 62579) — governs mechanical and pipefitting contractors performing regulated commercial mechanical work in the City of St. Louis; scope limited to commercial structures over $25,000 (AC ≥14 tons / heating ≥300,000 BTU)\", \"url\": \"https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/boards/public-board-detail.cfm?groupID=1913534077\"}, {\"citation\": \"St. Louis City Ordinance #70800 — adoption of the 2018 International Mechanical Code by the City of St. Louis\", \"url\": \"https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/city-laws/ordinances/ordinance.cfm?ord=70800\"}, {\"citation\": \"Mechanical Code of St. Louis County, Chapter 1108 SLCRO 1974, as amended — governs St. Louis County mechanical (HVAC Servicer-Installer Contractor) licensing, apprentice/journeyman classes, and PEU continuing education\", \"url\": \"https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/transportation-and-public-works/mechanical-licensing/\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Springfield Code of Ordinances, Chapter 36, Article IV (Trade Certifications) — Master/Journeyman/Apprentice 'Mechanic' certification, examination and fee requirements\", \"url\": \"https://www.springfieldmo.gov/263/Trade-Certifications\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F — Recycling and Emissions Reduction (federal EPA Section 608; Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling nationwide, including Missouri; a federal certification, not a Missouri license\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Missouri Division of Professional Registration — Listings of Professions (enumerates every statewide-registered profession; the only building trade is 'Electrical Contractors' — no HVAC/mechanical/heating/AC/refrigeration/plumbing board)\", \"url\": \"https://pr.mo.gov/professions.asp\"}, {\"label\": \"City of St. Louis — Apply for a Mechanical Permit (mechanical permits issued only to City-certified/licensed mechanical contractors; requires a Mechanical Contractor's license from the Building Division, Mechanical Section, 314-622-3313; 2018 IMC adopted via Ord. #70800)\", \"url\": \"https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/building/permits/mechanical-permit.cfm\"}, {\"label\": \"City of St. Louis — Mechanical Contractors Board of Examiners (Revised Code §25.10.030 / Ordinance 62579; reviews licensing qualifications; Code scope: commercial structures only, not residential ≤6 dwellings, not contracts ≤$25,000, AC ≥14 tons / heating ≥300,000 BTU)\", \"url\": \"https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/boards/public-board-detail.cfm?groupID=1913534077\"}, {\"label\": \"St. Louis County — Mechanical Licensing (Board of Examiners for Mechanical Licensing; apprentice/journeyman classes; PEU continuing education; Chapter 1108 SLCRO 1974; 314-615-7096)\", \"url\": \"https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/transportation-and-public-works/mechanical-licensing/\"}, {\"label\": \"St. Louis County — Mechanical Work (Residential): work must be done by a licensed HVAC Servicer-Installer Contractor or qualifying homeowner; lists which ordinary/minor repairs are exempt from a mechanical permit and which replacements require one\", \"url\": \"https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/transportation-and-public-works/residential-building/mechanical-work-residential/\"}, {\"label\": \"Kansas City — Contractor Licensing (City Planning & Development / Development Services; qualified-supervisor certificate of qualification model)\", \"url\": \"https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/departments/city-planning-development/contractor-licensing\"}, {\"label\": \"Kansas City — Contractor Licensing & Certification Requirements (mechanical trade #13 scope; certificate of qualification $60 app fee + PROMETRIC/ICC exam, $181 quadrennial renewal; contractor license $55 app + $181 issuance + $181 quadrennial renewal; $1,000,000 insurance; $500 cash deposit)\", \"url\": \"https://www.kcmo.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/5904/637418959865270000\"}, {\"label\": \"Springfield — Trade Certifications (Master/Journeyman/Apprentice 'Mechanic'; experience routes; ICC/Prometric/Experior/Block exam at 75%; ~$125 ICC testing fee; City Code Ch. 36 Art. IV; 417-864-1585)\", \"url\": \"https://www.springfieldmo.gov/263/Trade-Certifications\"}, {\"label\": \"Springfield — Craft and Trade Certification Fee Schedule (Master Craftsman $50 initial/$50 renewal; Journeyman Craftsman $25/$25; Apprentice $10 initial/$10 renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://www.springfieldmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/916\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA — Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Missouri license; held by the individual technician)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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   "page_id": "ms-hvac",
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC)",
   "board_url": "https://www.msboc.us/",
   "application_url": "https://www.msboc.us/contractors/licenses/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual (one-year license). MSBOC emails renewal notices roughly 60 days before expiration; it is the license holder's responsibility to renew each year regardless of notice. A commercial or residential license may be processed as a late renewal for up to 180 days after the expiration date (with a late fee, or for residential a 10% penalty). A license expired for more than 180 days cannot be renewed and requires a new application (Miss. Code Ann. 73-59-3(5); Commercial Rules 1.1(m)). Commercial renewal requires a balance sheet and continued $300,000/$600,000 general liability insurance; residential renewal requires proof of general liability insurance and, for the qualifying party, the 2-hour annual continuing education (residential licenses issued on/after July 1, 2015).",
   "ce_hours": "Residential only: two (2) credit hours per year for each qualifying party of a residential license, taught by a board-approved provider (Miss. Code Ann. 73-59-11; applies to residential licenses issued on or after July 1, 2015; residential builders/remodelers licensed before July 1, 2015 are exempt). A continuing-education credit equals a 50-minute credit hour. There is NO continuing-education requirement for the commercial Certificate of Responsibility. (Separately, federal EPA Section 608 refrigerant certification is held by the individual technician and is not part of MSBOC renewal.)",
   "exam": "Mississippi requires two open-book examinations administered by PSI, each with a minimum passing grade of 70%. Every applicant takes the Mississippi Law and Business Management exam. HVAC applicants additionally take the trade exam for their classification: the 'Heat, Ventilation, A/C - HVAC' exam for the commercial specialty classification (a Test-Required classification under the Mechanical major classification), or the Residential HVAC test for the residential HVAC classification. After MSBOC reviews a completed application and notifies PSI of eligibility, PSI emails a confirmation and the candidate schedules the exam through PSI; the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin lists reference materials, content outlines and test locations. A NASCLA accredited-exam substitute exists only for the general Building Construction and Master Electrical classifications, not for HVAC. A comparable trade exam passed in a reciprocity state may be credited (a $25 Request for Waiver of Exam), but the Mississippi Law and Business Management exam is not waived.",
   "fees": "Fees are set on the MSBOC Schedule of Fees (published 'Effective January 1, 2016'; the linked PDF was re-posted in 2026). Commercial: Application $400; annual License Renewal $50; late renewal $100. Residential: Application $100; annual License Renewal $10; late renewal $25 (or, by statute, the renewal fee plus a 10% penalty within 180 days). Additional classification: the Schedule of Fees lists 'Commercial License - Additional Classification' at $50, while the Classifications page and FAQ state $100 for each additional classification - both are official MSBOC statements and are given here rather than silently reconciled. Other fees: Reciprocity/Verification of License $50; Request for Waiver of Exam $25; transfer to Inactive $25; transfer to Active $50; duplicate license $50 commercial / $40 residential. Exam fees are separate and paid directly to PSI (PSI sets the amount; it is not published on the MSBOC pages, so it is omitted here rather than guessed). The statutory basis for the commercial fee is a $200.00 special privilege license tax (Miss. Code Ann. 31-3-17), plus up to $100 per additional classification and additional fees under 31-3-14. Note also an unreconciled conflict: Residential Rule 1.1(h) states a $50 initial fee and $100 renewal, contrary to the live Schedule of Fees ($100 / $10).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Miss. Code Ann. 31-3-1 (Definitions) - 'Contractor' means any person contracting or undertaking as prime, sub, or sub-sub of any tier to do erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance or related work on any public or private project; the definition excludes an owner of a dwelling not for sale/lease/public use, oil-and-gas-board permittees, and (a) any contract under $50,000, (b) federal-aid highway work, (c) a residential project of 50 or fewer families and not more than 3 stories, (d) a residential-subdivision developer, (e) new commercial not exceeding 7,500 sq ft and 2 stories done by a 73-59 residential licensee, (f) microwave towers, (g) public fire-protection work under $5,000, (h) private fire-protection work under $10,000, (i) fire-sprinkler work by a Mississippi contractor in business on/before July 1, 2000, and (j) oil/gas wells, pipelines, processing/treatment facilities.\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/COMMERCIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Miss. Code Ann. 31-3-15 (Certificate of responsibility required) and 31-3-21 (Bidding process) - no contract for a public or private project may be issued to a contractor without a current Certificate of Responsibility; it is unlawful to bid, contract, or engage in the business of a contractor without one; bids over $50,000 must carry the certificate number on the envelope.\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/COMMERCIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Miss. Code Ann. 31-3-17 (Special privilege license tax) - a $200.00 special privilege license tax on each contractor applying for a Certificate of Responsibility, plus an additional tax not to exceed $100 for each additional classification.\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/COMMERCIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Miss. Code Ann. 73-59-1 (Definitions) - 'residential builder' (new build over $50,000, not more than 3 floors) and 'remodeler' (improvements to an existing residence over $10,000); the Board is the State Board of Contractors created in 31-3-3.\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RESIDENTIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022-WEBSITE-VERSION.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Miss. Code Ann. 73-59-3 (Licensing requirement) - subsection (1)(d) requires 'any subcontractor, of any tier, performing ... (i) Electrical; (ii) Plumbing; (iii) Mechanical; and/or (iv) Heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning' on any residential construction or residential improvement project to be licensed 'no matter the dollar amount of the construction or improvements'; the license is annual and expires 12 months after issuance/renewal (renewable within 180 days with a 10% penalty).\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RESIDENTIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022-WEBSITE-VERSION.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Miss. Code Ann. 73-59-11(g) (Continuing education) - the Board may require continuing education of residential builders/remodelers; anyone holding a valid license under the chapter before July 1, 2015 is exempt; no more than 2 hours per year may be required.\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RESIDENTIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022-WEBSITE-VERSION.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Miss. Code Ann. 73-59-15 (Persons and matters exempt) - the residential chapter does not apply to agricultural buildings/community-effort buildings/tenant houses; a person working on his own residence or acting as his own general contractor; work for a relative by consanguinity or direct affinity where the property will not be for sale/rent/public use; property owners supervising their own construction not for sale/rent; a holder of a valid general-construction license or Certificate of Responsibility (and nonresident equivalents); and a person who constructs two or fewer single residences within one year in a county/municipality with no permit or local certification requirement, provided the residences are not built for sale.\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RESIDENTIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022-WEBSITE-VERSION.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"MSBOC Classifications (the commercial Mechanical MAJOR classification and its HVAC/Ductwork/Boiler specialty classifications, plus the RESIDENTIAL classifications including 'Residential HVAC' and 'Residential Mechanical'; each carries '(Test Required)')\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/classifications/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC 'Heat, Ventilation, A/C - HVAC (Test Required)' classification definition and scope of work\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/ufaq/heat-a-c-ventilation-hvac-test-required/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Frequently Asked Questions (who needs a license: commercial $50,000, residential remodel $10,000 / new $50,000, and residential electrical/mechanical/HVAC/plumbing subcontractors; $300,000/$600,000 commercial GL insurance, no minimum for residential; reciprocity is trade-exam-only; annual renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/general-info/frequently-asked-questions/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Testing (Law & Business Management exam for all applicants + trade exam per classification; administered by PSI; open book; NASCLA substitute only for general building / master electrical)\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/general-info/testing/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Apply For A License (commercial and residential application forms; qualifying party; three steps: application, testing, board review)\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/contractors/licenses/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Continuing Education (residential license holders: 2 credit hours per year per Miss. Code Ann. 73-59-11; applies to residential licenses issued on/after July 1, 2015)\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/contractors/continuing-education/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Renew Your License (annual renewal; late renewal up to 180 days; expired more than 180 days requires a new application)\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/contractors/maintaining-a-license/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Reciprocity (reciprocity agreements apply to trade exams only; applicant must still apply and meet all other requirements)\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/contractors/reciprocity/\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Schedule of Fees (Effective January 1, 2016): Commercial Application $400, Commercial Renewal $50 (late $100); Residential Application $100, Residential Renewal $10 (late $25); Waiver of Exam $25; Reciprocity/Verification $50; Inactive $25 / Active $50\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Fee-Schedule-Effective-1-1-16-accessible.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Commercial Laws and Rules (Revised 2022) - Miss. Code Ann. Title 31, Chapter 3: 31-3-1 definitions ('contractor'; $50,000 threshold; exemptions), 31-3-15 certificate required, 31-3-17 $200 privilege tax, 31-3-21 unlawful contracting/bidding, plus the Board's rules (net worth, insurance, qualifying party, 70% exam)\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/COMMERCIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"MSBOC Residential Laws and Rules (Revised 2022) - Miss. Code Ann. Title 73, Chapter 59: 73-59-1 definitions (builder over $50,000; remodeler over $10,000), 73-59-3 licensing requirement (HVAC subcontractors licensed no matter the dollar amount), 73-59-11 continuing education, 73-59-15 persons and matters exempt\", \"url\": \"https://www.msboc.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RESIDENTIAL-LAWS-AND-RULES-REVISED-2022-WEBSITE-VERSION.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Mississippi license and not part of MSBOC licensing)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "mt-hvac",
   "state": "Montana",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "none",
   "licensing_level": "contractor-only",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"MCA Title 37, Chapter 70 - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (Repealed), including Part 2 'Board of Warm Air Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (Repealed)' and Part 3 'Licensing (Repealed).' This is the direct statutory proof that Montana has no HVAC licensing scheme: the chapter that once created one is repealed in its entirety and nothing replaced it. Section history dates the repeal to Sec. 195, Ch. 575, L. 1981, against an enactment by Sec. 2, Ch. 504, L. 1975.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0700/parts_index.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"MCA 37-45-201 (Construction contractor license required - application, effective January 1, 2026) - 'An individual or business entity may not engage in business as a construction contractor without a current license from the department,' with the license requiring only a social security number, proof of compliance with workers' compensation laws, an IRS employer identification number if any, and the names and addresses of the applicant's partners, owner, corporate officers and registered agent, or LLC managers or members. No examination, education or experience requirement appears in the chapter - which is why this is a registration-style credential rather than an HVAC competency license.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0020/section_0010/0370-0450-0020-0010.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"MCA 37-45-102 (Definitions, effective January 1, 2026) - a 'construction contractor' is a person, firm, or corporation that, in the pursuit of an independent business, offers to undertake, undertakes, or bids to 'construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish for another a building, highway, road, railroad, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement attached to real estate,' or that employs members of more than one trade on a single job or under a single building permit to do such work on its own property. HVAC installation and repair for another falls within this definition, which is what pulls an HVAC business into the licensing chapter.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0010/section_0020/0370-0450-0010-0020.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"MCA 37-45-204 (Provisions exclusive - certain local authority not limited or abridged) - the chapter's registration and licensing provisions 'are exclusive for registered construction contractors,' and 'a political subdivision of the state may not require or issue any registrations, licenses, or bonds for the same or a similar purpose,' while preserving a local government's power to levy a general and nondiscriminatory business license fee on all businesses and its authority over contractors not required to be registered. This is why Montana cities issue mechanical permits rather than HVAC contractor licenses.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0020/section_0040/0370-0450-0020-0040.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"MCA 50-60-203 (Department to adopt state building code by rule) - the department adopts rules on the construction of, installation of equipment in, and standards for materials used in buildings; it may adopt nationally recognized building codes by reference and may adopt rules more stringent than them; and those rules constitute the state building code. Together with Part 3 of the same chapter (county, city and town building codes), this is the framework that regulates Montana HVAC installations in the absence of a trade license.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0600/part_0020/section_0030/0500-0600-0020-0030.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Montana DLI Business Standards Division - Construction Contractor License (CCL) program page and FAQ (rev. 05/19/2026). 'Effective January 1, 2026 All construction contractors in the state of Montana are required to be licensed with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry'; 'Fees per 24.227.401 are $70 for application and renewal'; no examination, education or experience requirement appears in the program materials or in MCA 37-45. The HB 239 notice adds that 'DLI does not review or evaluate the quality of a contractor's workmanship when enforcing licensing complaints.'\", \"url\": \"https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/construction-contractor/\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Montana Code Annotated, Title 37 (Professions and Occupations) - chapter table of contents. The dispositive negative: CHAPTER 70 'HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING (Repealed)' sits between chapter 69 (Plumbers) and chapter 71 (Public Contractors, also repealed), while chapters 68 (Electricians), 69 (Plumbers), 45 (Construction Contractors) and 73 (Elevator Contractors) remain active.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapters_index.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA Title 37, Chapter 70 - Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (Repealed): Part 1 General (Repealed), Part 2 Board of Warm Air Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (Repealed), Part 3 Licensing (Repealed)\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0700/parts_index.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 37-70-101 (Repealed) - carries the dates: 'Repealed. Sec. 195, Ch. 575, L. 1981.' with history 'En. 66-3501 by Sec. 2, Ch. 504, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3501' - Montana enacted HVAC licensing in 1975 and repealed it in 1981\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0700/part_0010/section_0010/0370-0700-0010-0010.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 37-45-102 (Effective January 1, 2026) - Definitions: 'construction contractor' means a person, firm, or corporation that in the pursuit of an independent business offers to or does construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish for another a building or other structure, project, development, or improvement attached to real estate. Enacted Sec. 2, Ch. 644, L. 2025.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0010/section_0020/0370-0450-0010-0020.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 37-45-104 - Exemptions: the enumerated categories to which the construction contractor chapter does not apply, including the under-$2,500 casual/minor/inconsequential job, owner-occupant work, the wage-employee exemption, the licensed-electrician-or-plumber exemption, and the independent contractor with no employees. Redesignated from 39-9-211 by Sec. 20, Ch. 644, L. 2025.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0010/section_0040/0370-0450-0010-0040.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 37-45-201 (Effective January 1, 2026) - Construction contractor license required; application. Requires a current license from the department to engage in business as a construction contractor, and lists only identifying information and proof of compliance with workers' compensation laws - no examination, education or experience requirement. Enacted Sec. 4, Ch. 644, L. 2025.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0020/section_0010/0370-0450-0020-0010.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 37-45-203 (Effective January 1, 2026) - Fees, education fund, fines: the application fee is 'established by the department,' fees are deposited to a special revenue account, and the department must provide a program to educate consumers and the building industry about construction contractor licensing requirements. Enacted Sec. 6, Ch. 644, L. 2025.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0020/section_0030/0370-0450-0020-0030.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 37-45-204 - Provisions exclusive; certain local authority not limited or abridged. State registration/licensing provisions are exclusive; a political subdivision 'may not require or issue any registrations, licenses, or bonds for the same or a similar purpose,' subject to the general business license and non-registered contractor carve-outs. Redesignated from 39-9-304 by Sec. 20, Ch. 644, L. 2025.\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0450/part_0020/section_0040/0370-0450-0020-0040.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Montana DLI Business Standards Division - Construction Contractor License (CCL) program page (effective January 1, 2026 all construction contractors must be licensed; registrations active Dec 31, 2025 converted; applications and renewals online; MCA 37-45-101 purpose; ARM 24.227.2301 unprofessional conduct)\", \"url\": \"https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/construction-contractor/\"}, {\"label\": \"Montana DLI - HB 239 Notice to Construction Contractors (the transition letter: registration becomes a Contractors License January 1, 2026; existing registrations auto-convert with unchanged expiration dates and unchanged cost; uniform licensing regulations under MCA Title 37, ch. 1, part 4; 'DLI does not review or evaluate the quality of a contractor's workmanship')\", \"url\": \"https://erd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/work-comp-regs/HB-239-Notice-to-Construction-Contractors.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"[PRE-2026 REGISTRATION FORM - historical] Montana DLI - Application for Construction Contractor Registration ('VALID FOR TWO (2) YEARS', '$70 FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE)', workers' compensation policy proof, Secretary of State entity registration, Bid Only status, mailing address for the Registration Section)\", \"url\": \"https://erd.dli.mt.gov/_docs/Registration/CR-Application-10-2023-Fillable.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Montana DLI Business Standards Division - licensing boards and programs (the complete list of boards and programs the state administers; includes the State Electrical Board, Board of Plumbers, Boiler Operator Program, Elevator Contractors/Mechanics/Inspectors Licensing Program and Fire Protection License Program, and contains no HVAC, mechanical, heating, air conditioning or refrigeration board or program)\", \"url\": \"https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA Title 37, Chapter 68, Part 3 - Electricians and Electrical Safety, Licensing (37-68-301 license required to engage in electrical work; master, journeyman and residential electricians; electrical contractor's license) and 37-68-101 Purpose ('assure the public that persons making electrical installations are qualified')\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0680/part_0010/section_0010/0370-0680-0010-0010.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 37-69-101 - Plumbers, Definitions (Board of Plumbers; journeyman and master plumber; the 'plumbing system' definition built around potable water supply and distribution, fixtures and traps, drainage and vent pipes, building drains, water heaters and vents, up to 20 feet beyond the building foundation line)\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0690/part_0010/section_0010/0370-0690-0010-0010.html\"}, {\"label\": \"MCA 50-60-203 - Department to adopt state building code by rule (the department adopts rules on construction and the installation of equipment in buildings, may adopt nationally recognized codes by reference and rules more stringent than them, and those rules constitute the 'state building code'); MCA Title 50 ch. 60 Part 3 provides for county, city and town building codes\", \"url\": \"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0600/part_0020/section_0030/0500-0600-0020-0030.html\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Billings, MT - Building Division (representative Montana local practice: online permit submittal through the city portal; separate Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing permit fee schedules; no mechanical or HVAC contractor license application among its applications and forms)\", \"url\": \"https://www.billingsmt.gov/67/Building\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Montana license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}, {\"label\": \"Montana DLI - Construction Contractor License (CCL) FAQ, REV. 05/19/2026 ('Fees per 24.227.401 are $70 for application and renewal'; who needs the license; MCA 37-45-202 liability limitation; MCA Title 37 ch. 45 and ARM ch. 24.227 references)\", \"url\": \"https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/construction-contractor/construction-contractor-program-FAQ.pdf\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/mt-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "nc-hvac",
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors",
   "board_url": "https://nclicensing.org/",
   "application_url": "https://nclicensing.org/applicant-information/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual. Under G.S. 87-22 all licenses expire on the last day of December each year following issuance or renewal; the Board states there is no grace period and all activities requiring a license must cease until the license is renewed. A $25 processing fee applies if the renewal is not received before January 31. A license may be reinstated within three years of expiration (21 NCAC 50 .0409); after three years the Board requires reexamination (G.S. 87-22).",
   "ce_hours": "None required. The Board eliminated its mandatory continuing-education requirement effective December 31, 2012, and CE is not a condition of annual renewal (the Board still encourages voluntary continuing education). Board-ordered Disciplinary Education courses may be required only after a rule violation.",
   "exam": "All licensing examinations are computer-based and administered by PSI Services LLC. After the Board approves the application, the applicant receives an authorization letter with a 90-day window to schedule and sit the exam through PSI; NC PSI test centers are in Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greenville, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem. A heating contractor exam runs 4.0 hours plus a 1.5-hour Business and Law exam; the Fuel Piping Contractor exam runs 2.0 hours and the Heating Technician exam 4.0 hours (technicians take no Business and Law exam). Examinations \"are based upon a maximum obtainable grade of 100 points, and a grade of 70 is required to pass\" (21 NCAC 50 .0305). A failed exam requires a 90-day wait and a Re-Examination Application before retesting.",
   "fees": "Examination: $150 per exam, non-refundable. License activation (the first annual license fee): $150 per contractor classification, $75 per technician classification — $150 for a technician who is the qualifier for a State or local government employer. Annual license fee: $150 for a plumbing, heating, or fuel piping contractor license (21 NCAC 50 .1102(a)), reduced to $75 for a contractor \"whose qualifications are listed as the second or subsequent individual on the license of a corporation, partnership, or business with a trade name\" (21 NCAC 50 .1102(d)). Technician annual license fee: $75 — but two official Board documents state opposite conditions for that rate. 21 NCAC 50 .1102(j) sets $75 for \"Plumbing, Heating or Fuel Piping Technician licensees listed under a licensed Plumbing, Heating or Fuel Piping Contractor,\" while the Board's 2026 renewal invoice charges $75 for \"a Plumbing, Heating/A/C or FP tech license NOT listed under a contractor.\" The $75 figure is common to both; the condition is unresolved between the two documents, and the Board confirms which rate applies. An applicant who obtains a license by passing an examination on or after October 1 of any year \"may receive a license for the remainder of the year by paying one-half of the usual license fee for that classification of license\" (G.S. 87-22). Late renewal adds a $25 processing fee if the renewal is not received before January 31 (G.S. 87-22). A license issued without a Board examination carries a $30 initial application fee (21 NCAC 50 .1102(c)).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 87, Article 2 (Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors), sections 87-16 to 87-27.1\", \"url\": \"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_87/Article_2.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.C. Gen. Stat. 87-21 (Definitions; contractors licensed by Board; examination) — (a)(3) single-family residences are heating group three regardless of size; (c) minor repairs/replacements exemption\", \"url\": \"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_87/GS_87-21.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.C. Gen. Stat. 87-22 (License fee; expiration and renewal; reinstatement) — one-half fee for exams passed on or after October 1; $25 late processing fee\", \"url\": \"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_87/GS_87-22.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.C. Gen. Stat. 87-25 (Violations made misdemeanor; employees of licensees excepted) — \\\"bona fide employee of a licensee\\\"\", \"url\": \"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_87/GS_87-25.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"21 NCAC 50 .0305 (Passing Grade) — maximum obtainable grade of 100 points; a grade of 70 is required to pass\", \"url\": \"http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2021%20-%20occupational%20licensing%20boards%20and%20commissions/chapter%2050%20-%20plumbing%2C%20heating%20and%20fire%20sprinkler%20contractors/21%20ncac%2050%20.0305.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"21 NCAC 50 .0306 (Applications; Issuance of License) — two years of contractor experience; 3,000-hour Class I / 2,500-hour Class II technician experience\", \"url\": \"http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2021%20-%20occupational%20licensing%20boards%20and%20commissions/chapter%2050%20-%20plumbing%2C%20heating%20and%20fire%20sprinkler%20contractors/21%20ncac%2050%20.0306.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"21 NCAC 50 .0404 (Active Employment) — the lesser of 1,500 hours annually, or all hours during which the activities are carried out\", \"url\": \"http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2021%20-%20occupational%20licensing%20boards%20and%20commissions/chapter%2050%20-%20plumbing%2C%20heating%20and%20fire%20sprinkler%20contractors/21%20ncac%2050%20.0404.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"21 NCAC 50 .1102 (License Fees) — (a) $150 contractor; (c) $30 application without examination; (d) $75 second or subsequent qualifier; (j) $75 technician listed under a licensed contractor\", \"url\": \"http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2021%20-%20occupational%20licensing%20boards%20and%20commissions/chapter%2050%20-%20plumbing%2C%20heating%20and%20fire%20sprinkler%20contractors/21%20ncac%2050%20.1102.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"21 N.C. Administrative Code, Chapter 50 (Board Rules)\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/board-laws-and-rules/\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"License Definitions - Contractor (H-1/H-2/H-3 and Fuel Piping scopes, tonnage limits, Class I/II; self-described \\\"general outline\\\")\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/License-Definitions-Contractor-2026-06.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Applicant Information (2-year/4,000-hour contractor experience, technician hours, PSI 90-day window, 45-day activation deadline, no reciprocity, SC waiver, Neighbor State Act)\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/applicant-information/\"}, {\"label\": \"Examination Listing and Information (exam durations; contractor exams include a 1.5-hour Business and Law exam; technicians do not; B&L waiver after August 2003)\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Exam-Information-2026.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"License Activation form (activation due within 45 days of passing; $150 per contractor classification, $75 per technician classification)\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/License-Activation-2026-Expires-9-30-2026-ADA-2.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"License Renewal page (Dec 31 expiry, no grace period, $25 late processing fee, three-year reinstatement window)\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/license-renewal/\"}, {\"label\": \"2026 Invoice for Renewal of State License (Board form — $150 contractor / $75 technician annual renewal; states the technician condition as \\\"NOT listed under a contractor,\\\" which conflicts with 21 NCAC 50 .1102(j))\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2026-Indiv-Renewal-for-webs-new.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Education page + FAQ (mandatory CE eliminated Dec 31 2012; exams administered by PSI Services LLC; $150 non-refundable exam fee; not all persons in a licensed firm need a license)\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/faq/\"}, {\"label\": \"Board Laws and Rules (statutory basis G.S. Ch. 87 Art. 2; rules 21 NCAC Ch. 50)\", \"url\": \"https://nclicensing.org/board-laws-and-rules/\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/nc-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "nd-hvac",
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "North Dakota Secretary of State - Registrar of Contractors (general contractor licensing under N.D.C.C. ch. 43-07). North Dakota has no HVAC-specific state license and no state mechanical or HVAC board; HVAC competency licensing is done by cities.",
   "board_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/licensing-registration/contractors",
   "application_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/licensing-registration/contractors",
   "renewal_cycle": "State contractor license: annual, on the 'contractor year,' which N.D.C.C. 43-07-01(2) defines as 'March second through March first.' A license issued on an original application runs until the expiration of the then current contractor year ending March first, except that an initial license issued in January or February is valid until March first of the subsequent year (43-07-09). The renewal application must be made to the registrar before March second each year (43-07-10(3)); the Secretary of State puts it as 'you must renew your license on or before March 1 of each year.' If the deadline is missed, the license is not in good standing and the contractor is deemed unlicensed within the meaning of 43-07-02; within sixty days after March first the registrar notifies the contractor by mail, and the contractor then has until June first to renew by paying a $50 penalty fee, filing the renewal application and paying the renewal fee. After the June first deadline, any license not renewed is expired. A license may also be classified not in good standing - and ultimately revoked under chapter 28-32 procedures - if the contractor fails to maintain the required liability insurance or to keep a fictitious name certificate, trade name registration, corporate, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or limited partnership registration current (43-07-04(3), (4)). City licenses run on their own calendars: Bismarck HVAC installer licenses expire December 31 with a late charge after January 31; Fargo's Master Heating and Journeyman Heating licenses also carry December 31 expirations (the journeyman license good for three years); Grand Forks publishes annual mechanical license fees.",
   "ce_hours": "None at the state level. North Dakota Century Code ch. 43-07 imposes no continuing-education requirement on contractor licensees - renewal turns on the project list, the insurance certificate and the tax/premium certification in 43-07-10(1), not on coursework, and the chapter prescribes no course hours anywhere. Continuing education appears only in city programs: Bismarck provides that 'each license holder is required to have a total of four (4) hours of continuing education per year,' with the time and location specified by the Building Official (Bismarck Code of Ordinances 4-10-04). Because these obligations are set city by city, check the ordinance of every city in which you hold a license.",
   "exam": "There is no state examination. North Dakota's contractor license under N.D.C.C. ch. 43-07 is granted on a sworn application 'containing a statement of the applicant's experience and qualifications as a contractor,' together with proof of liability insurance and Workforce Safety and Insurance coverage (43-07-04(1)); the chapter prescribes no trade or business examination, no experience-hours standard and no continuing education. HVAC competency in North Dakota is examined by cities instead. Bismarck has adopted a mechanical licensing examination based on the 2021 International Mechanical Code and the 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, states that the examination 'will allow reciprocity with the municipalities of Grand Forks, Fargo, and Minot,' provides the 2021 IMC and IFGC books, calculators and writing tools for use during the examination, takes examination applications on the first business day of the month, and on examination timing Bismarck's two official sources differ and both are stated: ordinance 4-10-07 says 'Regular examinations of applicants shall be conducted in June and December of each year' and 'may also be held at other times in the discretion of the Building Official', while the City's live Mechanical Installers page publishes exams 'Once a month - please contact us at 355-1465 for available dates and times'; examination applications are due the first business day of the month (Bismarck Code of Ordinances 4-10-01(2), 4-10-07; City of Bismarck Mechanical Installers page). Those who tested before July 1, 2017 are not required to retest and may work at their current class and discipline within the City of Bismarck jurisdiction under the City's Mechanical Legacy license, but any Legacy License holder wishing to work outside the City jurisdiction or to move to a new class or discipline must complete the new examination. Grand Forks requires a written mechanical test scored at 80% or better for a master mechanical installer and 75% or better for a journeyman mechanical installer, arranged through the City's mechanical inspector, and publishes both a study guide and mechanical reciprocity administrative rules.",
   "fees": "State (North Dakota Secretary of State contractor license). The statute and the Secretary of State's published fee tables agree on every figure. New license: Class A $450, Class B $300, Class C $225, Class D $100 (N.D.C.C. 43-07-07(2)). Renewal: Class A $90, Class B $60, Class C $45, Class D $30 (43-07-07(3)). A contractor who misses the March 1 renewal deadline may still renew until June first by paying a $50 penalty fee plus the renewal fee (43-07-10(3)). A name change costs $10 (43-07-09.1). A nonprofit entity constructing or rehabilitating a single-family dwelling that will be given to or sold below the appraised value to a low-income person may not be charged a license or renewal fee (43-07-07(5)). Beyond the fee itself, budget for the certificate of liability insurance naming the Secretary of State as certificate holder and the Workforce Safety and Insurance certificate of payment (or letter of good standing where there are no North Dakota employees), plus any trade-name or business-entity registration filed first. City (these are city figures and each applies only in that city - none is a State of North Dakota amount). Bismarck (Code of Ordinances 4-10-10): master HVAC installer $35 application plus $125 annually; journeyman $35 plus $75 annually; apprentice $15 plus $35 annually; administrative fee $125 and year-of-exemption fee $125; late fee 20% of the application or annual fee. Grand Forks: master mechanical installer $170.00 per year, journeyman mechanical installer $55.00 per year, plus a $5,000 license and permit bond payable to the City. Fargo (City Auditor's license table): Master Heating $125 per year, Journeyman Heating $100 for three years. City permit fees are charged per job on top: Grand Forks, for example, publishes a $30.00 permit issuance fee plus per-item mechanical fees such as $17.00 for a furnace up to 100 Mbh, $21.00 for a furnace over 100 Mbh, $12.00 for an air conditioning unit and $15.00 for a ductwork system.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"N.D.C.C. 43-07-02(1) (License required - Construction fraud - Penalty) - 'A person may not engage in the business nor act in the capacity of a contractor within this state when the cost, value, or price per job exceeds the sum of four thousand dollars nor may that person maintain any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in any court of this state related to the person's business or capacity as a contractor without first having a license as provided in this chapter.' Unlicensed contracting is a class A misdemeanor, and the registrar may assess a civil penalty of up to three times the amount set forth in 43-07-07, payable before a license issues (43-07-02(2)).\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.D.C.C. 43-07-01 (Definitions) - 'Contractor' means any person engaged in the business of construction, repair, alteration, dismantling, or demolition of ... buildings ... and every other type of structure, project, development, or improvement coming within the definition of real or personal property ... and includes subcontractor, public contractor, and nonresident contractor'; 'Contractor year' means March second through March first; 'Registrar' means the secretary of state.\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.D.C.C. 43-07-04(1) (License - How obtained) - an applicant eighteen or older files a sworn application on the registrar's forms 'containing a statement of the applicant's experience and qualifications as a contractor,' with a certificate of liability insurance and a statement from North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance that coverage has been secured, and must specify the class of license sought. The chapter prescribes no trade examination.\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.D.C.C. 43-07-07 (Classes of licenses - License fees - License renewal fees) - four classes designated A, B, C and D, limited by the value of a single contract project (A no limitation; B not in excess of $500,000; C not in excess of $300,000; D not in excess of $100,000); application fees $450, $300, $225 and $100 and renewal fees $90, $60, $45 and $30 respectively; no fee for a qualifying nonprofit constructing or rehabilitating a single-family dwelling for a low-income person.\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.D.C.C. 43-07-08 (Exceptions) - 'This chapter does not apply to: 1. Any authorized representative of the United States government, the state of North Dakota, or any county, municipality, irrigation district, reclamation district, or other political corporation. 2. Any person that furnishes any fabricated or finished product, material, or article of merchandise that is not incorporated into or attached to real property by such person so as to become affixed thereto.'\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.D.C.C. 43-07-09 and 43-07-10 (Expiration of license; Renewal of license) - a license runs until the expiration of the then current contractor year ending March first; renewal requires a list of every project, contract or subcontract over $50,000 completed in North Dakota during the preceding calendar year, a liability insurance certificate naming the registrar as certificate holder, and certification that payroll taxes, WSI premiums and unemployment insurance premiums are paid; the application is due before March second, with a $50-penalty renewal window to June first, after which the license is expired.\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.D.C.C. 43-07-12 (Bids to show license issued) - a public-contract bid must enclose a copy of the license or current-year certificate in the bid bond envelope, the contractor must hold a license in the class within which the project value falls, and must have held the license at least ten days before the bid date; the section does not apply to bids submitted to the Department of Transportation, to the Public Service Commission, or for use of federal aid highway funds.\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"North Dakota Century Code, Title 43 (Occupations and Professions) - the chapter list of state-regulated occupations includes Contractors, Electricians, Plumbers, Water Conditioning Contractors and Installers, and Sewer and Water Installers, and contains no chapter regulating HVAC, mechanical, heating, air conditioning or refrigeration work. This is the positive basis for the statement that North Dakota issues no HVAC-specific license.\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/general-information/north-dakota-century-code\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Bismarck Code of Ordinances, Title 4, ch. 4-10 (Mechanical Contractor Licensing) - 4-10-01 requires a master license, a journeyman license worked under a master's direct supervision, or supervised apprentice status to engage in the HVAC trade in Bismarck, and excludes from 'mechanical contractor' both subcontractors working for and under the supervision of a Bismarck-licensed mechanical contractor and homeowners performing work on their own residence; 4-10-02 sets the 3,400-hour master and 7,600-hour journeyman experience standards; 4-10-04 requires four continuing-education hours per year; 4-10-10 sets the license fees.\", \"url\": \"https://bismarcknd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/151/Title-04---Building-Regulations\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Grand Forks - Contractor Licenses (Mechanical Contractor) - to be a licensed mechanical installer in Grand Forks a person must hold a North Dakota Secretary of State contractor license, file a $5,000 license and permit bond payable to the City, and pass the written mechanical test at 80% (master, $170.00 per year) or 75% (journeyman, $55.00 per year). This is a municipal scheme, and it exists because North Dakota has no state HVAC license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.grandforksgov.com/government/city-departments/building-safety/contractor-licenses\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"North Dakota Century Code ch. 43-07 (Contractors) - the statute governing the only state license an HVAC business needs: 43-07-01 definitions ('contractor', 'contractor year'), 43-07-02 license required above $4,000 per job, 43-07-04 application, 43-07-07 the four classes and the fee schedule, 43-07-08 exceptions, 43-07-09 expiration, 43-07-10 renewal, 43-07-11.1 public contracts, 43-07-12 bids\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c07.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"North Dakota Century Code - Title 43, Occupations and Professions (the chapter list of state-regulated occupations: Contractors 43-07, Electricians 43-09, Plumbers 43-18, Water Conditioning Contractors and Installers 43-18.1, Sewer and Water Installers 43-18.2 - and no HVAC, mechanical, heating, air conditioning or refrigeration chapter)\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/general-information/north-dakota-century-code\"}, {\"label\": \"North Dakota Century Code ch. 43-18 (Plumbers) - 43-18-01(5) defines 'plumbing' as piping, fixtures and appurtenances for bringing water into buildings and removing liquids and water-carried wastes, showing the state plumbing license does not reach HVAC work\", \"url\": \"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t43c18.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"North Dakota Secretary of State - Contractors (the state licensing program: the $4,000 job threshold, application steps, liability insurance and Workforce Safety and Insurance requirements, Class A-D fee tables for new licenses and renewals, the March 1 renewal deadline and the $50,000 project list, and the separate licenses issued by the ND State Electrical Board, ND State Plumbing Board, ND Department of Environmental Quality and ND Office of the Attorney General)\", \"url\": \"https://www.sos.nd.gov/business/licensing-registration/contractors\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Bismarck Code of Ordinances, Title 4 (Building Regulations) - Chapter 4-10 'Mechanical Contractor Licensing': 4-10-01 license required plus the subcontractor, homeowner and manufactured-home exemptions, 4-10-02 master/journeyman qualifications and trade-school hour credit, 4-10-03 single-business limitation, 4-10-04 four CE hours per year, 4-10-05 December 31 expiration, 4-10-07 June and December examinations, 4-10-09 apprentice-to-journeyman ratio, 4-10-10 fees\", \"url\": \"https://bismarcknd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/151/Title-04---Building-Regulations\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Bismarck - Mechanical Installers (Building Inspections): the mechanical licensing examination based on the 2021 International Mechanical Code and 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, reciprocity with Grand Forks, Fargo and Minot, the pre-July-1-2017 Mechanical Legacy license, and examination scheduling\", \"url\": \"https://www.bismarcknd.gov/1729/Mechanical-Installers\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Bismarck - Licenses (the Building Inspections Department issues Mechanical / HVAC Installer licenses; 221 N. 5th St., Bismarck, ND 58501, 701-355-1465)\", \"url\": \"https://www.bismarcknd.gov/1728/Licenses\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Grand Forks - Contractor Licenses (Mechanical Contractor section: ND Secretary of State contractor license, $5,000 license and permit bond, Master Mechanical Installer 80% written test at $170.00/year, Journeyman Mechanical Installer 75% written test at $55.00/year)\", \"url\": \"https://www.grandforksgov.com/government/city-departments/building-safety/contractor-licenses\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Grand Forks - Mechanical (Department of Building Safety jurisdiction including the two-mile extraterritorial area, adoption of the 2021 IMC and IFGC, the City Mechanical Board, and the mechanical permit fee schedule)\", \"url\": \"https://www.grandforksgov.com/government/city-departments/building-safety/mechanical\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Fargo - Business & Occupational Licensing (the City Auditor's license table listing Master Heating at $125/year and Journeyman Heating at $100 for three years, both expiring December 31)\", \"url\": \"https://fargond.gov/city-government/departments/auditors/licensing-department/business-occupational-licensing\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Fargo - Selecting a Contractor (Inspections Division: heating/air conditioning contractors must be licensed through the City of Fargo, verifiable at the City Auditor's Office; all contractors doing business in North Dakota must also be licensed through the Secretary of State)\", \"url\": \"https://fargond.gov/city-government/departments/inspections/selecting-a-contractor\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Fargo - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) (residential permits and inspections: an owner-occupant may do their own HVAC installation, all other mechanical work must be done by a licensed contractor)\", \"url\": \"https://fargond.gov/city-government/departments/inspections/residential-permits-fees/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-hvac\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Fargo - Mechanical Permit Application (Inspections, 225 4th Street North; requires compliance with the International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code and Fargo City Ordinances, mandatory rough-in and final inspections, and an owner-occupancy attestation where a homeowner is installing)\", \"url\": \"https://download.fargond.gov/0/mechanical_permit_application.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (the federal Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; not a North Dakota or city HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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   "page_id": "ne-hvac",
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "county/municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
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   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2104 (Registration required) - 'Before performing any construction work in Nebraska, a contractor shall be registered with the department.' This is the only statewide filing an HVAC business must make, and it is a registration with the Department of Labor rather than a trade license. The section also carves out a person working on his or her own property and a person who 'earns less than five thousand dollars annually for construction services.'\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2104\"}, {\"citation\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2105 (Registration; application; contents; renewal) - the statute that proves Nebraska registration is not a competency credential: the application asks only for identity and tax numbers, place of business and phone, entity type, the sales-and-use-tax option election, officers or owners, workers' compensation proof, and a business description with its standard industrial classification code. No examination, experience or trade qualification is required, and the registration is renewed annually on payment of the fee.\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2105\"}, {\"citation\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2107 (Fees) - each application or renewal 'shall be signed by the applicant and accompanied by a fee not to exceed forty dollars,' with fees credited to the Contractor, Business, and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund. Amended by Laws 2026, LB847, sec. 20, effective July 18, 2026.\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2107\"}, {\"citation\": \"Omaha Municipal Code ch. 40 (Mechanical Code), art. II (Air Conditioning and Air Distribution) - the ordinance the City of Omaha publishes as the authority for the Air Conditioning/Air Distribution Board and the master, journeyman and apprentice ACAD credentials. Per the ordinance, the Board has 'complete control over the examination, certification and review of license suspension or revocation of applicants and holders of licenses and certificates, as required in this chapter' (Sec. 40-56). A municipal, not a state, licensing scheme.\", \"url\": \"https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH40MECO_ARTIIAICOAIDI\"}, {\"citation\": \"Lincoln Municipal Code 25.06.180 (Registration of Master Mechanical Contractors and Mechanical Technicians) - defines master mechanical contractor, inactive master mechanical contractor, journeyman mechanical technician and apprentice mechanical technician, and provides that 'No person shall engage in or hold himself or herself out as engaging in the mechanical (heating, ventilating and cooling) or fuel gas business in the city or within three miles thereof or install any mechanical (heating, ventilating and cooling) systems or fuel gas systems or their accessories (unless duly authorized to do so by registration) except as provided for in Section 25.06.300.'\", \"url\": \"https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/lincoln-ne/doc-view.aspx?secid=10945\"}, {\"citation\": \"Lincoln Municipal Code 25.06.200, 25.06.220, 25.06.230 and 25.06.240 - examination before registration with a six-month wait after a failure; examination fees of $400.00 (master) and $50.00 (journeyman); annual registration fees of $350.00 master, $50.00 inactive master, $25.00 journeyman, $15.00 apprentice; annual continuing education of 8 hours for masters and 4 hours for journeymen; and public liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $500,000.00 aggregate for any one occurrence on a permitted job, naming the City of Lincoln as an additional insured.\", \"url\": \"https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/lincoln-ne/doc-view.aspx?secid=10945\"}, {\"citation\": \"Lincoln Municipal Code 25.06.300 (Installation by Owner) - the homeowner carve-out from Lincoln's registration requirement, limited to owner-occupied single-family residences and uncompensated work, and conditioned on code compliance and on the owner filing plans, securing a permit, paying fees and calling for all inspections.\", \"url\": \"https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/lincoln-ne/doc-view.aspx?secid=10945\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-08-01",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Nebraska Department of Labor - Contractor Registration (the statewide Contractor Registration Act program: registration required of contractors and subcontractors doing business in Nebraska; workers' compensation ACORD 25 certificate with the Department as certificate holder; notice that the annual fee increases to $40.00 effective August 1, 2026)\", \"url\": \"https://dol.nebraska.gov/conreg\"}, {\"label\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2101 - Act, how cited ('Sections 48-2101 to 48-2117 shall be known and may be cited as the Contractor Registration Act')\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2101\"}, {\"label\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2103 - Terms, defined (commissioner, construction, contractor, department, working days; 'contractor' reaches subcontractors and anyone providing or arranging labor for construction)\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2103\"}, {\"label\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2104 - Registration required (contractors must register before performing construction work; own-property and under-$5,000-annually carve-outs; the carve-out does not waive Nebraska Revenue Act withholding)\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2104\"}, {\"label\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2105 - Registration; application; contents; renewal (the complete list of what the state asks for - identity, address, entity type, tax election, owners, workers' compensation proof, business description - with NO examination, experience or competency requirement; renewed annually)\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2105\"}, {\"label\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2107 - Fees ('a fee not to exceed forty dollars'; Laws 2026, LB847, sec. 20, effective July 18, 2026)\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2107\"}, {\"label\": \"Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2117 - Database of contractors; contents; removal (Department of Labor public database showing workers' compensation status; noncompliant contractors removed)\", \"url\": \"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-2117\"}, {\"label\": \"Nebraska State Electrical Division (the state's construction-trade licensing program - electrician licensing, examinations, apprentice registration, reciprocity, renewal, continuing education and statewide electrical inspection; Nebraska has no HVAC counterpart)\", \"url\": \"https://electrical.nebraska.gov/\"}, {\"label\": \"Nebraska State Fire Marshal - Mechanical Safety Division (boiler and pressure vessel registration, boiler installation notices, clearance waivers, boiler accident reporting, Boiler Inspector Commissions under Title 229; also elevators and amusement rides - none of which is an HVAC installer credential)\", \"url\": \"https://sfm.nebraska.gov/mechanical-safety\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Omaha Planning Department, Permits and Inspections - Licensing Information (Mechanical & HVAC fee table: ACAD Master, ACAD Journeyman and Apprentice ACAD/Sheet Metal Installer fees and renewals with 8 continuing-education hours; two-year terms expiring December 31 of odd years; renewal penalty schedule; Master ACAD bond $10,000 and insurance $300,000)\", \"url\": \"https://permits.cityofomaha.org/licensing-information\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Omaha - Air Conditioning/Air Distribution licensing requirements (master, journeyman and apprentice qualifications; 1,750 hours = one year; Pearson VUE examination (ordinance: 70 percent minimum grade, Sec. 40-30; program page: 75); Bellevue, Nebraska and State of Iowa reciprocity; $10,000 surety bond and $300,000 liability insurance; application fees $81.00 master, $64.80 journeyman, $27.00 apprentice registration)\", \"url\": \"https://planning.omaha.gov/licensing-information/air-conditioning-air-distribution/\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Omaha - Air Conditioning/Air Distribution Board (board composition: four ACAD contractors and a registered mechanical engineer; 'complete control over the examination of applicants for licenses required by the provisions of this Article'; meeting and filing-deadline calendar, agendas and minutes)\", \"url\": \"https://planning.omaha.gov/air-conditioning-air-distribution-board/\"}, {\"label\": \"Omaha Municipal Code ch. 40 (Mechanical Code), art. II - Air Conditioning and Air Distribution (the ordinance the City of Omaha cites as the authority for its ACAD licensing program)\", \"url\": \"https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH40MECO_ARTIIAICOAIDI\"}, {\"label\": \"Lincoln Municipal Code Title 25 (Heating), ch. 25.06 Lincoln Mechanical Code (adoption of the International Mechanical Code 2021 Edition; 25.06.170 Board of Mechanical Examiners; 25.06.180 registration classes and the prohibition reaching three miles beyond the city; 25.06.200 examinations; 25.06.210 entity registration; 25.06.220 examination and registration fees; 25.06.230 continuing education; 25.06.240 insurance; 25.06.250 lapsed registration; 25.06.300 installation by owner)\", \"url\": \"https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/lincoln-ne/doc-view.aspx?secid=10945\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln Building and Safety - Mechanical Trade Registration (annual registration fees: master contractor $350, inactive master $50, journeyman $25, apprentice $15, refrigeration-mechanical master contractor $250, deco fireplace contractor $150, fireplace installer $25; October 1 - December 31 renewal window; continuing-education hours required before renewal approval)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/PDS/Building-Safety/Mechanical/Mechanical-Trade-Registration\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln Building and Safety - Mechanical Trade Exams (exam filing deadline two weeks before the exam date at 4 p.m. Central, 45 days for accommodation requests; examination fees: mechanical master $400, mechanical journeyman $50, deco fireplace contractor $50, deco fireplace installer $50)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/PDS/Building-Safety/Mechanical/Mechanical-Trade-Exams\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln - Mechanical Journeyman Requirements (three years of practical experience as a registered apprentice; credits for an engineering course, an approved two-year course of study, and Nebraska professional-engineer registration; transfer rule for out-of-jurisdiction license holders)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/building-amp-safety/licensed-professional-information/exam-information/mechanical-journeyman-requirements.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln - Mechanical Master Requirements (holder of a valid City of Lincoln Mechanical Journeyman certificate for at least one year; transfer rule)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/building-amp-safety/licensed-professional-information/exam-information/mechanical-master-requirements.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln - Mechanical Master Examination Details (four-part exam: Manual J, duct sizing, Lincoln Gas Code per L.M.C. 24.05, Lincoln Adopted Amendments per L.M.C. 25.06 and 25.12; separate ICC National Standard Master Mechanical exam #G29; exam dates and location)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/3/building-amp-safety/licensed-professional-information/exam-information/mechanical-master-examination-details.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln - Mechanical Journeyman Examination Details (gas piping code and adopted-amendments tests; separate ICC National Standard Journeyman Mechanical exam #G31; exam dates and location)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/3/building-amp-safety/licensed-professional-information/exam-information/mechanical-journeyman-examination-details.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln - Homeowner Mechanical Projects (who may pull an owner permit, the 120-day permit term, the $35 minimum permit fee, and the short list of work needing no permit)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/PDS/Building-Safety/Mechanical/Homeowner-Mechanical-Projects\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Lincoln Building and Safety - Mechanical (division hub: contractor information, bond and insurance, registration, fees, homeowner projects and exams)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/PDS/Building-Safety/Mechanical\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Nebraska or municipal HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "nh-hvac",
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) - Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board (the mechanical licensing board established by RSA 153:27-a)",
   "board_url": "https://www.oplc.nh.gov/mechanical-safety-and-licensing-board",
   "application_url": "https://www.oplc.nh.gov/applications-mechanical-safety-and-licensing",
   "renewal_cycle": "Licenses issued by OPLC are valid for 2 years from the date of issuance, except apprentices licensed for one year under rule; the licensing terms in RSA 310:8 supersede any conflicting terms in a statute administered by a board listed in RSA 310:2 (RSA 310:8, II). An initial individual mechanical license is valid for 2 years (Mec 302.03) and an initial business entity license is valid for 2 years (Mec 302.04); business entity licenses 'shall expire every 2 years in accordance with RSA 310:8' (RSA 153:29-a, II). Renewal applications, the renewal fee and any supporting documents must be filed on or before the expiration date; a license expires when they are not, and the holder of an expired license is not authorised to practise until it is reinstated. An expired license lapses one year from expiration, after which the holder can no longer renew or reinstate and must apply for a new license (RSA 310:8, III; RSA 310:2, I(e)). OPLC must give licensees notice of the need to renew at least 2 months before expiration, but failure to receive that notice does not relieve the licensee of the obligation (RSA 310:8, IV). Renewals are submitted online through OPLC's portal; reinstatements are filed on paper. Note - the board's own rules give two different expiration anchors for business entity licenses, and both are stated here rather than resolved: Mec 402.02(a) provides that 'all mechanical business entity licenses subject to renewal shall expire on the last day of the month in the month they were issued, 2 years from the date they were issued', while Mec 406.01(a) provides that 'pursuant to RSA 153:29-a, II, mechanical business entity licenses shall expire bi-annually on the last day of January.' Confirm your own entity's expiration date with OPLC. A licensee who is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces or the National Guard and is called to active duty may request that OPLC place the license on inactive status (RSA 310:8, V).",
   "ce_hours": "To be eligible for license renewal, individual mechanical licensees must complete no fewer than 6 hours of continuing education for each plumbing or fuel gas fitting endorsement in every 2-year licensing cycle, given either by a board-approved seminar provider teaching a board-approved seminar, or through a comprehensive training session sanctioned by the board where the licensee is personally a board-approved seminar provider (Mec 404.01). OPLC states the same obligation in calendar terms on its education page: 'For all Licensees (except Apprentice and Trainee Registration licenses) you will need to show proof of 3 hours of code update every year totaling 6 hours per 2 year renewal cycle.' Each board-developed continuing education seminar must be no fewer than 3 contact hours in a classroom setting, devoted to the New Hampshire adopted codes and standards for the discipline being taught plus current licensing laws and rules, and based on the current adopted ICC code materials for the state plumbing code or the current adopted NFPA and ICC codes for fuel gas fitting and appliance installation (Mec 404.03(a)). No student receives credit for a repeated education seminar - each licensee must complete separate board-approved 3-hour training sessions within the 2-year cycle for each endorsement sought (Mec 404.03(f)). Students must display their license and government-issued photo identification to the provider and bring the current code book for the course (Mec 404.03(c), (e)). Seminar providers must themselves have held a New Hampshire master plumbing or fuel gas service technician license for at least 3 consecutive years, or a journeyman plumber or fuel gas fitting license for 5 consecutive years, must be active and in good standing, must not be board members or persons performing inspections or licensing enforcement for the board, and must receive at least 3 hours of training each calendar year in which they teach (Mec 404.02). Renewal applicants submit proof of continuing education for courses taken within the licensing period (Mec 403.02(a); Mec 404), and fuel gas trainees and plumbing apprentices additionally submit proof of continued enrolment in their approved training program (Mec 403.02(b)-(c)); OPLC's education page describes the trainee renewal as running on the enrolment proof.",
   "exam": "The Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board, by an affirmative vote of at least 4 of its appointed members, establishes through rulemaking the nature of the examinations required for issuance of fuel gas fitter licenses and plumbers licenses; the scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure are prescribed by the board, and may include an outside organisation approved by the board (RSA 153:29, I). Two gates come before the examination for a fuel gas fitter: the applicant must have completed the minimum hours of the formal education program for each endorsement applied for (Mec 302.11(a)(1)), and the field-experience hours must be sworn to by affidavit and verified by the employer (Mec 302.11(a)(2)-(3)). OPLC publishes the examination routes separately by trade. For gas fitters, it lists the licensing examinations as offered through Advanced Trade School, Granite State Trade School, and NH Gasfitters Continuing Education Online. For plumbing, OPLC has contracted with Prov, Inc. to develop and administer the First Year Plumbing, Journeyman Plumber and Master Plumber examinations; per the Prov New Hampshire Mechanical (Plumbing) Candidate Information Bulletin dated June 23, 2025, the written examination fee is $90 and is the same whether testing for the first time or retaking, written examinations may be taken remotely or at a Prov testing centre, unofficial written results arrive by email within minutes and official results go to the state within three business days. OPLC cautions that 'a passing grade on the exam does not guarantee candidate approval for a license' - meeting every criterion in the laws and rules remains the applicant's responsibility. For anyone seeking to renew a New Hampshire fuel gas fitting or plumbing license 365 days or more past the expiration date, OPLC states an examination is offered through its educational providers in lieu of the 140-hour courses (fuel gas only), after which the candidate may re-apply.",
   "fees": "Fees are set in Plc 1002.25, Table 1002.25 ('Application Processing and Licensing Fees for the Professions Regulated by the Mechanical Licensing Board', rule effective July 1, 2025) and are published identically on the OPLC Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board fee page - the two sources agree line for line, which is worth knowing because OPLC's rule carries an expiration date of July 1, 2035 and fees can be readopted before then. Each amount is charged the same for an initial application, a renewal and a reinstatement, and each license runs 2 years. Fuel gas fitter service, equipment installation or piping license: $198.00. Hearth system installation license (listed on the board's fee page as 'Hearth Installer'): $198.00. Domestic appliance technician license: $176.00. Fuel gas fitting trainee registration: $88.00. Mechanical business entity license: $275.00. Plumber water treatment business: $275.00. On the plumbing side of the same board: apprentice plumber $88.00, journeyman plumber $198.00, master plumber $330.00. The RSA 153:16-b voluntary oil-heating certification is $50.00 - Plc 1002.25 lists $50.00 separately for the installing certification and for the servicing-and-repairing certification, while the board's fee page shows a single 'Oil Heating Technician Certification' line at $50.00. Costs beyond the license fee: the required formal education hours through a board-approved provider (60 to 140 hours depending on the endorsement, plus 30 hours of factory-authorised training for a domestic appliance technician), the examination fee paid to the testing provider (the Prov written plumbing examination is $90), and, for a business entity, liability insurance and a Secretary of State letter of good standing. Paper applications are paid by personal check, money order or cashier's check, mailed with the application to OPLC at 7 Eagle Square, Concord, NH 03301; renewals are done online through OPLC's portal.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"RSA 153:27 (Definitions) - defines 'fuel gas fitting' as 'the installation, repair, alteration, service, demolition or removal of pipes, fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, or apparatus necessary for supplying natural gas or propane for residential or non-residential use from the point of delivery and all gas piping before connection to the combustion zone and including the applicable venting of flue gases to the outside atmosphere and the provisions for air for combustion and ventilation,' and defines each fuel gas fitter specialty. 'Person' means an individual, natural person (RSA 153:27, XIII).\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-27.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 153:27-a (Mechanical Licensing Board) - establishes the board as a unit within the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, sets its duties (adopt rules, review and approve educational programs and providers, conduct disciplinary hearings, recommend technical standards under RSA 153:28), and composes it of two licensed journeymen or master plumbers, one licensed fuel gas fitter, one certified heating equipment installer or service person under RSA 153:16-b, and one public member.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-27-a.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 153:28 (Rulemaking) - requires the board to set education, field-experience and testing standards for the hearth system, fuel gas installation technician, fuel gas service technician, fuel gas piping installer, fuel gas trainee, domestic appliance technician, master plumber, journeyman plumber and apprentice plumber licenses; fixes the statutory field-experience floors (1,000 hours installation technician, 2,000 hours service technician, 1,000 hours piping installer, each within 60 months, with heating-oil experience creditable up to 500, 750 and 500 hours respectively); requires rules on renewal and continuing education; and authorises reciprocity agreements at paragraph V.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-28.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 153:29 (Examinations; Licenses) - the board establishes by rule the nature of the examinations for fuel gas fitter and plumber licenses and may use an approved outside organisation; each license identifies the applicable special license or endorsement; 'No licensee shall engage in any activity not covered by his or her specialty license'; the license must be available for inspection on request.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-29.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 153:29-a (Mechanical License; Business Entities) - the company license: rules may permit licensure without examination or continuing education for entities engaged in fuel gas fitting and/or plumbing provided a qualifying officer, member or designee holds an active license as a domestic appliance technician, hearth system installation and service technician, fuel gas piping installer, fuel gas installation technician, fuel gas service technician, or master plumber; 30-day notice on the licensed person's death or withdrawal and a bar on acting until replaced; licenses expire every 2 years in accordance with RSA 310:8; licensed entities may obtain municipal permits; proof of Secretary of State good standing and liability insurance required at issuance and renewal.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-29-a.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 153:16-b (Certification of Heating Equipment Installers and Heating Equipment Service Personnel; Penalty) - the mechanical licensing board 'shall establish a voluntary certification program' for individuals installing residential and non-residential heating equipment systems, water heating systems or appliances using heating oil, and for individuals servicing and repairing them; fee rules must, after the first year, produce revenues equal to 125 percent of the previous fiscal year's direct operating expenses; falsely claiming certification is a violation, or a misdemeanour for a person other than a natural person.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-16-b.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 153:36 (Exceptions) - the exceptions to the fuel gas fitting and plumbing license requirements, including paragraph VII, which exempts plumbing performed 'in connection with the installation of any heating, cooling, air conditioning or domestic water heating systems, whether solar, oil, gas, or electric,' and paragraph VIII, whose exemptions for public-utility employees, in-house maintenance employees and property owners apply to plumbing work but 'shall apply to fuel gas fitting in the same circumstances unless otherwise exempted under this subdivision.'\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-36.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 310:2, II (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification - Establishment) - the complete list of boards within OPLC. The 'Mechanical licensing board under RSA 153:27-a' appears at subparagraph (ss); the 'Electricians' board under RSA 319-C' at (mm). No HVAC, air conditioning, refrigeration, mechanical-contracting or general-contracting board is listed, which is the positive proof that New Hampshire licenses no HVAC trade outside fuel gas fitting, plumbing and electrical work.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXX/310/310-2.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"RSA 310:8 (License Renewals and Reinstatements; Expiration and Lapse) - licenses issued by OPLC are valid for 2 years from issuance and these terms supersede conflicting terms in a board's own statute; renewal materials must be filed on or before expiration; expired licenses lapse one year from expiration; OPLC must give at least 2 months' renewal notice.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXX/310/310-8.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"NH Code of Administrative Rules Mec 302, Mec 303 and Mec 305 - Mec 302.01 mandatory licensure of persons and business entities; Mec 302.02 minimum ages (18 for a full license, 16 for apprentice or trainee); Mec 302.03-302.04 two-year initial terms; Mec 302.07-302.08 the cumulative specialty scopes; Mec 302.11 education before examination and sworn, employer-verified field-experience affidavits; Mec 303.02-303.10 the exceptions, including the ten-foot connection limit on the heating/cooling appliance carve-out at Mec 303.07(c) and the electrician gas-shut-off-valve limit at Mec 303.10(b); Mec 305.02-305.06 the education-hour and field-experience requirements for each fuel gas fitter endorsement.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/mec300.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NH Code of Administrative Rules Mec 404.01 and Mec 404.03 - no fewer than 6 hours of continuing education for each plumbing or fuel gas fitting endorsement in every 2-year licensing cycle, delivered by a board-approved seminar provider; each board-developed seminar must be no fewer than 3 contact hours in a classroom setting, and no credit is given for a repeated seminar.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/mec400.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NH Code of Administrative Rules Plc 1002.25, Table 1002.25 (Application Processing and Licensing Fees for the Professions Regulated by the Mechanical Licensing Board; rule effective July 1, 2025, expires July 1, 2035) - the fee table applied to RSA 153:27-38, setting the 2-year fuel gas fitter service/installation/piping license at $198, hearth system installation at $198, domestic appliance technician at $176, fuel gas trainee registration at $88, mechanical business entity at $275, and the voluntary heating-oil certifications at $50 each.\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/plc1000.html\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"RSA chapter 153 (State Board of Fire Control), merged chapter text - contains the Mechanical Licensing subdivision RSA 153:27 through RSA 153:38 that governs fuel gas fitting and plumbing, plus RSA 153:16-b on voluntary oil heating certification\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-mrg.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:27 - Definitions (fuel gas fitter, fuel gas fitting, fuel gas installation technician, fuel gas piping installer, fuel gas service technician, fuel gas trainee, hearth system installation and service technician, domestic appliance technician, master/journeyman plumber, plumbing). Source note: 2024, 284:1, eff. Sept. 24, 2024\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-27.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:27-a - Mechanical Licensing Board (established as a unit within the office of professional licensure and certification; membership includes one certified heating equipment installer or service person under RSA 153:16-b). Source note: 2023, 79:302, eff. Sept. 1, 2023\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-27-a.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:28 - Rulemaking (specialty licenses the board must set standards for, and the statutory field-experience floors: 1,000 hours for a fuel gas installation technician, 2,000 hours for a fuel gas service technician, 1,000 hours for a fuel gas piping installer, each within a 60-month period, with heating-oil experience creditable up to 500/750/500 hours; also reciprocity authority at paragraph V)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-28.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:29 - Examinations; Licenses (board sets the nature of the examinations; each license identifies the special license or endorsement; no licensee may engage in any activity not covered by the specialty license)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-29.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:29-a - Mechanical License; Business Entities (the separate company license, the qualifying officer/member/designee requirement, the 30-day notice on death or withdrawal, 2-year expiration per RSA 310:8, municipal permit eligibility, and the proof of good standing plus liability insurance condition)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-29-a.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:16-b - Certification of Heating Equipment Installers and Heating Equipment Service Personnel; Penalty (the VOLUNTARY certification program for heating-oil equipment installation and service, its rulemaking and fee authority, and the penalty for falsely claiming certification)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-16-b.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:31 - Emergencies (the Commissioner of the Department of Safety may waive the requirements of the subdivision to restore service during a declared emergency)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-31.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 153:36 - Exceptions (the full set of carve-outs from the fuel gas fitting and plumbing license requirements: owner-occupied primary residence, public utilities under 49 C.F.R. part 192, vocational students, public water system operators, ASME-certified welders, National Guard trainees, the heating/cooling/air conditioning/domestic water heating plumbing carve-out, the employee and property-owner plumbing carve-outs that expressly do NOT reach fuel gas fitting, and RSA 319-C electricians on gas appliances)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/153/153-36.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 310:2 - Definitions; Establishment (the complete enumeration of the boards within OPLC; the Mechanical licensing board under RSA 153:27-a appears at II(ss) and no HVAC, air conditioning, refrigeration, mechanical-contracting or general-contracting board appears anywhere on the list). Source note: 2025, 161:41, eff. Sept. 13, 2025\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXX/310/310-2.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 310:8 - License Renewals and Reinstatements; Expiration and Lapse (2-year license term, renewal filing deadline, one-year lapse rule, the 2-month renewal notice, and inactive status for licensees called to active duty)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXX/310/310-8.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"RSA 310:17 - License Reciprocity (OPLC must license applicants holding an active license in good standing from a jurisdiction with substantially similar requirements). Source note: 2023, 111:1, eff. Aug. 27, 2023\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXX/310/310-17.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"NH Code of Administrative Rules, Chapter Mec 300 - Initial Fuel Gas Fitting Licensing, Plumbing Licensing, Trainee and Apprentice Registration, and Business Entity Licensing (Mec 302 general licensing rules and specialty scopes; Mec 303 the exceptions, including the ten-foot appliance-connection limit at Mec 303.07(c); Mec 305 the education-hour and field-experience eligibility requirements for each fuel gas fitter endorsement)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/mec300.html\"}, {\"label\": \"NH Code of Administrative Rules, Chapter Mec 400 - Continued Status (Mec 402 expiration, Mec 403 renewal, Mec 404 the 6-hour-per-endorsement continuing education obligation and the 3-contact-hour classroom seminar standard, Mec 405 reinstatement, Mec 406-407 business entity renewal and reinstatement)\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/mec400.html\"}, {\"label\": \"NH Code of Administrative Rules, Chapter Mec 500 - Fees (each fee provision points to Plc 1002.25; inspection fees point to Plc 1001.17(g)-(h))\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/mec500.html\"}, {\"label\": \"NH Code of Administrative Rules, Chapter Plc 1000 - Plc 1002.25, Table 1002.25: Application Processing and Licensing Fees for the Professions Regulated by the Mechanical Licensing Board (rule effective July 1, 2025, expires July 1, 2035) - the authoritative fee table for every fuel gas fitter, plumbing, business entity and voluntary oil-heating credential\", \"url\": \"https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/plc1000.html\"}, {\"label\": \"OPLC - Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board (the board's own page: who it regulates - fuel gas fitter trainee/installation/service/piping, domestic appliance, hearth system installation and service, plumber trainee/journeyman/master, oil heating technician voluntary, and business entities; 2021 codes adopted effective July 1, 2024)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oplc.nh.gov/mechanical-safety-and-licensing-board\"}, {\"label\": \"OPLC - License Fees for the Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board (the board's live fee page; matches Plc 1002.25 line for line)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oplc.nh.gov/license-fees-mechanical-safety-and-licensing-board-0\"}, {\"label\": \"OPLC - Applications for Mechanical Safety and Licensing (paper Universal Application for Initial Licensure plus the license-specific forms, including the Application for Voluntary Certification of Oil Heating Technicians and the Mechanical Business Entity Initial and Renewal Application; renewals online only; payment and mailing instructions)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oplc.nh.gov/applications-mechanical-safety-and-licensing\"}, {\"label\": \"OPLC - Mechanical Safety and Licensing Education & Certification Requirements (3 hours of code update every year totalling 6 hours per 2-year renewal cycle; the board-approved fuel gas educational instruction programs; the gas fitter examination providers; the late-renewal examination in lieu of the 140-hour courses)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oplc.nh.gov/mechanical-safety-and-licensing-education-certification-requirements\"}, {\"label\": \"OPLC - Update: Changes to Gas Fitter Licenses (December 17, 2024 licensee notice: the single broad 'Gas Fitter' license replaced by specific types, conversion beginning with licenses expiring in 2026, license numbers unchanged, and the discontinuation of the upgrade system)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oplc.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt441/files/inline-documents/update-mechanical-gas-fitters-12172024.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Prov, Inc. - State of New Hampshire Mechanical Board Plumbing Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin, dated June 23, 2025 (the $90 written examination fee, remote and test-centre options, and the First Year Plumbing / Journeyman Plumber / Master Plumber examinations OPLC has contracted Prov to administer)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oplc.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt441/files/inline-documents/prov-cib-nh-mechanical-plumbing-20250623.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"OPLC - New Changes for Reciprocity in New Hampshire (effective May 3, 2024 OPLC accepts license applications implementing HB 594 (2023), and the table lists the RSA 153:27-38 Mechanical licensing board license types - journeyman and master plumber, domestic appliance technician, fuel gas installation technician, fuel gas piping installer, fuel gas service technician, hearth system installation and service technician)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oplc.nh.gov/new-changes-reciprocity-new-hampshire\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (the FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement that applies in New Hampshire and is not a New Hampshire license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/nh-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "nj-hvac",
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "New Jersey State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) Contractors (Division of Consumer Affairs)",
   "board_url": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hvacr",
   "application_url": "https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hvacr/Pages/Applications.aspx",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial. Licenses are renewed every two years upon written application, payment of the prescribed fee, and renewal of the $3,000 bond (N.J.S.A. 45:16A-15). A license may be renewed without re-examination if the renewal is made within 30 days before or after the scheduled expiration date; a renewal filed more than 30 days after expiration may require re-examination, and the person (and any entity for which the person is the BFR) may not operate until a valid license is secured. Reinstatement of a suspended/lapsed license follows N.J.A.C. 13:32A-3.3 (past-due renewal fees for each lapsed biennial cycle plus the $150 reinstatement fee, current continuing education, bond and insurance).",
   "ce_hours": "Five continuing-education credits at a Board-approved course each biennial period (one instruction hour = one credit); the statute caps the requirement at five credits per biennial period (N.J.S.A. 45:16A-17; N.J.A.C. 13:32A-4.1). No continuing education is required for the initial renewal of a license (N.J.S.A. 45:16A-19). Credits earned in excess may carry over to the immediately following biennial period only (N.J.S.A. 45:16A-20). Proof of attendance must be retained four years (N.J.A.C. 13:32A-4(c)).",
   "exam": "The Master HVACR contractor examination is administered by PSI Services LLC; PSI's official program list carries the 'New Jersey State Board of Examiners of HVAC Contractors' program. By statute (N.J.S.A. 45:16A-14) the examination is substantially uniform, designed to establish competence to perform HVACR work and business, may be theoretical or practical or both, is held at least four times a year (at Trenton or another Board-designated location), and a candidate who fails may not be re-examined for six months. The Board meets monthly to review and approve applications; after an approval letter issues, the candidate schedules and sits the PSI exam, and must pass it before the license is issued (Board FAQ). PSI's New Jersey Master HVACR candidate bulletin (updated 9/3/2026) sets out the examination: an HVACR Trade part and a Business and Law part, each 50 questions with 130 minutes allowed and 70% (35 correct) required to pass. The examination fees are $84 for the HVACR Trade part and $47 for the Business and Law part, paid to PSI.",
   "fees": "Application fee: $100 (Board FAQ; N.J.A.C. 13:32A-6.1). A separate biennial license fee is assessed by the Board on approval, set in the fee schedule at N.J.A.C. 13:32A-6.1 and prorated by the issue date within the two-year cycle - the FAQ states only that \"there is a separate licensing fee which will be assessed when an individual is approved,\" and the exact initial-fee figure was not readable on a free official source (the full N.J.A.C. 13:32A-6.1 text is LexisNexis-hosted). Biennial renewal fee: $160.00 (N.J.A.C. 13:32A-6.1, confirmed on the Board's reinstatement instructions). Reinstatement fee: $150.00 plus the $160 renewal fee for each lapsed biennial cycle (N.J.A.C. 13:32A-6.1; N.J.A.C. 13:32A-3.3). Separately required as conditions of licensure: a $3,000 surety bond (N.J.S.A. 45:16A-23) and $500,000 general-liability insurance (N.J.S.A. 45:16A-24). PSI charges its own examination fees: $84 for the HVACR Trade part and $47 for the Business and Law part (PSI candidate bulletin, updated 9/3/2026).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"N.J.S.A. 45:16A-1 et seq. - The State Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contracting License Law (P.L. 2007, c.211, approved Dec. 20, 2007), the enabling act that creates the Board and the Master HVACR contractor license\", \"url\": \"https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/41924/43842?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.J.S.A. 45:16A-7 (title/practice licensure required) and 45:16A-6 (municipalities and other agencies may not issue or renew a Master HVACR contractor license)\", \"url\": \"https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/41924/43848?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.J.S.A. 45:16A-8, 45:16A-9, 45:16A-10, 45:16A-12, 45:16A-27, 45:16A-28 (exemptions and scope carve-outs: other licensed professionals; single-family owner-occupant with permits except CFC/HCFC work; public utilities; LP-gas marketers; preserved master-plumber and electrical-contractor scopes; 30-volt electrical prohibition)\", \"url\": \"https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/41924/43849?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.J.S.A. 45:16A-13 and 45:16A-14 (qualifications and application; uniform examination held at least four times a year, six-month wait to retake)\", \"url\": \"https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/41924/43855?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.J.S.A. 45:16A-15 (biennial renewal), 45:16A-16 through 45:16A-20 (continuing education; five-credit cap; none for initial renewal), 45:16A-21 (reciprocity), 45:16A-23 ($3,000 bond), 45:16A-24 ($500,000 liability insurance; pressure seal), 45:16A-26 (grandfathering, closed 9/3/2014)\", \"url\": \"https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes/1/41924/43857?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"N.J.A.C. 13:32A - Rules of the State Board of Examiners of HVACR Contractors, including 13:32A-2.1 (education pathways), 13:32A-2.4 (licensure and pressure seal), 13:32A-2.5 (reciprocity), 13:32A-3.3 (reinstatement), 13:32A-4.1 (renewal; five CE credits), 13:32A-5.2 (bona fide representative), and 13:32A-6.1 (fee schedule - $160 renewal, $150 reinstatement). The full New Jersey Administrative Code text is hosted on LexisNexis (no free official URL); provisions are cited as quoted in the Board's own FAQ and forms.\", \"url\": \"https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hvacr/Pages/FAQ.aspx\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"NJ Division of Consumer Affairs - State Board of Examiners of HVACR Contractors, board home page (board mission; the Master HVACR contractor license is the only HVACR license; biennial renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hvacr\"}, {\"label\": \"Board FAQ (title-licensure requirement per N.J.S.A. 45:16A-7; $100 application fee and separate license fee; $160 renewal fee; five CE credits per biennial period; four education pathways per N.J.A.C. 13:32A-2.1; reciprocity per N.J.A.C. 13:32A-2.5; grandfathering ended 9/3/2014; municipalities may not license per 45:16A-6; scope limits on electrical/gas/water work; undocumented applicants eligible, SSN not required)\", \"url\": \"https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hvacr/Pages/FAQ.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Board Applications and Forms (online application via newjersey.mylicense.com; reinstatement application; CE instructor/course approval; Registration of Bona Fide Representative form)\", \"url\": \"https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hvacr/Pages/Applications.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Application for Reinstatement of a License to Practice as a Master HVACR Contractor (official form; itemizes fees under N.J.A.C. 13:32A-6.1 - $160 renewal, $150 reinstatement; $3,000 bond; $500,000 liability insurance; five CE credits)\", \"url\": \"https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hvacr/Applications/Application-for-Reinstatement-of-a-License-to-Practice-as-a-Master-HVACR-Contractor.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"P.L. 2007, c.211 - The State Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contracting License Law (session law text of N.J.S.A. 45:16A-1 through 45:16A-28: definitions, licensure, exemptions, bond, insurance, exam, renewal, CE, reciprocity)\", \"url\": \"https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2006/PL07/211_.HTM\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Exams - Test-taker program list (lists 'New Jersey State Board of Examiners of HVAC Contractors' as a PSI-administered program; NJ HVACR candidate bulletin at test-takers.psiexams.com/njhvac)\", \"url\": \"https://www.psiexams.com/test-takers/program-list/\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Candidate Information Bulletin, New Jersey Master HVACR Contractor Licensure Examination (updated 9/3/2026): parts, question counts, time, passing score, fees\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/3986\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/nj-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "nm-hvac",
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "New Mexico Construction Industries Division (CID), Regulation and Licensing Department - Mechanical Plumbing Bureau (Construction Industries Licensing Act)",
   "board_url": "https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/",
   "application_url": "https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/apply-for-a-construction-industries-license/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Two different clocks run, one for the business license and one for the individual certificate. Contractor's license: 'Contractor's licenses shall expire two years after the issuance date or as determined by the division, but in no instance less than one year, and shall be renewable upon application to the division and payment of the prescribed renewal fee,' and nothing in that subsection prohibits the division from establishing a staggered system of license expiration and a procedure for proration of fees for licenses issued for less than the two-year period (Section 60-13-18(B)-(C) NMSA 1978). The director must notify the licensee of the approaching expiration at least thirty days beforehand, by mail to the last address on file. Failure to apply and pay by the last working day prior to expiration suspends the license by operation of law; unless renewed within a three-month period it is canceled; and a suspended license may be renewed only after paying one dollar ($1.00) for each day, up to thirty days, that has elapsed since expiration, and thereafter twice the amount of the renewal fee (Section 60-13-18(F)-(G)). The $10,000 bond must cover the entire period of licensure and is a condition of renewal (14.6.3.8(C) NMAC). Journeyman certificate of competence: certificates 'are not transferable and shall expire on the date established by the division, not more than three years from the month of issuance'; application must be made before the expiration date and is accompanied by the fee prescribed for the initial issuance of the certificate; an expired certificate is renewable within a six-month period without examination and only upon paying a fee twice the amount of the renewal fee; and if not renewed within that six-month period it is canceled (Section 60-13-39 NMSA 1978). No journeyman certificate is renewed in the absence of proof of compliance with the continuing-education requirement, and an incomplete or inaccurately completed renewal application is rejected (14.6.4.8(G) NMAC).",
   "ce_hours": "For the individual HVAC credential, CID requires a minimum of 16 hours of approved continuing education in every three-year renewal period: at least 8 hours must cover the current CID code that is enforced by the journeyman classification being renewed or reinstated, and the remaining 8 hours may be other industry-related approved course work (14.6.4.8(H)(2)-(3) NMAC; CID Continuing Education page, Mechanical Plumbing section). CID lists the plumbing and mechanical classifications the requirement applies to as journeyman plumber (JP), journeyman pipefitter (JPF), journeyman gas (JG), journeyman plumber-gas (JPG), journeyman sheetmetal (JSM), journeyman sprinkler (JS), journeyman refrigeration (JR), and journeyman fire protection (MS-12J or MS-14J) - so both HVAC-side certificates, JR and JSM, are covered. Proof of completion in a form satisfactory to the division must be submitted with the renewal application, and CID states that a renewal application not accompanied by that proof is incomplete and will not be processed. Courses and instructors must be approved by CID: an application for course and instructor approval must be received no later than 120 days before the date on which the course is proposed to begin, incomplete or illegible applications are returned unprocessed, course content must be relevant to the plumbing, mechanical or electrical trades and consistent with all current applicable laws and rules, and an approval runs for three years from the date of approval before automatically expiring (14.6.4.8(I) NMAC). At the license level, Section 60-13-18(D) NMSA 1978 provides that licensees and journeyman certificate holders may be required to complete and submit proof of continuing education as a prerequisite for renewal, and that when required by division rule an applicant for license renewal must submit proof of eight hours of instruction in code change and eight hours of instruction in other industry-related and division-approved subjects, with the sixteen hours completed within the three years prior to the date of the renewal application. CID states that the General Building Bureau does not have continuing education requirements for contractors.",
   "exam": "New Mexico examines at two levels, and an HVAC business normally deals with both. For the contractor license, the individual qualifying party must pass an examination approved and adopted by the division: under Section 60-13-16(B) NMSA 1978 it consists of a test based on general business knowledge, the rules and regulations of the division and the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act, and applicants for a GB, MM or EE classification must additionally take a test based on technical knowledge and familiarity with the prescribed codes and minimum standards of the particular classification. An applicant may satisfy the business-and-law knowledge requirement instead by receiving a certificate of completion of a business and law course of study offered by an accredited education institute approved by the commission (Section 60-13-16(C)), and the division provides examinations in both English and Spanish. Applicants must be preapproved before scheduling: a QP application plus a notarized work-experience affidavit goes to PSI, which handles CID's licensing paperwork and testing, and a passing examination score is valid for one year. For the individual journeyman certificate - JR journeyman refrigeration for HVAC work, JSM journeyman sheet metal for sheet-metal work - no applicant is eligible to take an examination until providing satisfactory work-experience documentation to the division; examinations are administered by CID or its designee; a passing exam score is seventy-five percent or higher; and an applicant who fails to appear or fails to attain a passing score may take another regularly scheduled exam provided the applicant reapplies, pays the fee, and does not repeat the exam more than twice in any 30-day period (14.6.4.8(C)(2) NMAC). If CID or its designee determines that an applicant has cheated, the exam is deemed invalid, all fees are forfeited, any license or certificate issued on the basis of that exam is automatically and immediately voided, and the applicant is ineligible to take any exam administered by CID or its designee for one year. Under Section 60-13-38(C) NMSA 1978 a certificate-of-competence examination may be oral, written or demonstrative, or any combination, as required by commission rules.",
   "fees": "New Mexico publishes HVAC-relevant amounts in two official places that do not fully agree, so both are given here with their sources; confirm the amount payable with CID or PSI before applying. The division's fee rule (14.5.5 NMAC): a non-refundable license application fee of $30.00; a basic fee for an initial license or for renewal of $100.00 per year, or $200.00 for two years, for the GA-98, GB-2, GB-98, GF-98, EE-98 or MM-98 classification; and $50.00 per year, or $100.00 for two years, for a license 'in any other classification' - the category the MM-3 HVAC classification falls in (14.5.5.8(A)-(C)). Each applicant for an initial license or for any additional classification pays a further non-refundable application fee of $30.00 (14.5.5.8(D)). An applicant who takes and fails an examination for the GB-2, GB-98, EE-98 or MM-98 classification, or who fails the business and law examination for any classification, may request a review of the examination for a non-refundable $25.00; after failing an examination twice in any classification, a special review may be requested for a non-refundable $40.00 (14.5.5.8(E)-(F)). The mechanical journeyman examination is $25.00 'with a renewal fee of $25.00 per year for each classification held' (14.5.5.9(B)). The rule also authorizes the division to increase the fees applicable to state-required examinations 'by a multiplier of up to three (3) for each classification upon the approval of such fee increases by the commission' (14.5.5.8(G) and 14.5.5.9(D)). CID's published pages: the division's fee page states, under 'Journeyman Certificate Fees,' that 'All Journeyman Certificate Fees - $75.00'; and CID's 'How to Apply for a Construction Industries License' page states that a QP applicant submits the QP application and work-experience affidavit to PSI 'with a $36 fee,' and that a company submits its completed license application to PSI with a '$36 application fee and applicable license fees.' Beyond the license and certificate fees, budget for the $10,000 license bond (Section 60-13-49 NMSA 1978), workers' compensation coverage, tax registration with the Taxation and Revenue Department, the NM Public Regulation Commission or Secretary of State certificate appropriate to the entity type, PSI examination fees (published on the registration form at the end of PSI's Candidate Information Bulletin, which this page does not restate), continuing-education course costs, and - for refrigerant work - EPA Section 608 certification, which is a separate federal credential. CID's fee page otherwise covers permit and inspection fees rather than license fees; mechanical and plumbing line items there include a $37.50 administrative fee for any inspection, $4.00 for each combination unit (HVAC), $4.00 for each refrigeration system, $4.00 for each ventilation system, $10.00 for each duct work system, $10.00 for each chiller and $10.00 for each cooling tower, with re-inspection at $80.00 and a second re-inspection at $120.00.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-3 NMSA 1978 (Definition; contractor) - defines contracting to include 'air conditioning, conduit, heating or other similar mechanical works' (Subsection A(14)) and, in Subsection D, lists the persons and activities that the term 'contractor' does not include, among them an individual who works only for wages, owner-occupant and farm or ranch work, the $7,200-per-year casual, minor or inconsequential work exclusion with its conditions and its carve-back for electrical wiring, plumbing and gas fitting, liquefied petroleum fuel distributors installing fuel containers, appliances and furnaces incident to that business, weatherization projects not exceeding $2,000, and short-term depreciable commercial improvements not exceeding $5,000.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-12 NMSA 1978 (Contractor's license required) - no person shall act as a contractor without a division-issued license classified to cover the type of work to be undertaken; no bid may be submitted without a valid license to bid and perform that work; a licensed contractor may bid or contract work involving two or more trades where the out-of-classification work is incidental or supplemental; and work coming under the jurisdiction of the mechanical bureau or the electrical bureau must be performed by a contractor licensed to perform that work.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-16 NMSA 1978 (Division; qualifying party; examination; certificate) - a certificate of qualification issues only after the individual passes a division-approved examination covering general business knowledge, division rules and the Act; applicants for a GB, MM or EE classification additionally take a technical test on the codes and minimum standards of the classification; an approved business and law course of study may substitute for the business-and-law examination; examinations are provided in English and Spanish; and the certificate of qualification is not transferable.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-18 NMSA 1978 (Licenses; renewal) - contractor's licenses expire two years after issuance or as determined by the division but in no instance less than one year; staggered expiration and prorated fees are permitted; licensees and journeyman certificate holders may be required to submit proof of continuing education, and where required by rule an applicant for license renewal submits proof of eight hours of code-change instruction plus eight hours of other industry-related division-approved instruction completed within the prior three years; late renewal suspends the license by operation of law, with cancellation if not renewed within three months and escalating late fees.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-32 NMSA 1978 (Trade bureaus; definitions) - defines 'electrical wiring', 'plumbing', 'fixtures', 'gas fitting' ('the installing, altering and repairing of consumers' gas piping and the installation of appliances utilizing natural gas as fuel and their appurtenances in or upon premises of the consumers'), 'softener' or 'water conditioner', and 'certificate of competence'. These are the definitions that the casual-work exclusion in Section 60-13-3(D)(14) carves back out.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-38 NMSA 1978 (Certificates of competence; examination; journeymen) - a person shall not engage in the occupation or trade of journeyman without a division-issued certificate of competence for that occupation or trade; Subsection B names the statutory certificate categories; Subsection C provides that the examination may be oral, written or demonstrative or any combination; Subsection G requires two years' experience, a commission-determined equivalent, or an approved trade course to sit for the examination; Subsection H permits an apprentice to work under the direct supervision of a certified journeyman; and Subsection F directs the division to establish a reasonable fee for examination or issuance of a certificate.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-39 NMSA 1978 (Certificates and examination) - certificates of competence are not transferable and expire on the date established by the division, not more than three years from the month of issuance; renewal is applied for before the expiration date with the fee prescribed for initial issuance; an expired certificate is renewable within a six-month period without examination on paying twice the renewal fee, and is canceled if not renewed within that period.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-49 NMSA 1978 (Proof of responsibility) - no contractor's license or renewal issues until the applicant furnishes proof of responsibility, which 'shall be a bond of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) acceptable to the director and underwritten by a corporate surety authorized to transact business in New Mexico', with restrictions on the use of bond proceeds to curing certified code violations, a two-year claim window, aggregate liability capped at the face amount, thirty days' cancellation notice, and revocation exposure if a replacement bond is not provided before the fortieth day.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"Section 60-13-51 NMSA 1978 (Contractor's bond; municipal requirement prohibited) - no municipality shall require a person or corporation licensed under the Construction Industries Licensing Act to file or obtain, as a condition of doing business as a licensed contractor within the municipality, any additional license bond as proof of responsibility where the person or corporation has met the commission's responsibility requirements.\", \"url\": \"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4443/1/document.do\"}, {\"citation\": \"14.6.6.11 NMAC (Mechanical and Plumbing Classifications) - a journeyman certificate of competence in the appropriate trade classification is required of all individuals performing mechanical and plumbing work, with an apprentice permitted to work under the direct supervision of a validly certified journeyman; the journeyman-to-apprentice ratios are one to two on commercial or industrial work and one to three on residential work; and the rule defines the MM-3 HVAC scope and its four-year experience requirement, MM-98 Mechanical, the mechanical specialty classifications, and the journeyman classifications including JR journeyman refrigeration and JSM journeyman sheet metal.\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0006.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"14.6.4.8 NMAC (Journeyman Certification) - the certificate is required of all individuals performing mechanical and plumbing work and is issued to an individual only, is not transferable or assignable, and is not issued to anyone under 18; a journeyman may practice only when employed by an entity validly licensed for that work or holding a valid annual permit; work experience must fall within the 10 years prior to application with accredited training counting at half value up to half the requirement; the passing score is 75% with retake limits and cheating penalties; JR must show EPA recovery compliance before the certificate is issued; and renewal requires proof of a minimum of 16 hours of approved course work, at least 8 of them covering the current CID code.\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0004.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"14.6.3.8 NMAC (License and Qualifying Party Requirements) - CID contractor licenses are issued only to qualified business entities that employ or are owned by one or more qualifying parties validly certified for the classification; the license grants authority only in the classification specified on the license and the qualifying party's certificate; licenses are not transferable; a $10,000 corporate surety bond is required upon initial licensure and as a condition of renewal, covering the entire period of licensure; and loss of the qualifying party must be reported in writing by both parties within 30 days.\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0003.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"14.5.5.8 and 14.5.5.9 NMAC (Fees) - the division's fee rule: a $30.00 non-refundable contractor license application fee; $100.00 per year or $200.00 for two years for GA-98, GB-2, GB-98, GF-98, EE-98 or MM-98; $50.00 per year or $100.00 for two years for any other classification; examination review fees of $25.00 and $40.00; a $25.00 mechanical journeyman examination with a $25.00 per-year renewal fee for each classification held; and authority to increase examination fees by a multiplier of up to three upon commission approval.\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.005.0005.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"14.6.2.8 NMAC (Handyman Certificate) - restates the statutory handyman exclusion: an individual working on one undertaking or project at a time not exceeding $7,200 compensation a year where the work is casual, minor or inconsequential, provided the exclusion does not apply to any undertaking or project pertaining to the installation, connection or repair of electrical wiring, plumbing or gas fitting as defined in Section 60-13-32 NMSA 1978, the work is not part of a larger or major operation, the individual does not advertise or maintain a sign, card or other device indicating qualification to engage in contracting, and the individual files the prescribed annual declaration with the division.\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0002.html\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-09-02",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department - Construction Industries Division (the division that licenses contractors and certifies journeymen; offices in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces; rule-hearing and industry notices)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/\"}, {\"label\": \"Construction Industries Licensing Act, Article 13 of Chapter 60 NMSA 1978 - the full statute as published by CID (60-13-3 definition of contractor and the persons and activities the term does not include; 60-13-12 contractor's license required; 60-13-16 qualifying party and examination; 60-13-18 licenses and renewal; 60-13-32 trade bureau definitions; 60-13-38 certificates of competence and journeymen; 60-13-39 certificates and examination; 60-13-49 proof of responsibility and the $10,000 bond; 60-13-51 municipal license bond requirement prohibited)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rld.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Article-13-CILA-7.1.21.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"14.6.6 NMAC - Classifications and Scopes (14.6.6.11 Mechanical and Plumbing Classifications: the journeyman-certificate requirement and the journeyman-to-apprentice supervision ratios; the MM-3 HVAC scope and its four-year experience requirement; MM-98 Mechanical; the mechanical specialty classifications; and the journeyman classifications including JR journeyman refrigeration and JSM journeyman sheet metal)\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0006.html\"}, {\"label\": \"14.6.4 NMAC - Journeyman Certification (14.6.4.8: certificate required of all individuals performing the trade and issued to an individual only; application and the six-month completion window; work-experience and training-equivalency rules; 75% passing score, retake limits and cheating penalties; expedited certification for military service members; the mechanical-plumbing journeyman classifications; renewal; and the 16-hour continuing-education requirement with at least 8 hours on the current CID code)\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0004.html\"}, {\"label\": \"14.6.3 NMAC - Contractor's License (14.6.3.8: licenses issued only to qualified business entities that employ or are owned by a validly certified qualifying party; entity types; the $10,000 corporate surety bond upon initial licensure and as a condition of renewal; 30-day written notice when a licensee loses its qualifying party)\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0003.html\"}, {\"label\": \"14.5.5 NMAC - Fees (14.5.5.8 contractor's license fees: the $30.00 application fee; $100.00 per year or $200.00 for two years for GA-98, GB-2, GB-98, GF-98, EE-98 or MM-98; $50.00 per year or $100.00 for two years for any other classification; examination review fees. 14.5.5.9 journeyman and boiler operator fees: mechanical journeyman examination $25.00 with a $25.00 per-year renewal fee for each classification held; and the authority to increase examination fees by a multiplier of up to three with commission approval)\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.005.0005.html\"}, {\"label\": \"14.6.2 NMAC - Handyman Certificate (the rule restating the $7,200-per-year casual, minor or inconsequential work exclusion, its carve-back for electrical wiring, plumbing and gas fitting as defined in Section 60-13-32 NMSA 1978, and the annual declaration filed with the division)\", \"url\": \"https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.006.0002.html\"}, {\"label\": \"CID - How to Apply for a Construction Industries License (the qualifying-party process, notarized work-experience affidavits, PSI's handling of licensing paperwork and examinations, the $36 application fee, the company's license-application checklist including bond, tax registration and NMPRC/Secretary of State certificates, and the one-year validity of a passing exam score)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/apply-for-a-construction-industries-license/\"}, {\"label\": \"CID - Forms and Applications: Fees (the permit and inspection fee tables including the mechanical and plumbing line items, and the 'Journeyman Certificate Fees - All Journeyman Certificate Fees - $75.00' entry)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/forms-and-applications/fees/\"}, {\"label\": \"CID - Continuing Education (Mechanical Plumbing section: 16 hours per three-year renewal period, 8 hours code change/update and 8 hours other industry-related, applied to JP, JPF, JG, JPG, JSM, JS, JR and MS-12J/MS-14J; the Electrical section carrying the journeyman-electrician reciprocal agreements; and the statement that General Building has no contractor CE requirement)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/continuing-education/\"}, {\"label\": \"CID - Mechanical and Plumbing Bureau (the trade bureau that inspects mechanical and plumbing work and enforces the state-adopted codes, standards and licensing)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/find-a-bureau/bureaus/mechanical-plumbing/\"}, {\"label\": \"CID - Notice of Public Hearing, Construction Industries Division (the rule hearing on proposed amendments to 14.6.4 NMAC Journeyman Certification, 14.6.5 NMAC Inspectors and 14.6.6 NMAC Classifications and Scopes, together with code repeal-and-replacement items including 14.9.2 NMAC the 2021 New Mexico Mechanical Code)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rld.nm.gov/2026/03/05/notice-of-public-hearing-construction-industries-division/\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/nm-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "nv-hvac",
   "state": "Nevada",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB)",
   "board_url": "https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/",
   "application_url": "https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/licensing/contractors-license-application/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial. NRS 624.283(1), currently-operative version, headed \"[Effective through December 31, 2029.]\": \"Except as otherwise provided in NRS 624.242 and 624.243, each license issued under the provisions of this chapter expires 2 years after the date on which it is issued, except that the Board may by regulation prescribe shorter or longer periods and prorated fees to establish a system of staggered biennial renewals. Any license which is not renewed on or before the date for renewal is automatically suspended.\" The opening carve-out is operative, not boilerplate: a license issued under NRS 624.242 (license by endorsement for an attainable-housing project in a rural area) or NRS 624.243 (provisional license during a declared shortage) instead \"expires on December 31, 2029,\" and the Board's Rural License Application (Revised 07/2026) repeats \"This license expires on December 31, 2029.\" A second version of the same subsection is published alongside it and is not yet in force: NRS 624.283(1) \"[Effective January 1, 2030.]\" drops the carve-out and begins \"Each license issued under the provisions of this chapter expires 2 years after the date on which it is issued…\". Six sections of NRS chapter 624 — 624.240, 624.250, 624.253, 624.265, 624.281 and 624.283 — currently exist in paired \"[Effective through December 31, 2029]\" / \"[Effective January 1, 2030]\" versions inside one published page, so each has to be read with its effective-date heading in mind. Renewal requires a renewal application, the $600 renewal fee, the Recovery Fund assessment for residential contractors, evidence that the surety bond or cash deposit is in full force (NRS 624.270(2)), and all information needed to complete the renewal; the Board may require a demonstration of financial responsibility. A license automatically suspended for non-renewal may be reinstated within 6 months by filing the renewal application and paying the renewal fee plus a reinstatement fee, if the licensee is otherwise in good standing; a license not reinstated within 6 months may be cancelled, after which only an application for an original license will issue a new one. There is no continuing-education or re-examination step at renewal. While a declaration of shortage under NRS 624.243 is in effect, NRS 624.283(7) bars the Board from charging any fee for renewal or reinstatement to an applicant in a rural area (see fees).",
   "ce_hours": "None. Nevada does not require continuing education to renew a contractor's license - NRS Chapter 624 and NAC Chapter 624 impose no CE condition for renewal; renewal turns on the fee, an in-force bond/deposit, the Recovery Fund assessment (residential contractors), and, when requested, a demonstration of financial responsibility (NRS 624.283; 624.270). Separately, federal EPA Section 608 refrigerant-handling certification is required of the individual technician who could release refrigerant; it is a federal credential, not a Nevada license, and is not part of NSCB renewal.",
   "exam": "Nevada requires two examinations, both administered by PSI. The first is the trade examination for the classification C-21 (or the specific C-21 subclassification) - closed book, except for certain code references identified in the exam content outline. The second is the general business and law examination, the 'Construction Management Survey' or CMS, which is open book (the Construction Business and Law Manual for Nevada may be used). An applicant receives an exam eligibility letter after the application is filed and the Board verifies experience, then schedules with PSI; exams are offered seven days a week in Las Vegas and most weekdays in Reno, and may be taken at PSI sites in other states. An applicant is allowed three attempts per exam - failing the third attempt voids the application, and the applicant may reapply after a 30-day waiting period (NAC 624.600(3)). Under certain circumstances the Board will waive the trade examination for applicants qualifying by licensure by endorsement from a substantially-equivalent state (see the State Equivalency Chart); a qualifier who served as a qualified employee in the same classification on another Nevada license within the last 4 years generally is not required to retake an exam. The Board reserves the right to require any applicant to take and pass an examination. Two different Nevada mechanisms are both called \"ENDORSEMENT,\" and they are not the same thing. (1) The Board's own Licensure by Endorsement program: \"Under certain circumstances the Nevada State Contractors Board will waive the state specific trade examination requirement and the experience certification process requirement for applicants that qualify for licensure by endorsement… licensed in states determined by Nevada to have substantially equivalent requirements,\" eligibility read off the Board's State Equivalency Chart, minimum an active license in the endorsing state held with the same qualified individual for the past four years and a clean disciplinary record. The Board states the limits expressly: \"Licensure by endorsement applies only to the trade examination requirement and/or the experience qualification requirement. All other required documentation must be provided with your application,\" and \"Your qualified individual will be required to pass the Nevada Business and Law examination.\" A passing NASCLA Commercial General Building Contractor Examination waives the state-specific trade exam for a general building classification. This is a waiver route inside the ordinary application, not a separate license, and a full-text search of NRS chapter 624 found no statutory section establishing it — it is attributed to the Board's published program. (2) NRS 624.242, \"License by endorsement to perform work on certain housing projects\" — a distinct, restricted license described under license types and renewal. The sentence that decides the question for a specialty applicant: \"If your endorsing state does not offer an equivalent trade examination, you will be required to pass the state specific examination in Nevada.\"",
   "fees": "Set by NAC 624.130 (adopted under the statutory caps in NRS 624.280 - application not to exceed $550, license not to exceed $900 biennially, examination not to exceed $300 each). Operative fees for a C-21 contractor's license: a $300.00 nonrefundable application fee (submitted with the application; NAC 624.130 charges $300 'to consider an application for the issuance of a license for a classification in which the applicant is not licensed'), plus a $600.00 fee 'to issue or renew a license' - the license is issued biennially, so $600 is both the issuance and the two-year renewal fee. Examination fees are separate and paid directly to PSI (the Board's exam provider); the Board's published pages do not state the PSI per-exam dollar amount, so it is omitted here rather than guessed (statutory cap: not more than $300 per exam). Other fees: late filing to renew an active license $150; cash-deposit administrative fee $200; issue/renew an inactive license $300; duplicate license $25; permanent monetary-limit change $250; single-project limit increase $75. A residential contractor additionally pays a Recovery Fund assessment of $200/$500/$1,000 per biennium depending on the monetary limit (NRS 624.470). A surety bond ($1,000-$500,000) is required but is paid to a surety, not the Board. An expedited license costs twice the application fee plus the Board's actual costs and expenses — NRS 624.281, currently-operative version headed \"[Effective through December 31, 2029.]\", whose subsections 1, 2 and 3 each open \"Except as otherwise provided in this section.\" Subsection 4: if the Director of the Department of Business and Industry issues a declaration of shortage pursuant to NRS 624.243, \"the Board shall not charge an applicant in a rural area any fee pursuant to subsection 1 or for the costs and expenses incurred by the Board, as described in subsection 3, in processing the application until the declaration of shortage is no longer in effect.\" The not-yet-operative NRS 624.281 \"[Effective January 1, 2030.]\" drops both the qualifier and subsection 4. Rural fee suspension — A declaration is in force, and where it reaches it displaces the figures above. While a declaration of shortage issued by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry under NRS 624.243 is in effect: NRS 624.250(2)(b) — \"the Board shall not charge any application fee in connection with obtaining or renewing any contractor's license in a rural area until the declaration of shortage is no longer in effect\"; NRS 624.250(4) — the same bar on \"any license fee to an applicant in a rural area\"; NRS 624.253(2) — no additional application and license fee for qualifying or classifying a licensee in additional classifications in a rural area; NRS 624.265(4) — no fingerprint-processing fee; NRS 624.281(4) — no expedited fee or cost reimbursement; NRS 624.283(7) — no \"fee for renewal or reinstatement.\" \"Rural area\" is defined identically at NRS 624.242(10)(b) and NRS 624.243(11)(d): \"(1) Any county whose population is less than 100,000; (2) Any city in a county whose population is less than 100,000; or (3) Any city whose population is less than 60,000 in a county whose population is 100,000 or more.\" The declaration has been issued — Board's Rural License Application (Revised 07/2026): \"The Director of the Department of Business and Industry issued a Declaration of Shortage of Skilled Labor or Licensed Contractors in Rural Areas Of Nevada… The declaration includes almost every county across the state with the exception of Clark County and Washoe County.\" Two distinct things, kept apart: the Board's rural form is the separate attainable-housing credential — license by endorsement under NRS 624.242 and provisional license under NRS 624.243 — which may only be used for work relating to attainable housing in the area where a shortage is declared, carries its own no-fee rules (NRS 624.242(3), 624.243(3): \"The Board shall not charge any fee\"), and expires December 31, 2029; the fee bars in NRS 624.250, 624.253, 624.265, 624.281 and 624.283 quoted above are written more broadly and reach \"any contractor's license in a rural area.\" No Board page reconciles the two, and the Board's headline fee material states its fees without that qualification. Both are stated here; neither is collapsed into the other. The declaration itself is not published. Everything above about the declaration's existence, currency and county coverage rests on the Board's description of it in the Rural License Application (Revised 07/2026); the Director's declaration is not published on nvcontractorsboard.com, is absent from the NRS and the NAC, and carries no published issue date or expiry. The only outer bound is NRS 624.243(1): \"No declaration of shortage may be in effect for more than 3 years.\" The rural fee suspension therefore rests on the Board's form, not on the declaration itself.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"NRS 624.020 (Definitions) - 'Contractor' is synonymous with 'builder'; a contractor is anyone who undertakes or offers to construct, alter, repair, add to, improve, move, wreck or demolish any structure, including a subcontractor or specialty contractor, but not a mere material supplier.\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.215 (Contracting business) - classification branches are general engineering, general building, and specialty contracting; a general building contractor shall not perform specialty contracting in plumbing, electrical, refrigeration and air-conditioning or fire protection without a license for the specialty (subsection 3).\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.220 (Contractors; monetary limit on license) - the Board sets a monetary limit (the maximum single-client, single-site contract) on each license; subsection 4(b) bars a licensed contractor from performing work of a type performed by a plumbing, electrical, refrigeration or air-conditioning contractor outside its own classification.\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.031 (Applicability of chapter: Exemptions) - twelve exemptions from licensure, including subsection 6 (repair/maintenance under $1,000) which does not apply where a building permit is required or where the work is of a type performed by a plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, heating or air-conditioning contractor; amended 2025.\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.260 (experience) and 624.270 (bond) - qualifier must have at least 4 years of classification experience within the preceding 15 years (up to 3 years by accredited training); a surety bond or cash deposit of not less than $1,000 nor more than $500,000, fixed by the Board, is required before issuance and must be maintained.\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.280 / 624.283 / 624.470 (fees; expiration and renewal; Recovery Fund) - fee caps (application <=$550, license <=$900 biennial, exam <=$300); each license expires 2 years after issuance and is automatically suspended if not renewed; residential contractors pay a $200/$500/$1,000 biennial Recovery Fund assessment.\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NAC 624.380 (Classification C-21) and NAC 624.130 (Fees) - C-21 refrigeration and air-conditioning license and its subclassifications C-21a to C-21g; operative fees including $300 application and $600 to issue or renew a license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-624.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.283 — Expiration and renewal of license; rural fee suspension [Effective through December 31, 2029]\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-624.html#NRS624Sec283\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.281 — Expedited license; fees and cost reimbursement; rural exemption [Effective through December 31, 2029]\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-624.html#NRS624Sec281\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.242 — License by endorsement to perform work on certain housing projects [expires December 31, 2029]\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-624.html#NRS624Sec242\"}, {\"citation\": \"NRS 624.243 — Provisional license during declaration of shortage in rural areas [expires December 31, 2029]\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-624.html#NRS624Sec243\"}, {\"citation\": \"AB 540 (2025), ch. 432, Statutes of Nevada 2025 — sections 39-46 create/amend NRS 624.240-.283 and expire by limitation on December 31, 2029 (sec. 53(4))\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Statutes/83rd2025/Stats202522.html\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-08-05",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Nevada State Contractors Board - License Requirements (trade-qualified individual; 4-year experience in the specific classification, up to 3 years substitutable by accredited training; 'the license belongs to the business and not the qualifying party'; financial statement and monetary limit; NRS 624.031 exemptions link)\", \"url\": \"https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/licensing/license-requirements/\"}, {\"label\": \"Nevada State Contractors Board - License Examinations (two exams via PSI: closed-book trade exam and open-book CMS business/law exam; three attempts; trade-exam waiver by endorsement)\", \"url\": \"https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/licensing/license-examinations/\"}, {\"label\": \"Nevada State Contractors Board - Contractor's License Application ($300 nonrefundable application fee; examination fees paid separately to the Board's exam provider; financial statement by monetary limit)\", \"url\": \"https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/licensing/contractors-license-application/\"}, {\"label\": \"Nevada State Contractors Board - Bonds (contractor's license bond; amount fixed by the Board within the statutory $1,000-$500,000 range)\", \"url\": \"https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/licensing/bonds/\"}, {\"label\": \"NAC 624.380 - Classification C-21: Refrigeration and air-conditioning; subclassifications C-21a Refrigeration, C-21b Air-Conditioning, C-21c Sheet Metal, C-21d Maintenance, C-21e Solar Air-Conditioning, C-21f Chilled and Hot Water Systems, C-21g Industrial Piping (scope of each)\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-624.html\"}, {\"label\": \"NAC 624.130 - Fees (operative fee schedule: $300 to consider an application for a classification in which the applicant is not licensed; $600 to issue or renew a license; $150 late active renewal; $200 cash-deposit administrative fee; $250 permanent monetary-limit change; $75 single-project limit increase)\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-624.html\"}, {\"label\": \"NRS 624.031 - Applicability of chapter: Exemptions (twelve exemptions including subsection 6, the under-$1,000 repair/maintenance exemption that expressly does not apply to work of a type performed by a plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, heating or air-conditioning contractor)\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"label\": \"NRS 624.215 / 624.220 - Contracting business (branches: general engineering, general building, specialty; refrigeration and air-conditioning is a specialty requiring the C-21 license) and monetary limit on license (624.220(4)(b): a licensed contractor may not perform refrigeration/air-conditioning-type work outside its classification even under the small-job allowance)\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"label\": \"NRS 624.260 / 624.270 / 624.280 / 624.283 / 624.470 - experience (4 years in the classification); bond ($1,000-$500,000); statutory fee caps (application <=$550, license <=$900 biennial, exam <=$300); biennial expiration and renewal; residential Recovery Fund assessment ($200/$500/$1,000 per biennium)\", \"url\": \"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-624.html\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; held by the individual technician; not a Nevada license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}, {\"url\": \"https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Rural-Contractors-License-Application-07-2026.pdf\", \"label\": \"Nevada State Contractors Board — Rural License Application (Revised 07/2026) (the license by endorsement / provisional license under NRS 624.242 and 624.243; quoted for the examination requirement, the Attainable Housing Account grant gate, the work-experience test, the bond amount and the declaration of shortage)\"}, {\"url\": \"https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/licensing/licensure-by-endorsement/\", \"label\": \"Nevada State Contractors Board — Licensure by Endorsement (the Board's own exam/experience waiver program, distinct from NRS 624.242)\"}]",
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   "page_id": "ny-hvac",
   "state": "New York",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "county/municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
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   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"NYC Administrative Code sec. 20-386(2) (definitions): \\\"Without regard to the extent of affixation, 'home improvement' shall also include the installation of central heating or air conditioning systems, central vacuum cleaning systems, storm windows, awnings or communication systems.\\\" This is what pulls HVAC installation into NYC's home-improvement licensing regime. Sec. 20-386(3) defines \\\"building\\\" as \\\"any structure containing no more than four residences or dwelling units.\\\" (Am. L.L. 2020/031, eff. 8/9/2020.)\", \"url\": \"https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-124376\"}, {\"citation\": \"NYC Administrative Code sec. 20-387 (license required): (a) \\\"No person shall solicit, canvass, sell, perform or obtain a home improvement contract as a contractor from an owner without a license therefor.\\\" (b) a HIC license does not authorize work \\\"reserved to qualified licensees under separate provisions of state or local law, nor shall any license or authority other than that which is issued or permitted pursuant to this subchapter authorize engaging in the home improvement business\\\" - i.e., a DOB trade license and the DCWP license stack; neither substitutes for the other. (Am. L.L. 2020/031, eff. 8/9/2020.)\", \"url\": \"https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-124376\"}, {\"citation\": \"NYC Administrative Code sec. 20-397 (Exceptions): \\\"No contractor's license shall be required\\\" of (1) \\\"[a]n individual who performs labor or services for a contractor for wages or salary\\\" (so employed technicians need none); (2) \\\"[a] plumber, electrician, architect, professional engineer, or any other such person who is required by state or city law to attain standards of competency or experience as a prerequisite to engaging in such craft or profession ... and who is acting exclusively within the scope of the craft, profession or business for which he or she is currently licensed pursuant to such other law\\\" - the licensed-trade exception, and it is scope-bound; or (5) any home improvement under $200 in aggregate contract price, unless the work \\\"is only part of a larger or major operation\\\" or is split up to evade the rule.\", \"url\": \"https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-124376\"}, {\"citation\": \"NYC Administrative Code sec. 20-390(6)-(7) (application; fingerprinting): (6) requires documentation of EPA certification \\\"as required by subparts E and L of part 745 of title 40 of the code of federal regulations\\\" (RRP; lead-based paint activities/abatement) or a signed affirmation that it is not required - this is the statutory basis for DCWP's lead certification requirement, which EPA 608 does not satisfy. (7) requires fingerprinting of the sole-proprietor owner, general partners, and \\\"the officers, principals, directors, and stockholders owning more than ten percent of the outstanding stock,\\\" and provides that \\\"[t]he applicant shall pay a processing fee as required by the state division of criminal justice services.\\\" (Am. L.L. 2020/031, eff. 8/9/2020.)\", \"url\": \"https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-124376\"}, {\"citation\": \"Westchester County Code ch. 863, art. XVI, sec. 863.312 (definitions) - \\\"home improvement\\\" for a \\\"private residence, townhouse, condominium, apartment, or dwelling place of not more than three units,\\\" with an enumerated list of covered work that includes \\\"HVAC\\\" (item r); and sec. 863.324(4), which exempts plumbing work, electrical work, architectural services, and work within the scope of a state-competency occupation - HVAC is not exempted.\", \"url\": \"https://library.municode.com/ny/westchester_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTVIIRUREDEENFA_CH863COPRCO_ARTXVILIPEENHOIMBU\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - Recycling and Emissions Reduction (federal EPA Section 608; Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling nationwide, including New York; it is a federal certification, not a New York State license, and it is not the EPA certification required on the NYC DCWP home-improvement checklist.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 745, subparts E and L - Residential Property Renovation (RRP) and Lead-Based Paint Activities (abatement). These are the certifications NYC DCWP requires of home improvement contractors (via NYC Admin Code sec. 20-390(6)).\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-R/part-745\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"NY Department of State - Division of Licensing Services (names the 35 occupations DOS licenses statewide; no HVAC/AC/refrigeration/mechanical - the enumerated list, unlike the dos.ny.gov/licensing-services landing page, which carries a 'Miscellaneous / all other DOS licensing services' catch-all)\", \"url\": \"https://dos.ny.gov/division-licensing-services\"}, {\"label\": \"NYSED Office of the Professions - New York State Licensed Professions (the state's OTHER licensing agency; 36 professions under Title VIII of the Education Law, acupuncture to veterinary medicine; no HVAC/mechanical/plumbing/electrical)\", \"url\": \"https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions\"}, {\"label\": \"NYC Administrative Code Title 20, ch. 2, subch. 22 - Home Improvement Business, secs. 20-385 to 20-402.1 (sec. 20-386(2) puts 'installation of central heating or air conditioning systems' inside 'home improvement'; sec. 20-387 license required; sec. 20-390(6)-(7) EPA lead certification + fingerprinting; sec. 20-397 Exceptions - licensed-trade and under-$200 carve-outs). American Legal Publishing code library, July 2026 (current) edition\", \"url\": \"https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-124376\"}, {\"label\": \"NYC Dept. of Consumer & Worker Protection - Home Improvement Contractor license application checklist (checklist PDF dated 7/23/2025): workers' comp insurance naming DCWP as certificate holder or CE-200; IdentoGO fingerprints, Service Code 1585BH; EPA RRP + Lead Abatement certification or signed Affirmation; exam included in the license fee ($50 retake after two failures); $20,000 bond or $200 Trust Fund; Sales Tax ID; Contractual Compliance Agreement; tiered $50-$250 license fee, Feb-28-odd-year expiry\", \"url\": \"https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/businesses/license-checklist-home-improvement-contractor.page\"}, {\"label\": \"NYC Department of Buildings - License Types (22 licenses/registrations; NO HVAC, air conditioning, refrigeration or mechanical-contractor license. Lists Oil Burner Equipment Installer, Gas Work Qualification, High Pressure Boiler Operating Engineer, Plumbing and Fire Suppression, Electrician, General Contractor Registration)\", \"url\": \"https://www.nyc.gov/site/buildings/industry/license-types.page\"}, {\"label\": \"NYS Workers' Compensation Board - Certificate of Attestation of Exemption (CE-200); the DCWP-accepted alternative to a workers' comp insurance certificate, for entities with no employees\", \"url\": \"https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/ebiz/wc_db_exemptions/exemption-certificates.jsp\"}, {\"label\": \"NYS Dept. of Taxation and Finance - Register as a sales tax vendor (Certificate of Authority / Sales Tax ID via New York Business Express; required on the DCWP application)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/st/register.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"IdentoGO universal enrollment - where DCWP principals book fingerprinting (Service Code 1585BH; fee paid at booking)\", \"url\": \"https://uenroll.identogo.com\"}, {\"label\": \"NYC Business Integrity Commission - Class 1 Self Hauler Registration ($1,000 application + $400/vehicle; covers a business hauling its own waste and expressly 'does not include construction and demolition debris')\", \"url\": \"https://nyc-business.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/description/self-hauler-registration\"}, {\"label\": \"NYC Business Integrity Commission - Class 2 Registration for removal of Construction and Demolition Debris (waste from 'building demolition, construction, alteration or excavation')\", \"url\": \"https://nyc-business.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/description/registration-for-the-removal-of-construction-and-demolition-debris-cd-registration\"}, {\"label\": \"Nassau County Dept. of Consumer Affairs - Who Must Be Licensed (home improvement definition expressly includes 'central heating or air conditioning systems'; covered-trades list opens with 'air conditioning & heating systems')\", \"url\": \"https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/3465/Who-Must-Be-Licensed\"}, {\"label\": \"Nassau County Dept. of Consumer Affairs - Fees ('EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020 AS PER LOCAL LAW': new Home Improvement Business License $650 + one-time $50 restitution fund fee; renewal $650; late fee $110)\", \"url\": \"https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/5384/Fees\"}, {\"label\": \"Westchester County Dept. of Consumer PROTECTION - Home Improvement Contractors ('Westchester law requires that home improvement contractors have a county license'; (914) 995-2155)\", \"url\": \"https://consumer.westchestercountyny.gov/home-contractors-and-trades/home-improvement-contractors\"}, {\"label\": \"Westchester County Code ch. 863, art. XVI - Licensing and Permits, Home Improvement Business (sec. 863.312 defines 'home improvement' for dwellings of not more than three units and lists 'HVAC' by name at item r; sec. 863.324(4) exempts plumbing work, electrical work, architectural services and state-competency crafts - HVAC is NOT exempt). Linked as 'the licensing law' from the county's own Consumer Protection page\", \"url\": \"https://library.municode.com/ny/westchester_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTVIIRUREDEENFA_CH863COPRCO_ARTXVILIPEENHOIMBU\"}, {\"label\": \"Suffolk County Dept. of Consumer Affairs - Type of License (issues a Home Improvement license plus separate Master Plumber / Master Electrician licenses; no HVAC trade license. Its published home-improvement work list is explicitly non-exhaustive and does NOT name HVAC/heating/AC - (631) 853-4600)\", \"url\": \"https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Consumer-Affairs/Type-of-License\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program (40 CFR 745 subpart E; 'anyone paid to perform work that disturbs paint in housing ... built before 1978 must be certified ... This includes all firms, even sole proprietorships'). One of the two LEAD certifications DCWP requires\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Lead Abatement, Inspection and Risk Assessment (lead-based paint activities certification, 40 CFR 745 subpart L). The second LEAD certification DCWP requires\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-abatement-inspection-and-risk-assessment\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; NOT a New York license and NOT the EPA certification on the DCWP checklist)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "oh-hvac",
   "state": "Ohio",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB), Division of Industrial Compliance, Ohio Department of Commerce",
   "board_url": "https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-and-programs/industrial-compliance/boards/ohio-construction-industry-licensing-board",
   "application_url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/com.ohio.gov/DICO/OCILB/Testing_Application_-_OCILB.pdf",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual by default. Every license a contractor holds expires on the same date - the expiration date of the original license (ORC 4740.06(H)). Renew without re-examination by applying not more than 90 days before expiration with the $60 fee, proof of the required continuing education, and certification that at least $500,000 in contractor liability insurance is maintained (ORC 4740.06(H); OAC 4101:16-2-06, 4101:16-2-07(A)). Licensees who demonstrate a year of compliance may join the OCILB compliant contractor program and elect TRIENNIAL renewal instead ($180 for three years) (OAC 4101:16-1-08(B), (C)). Miss the deadline and the license is automatically suspended with no board action; it may be reactivated on application within one calendar year of expiry by paying the renewal fee plus the late fee, certifying insurance and completing the CE - otherwise it is automatically revoked (OAC 4101:16-2-07(A), (C); 4101:16-2-08(F)). If a license has been expired more than one year, the contractor must reapply and retake the examination (OCILB Contractors & Contracting Companies). A current license may instead be placed in INACTIVE (escrow) status indefinitely: while in escrow the licensee may not contract, but is exempt from CE and from carrying liability insurance - the annual $60 renewal is still filed and paid each year (OAC 4101:16-2-12(A)-(D); OCILB Contractors & Contracting Companies).",
   "ce_hours": "TWO OFFICIAL OCILB SOURCES GIVE DIFFERENT NUMBERS, and we have found nothing official that reconciles them, so both are stated with their attribution rather than one being picked silently. (1) THE RULE: OAC 4101:16-2-08(A) requires a licensee to 'complete ten classroom hours of an approved continuing education course each year to be eligible to apply for the renewal' - 'except as provided in rule 4101:16-1-08.' An HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing or hydronics licensee may take those ten hours in any course approved by any specialty section (4101:16-2-08(A)(1)); only electrical licensees must split their hours into code courses. Under the named exception, members of the compliant contractor program get a two-hour reduction - eight hours a year if renewing annually, or twenty-four hours if renewing triennially (OAC 4101:16-1-08(C)). (2) THE BOARD'S LICENSEE PAGE: OCILB's Contractors & Contracting Companies page states, with no program condition attached, that 'All trades must complete 8 hours of CE for one-year renewals or 24 hours for three-year renewals.' Confirm your own hour count with OCILB (614-644-3493) before buying courses. Both sources agree on the mechanics: a classroom hour is at least 50 minutes of instruction, no more than 10 CE hours may be credited in one calendar day, and hours beyond the requirement do not carry into the next renewal period (OAC 4101:16-2-08(B), (C), (D)). Self-guided/self-paced online CE is capped at 4 hours per year on a one-year renewal, or 12 hours across a three-year renewal (OCILB Contractors & Contracting Companies). Within one year of a license's expiration the specialty section may waive part of the CE requirement or extend the time to complete it for certified illness, disability, military service, foreign residence or excusable neglect, case by case (OAC 4101:16-2-08(E)).",
   "exam": "Two-part examination administered by PSI, the OCILB-approved testing agency: one part specific to the HVAC trade and one business-and-law part (OAC 4101:16-2-03(B)). The board must approve the application first, and the applicant must clear BCI (state) and FBI (federal) background checks before scheduling; board approval is valid for one year. Examinations are scheduled at least four times a year at locations across Ohio, and the approved applicant books the date with the testing agency (OAC 4101:16-2-03(A)). PASSING SCORE: 70 per cent on EACH part (OAC 4101:16-2-03(D)); once both parts are passed, the business-and-law score is treated as passing for three years from the date the license is issued if the licensee sits for another Chapter 4740 trade exam. RETAKES: a failed part may be retaken, but not less than 60 days after the applicant's most recent examination (ORC 4740.06(G)(1)); an applicant who does not pass after taking the examination five times must reapply for a license before retaking it again (ORC 4740.06(G)(2)). Approval to test expires one calendar year from receipt of the completed criminal records check (OAC 4101:16-2-03(G)). The examination application fee is $25 per trade.",
   "fees": "Set by OAC 4101:16-2-09(A): examination application $25; issuance of a license $25; annual renewal $60 per license, or $180 for a triennial renewal; a late fee of not more than $120 for each license not timely renewed; and a $30 penalty for any check or draft returned unpaid. All fees are nonrefundable. REACTIVATION FROM INACTIVE (ESCROW) STATUS is a separate $60 fee, and it is set by OAC 4101:16-2-12(E)(3) - not by 4101:16-2-09, which contains no reactivation fee. OCILB's Active Status Request form waives it inside the renewal window: 'if you are in your renewal period, you are not required to submit a re-activation fee. You will only be required to pay a $60 renewal fee.' Reactivation also carries a continuing-education catch-up: the licensee must complete the cumulative CE for the time the license sat inactive - no more than 10 hours for each year inactive, capped at 30 hours total (or 8 hours per year, capped at 24, if the licensee was in the compliant contractor program when the license was placed in escrow) - plus proof of $500,000 liability insurance (OAC 4101:16-2-12(E)(2), (E)(4)). These are all separate charges: the $25 exam fee, the $25 issuance fee and the $60 annual renewal are not the same payment.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4740 (Construction Industry Licensing Board) - 4740.01 definitions (contractor license; tradesperson; 'construction project' excludes residential buildings), 4740.06 qualifications, exam retakes and renewal (eff. Sept 30, 2025 via HB 96), 4740.061 criminal records check, 4740.07 assignment of a license to a contracting company, 4740.09 fees set by the specialty sections\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-4740\"}, {\"citation\": \"Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4101:16 (OCILB rules) - 4101:16-2-03 examinations, 4101:16-2-07 renewal, 4101:16-2-08 continuing education, 4101:16-2-09 fees & insurance, 4101:16-2-12 inactive status & reactivation, 4101:16-1-08 compliant contractor program\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/chapter-4101:16-2\"}, {\"citation\": \"Clean Air Act Section 608 / 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F (federal refrigerant-handling technician certification - not administered by Ohio)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608/section-608-technician-certification-requirements\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"OCILB 'What We Do' - 'Licenses issued by the Board are Contractor Licenses and also referred to as Master Licenses'; board regulates COMMERCIAL contractors; 'All local building and health departments regulate residential contractors'; PSI exam\", \"url\": \"https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-and-programs/industrial-compliance/boards/ohio-construction-industry-licensing-board/what-we-do\"}, {\"label\": \"OCILB Contractors & Contracting Companies - state license = commercial contractors (Electrical, HVAC, Hydronics, Plumbing, Refrigeration); 18+, 5-yr experience, $500k insurance, exam, background check; documentation checklist (5 yrs tax documents + one of four proofs); CE '8 hours for one-year renewals or 24 for three-year'; self-paced CE caps; escrow rules; HVAC reciprocity list; 1099 workers must hold their own license\", \"url\": \"https://com.ohio.gov/divisions-and-programs/industrial-compliance/boards/ohio-construction-industry-licensing-board/contractors-and-contracting-companies/contractors-contracting-companies\"}, {\"label\": \"OCILB Examination Application (PDF, rev. 9/2025) - $25 application fee; last five consecutive years of tax documents plus ONE of four proofs (1 permit/yr for 5 yrs, journeyman card, approved apprenticeship certificate, or 40 hrs non-duplicated code CE, live/virtual only - self-guided not permitted); Ohio government inspector (5 yrs) and professional engineer pathways; veterans route (DD-214)\", \"url\": \"https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/com.ohio.gov/DICO/OCILB/Testing_Application_-_OCILB.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"ORC 4740.01 Definitions - a 'license' is issued to an individual as an HVAC CONTRACTOR; a 'tradesperson' is an employee of a contractor (no license); 'construction project' EXCLUDES a residential building\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4740.01\"}, {\"label\": \"ORC 4740.06 License application (eff. Sept 30, 2025, HB 96) - qualifications (B); out-of-state licensee route (C); uniformed-services route (D)(1)(a); 30-day approval (E); 60-day retake wait and five-failure reapplication cap (G); annual expiration and renewal (H); inactive status (I)\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4740.06\"}, {\"label\": \"OAC 4101:16-2-09 Fees and insurance - $25 exam, $25 issuance, $60 annual / $180 triennial renewal, up to $120 late fee, $30 returned-payment penalty, $500k liability insurance (contains NO reactivation fee)\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4101:16-2-09\"}, {\"label\": \"OAC 4101:16-2-12 Inactive status - $60 reactivation fee at (E)(3); CE catch-up at (E)(2) (max 10 hrs per inactive year, 30-hr cap; 8/24 for compliant contractor program members); escrow exempts CE and insurance but not the annual renewal\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4101:16-2-12\"}, {\"label\": \"OAC 4101:16-2-08 Continuing education - ten classroom hours per year 'except as provided in rule 4101:16-1-08'; 50-minute classroom hour; 10-hour daily cap; no carry-over; illness/military/excusable-neglect waiver at (E); automatic suspension at (F)\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4101:16-2-08\"}, {\"label\": \"OAC 4101:16-1-08 Compliant contractor program - two-hour CE reduction (8/yr annual or 24 triennial) and optional triennial renewal; open to existing licensees after a one-year compliance period\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4101:16-1-08\"}, {\"label\": \"OAC 4101:16-2-03 Examinations - two-part exam (trade + business & law), at least 4x/year, 70% passing on each part (D), business-and-law score good 3 years, testing approval expires 1 year after the criminal records check (G)\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4101:16-2-03\"}, {\"label\": \"OAC 4101:16-2-07 Renewal of license - insurance certification, renewal fee and CE; automatic suspension for missing them; late renewal within one calendar year\", \"url\": \"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4101:16-2-07\"}, {\"label\": \"OCILB Active Status Request form (PDF) - reactivation under OAC 4101:16-2-12: $60 reactivation fee, waived if you are inside your renewal period ('you will only be required to pay a $60 renewal fee'); CE catch-up; $500k insurance; license must be assigned to a 'contracting company' as defined in ORC 4740.01\", \"url\": \"https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/com.ohio.gov/documents/dico_ActiveStatusRequest.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"U.S. EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification Requirements: 40 CFR Part 82 Subpart F requires technicians who maintain, service, repair or dispose of refrigerant-containing equipment to be certified; four certification types; certification does not expire; supervised apprentices exempt\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608/section-608-technician-certification-requirements\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/oh-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "ok-hvac",
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Oklahoma Construction Industries Board (CIB), Committee of Mechanical Examiners",
   "board_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/cib.html",
   "application_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/cib/forms-and-applications/mechanical-forms.html",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual. A mechanical journeyman or contractor license is issued for no more than one (1) year and expires on the last day of the licensee's birth month (59 O.S. 1850.8(B)); a mechanical apprentice registration expires one year after its date of registration. Renewal requires the renewal fee, completion of at least six (6) hours of continuing education every three (3) years (OAC 158:50-9-7), and - for active contractors - a current $5,000 bond and $50,000 general-liability insurance. A license renewed more than 30 days after expiration requires a late fee (journeyman $25, contractor $100); no late fee applies to a license that expired during the licensee's military service if renewed within one year of discharge. A contractor may renew as an inactive contractor (dropping bond and insurance, regulated as a journeyman) or, permanently, as a journeyman.",
   "ce_hours": "6 hours of continuing education every 3 years (the 36 months preceding the license expiration date), for both journeymen and contractors. The course and instructor must be approved in advance by the Committee of Mechanical Examiners, and the material must cover codes and revisions adopted by the OUBCC and other approved trade/safety subjects (OAC 158:50-9-7). A licensee is exempt from the CE requirement for three (3) years from the date they passed their current licensing exam. (EPA Section 608 refrigerant-handling certification is a separate federal credential and is not part of CIB renewal.)",
   "exam": "Oklahoma requires the individual applicant to pass the examination(s) approved by the Committee of Mechanical Examiners for the license type and category (59 O.S. 1850.6; OAC 158:50-9-1(c)). A mechanical journeyman passes the trade examination for the category sought (for HVAC, the HVAC/R examination); a mechanical contractor must pass both a trade portion and a business/law portion. Passing scores are set by the Committee; PSI's bulletin lists 70% for the HVACR Journeyman Unlimited exam. After the application is approved, the applicant is provided the contact information of the Board's approved third-party testing vendor, PSI Services LLC, to schedule the date, time and location; the exam fee is paid separately to PSI, and the PSI candidate bulletin posted on the CIB's Testing/Exam Information page lists $92 for each examination portion, first attempt or repeat. Retake limits apply (no retake within 30 days of the first failure or 90 days of the second or subsequent failure). Several categories substitute an external certification for the CIB exam: Ground Source Piping (Committee-approved certification), Medical Gas (certification to the NFPA 99 standard or from a Committee-approved organization), Petroleum Refinery Process Piping (industrial pipefitter certification) and Fueled Hearth Product Work (NFI certification in gas, wood or pellets).",
   "fees": "Fees are set by rule (OAC 158:50-9-2(b)) and the license is annual. Mechanical journeyman: $25 application + $50 initial license = $75 to obtain; $75 annual renewal; $25 renewal late fee. Mechanical contractor: $30 application + $300 initial license = $330 to obtain; $200 annual renewal; $100 renewal late fee. Mechanical apprentice: $5 application + $20 registration = $25; renews annually. A separate examination fee is paid to the Board's approved third-party testing vendor, PSI, at registration: $92 for each examination portion, first attempt or repeat (PSI candidate bulletin, effective 12/18/2025, posted on the CIB's Testing/Exam Information page). Active mechanical contractors must additionally file a $5,000 corporate surety bond and carry general liability insurance of at least $50,000 (OAC 158:50-5-3); inactive contractors pay only the annual renewal fee and are exempt from bond and insurance. A one-time, one-year low-income fee waiver is available under OAC 158:1-3-13(c).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"59 O.S. 1850.2 (Definitions) - 'mechanical contractor,' 'mechanical journeyman,' 'mechanical apprentice,' 'mechanical firm,' 'mechanical work' (installation, maintenance, repair or renovation of heating, exhaust, cooling, mechanical refrigeration and ventilation systems, gas piping and process piping, 'other than minor repairs to such systems'), 'air conditioning system,' 'refrigeration system,' 'sheet metal.'\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/title_59_mechanical_licensing_act_0.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"59 O.S. 1850.7 (License required) - no person may engage in mechanical work as a journeyman or contractor without an appropriate CIB license, and no business entity may act as a mechanical firm unless a contractor is associated with and responsible for its mechanical work.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/title_59_mechanical_licensing_act_0.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"59 O.S. 1850.8 (Qualifications; licenses; limited license) - exam + fee to obtain; nontransferable; issued for no more than one year, expiring the last day of the licensee's birth month; no renewal without required continuing education; inactive-contractor status (drop bond/insurance); Board may issue limited licenses by category.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/title_59_mechanical_licensing_act_0.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"59 O.S. 1850.9 (Apprentice registration) - the CIB registers a mechanical apprentice 16 or older who is enrolled in a recognized school/course or employed by a licensed mechanical contractor; registration expires one year after the date of registration.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/title_59_mechanical_licensing_act_0.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"59 O.S. 1850.10 (Application of act; exemptions) - subsection A requires a mechanical or plumbing license for gas piping, floor furnaces/wall heaters and radiant-floor heating; subsection B exempts owner minor repairs, portable/ductless units, detached manufactured-home AC connections, manufacturing-facility employees, boiler/pressure-vessel/welded-steam-line work under the Commissioner of Labor, and state-institution maintenance; subsections C-E exempt utilities/pipeline/processing companies, contractors and industrial-plant employees on their own facilities, and research-facility employees on their own equipment.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/title_59_mechanical_licensing_act_0.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"59 O.S. 1850.12 (Political subdivisions) - the Act does not prohibit a municipality from appointing inspectors, requiring permits and fees for mechanical work, and requiring contractors to register within its jurisdiction.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/title_59_mechanical_licensing_act_0.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"OAC 158:50-5-1, 158:50-5-2 (license types and categories) - licenses issued as journeyman, contractor or inactive contractor in categories including HVAC (limited or unlimited), Refrigeration, Sheet Metal, Natural Gas Piping, Process Piping, Ground Source Piping, Fueled Hearth Product Work, Limited Residential and Limited Residential Installer; limited HVAC caps cooling at 25 tons and heating at 500,000 Btu/h per appliance.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/ch_50_eff_10-1-20.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"OAC 158:50-5-3 (bond and insurance) - active mechanical contractor must file a $5,000 corporate surety bond payable to the CIB and provide proof of general liability insurance of at least $50,000.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/ch_50_eff_10-1-20.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"OAC 158:50-9-1 (qualifications for licensure) - journeyman 18+ with three years' verifiable experience or an education substitution; contractor = journeyman requirements plus one additional year; exam required (contractor exam has trade and business/law portions).\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/ch_50_eff_10-1-20.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"OAC 158:50-9-2 (fee schedule) - contractor application $30, initial contractor license $300, renewal $200, late $100; journeyman application $25, initial license $50, renewal $75, late $25; apprentice application $5, registration $20.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/ch_50_eff_10-1-20.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"OAC 158:50-9-7 (continuing education) - no journeyman or contractor license renewed without at least six (6) hours of Committee-approved continuing education every three (3) years (36 months preceding expiration); exempt for three years from the date of passing the current licensing exam.\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/ch_50_eff_10-1-20.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Oklahoma CIB - Mechanical (industry hub: journeyman, contractor and apprentice paths; links to the Mechanical Licensing Act and OAC 158:50 rules)\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/cib/your-industry/mechanical.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Oklahoma CIB - Mechanical Journeyman (steps: register as apprentice, meet the experience requirement, pass the exam with the third-party vendor; HVAC/R limited vs unlimited scopes and the other journeyman categories)\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/cib/your-industry/mechanical/mechanical-journeyman.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Oklahoma CIB - Mechanical Contractor (contractor = journeyman requirements + 1 additional year; must be a permanent employee, owner, partner or officer of the firm; HVAC/R limited and unlimited contractor scopes; bond/insurance link)\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/cib/your-industry/mechanical/mechanical-contractor.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Oklahoma CIB - Mechanical Apprentice (register with a licensed contractor; 3-apprentice-to-1 supervision ratio; hours count toward journeyman experience)\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/cib/your-industry/mechanical/mechanical-apprentice.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Oklahoma CIB - Mechanical Forms and Applications (journeyman/contractor/apprentice applications, renewal forms, bond form, temporary journeyman application)\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/cib/forms-and-applications/mechanical-forms.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Mechanical Licensing Act, 59 O.S. 1850.1 et seq. (CIB-posted PDF: 1850.2 definitions, 1850.7 license required, 1850.8 qualifications/annual birth-month expiry/CE at renewal/inactive contractor, 1850.9 apprentice registration, 1850.10 exemptions, 1850.12 political subdivisions)\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/title_59_mechanical_licensing_act_0.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"OAC Title 158, Chapter 50 - Mechanical Industry Rules (CIB-posted PDF, permanent rules eff. 10/1/2020: 158:50-5-1 license types/categories, 158:50-5-2 limited vs unlimited HVAC scopes, 158:50-5-3 $5,000 bond + $50,000 GL insurance, 158:50-9-1 qualifications/experience/exam, 158:50-9-2 fee schedule, 158:50-9-6 reciprocity, 158:50-9-7 6-hours/3-years continuing education)\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/mechanical-industry/ch_50_eff_10-1-20.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Candidate Information Bulletin, State of Oklahoma Electrical, Mechanical, Roofing and Plumbing Examinations (effective 12/18/2025), posted on the CIB Testing/Exam Information page: $92 per examination portion, HVACR exam specifications\", \"url\": \"https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/cib/documents/your-industry/psi-candidate-information-bulletin-2023.pdf\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ok-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "or-hvac",
   "state": "Oregon",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) - primary; with the Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (BCD) for the HVAC electrical/energy contractor licenses",
   "board_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/Pages/ccb%20license.aspx",
   "application_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/Pages/ccb%20license.aspx",
   "renewal_cycle": "The CCB contractor license is valid for two years and renews on submission of the renewal application, the $400 fee, and proof of completed continuing education, bond and insurance (ORS 701.063; CCB License page). A lapsed CCB license may be renewed within two years of lapse. The BCD HVAC electrical licenses (CRE and LHR) renew every three years on July 1; BCD mails a renewal notice about six weeks before expiration (Business Xpress).",
   "ce_hours": "The CCB requires continuing education each two-year renewal for the primary contractor license (there is no HVAC-trade CE because Oregon licenses HVAC only at the business/contractor level). Residential contractors, unless exempt, complete per two-year period: 3 hours of CCB Laws, Regulations and Business Practices (LRB) classes plus either 5 hours of other approved courses (if licensed by the CCB six or more years) or 13 hours of other approved courses (if licensed less than six years) - i.e., 8 hours total for established contractors, 16 hours for newer ones (CCB Continuing Education page; ORS 701.082). Commercial requirements are based on Level: Level 2 general/specialty contractors need 32 hours completed by key employees; Level 1 requirements scale with the number of key employees (for example, 5 or more key employees: 80 hours) (CCB Continuing Education page; ORS 701.086). Contractors licensed for both commercial and residential follow the commercial requirements, and residential/commercial contractors who hold certain other Oregon licenses are exempt from CCB CE. The BCD CRE and LHR licenses are exempt from continuing education (Business Xpress).",
   "exam": "For the primary CCB contractor license, the business's Responsible Managing Individual (RMI) completes at least 16 hours of pre-license training on Business Practices and Law from a CCB-approved provider and passes the Oregon Contractor exam - 80 multiple-choice questions, open-book, 70% to pass, $60 per attempt, administered by PSI and based on the Oregon edition of the NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 2nd edition (CCB License page; Business Xpress license record). There is no HVAC trade exam because Oregon does not license individual HVAC technicians. The BCD HVAC-related contractor licenses (Restricted Energy Contractor and Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor HVAC/R) require no exam.",
   "fees": "Primary CCB contractor license: $400 for a two-year license, per the CCB's own CCB License page. The fee rose from the $325 rate set in 2010; under the CCB's fee-increase schedule the $400 renewal fee took effect July 1, 2024 and the $400 new-application fee took effect July 1, 2025, so as of 2026 both new and renewal are $400. (The state Business Xpress License Directory record for Residential General, last updated 01/28/2026, still shows a $250.00 license fee - an outdated figure carried in the directory; the operative CCB page controls.) Oregon Contractor exam $60 per attempt (PSI). Surety bond and liability insurance are separate and set by endorsement: Residential $20,000 bond + $500,000 insurance; Commercial Level 1 $75,000 bond + $2M aggregate; Commercial Level 2 $20,000 bond + $1M aggregate. BCD HVAC electrical licenses: Restricted Energy Contractor (CRE) $375; Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor HVAC/R (LHR) $75 - each a three-year license, no exam.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"ORS Chapter 701 (Construction Contractors and Contracts) - the CCB licensing statute; ORS 701.021 requires a CCB license and endorsement to do contracting work, ORS 701.010 lists the exemptions, and OAR Chapter 812 contains the CCB's rules\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"ORS 701.010 (Exemptions from licensure) - 20 statutory exemptions from the CCB license requirement, including ORS 701.010(10), which exempts a person performing contracting work as an employee of a contractor\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"ORS 701.021 (License requirement; endorsements) and ORS 701.063 (two-year license term; renewal), ORS 701.068 (bond), ORS 701.073 (insurance), ORS 701.082/701.086 (continuing education)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Building Codes Division contractor/business licenses (Restricted Energy Contractor and Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor HVAC/R) issued under the BCD's electrical statutes and rules (ORS Chapter 479; OAR Chapter 918)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.oregon.gov/SOS/LicenseDirectory/LicenseDetail/570\"}, {\"citation\": \"Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code / Oregon building code (ORS Chapter 455) - mechanical (HVAC) work must comply with the OMSC and requires a mechanical permit\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/codes-stand/pages/mechanical.aspx\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F (federal EPA Section 608 technician certification - not an Oregon credential)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Oregon CCB - CCB License page (steps to license; 16-hour RMI pre-license training + Oregon exam via PSI based on the Oregon NASCLA Contractors Guide; bond, insurance, workers' comp; $400 fee for a two-year license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/Pages/ccb%20license.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon CCB - Continuing Education (residential: 3 hours CCB LRB + 5 hours other if licensed 6+ years OR 13 hours other if licensed <6 years; commercial by Level 1/Level 2; some other-licensed contractors exempt)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/pages/continuing-education.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon CCB - Fee Increase (two-year license fee $325 -> $400; renewal effective July 1, 2024; new application effective July 1, 2025)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregon.gov/ccb/pages/proposed-fee-increase.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon Business Xpress License Directory - Contractor, Residential General (CCB): 2-year license, RMI 16-hour training + exam ($60, 80 questions, open-book, 70%), $20,000 bond, $500,000 insurance, ORS 701 / OAR 812 (also lists a $250 fee - outdated vs the CCB page's $400)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.oregon.gov/SOS/LicenseDirectory/LicenseDetail/8\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon Business Xpress License Directory - Contractor, Commercial General Level 1 or Level 2 (CCB): Level 1 $75,000 bond + $2M insurance + 8-year key-employee experience; Level 2 $20,000 bond + $1M insurance + 4-year experience\", \"url\": \"https://apps.oregon.gov/SOS/LicenseDirectory/LicenseDetail/519\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon Business Xpress License Directory - Restricted Energy Contractor (CRE): BCD license 'limited to HVAC activities'; $375; 3-year renewal on July 1; requires active CCB license + full-time signing supervisor; no exam; CE-exempt\", \"url\": \"https://apps.oregon.gov/SOS/LicenseDirectory/LicenseDetail/570\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon Business Xpress License Directory - Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor HVAC/R (LHR): BCD license to maintain/service/repair/replace commercial and industrial electrical HVAC/R products; $75; 3-year renewal on July 1; requires active CCB license; no exam; CE-exempt\", \"url\": \"https://apps.oregon.gov/SOS/LicenseDirectory/LicenseDetail/640\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon BCD - Individual licenses (the individual trade licenses BCD issues: electrical, plumbing, boiler, elevator, manufactured dwelling - NO HVAC/mechanical individual license; proves the negative)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/licensing/pages/individual-licenses.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"Oregon BCD - Mechanical Code Program (2025 Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code, based on the 2024 IMC + IFGC; 2022 OMSC or 2025 OMSC permitted during phase-in)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/codes-stand/pages/mechanical.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"ORS Chapter 701 - Construction Contractors and Contracts (ORS 701.010 exemptions from licensure; 701.021 license requirement and endorsements; 701.063 two-year term; 701.068 bond; 701.073 insurance; 701.082 residential CE)\", \"url\": \"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors701.html\"}, {\"label\": \"U.S. EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (federal Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not an Oregon license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/or-hvac/"
  },
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   "page_id": "pa-hvac",
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA), Act 132 of 2008, 73 P.S. sec. 517.1 - 517.19. Administered by the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of Attorney General. This is Pennsylvania's only statewide credential reaching residential HVAC work, and it is a registration, not a trade license.\", \"url\": \"https://cdn.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/HIC-Act-132.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"73 P.S. sec. 517.2 (Definitions): 'home improvement' includes '(iii) Without regard to affixation, the installation of central heating, air conditioning, storm windows or awnings'; the definition of 'Contractor' excludes '(1) A person for whom the total cash value of all of that person's home improvements is less than $5,000 during the previous taxable year' and '(2) A home improvement retailer having a net worth of more than $50,000,000 or an employee of that retailer that does not perform home improvements'; and 'home improvement' does not include '(iv) The sale of appliances, including stoves, refrigerators, freezers, room air conditioners and others which are designed for and are easily removable from the premises without material alteration.'\", \"url\": \"https://cdn.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/HIC-Act-132.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"73 P.S. sec. 517.5 (Application fees): 'Each application for a certificate for a home improvement contractor or renewal of that certificate shall be accompanied by a fee of $50. ... Renewals shall be on a biennial basis.' The operative fee has since been increased to $100 every two years by the Commonwealth Fiscal Code (see 72 P.S. sec. 1603-U), as published by the Office of Attorney General.\", \"url\": \"https://cdn.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/HIC-Act-132.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"72 P.S. sec. 1603-U (Commonwealth Fiscal Code): the amendment cited by the Office of Attorney General as increasing the HICPA home-improvement contractor registration fee to $100 every two years (applying to new and renewal applications).\", \"url\": \"https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/businesses-and-organizations/home-improvement-contractor-registration/\"}, {\"citation\": \"73 P.S. sec. 517.12 (Preemption of local registration): 'Registration under this act shall preclude any requirement of payment of a fee or registration or licensing of any home improvement contractor by any political subdivision. Political subdivisions shall be permitted to require building permits and local enforcement of the building code ... This provision does not affect existing licensing standards in effect on the effective date of this act, with respect to electricians and plumbers and other trades, where licensing is conditioned on requirements of testing or possession of certificates obtained through specific training in electricity or plumbing or other trades.' -- the clause that keeps municipal HVAC trade licenses (e.g., Pittsburgh's exam-based license) in force alongside HICPA.\", \"url\": \"https://cdn.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/HIC-Act-132.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"73 P.S. sec. 517.13 (Exemptions): 'This act shall not apply to any of the following persons or organizations: (1) The Commonwealth, or any of its political subdivisions. (2) The Federal Government.' -- the Act's only formal exemptions section (the dollar-threshold and retailer carve-outs sit in the sec. 517.2 definition of 'Contractor').\", \"url\": \"https://cdn.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/HIC-Act-132.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999), 35 P.S. sec. 7210.101 et seq. -- the framework under which the Uniform Construction Code, including its mechanical/HVAC provisions, is enforced by municipalities, which may require building permits and local code enforcement (expressly preserved by HICPA sec. 517.12).\", \"url\": \"https://cdn.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/HIC-Act-132.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - Recycling and Emissions Reduction (federal EPA Section 608; Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling nationwide, including Pennsylvania; it is a federal certification, not a Pennsylvania State or municipal HVAC license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"PA Office of Attorney General - Home Improvement Contractor Registration (HICPA; register if you do >=$5,000/yr of home improvements; fee $100 every two years per 72 P.S. sec. 1603-U, non-refundable; online PA-HICRS application; HelpLine 1-888-520-6680)\", \"url\": \"https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/businesses-and-organizations/home-improvement-contractor-registration/\"}, {\"label\": \"Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA), full text of Act 132 of 2008, 73 P.S. sec. 517.1 et seq. (AG-published PDF): sec. 517.2 'home improvement' includes 'installation of central heating, air conditioning'; sec. 517.3 registration required; sec. 517.5 fee; sec. 517.12 preemption preserving local trade licensing; sec. 517.13 exemptions\", \"url\": \"https://cdn.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/HIC-Act-132.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"PA Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs - Boards & Commissions (the 29 state licensing boards; NONE for HVAC/heating/air conditioning/refrigeration/mechanical, and none for electricians or plumbers either)\", \"url\": \"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions.html\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Pittsburgh PLI - Mechanical/HVAC Trade License (individual license 'to install, erect, enlarge, repair, alter, remove, convert, or replace any mechanical system'; ICC National Standard Master Mechanical exam F29/W29 via Pearson VUE; min 4 years combined experience/education; annual; 8 CEU hours to renew)\", \"url\": \"https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/Business-Development/Permits-Licenses-and-Inspections/Licenses/Trade-Licenses/MechanicalHVAC-Trade-License\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Pittsburgh PLI - 2026 Fee Schedule (Trade Licenses: 'HVAC/Mechanical Initial and annual renewal $90.00'; Trade License Late Fee $50.00)\", \"url\": \"https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/pli/documents/fees/2026-fee-schedule-final-2.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Philadelphia L&I - Trade licenses index (categories: Contractor, Electrical, Fire suppression, Sheet metal, Plumbing, Expediter, Engineer, Inspectors - NO standalone HVAC/mechanical trade license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/trade-licenses/\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Philadelphia - Get a Contractor License ($126/year, $20 non-refundable application fee applied; requires Commercial Activity License, insurance, and an OSHA-30-certified supervisor; renewed annually; no trade exam)\", \"url\": \"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-license/trade-licenses/get-a-contractor-license/\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Philadelphia - Get a Sheet Metal Technician License ($189, renewed every three years; requires a U.S. DOL/State Apprenticeship Council-registered apprenticeship with min 8,000 hours documented experience)\", \"url\": \"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-license/trade-licenses/get-a-sheet-metal-technician-license/\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Philadelphia - Get a Mechanical Permit ('A licensed contractor must perform all work'; 'Sheet metal work must be performed by a registered sheet metal technician or apprentice employed by the contractor'; PA Home Improvement Contractors may submit their registration to obtain permits)\", \"url\": \"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/apply-for-a-permit/building-and-repair-permits/get-a-mechanical-permit/\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; NOT a Pennsylvania or municipal HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/pa-hvac/"
  },
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   "page_id": "ri-hvac",
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Rhode Island Mechanical Board - Division of Workforce Regulation and Safety, Professional Regulation Unit, Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training",
   "board_url": "https://dlt.ri.gov/regulation-and-safety/professional-regulation",
   "application_url": "https://dlt.ri.gov/regulation-and-safety/professional-regulation/trade-license-applications-study-materials",
   "renewal_cycle": "A two-year cycle keyed to the licensee's birthday and the parity of their birth year: licenses held by people born in odd years expire on the licensee's birthday in odd years, and licenses held by people born in even years expire on the licensee's birthday in even years; any license may be renewed on or before its expiration date on payment of the appropriate fee, and any credit due in an initial changeover year is determined by the chief administrator of the division (R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-17(c)). The department's own Mechanical Trade License application labels each amount a '2 Year License Fee,' confirming the two-year term. Missing the date is expensive and eventually fatal to the license: a licensed master, contractor, journeyperson or apprentice who does not renew on or before their birthdate must pay a $12-per-month administrative assessment fee for the first two years of delinquency plus the outstanding license fees, and 'If a license is not renewed within two (2) years of its expiration it shall result in a forfeiture of the license, notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter. In the case of forfeiture, a license may only be reinstated by the person taking a test for a new license' (28-27-17.1). The rule restates the two-year reinstatement window and adds a military exception: for military service personnel who are licensees, validity continues for the duration of service, not to exceed four years (260-RICR-30-15-2, 2.3(A)(14)); the statute separately addresses certificates expiring while the licensee is in federal service (28-27-17.2). All fines and penalties must be paid in full before any license issues (260-RICR-30-15-2, 2.5). Licensees must notify the department of a change of address (28-27-13).",
   "ce_hours": "None for the mechanical trades. Neither R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 28-27 (Mechanical Trades) nor the mechanical trades regulation, 260-RICR-30-15-2 (Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors), imposes a continuing education requirement on a refrigeration or pipefitter journeyperson, master, contractor master or master mechanical contractor: renewal turns on paying the fee on or before the birthday deadline (28-27-17(c)) and clearing any fines (260-RICR-30-15-2, 2.5). What the rule does require of masters and contractors is standing knowledge rather than credit hours - a working knowledge of Rhode Island workers' compensation and temporary disability law, state and federal tax withholding, the federal Davis-Bacon Act and state prevailing wage law, state occupational safety and federal OSHA law, and the International Code Council State Building Code (Mechanical Code) SBC-4 (510-RICR-00-00-4) - and for the Master Mechanical Contractor specifically, evidence to the Chief Administrator 'that an up to date knowledge of the trades is maintained, by periodic schooling of a general nature and trade seminars or installations demanding applicant's expertise' (2.6(A)(2)). Do not confuse this with the plumbing requirement: Rhode Island has a mandatory continuing education requirement for licensed master and journeyperson plumbers under R.I. Gen. Laws 5-20-23(f), which the State Board of Examiners for Plumbing has set at a 7-hour training program for each two-year license cycle, to be enforced beginning January 2027, with an exemption where the licensee's years as a licensed master or journeyperson plumber plus their age total 80 (5-20-23(g)). That requirement is addressed to plumbers, not to the mechanical trades.",
   "exam": "Rhode Island mechanical-trade licenses are examination licenses, administered by the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Labor and Training with the aid and cooperation of the board of examiners. The department provides and conducts examinations three times each year for applicants whose applications are on file, at places within the state consistent with the reasonable convenience of the applicant, and all test materials are preserved for three months after the test date (R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-14). An application must be filed with the department at least 15 days prior to the examination date (28-27-10(b) for master applicants, 28-27-11(b) for journeyperson applicants, 28-27-6.2(d) for contractor master applicants). The passing mark is published on the department's own application: 'Individuals who achieve a passing score of 70 or greater will be invoiced for the License Fee' (DLT Mechanical Trade License application, rev. July 2025) - so the license fee is billed after the exam is passed, while the $75.00 non-refundable processing fee is paid up front with the application. An applicant who fails may take any of the three examinations scheduled during the year, and 'Every retest shall require payment of a separate test fee' (28-27-16). Eligibility to sit is the gate that matters most: a journeyperson applicant must already hold a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice under 28-45-13 and document completion of the registered apprenticeship with transcripts of related instruction and employer work record books (28-27-11(a)(3), 28-27-18.1), or carry one of the other 28-27-11(a)(3) affidavits (the college/associate-degree-plus-three-years route, or an out-of-state journeyperson license) - each of which still requires the RI registered-apprentice certificate precondition; a master applicant must hold a Rhode Island journeyperson license in full force for at least one year, or show an out-of-state master license (28-27-10(a)(3)). The Master Mechanical Contractor is the exception - the department's application marks it 'NO TEST' and the fee schedule lists no test fee, because the applicant has already passed both the Pipefitter Master I and Refrigeration Master I examinations. The application packet also requires government-issued photo identification, a notarized application, and a separate notarized statement on company letterhead from a present or past employer detailing all work-related experience; incomplete applications are returned to the applicant unprocessed. Rhode Island indentured apprentices use DLT's Apprentice Completion & Application for Examination form and must include the Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship issued by the DLT Apprenticeship Office.",
   "fees": "Two charges apply: a test/processing fee paid with the application and a license fee that covers the two-year term. From the statutory fee schedule at R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-17(a) (test / license / renewal): Master Mechanical Contractor - / 480.00 / 480.00; Contractor Master 75.00 / 240.00 / 240.00; Pipefitter Master I 75.00 / 240.00 / 240.00; Pipefitter Master II 75.00 / 96.00 / 96.00; Refrigeration Master I 75.00 / 240.00 / 240.00; Refrigeration Master II 75.00 / 96.00 / 96.00; Pipefitter Journeyperson I 75.00 / 72.00 / 72.00; Pipefitter Journeyperson II 75.00 / 60.00 / 60.00; Refrigeration Journeyperson I 75.00 / 72.00 / 72.00; Refrigeration Journeyperson II 75.00 / 60.00 / 60.00; Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitters Master I 75.00 / 240.00 / 240.00; Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitters Journeyperson I 75.00 / 72.00 / 72.00; Sheet Metal Contractor 75.00 / 240.00 / 240.00; Sheet Metal Worker Journeyperson 75.00 / 72.00 / 72.00. The live DLT Mechanical Trade License application (rev. July 2025) charges 'A Non-Refundable Application Processing Fee of $75.00 in the form of a check or money order made payable to the R.I. Department of Labor & Training (Credit cards accepted - in person only)' and lists the same license amounts as two-year license fees, invoiced only after a passing score of 70 or greater; it also prices several limited licenses the statute's table does not itemize, including the Gas Serviceman (Natural Gas) PJF and Gas Serviceman (Propane Gas) Journeyperson II PJF and O/B Serviceman Journeyperson II PJF at $75 / $144, and Fire Suppression LTD, Decorative Heating Appliances LTD, Welding LTD, Gas Station LTD and Synthetic Exhaust Ducting LTD at $75 / $60. One conflict, reported not resolved: R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-4.4(b) says 'The license fee for a master mechanical contractor is two hundred forty dollars ($240),' while the fee table at 28-27-17(a) and the department's current application both put the Master Mechanical Contractor at $480. The P.J.F. limited journeyperson II oil burnerperson's license is set separately at a $72.00 license fee and a $72.00 renewal fee (28-27-5.2(d)). Late renewal: a licensee who does not renew by their birthdate pays a $12-per-month administrative assessment for the first two years of delinquency plus outstanding license fees, and a license not renewed within two years of expiration is forfeited and can only be regained by testing for a new license (28-27-17.1). All fines and penalties must be paid in full before any license issues (260-RICR-30-15-2, 2.5).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-1 and 28-27-1.0 (Purpose; Mechanical board) - the chapter regulates 'the generation and consumption of energy used for the purpose of all heating, cooling, and air distribution systems,' and the mechanical board in the Department of Labor and Training is 'responsible for the licensing and regulating of masters, journeypersons, and apprentices in the pipefitting, air conditioning/refrigeration, sprinkler fitting, and sheet metal trades.'\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-1.0.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-5.1 (Practices for which a journeyperson or apprentice license required) - no person shall engage to work as a refrigeration/air conditioning journeyperson or apprentice, or represent themselves as one, without a valid DLT license carried on their person; a journeyperson may work only as an employee of the properly licensed master permit holder.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-5.1.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-5 (Practices for which master or contractor license required) - no person may engage in the business of the mechanical trades as a master or employer, contract for installation, maintenance, repair or servicing, or advertise that they will install refrigeration/air conditioning or air distribution systems, without a valid DLT license; masters must carry the license and affix the license number to advertisements, contracts, bids and permits; sheet metal work is included up to 10 tons of AC air handling equipment or 250,000 BTUs of heating equipment and must be subcontracted above that.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-5.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-4, 28-27-4.1, 28-27-4.3 and 28-27-4.4 (definitions) - master refrigeration contractor; journeyperson refrigeration technician (10,000-hour registered apprenticeship plus examination); refrigeration/air conditioning apprentice; and master mechanical contractor (ten years as a Rhode Island Pipefitter Master I and ten years as a Rhode Island Refrigeration Master I, with a $240 license fee stated in this section).\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-4.4.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-6 (Corporations and firms engaged in business) - an entity may not do business, advertise, take out permits, bid or hold itself out as a mechanical/refrigeration contractor unless a licensed master who is an officer or principal continuously supervises its work, or the entity holds its own contractor license; the contractor license does not by itself let any principal, officer, employee or agent perform installation, maintenance or repair work; a master may represent only one entity; 14-day notice of cessation and 45-day notice of replacement; Secretary of State clearance required before formation or registration.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-6.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-10 and 28-27-11 (License qualifications and filing deadlines) - master applicants must hold a Rhode Island journeyperson license for at least one year or show an out-of-state master license; journeyperson applicants must have been registered apprentices under 28-45-13 meeting the hourly requirements of 28-27-4.1 and 28-27-4.2, or take the college/associate-degree-plus-three-years route, or show an out-of-state journeyperson license; applications must be filed at least 15 days before the examination date.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-11.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-14 and 28-27-16 (Examination of applicants; Reexamination) - the department provides and conducts examinations three times each year, conducted by the Division of Professional Regulation with the aid and cooperation of the board of examiners, with test materials preserved three months; a failed applicant may take any of the three annual examinations, and every retest requires a separate test fee.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-14.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-17 and 28-27-17.1 (Test fees - License fees - Expiration and renewal; Failure to renew) - the statutory fee table for every mechanical license class; licenses expire on the licensee's birthday in odd or even years matching the licensee's birth year; a licensee who does not renew by their birthdate pays $12 per month for the first two years of delinquency plus outstanding fees, and a license not renewed within two years is forfeited and can be regained only by testing for a new license.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-17.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-18, 28-27-18.1 and 28-27-18.2 (Registration of apprentices; Apprentices - Exam requirements; Credit for mechanical license exams) - certificates of apprenticeship under 28-45-13; completion of a Rhode Island registered apprenticeship documented by transcripts and employer work record books as the eligibility gate for a mechanical licensing exam; and the statutory minimum on-the-job learning hours by license type, with 144 hours of related instruction per 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-18.2.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-28 (Practices for which a license is required) - a license is required for the installation, repair, replacement, servicing, maintenance and alteration of heating/cooling equipment, air distribution equipment, duct work, process and power piping and pipefitting; and of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, ice making machinery and related piping systems - subject to the carve-out for factory manufactured domestic plug-in units, which is itself limited by the commercial-application sentence at the end of the clause.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-28.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-29 (Persons and acts exempt) - the chapter does not apply to maintenance personnel regularly in the employ of a public utility company doing utility company work, hospitals, schools, city, town or state employees regularly employed as maintenance personnel on the employer's premises, or any person employed in a plant maintenance department; with statutory definitions of 'maintenance,' 'service work' and 'installation or new construction' that bound the exemption.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-29.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-6.1 (Owners' right to install) - an owner of a single-family domestic dwelling who intends to occupy the premises may, after approval by local municipal and/or state authorities and upon receipt of a permit, install refrigeration and related work without being licensed, provided the work conforms to best installation practices of the trade and applicable code and procedures.\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-6.1.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"260-RICR-30-15-2 (Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors) - the active rule promulgated under 28-27-7 that sets the experience, scope and operating conditions for each license class: Master Mechanical Contractor (2.6), Contractor Master limited license (2.7), Pipefitter Master I and II (2.8-2.9), Refrigeration Master I and II (2.12-2.13), Refrigeration Journeyperson I and II (2.14-2.15) with the 20-ton comfort cooling / 3-ton product cooling / 1 horsepower freezing limits and the Journeyperson II-to-I upgrade path, and the Class II limited licenses (2.22).\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/Part/260-30-15-2\"}, {\"citation\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 5-65-3(i) (Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board - registration required) - 'No subcontractor licensed by another in-state agency pursuant to 5-65-2 shall be required to register, provided that said work is performed under the purview of that license.'\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-65/5-65-3.htm\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Rhode Island DLT - Professional Regulation (the licensing unit: over 30,000 licensees in 67 trade jobs and seven licensing boards including the Mechanical Board; examinations for pipefitters, refrigeration technicians, sheet metal workers and others; Chief Investigator of Mechanical, Kevin Flynn, (401) 462-8535)\", \"url\": \"https://dlt.ri.gov/regulation-and-safety/professional-regulation\"}, {\"label\": \"Rhode Island DLT - Trade License Applications & Study Materials (Professional Regulation forms and applications, including the Mechanical Application Form, the Mechanical Corporation form, and the Apprentice Completion & Application for Examination)\", \"url\": \"https://dlt.ri.gov/regulation-and-safety/professional-regulation/trade-license-applications-study-materials\"}, {\"label\": \"Rhode Island DLT - Mechanical Trade License application (Pipefitter, Refrigeration, Sheet Metal and Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitter), rev. July 2025 - the LIVE FORM: $75.00 non-refundable application processing fee, the full two-year license fee table by computer code (Refrigeration Master 1 $240, Refrigeration Master 2 $96, Refrigeration Journeyperson I $72, Refrigeration Journeyperson II $60, Master Mechanical Contractor NO TEST $480), and the passing score of 70 or greater\", \"url\": \"https://dlt.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur571/files/2025-07/Mechanical%20Trade%20App%201.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 28-27 - Mechanical Trades (chapter index: purpose, mechanical board, license criteria guide, the master and journeyperson definitions, practices requiring a license, corporations and firms, examinations, fees, renewal, apprentices, permits, practices for which a license is required, and persons and acts exempt)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/INDEX.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-1.0 - Mechanical board (the board licenses and regulates masters, journeypersons and apprentices in the pipefitting, air conditioning/refrigeration, sprinkler fitting and sheet metal trades; excludes self-contained home appliances and piping systems specified under the plumbing law)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-1.0.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-4 and 28-27-4.1 - 'master refrigeration contractor' and 'journeyperson refrigeration technician' defined (a master has a regular place of business and performs refrigeration/air conditioning work himself or through an employed journeyperson; a journeyperson has completed a 10,000-hour registered apprenticeship and passed the refrigeration technician examination)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-4.1.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-4.3 - apprentice definitions, including 'refrigeration/air conditioning apprentice' (at least 18, learning and working under the direct supervision of a refrigeration/air conditioning master or journeyperson as a registered apprentice under chapter 28-45)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-4.3.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-4.4 - 'master mechanical contractor' defined and license fee (ten years as a Rhode Island Licensed Pipefitter Master I and ten years as a Rhode Island Licensed Refrigeration Master I; subsection (b) states a $240 license fee, which conflicts with the $480 in the fee table at 28-27-17)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-4.4.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-5 and 28-27-5.1 - practices for which a master/contractor license is required, and for which a journeyperson or apprentice license is required (including the sheet metal carve-out at 10 tons of AC air handling equipment or 250,000 BTUs of heating equipment, and the rule that a journeyperson may work only as an employee of the properly licensed master permit holder)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-5.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-6, 28-27-6.1 and 28-27-6.2 - corporations and firms engaged in business (entity contractor license, continuous master supervision, one entity per master, 14-day and 45-day notice, Secretary of State clearance), owners' right to install, and issuance of the contractor master license\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-6.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-10, 28-27-11, 28-27-14 and 28-27-16 - master and journeyperson license qualifications and filing deadlines, examinations conducted three times each year, and reexamination requiring a separate test fee\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-10.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-17 and 28-27-17.1 - test fees, license fees, expiration and renewal (the full statutory fee table; birthday-based expiration keyed to odd/even birth year), and failure to renew ($12 per month for the first two years of delinquency, forfeiture after two years, reinstatement only by testing for a new license)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-17.1.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-18, 28-27-18.1 and 28-27-18.2 - registration of apprentices, apprentice exam eligibility (completion of a Rhode Island registered apprenticeship with transcripts and work record books), and the statutory on-the-job learning hours by license type (refrigeration I 10,000 hours, refrigeration II 4,000 hours, 144 hours of related instruction per 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-18.2.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-20 - state and municipal inspections and installation permits (permits may be required and fees collected; the contractor's license number and a copy of the license must be affixed to the permit; emergency replacements require a permit application the next business day)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-20.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-28 - practices for which a license is required (heating/cooling equipment, air distribution, duct work, process and power piping; refrigeration and air conditioning equipment; the factory-manufactured domestic plug-in unit carve-out and its commercial-application limitation; the sheet metal definition and the NEBB/AABC/TABB testing-and-balancing exemption)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-28.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 28-27-29 - persons and acts exempt (maintenance personnel regularly employed by public utilities, hospitals, schools, city, town or state, and plant maintenance departments; the definitions of maintenance, service work, and installation or new construction, including the 200,000 BTU commercial boiler permit threshold)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-27/28-27-29.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"260-RICR-30-15-2 - Bureau of Pipefitters, Refrigeration Technicians, Sprinklerfitters, Sheet Metal Workers and Oil Heat Contractors (ACTIVE RULE, promulgated under 28-27-7): definitions and apprentice conditions; Master Mechanical Contractor; Contractor Master limited license; Pipefitter Master I and II; Refrigeration Master I and II; Refrigeration Journeyperson I and II with their 20-ton comfort cooling / 3-ton product cooling / 1 horsepower freezing limits; and the Class II limited licenses\", \"url\": \"https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/Part/260-30-15-2\"}, {\"label\": \"Rhode Island DLT - Mandatory Continuing Education notice to licensed master and journeyperson PLUMBERS (7-hour program per two-year cycle under R.I. Gen. Laws 5-20-23(f), enforced beginning January 2027, with the age-plus-experience-equals-80 exemption) - cited here to show what the requirement covers and that it does not reach the mechanical trades\", \"url\": \"https://dlt.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur571/files/2025-08/MCE%20Letter_Rev.082025.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"R.I. Gen. Laws 5-65-3 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board registration requirement ('No subcontractor licensed by another in-state agency pursuant to 5-65-2 shall be required to register, provided that said work is performed under the purview of that license'; no building permit may issue to anyone required to be registered who lacks a current registration or valid license)\", \"url\": \"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-65/5-65-3.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (federal Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; not a Rhode Island license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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   "page_id": "sc-hvac",
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR): Contractor's Licensing Board (commercial mechanical, over $10,000) and Residential Builders Commission (residential HVAC, over $500)",
   "board_url": "https://llr.sc.gov/clb/",
   "application_url": "https://www.llr.sc.gov/res/reshvac.aspx",
   "renewal_cycle": "Commercial: 'All licenses may be renewed biennially' (S.C. Code 40-11-250). 'Mechanical Contractor Licenses expire 10/31/every odd-numbered year' (a lapsed license may be renewed within ninety days on payment of renewal and late fees; a license lapsed beyond that requires a fresh application meeting all initial qualifications). Residential: the Residential Builders Commission 'shall annually renew all licenses upon the applicant's submission ... [of] the completed renewal application, proof of financial responsibility or bond ... and payment of all applicable fees' (S.C. Code 40-59-230(A)); a residential HVAC license lapsed less than three years may be reinstated, and one lapsed more than three years requires re-application and re-examination.",
   "ce_hours": "Commercial: Chapter 11 imposes NO continuing-education requirement on general or mechanical contractors (the statute provides only an optional voluntary contribution to construction-education programs, not a CE mandate). Residential: S.C. Code 40-59-230(B) authorizes but does not itself mandate CE - 'As a condition of license renewal, the commission MAY require by regulation a licensee to satisfactorily complete continuing education' - and the Commission's published Residential HVAC Installer and Repairer license requirements and renewal materials do not state a continuing-education condition. No CE hour figure is stated here; the Residential Builders Commission is the source for any current CE requirement before renewal.",
   "exam": "Commercial (CLB): the entity's qualifying party must attain 'a grade of seventy percent or better on a technical examination ... for each classification or subclassification of licensure applied for' (Air Conditioning, Heating, Packaged Equipment, or Refrigeration) and 'a grade of seventy percent or better on an examination of South Carolina law regulating general and mechanical contracting' (S.C. Code 40-11-230). Exams are delivered by PSI; a classification exam may be taken only twice in a twelve-month period and thereafter once every six months, and a qualifying party not certified for four or more consecutive years must retake the technical and/or law exam. Residential (RBC): the SC Residential HVAC exam, administered by PSI, has two portions - 'the Business Management and Law and the Residential HVAC technical portions' - both to be passed within a one-year eligibility window (three attempts, then a twelve-month wait). The technical portion is waivable for a current SC Mechanical Contractor with the AC or PK classification (active by exam one year or longer), for a current AL/MS/NC licensee (by exam, one year or longer; not grandfathered), or for a holder of a current HARV (Master Mechanical) Certification - but the Business Management and Law portion and the one-year experience requirement still apply.",
   "fees": "Commercial (LLR Contractor's Licensing Board): General and Mechanical Contractor initial license fee $350; biennial license renewal $135 (renewed/postmarked by 10/31; otherwise late totals of $235 in November, $285 in December, $335 in January); reinstatement $350; replacement certificate $10; replacement license $5. On top of the license fee, the qualifying party pays PSI exam fees, and the applicant files a financial statement meeting its license-group net-worth/working-capital requirement. Residential (LLR Residential Builders Commission, Residential HVAC Installer and Repairer 'RBH'): application fee $135; license fee $220; renewal fee $220; renewal late fee $50; reinstatement fee $480; plus PSI exam fees and, for work over $5,000 for an owner, a $10,000 surety bond. EPA Section 608 certification (federal) carries its own separate cost paid to an approved certifying organization.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"S.C. Code 40-11-30 (License required) - 'No entity or individual may practice as a contractor by performing or offering to perform contracting work for which the total cost of construction is greater than ten thousand dollars for general contracting or greater than ten thousand dollars for mechanical contracting without a license issued in accordance with this chapter.' (2023 Act No. 69 substituted 'ten thousand dollars' for 'five thousand dollars.')\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"S.C. Code 40-11-20 (Definitions) - (14) 'Licensee' = an entity issued a general or mechanical contractor's license; (16) 'Mechanical contractor' = an entity that performs or supervises mechanical construction; (17) 'Mechanical construction' = 'the installation, replacement, or repair of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, process piping, refrigeration, lightning protection equipment, or electrical components ... excluding burglar alarm work'; (21) 'Primary qualifying party'; (23) 'Qualifying party.'\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"S.C. Code 40-11-230 (Qualifying party; examinations) - the qualifying party must score 70% or better on the technical examination for each classification/subclassification and 70% or better on the South Carolina law examination; the primary qualifying party must have at least two years of full-time experience within the previous five years and serve in a responsible management capacity.\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"S.C. Code 40-11-410(5) (License classifications and subclassifications - Mechanical Contractors) - (a) Air Conditioning (includes Packaged Equipment and Refrigeration; excludes hot water/steam heating); (b) Heating (steam/hot water heating, boilers, gas lines); (c) Packaged Equipment (limited to 25 tons cooling / 500,000 BTU/HR heating per unit); (h) Refrigeration (process/commercial refrigeration, excluding comfort air conditioning); plus Electrical, Lightning Protection, Plumbing, and Pressure and Process Piping.\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"S.C. Code 40-11-360 (Exemptions from application of chapter) - the chapter does not apply to, among others, (2) installation of finished products not fabricated into the structure; (5) an owner-occupant improving property for the owner's sole occupancy, not for sale or rent; (6) an owner of non-owner-occupied property under 5,000 sq ft where structural and mechanical work is done by licensed contractors; (7) a farm/storage building under 5,000 sq ft.\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"S.C. Code 40-59-20(7) (Definitions - residential specialty contractor) - an independent contractor who contracts to do work requiring special skills 'when the undertakings exceed five hundred dollars and are not regulated by the provisions of Chapter 11,' including 'heating and air conditioning installers and repairers,' who 'must be issued specialty contractor licenses after passing the required examination.' (2022 Act No. 186 raised the threshold from $200 to $500.)\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c059.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"S.C. Code 40-59-260, 40-59-265, 40-59-270 (Residential exemptions and Chapter 11 boundary) - 40-59-260 exempts an owner improving property for sole occupancy (with a mandatory disclosure statement and a register-of-deeds filing); 40-59-265 exempts specified minor/portable work (incl. mechanical: portable heating, ventilation, and cooling appliances; gas: portable heating/cooking/drying appliances); 40-59-270 exempts a Chapter 11 mechanical contractor from the residential-specialty requirement within his licensed classification.\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c059.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - federal EPA Section 608 technician certification (Clean Air Act). Applies to refrigerant handling in South Carolina; a federal credential, not a South Carolina license.\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-24",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"SC LLR Contractor's Licensing Board (regulates general and mechanical contractors; the commercial mechanical license, over $10,000)\", \"url\": \"https://llr.sc.gov/clb/\"}, {\"label\": \"SC LLR Contractor's Licensing Board - Fees (General and Mechanical Contractor initial license fee $350; biennial renewal $135; Mechanical Contractor Licenses expire 10/31 every odd-numbered year; reinstatement $350)\", \"url\": \"https://llr.sc.gov/clb/clb_fees.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"SC LLR Residential Builders Commission - Residential HVAC Installer and Repairer License (residential HVAC over $500; one year of experience in the past five; PSI Business Management & Law + Residential HVAC technical exam; exam-waiver conditions; RBH fees app $135 / license $220 / renewal $220 / reinstatement $480)\", \"url\": \"https://www.llr.sc.gov/res/reshvac.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"SC LLR Residential Builders Commission - Residential HVAC Installer and Repairer License Requirements and Instructions PDF (Rev. 01/2026: min. one year residential HVAC experience within five years; PSI exam; $10,000 bond if work over $5,000)\", \"url\": \"https://llr.sc.gov/res/PDF/Residential_HVAC_Lic-Electronic-PKG.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"S.C. Code Title 40, Chapter 11 - Contractors (40-11-20 definitions incl. 'mechanical contractor'/'mechanical construction'; 40-11-30 over-$10,000 threshold; 40-11-230 qualifying party/exams; 40-11-250 biennial renewal; 40-11-260 license groups; 40-11-360 exemptions; 40-11-410(5) mechanical subclassifications AC/HT/PK/RF)\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c011.php\"}, {\"label\": \"S.C. Code Title 40, Chapter 59 - Residential Builders (40-59-20(7) 'residential specialty contractor' incl. heating and air conditioning installers/repairers, over $500; 40-59-220/230/240 licensing, renewal, bond; 40-59-260/265 owner and minor-work exemptions; 40-59-270 Chapter 11 boundary / mechanical contractor exemption)\", \"url\": \"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c059.php\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Exams - South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board candidate services (commercial technical + SC law exams)\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/sccon\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Exams - South Carolina Residential Builders candidate services (residential HVAC Business Management & Law + technical exams)\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/scrb/\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a South Carolina license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
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  {
   "page_id": "sd-hvac",
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "county/municipal",
   "board_name": "",
   "board_url": "",
   "application_url": "",
   "renewal_cycle": "",
   "ce_hours": "",
   "exam": "",
   "fees": "",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"SDCL Title 36 (Professions and Occupations) - the chapter list of every state-licensed occupation in South Dakota. Chapter 36-16 licenses 'Electricians and Electrical Contractors' and chapter 36-25 licenses 'Plumbers.' There is no HVAC, mechanical, refrigeration or heating chapter, which is the structural reason South Dakota has no state HVAC license.\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36\"}, {\"citation\": \"SDCL 36-25-1(5) (Definition of terms - 'Plumbing') - bounds the State Plumbing Commission's jurisdiction to piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances 'in connection with sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, the venting system and the public water supply systems,' plus storm-water, liquid waste, sewerage and water-supply systems to their point of public disposal. Heating, cooling, ventilation and ductwork are outside it.\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-1\"}, {\"citation\": \"SDCL 36-25-19 (Application for license - License types - Fees) - enumerates the thirteen license categories the Plumbing Commission issues. 'Appliance contractor' and 'appliance installer' are on that list; no HVAC or mechanical category is. The section also caps fees: initial application not more than sixty dollars, license verification thirty dollars, examination or reexamination one hundred dollars, and license or renewal three hundred dollars.\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-19\"}, {\"citation\": \"ARSD 20:53:01:01(1) and 20:53:05:01 (Definitions; Appliance installers' licenses) - define 'Appliance installation' as 'the making of local connections to water and waste systems of all miscellaneous and commercial equipment designed to use electricity or gas or both as a basic source of energy; maintenance and service of this equipment, including operation, adjustment, repair, removal, and renovation; but not connection and repair of household and commercial plumbing fixtures that are designed for sanitary use or water conditioning,' and confine the license: it 'allows the licensee to carry on only such plumbing as is necessary for appliance installation.' A plumbing-scope credential, not an HVAC competency license.\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:53\"}, {\"citation\": \"SDCL 36-25-16 (Local regulations permitted - Minimum standards) - 'Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any municipality by ordinance from making and enforcing requirements and standards regarding plumbing, and from making inspections and collecting fees relating thereto.' South Dakota preserves municipal authority over trade regulation; for HVAC there is no state chapter at all, so the municipal ordinance is the whole of the law.\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-16\"}, {\"citation\": \"Rapid City Municipal Code 15.04.140 (Contractor licenses) - 'It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the trades, businesses or occupations enumerated below in the city, or in any construction work pursuant to such trades, businesses or occupations in the city, without having first obtained a license from the city for the work authorized by such license,' with Class MC mechanical contractor, Class MI mechanical installer, Class MA mechanical apprentice and Class MAS appliance specialist among the enumerated Class C trade licenses.\", \"url\": \"https://rapidcity.municipal.codes/RCMC/15.04.140\"}, {\"citation\": \"Rapid City Municipal Code 15.26.080 (Mechanical licenses) - makes it unlawful to act as a mechanical contractor without a city license (the licensed individual needing six years of verifiable experience) and unlawful 'for any person to labor at the trade or in the capacity of a mechanical installer' without a mechanical installer's license (four years of verifiable experience), defining a mechanical installer as 'any person who installs, lays out, alters or repairs mechanical or HVAC systems in all buildings and structures.'\", \"url\": \"https://rapidcity.municipal.codes/RCMC/15.26.080\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Sioux Falls, Building Services - the City 'requires a \\\"Mechanical Contractors License\\\" of all contractors doing mechanical or HVAC work within the city limits,' issued only to an applicant whose Master Mechanic passed the City examination within the preceding 90 days, on a $10,000 compliance bond naming the contractor as principal and the City as obligee. A municipal, not a state, licensing scheme.\", \"url\": \"https://www.siouxfalls.gov/business-permits/permits-licenses-inspections/licensing/contractor-licensing/mechanical-contractor\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"South Dakota Codified Laws, Title 36 - Professions and Occupations (the complete chapter list for state-licensed occupations: ch. 36-16 Electricians and Electrical Contractors and ch. 36-25 Plumbers appear; there is no HVAC, mechanical, refrigeration or heating chapter)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL ch. 36-25 - Plumbers (the State Plumbing Commission's enabling chapter: definitions, commission, standards, licensing, fees, reciprocity, continuing education)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL 36-25-1 - Definition of terms (the statutory meaning of 'Plumbing' - drainage, venting and public water supply piping and fixtures - which is what bounds the Plumbing Commission's reach and excludes heating, cooling and ductwork)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-1\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL 36-25-16 - Local regulations permitted; minimum standards (municipalities may make and enforce requirements and standards by ordinance, make inspections and collect fees; a commission registrant may work in a municipality for six months after applying for its permit or license)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-16\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL 36-25-17 - License required for plumbing work on property connected to public water or sewer system; exceptions (the four state plumbing carve-outs: own occupied residence, a single-family dwelling under construction the owner will occupy, repair work where the person is employed, and repair work on the person's own property)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-17\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL 36-25-19 - Application for license; license types; fees (the thirteen categories the Plumbing Commission licenses, including appliance contractor and appliance installer; statutory fee ceilings)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-19\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL 36-25-19.4 - Expiration of licenses; renewal (plumbing contractor and plumber licenses expire December 31; appliance, water conditioning, sewer and water, manufactured and mobile home, underground irrigation and on-site wastewater licenses expire June 30; renewal no later than six months after expiration)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-19.4\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL 36-25-21 - Reciprocity; determination by commission (the commission may register a nonresident without examination where another state's regulation of PLUMBERS is substantially equivalent)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-21\"}, {\"label\": \"SDCL 36-25-32 - Continuing education (four hours per license period, required of plumbing contractors, plumbers, restricted plumbing contractors, restricted plumbers and third-year apprentice plumbers licensed by examination - appliance licensees are not listed)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-25-32\"}, {\"label\": \"Administrative Rules of South Dakota, article 20:53 - Plumbers (20:53:01:01 definitions of appliance installation, appliance contractor, appliance installer and apprentice; 20:53:05 appliance installation licenses - scope, experience, out-of-state applicants and the 80/70 percent examination grades; 20:53:11 continuing education; 20:53:12 application, examination and license fees effective July 2, 2025)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:53\"}, {\"label\": \"Administrative Rules of South Dakota, article 20:54 - the State Plumbing Code (the code an appliance-license applicant must show compliance with; the Plumbing Commission completed adoption of the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code with amendments served on the Secretary of State October 8, 2025)\", \"url\": \"https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:54\"}, {\"label\": \"South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation - Plumbing Commission licensing requirements (per-occupation requirements, including appliance contractor: one year as an appliance installer; appliance installer: two years as an appliance installer apprentice)\", \"url\": \"https://dlr.sd.gov/plumbing/licensing.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"South Dakota Plumbing Commission - home (commission contact, renewal notices, license categories)\", \"url\": \"https://dlr.sd.gov/plumbing/default.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"South Dakota Plumbing Commission - South Dakota Laws and Rules (the commission's own citation of SDCL 36-25, ARSD 20:53 and ARSD 20:54; as of September 2026 it carries the commission's notice of a pending rulemaking with a public hearing on October 2, 2026, having replaced the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code adoption notice it carried through July 2026)\", \"url\": \"https://dlr.sd.gov/plumbing/laws.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"South Dakota Electrical Commission (the state commission that 'licenses all electricians within the state' and inspects wiring - the statewide trade-licensing apparatus South Dakota built for electricians and never built for HVAC)\", \"url\": \"https://dlr.sd.gov/electrical/default.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"South Dakota Department of Revenue - Contractor's Excise Tax (a South Dakota contractor's tax license is required of anyone contracting for construction services or for the construction, building, installation or repair of a fixture to real property; 2% of gross receipts; SDCL 10-46A and 10-46B)\", \"url\": \"https://dor.sd.gov/businesses/taxes/contractors-excise-tax/\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Sioux Falls - Mechanical Contractor licensing (the Mechanical Contractors License requirement for all mechanical or HVAC work in the city; Master Mechanic examination, four years of experience, $75.00 exam fee, monthly exam, 75% passing score, retest waits, 90-day application window, $10,000 compliance bond, Inactive Master Mechanic license, no reciprocity, no AC-only license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.siouxfalls.gov/business-permits/permits-licenses-inspections/licensing/contractor-licensing/mechanical-contractor\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Sioux Falls - Contractor Licensing (the city's licensing hub for residential building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical contractors)\", \"url\": \"https://www.siouxfalls.gov/business-permits/permits-licenses-inspections/licensing/contractor-licensing\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Sioux Falls form 2B25006 - Application for Mechanical License, updated December 19, 2025 (Mechanical, Refrigeration and Fireplace Contractor application; Master Mechanic must be an owner, partner or W-2 employee; South Dakota excise tax number; $10,000 compliance bond terms; $200 license fee with the prorated $100 second-year schedule and the two-year terms ending December 31 of odd years)\", \"url\": \"https://www.siouxfalls.gov/files/assets/public/v/4/business-and-permits/building-services/contractor-licensing-info/mechanical/2b25006_2026.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Sioux Falls form 2B25014 - Application for Examination, updated December 19, 2025 (Mechanical Board of Appeals and Examiners; Master Mechanic experience: four years as a sheet metal mechanic, refrigeration technician, general manager, project manager or engineer in the employ of a licensed mechanical contractor, at least 2,000 hours per year; code-official investigation and appeal rights)\", \"url\": \"https://www.siouxfalls.gov/files/assets/public/v/3/business-and-permits/building-services/contractor-licensing-info/mechanical/2b25014_2026.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Rapid City Municipal Code 15.04.140 - Contractor licenses (the unlawful-without-a-license rule; Class MC, MI, MA and MAS mechanical trade licenses; application contents; examination by the Building Official; $1,000,000/$300,000/$1,000,000 insurance minimums; the license exceptions; three-year term and 30-day grace period; six continuing-education hours per license period for Mechanical Code licenses; fees set by resolution of the Common Council)\", \"url\": \"https://rapidcity.municipal.codes/RCMC/15.04.140\"}, {\"label\": \"Rapid City Municipal Code ch. 15.26 - Mechanical Code (adoption of the 2018 International Mechanical Code including Appendix A but not Appendix B; homeowner permits at 15.26.070; mechanical licenses at 15.26.080)\", \"url\": \"https://rapidcity.municipal.codes/RCMC/15.26\"}, {\"label\": \"Rapid City Municipal Code 15.26.070 - Homeowner permits (which structures an owner may work on, the no-compensation rule, the knowledge demonstration, permit, fees and inspections, and the six-month validity)\", \"url\": \"https://rapidcity.municipal.codes/RCMC/15.26.070\"}, {\"label\": \"Rapid City Municipal Code 15.26.080 - Mechanical licenses (mechanical contractor six years' verifiable experience; mechanical installer four years and the definition covering anyone who installs, lays out, alters or repairs mechanical or HVAC systems; mechanical apprentice; appliance specialist scope; education credits; 30-day replacement window for a departing license holder)\", \"url\": \"https://rapidcity.municipal.codes/RCMC/15.26.080\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Rapid City - Building Services (division contact at 300 Sixth Street, 605-394-4120; contractor license application, license renewal application, permit fee information and municipal code links)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rcgov.org/departments/community-planning-development/building-services.html\"}, {\"label\": \"City of Rapid City - Licenses, Permits, Parking & Land Use Applications (contractor licenses are obtained through Building Services at 605-394-4120)\", \"url\": \"https://www.rcgov.org/how-to/how-to-apply-for/licenses-permits-157.html\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a South Dakota or municipal HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/sd-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "tn-hvac",
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors (Department of Commerce and Insurance, Regulatory Boards Division)",
   "board_url": "https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors.html",
   "application_url": "https://access.cloud.commerce.tn.gov/portal/public",
   "renewal_cycle": "Biennial (2-year). The renewal option appears in the core account within 90 days of expiration; submit at least 30 days before expiration to avoid working on an expired license. The grace period is 12 months, with a $20/month late fee; a license expired 12 months or longer requires a new application. Renewal requires a financial statement (a self-prepared balance sheet if the limit is less than $1.5 million; a CPA-Compiled statement if more than $1.5 million), a General Liability certificate of insurance, workers' compensation (or exemption registration), and proof of active status with the Secretary of State. Renewal fee $200.",
   "ce_hours": "None for the Mechanical (CMC) or HVAC (CMC-C) classification. Tennessee requires continuing education only of BC-A and BC-A/r (residential building) contractors - 8 hours per bi-annual renewal - and the Board states no CE requirement for other classifications, including mechanical/HVAC.",
   "exam": "Contractor applicants take the Tennessee 'Business and Law' exam plus a trade exam for the HVAC classification: the HVAC (CMC-C) trade exam, or the Full Mechanical (CMC) trade exam if the broader mechanical scope (plumbing + HVAC) is sought. Exams are open-book and typically valid two (2) years. Beginning July 1, 2026, Prov (provexam.com) administers the exams; PSI continues only already-scheduled exams through September 2026. Board pre-approval (a completed Pre-Approval Request Form emailed to contractors.home-improvement@tn.gov, $50 fee) is required only for the full mechanical CMC and the plumbing CMC-A exams - the HVAC-only CMC-C exam does not require pre-approval. The Qualifying Agent registers with the exam provider; up to two people may sit each exam for the company. Trade-exam fees are set by Prov and are not published on the Board fee schedule; Prov's Tennessee candidate bulletin (TNCONT_CIB 2026.08.18) lists $53 per examination, first attempt or retake, and a 73% passing standard.",
   "fees": "Contractor (business-entity) fees, from the Board's fee schedule (all non-refundable): Initial / Reinstatement / Ownership Change $250; Renewal $200; Late Renewal Penalty $20 per month up to 12 months; Mode of Operation Change $100; Retirement $25 per year of renewal (up to 7 years, then a $200 reset fee every 7 years); Duplicate License $25. Exam pre-approval fee for the full mechanical CMC (and plumbing CMC-A) exam: $50. The HVAC (CMC-C) trade exam fee is set by the exam provider (Prov) and is not on the Board fee page; Prov's candidate bulletin lists $53 per examination. There is NO state license or state fee for HVAC work under $25,000, because no state credential (and no limited HVAC license) applies below the threshold.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Tenn. Code Ann. Title 62, Chapter 6 (Contractors) - licensure of contractors, home improvement contractors, limited licensed electricians and plumbers. Full statutory text is available only through the state's LexisNexis service; the Board summarizes it on its site.\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 62-6-102 (definition of 'contractor'; the $25,000 threshold that triggers licensure). T.C.A. is LexisNexis-only; the $25,000 threshold is stated on the Board's contractor page and in Rule 0680-01-.24.\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/get/contractor.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 62-6-103 (exemptions; incl. 62-6-103(2)(A) property-owner individual-use exemption). T.C.A. is LexisNexis-only; the exemption is implemented verbatim in Rules 0680-01-.22 and 0680-01-.26.\", \"url\": \"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/0680/0680-01.20251118.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 62-6-111(i)(2)(C) (a state CMC/CE licensee and its employees may not be required by a county or municipality to pass a local exam). T.C.A. is LexisNexis-only; quoted in Rule 0680-01-.16 (Classifications, Appendix A).\", \"url\": \"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/0680/0680-01.20251118.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 0680-01 (Rules of the Board for Licensing Contractors), SoS filing effective November 18, 2025 - .12 & .16 General and Specialty Classifications (CMC Mechanical Contracting, sub-scope C 'HVAC, Refrigeration, Gas Piping'); .20 Fees; .22 Exemption (property owner, individual use); .24 Bidding Procedures ($25,000 HVAC subcontractor threshold); .26 License Requirement for Property Owners.\", \"url\": \"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/0680/0680-01.20251118.pdf\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"TN Board for Licensing Contractors (board home) - authority, T.C.A. Title 62 Ch. 6, Prov exam transition, Contractors' Surety Bond option, dated rule 0680-01-.32\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors.html\"}, {\"label\": \"How to Get a License - Contractor (the $25,000 prime/subcontractor threshold; HVAC subcontractor at $25,000+; CMC/CMC-C classifications; trade-exam list; HVAC reciprocity states; financial statement / surety bond; monetary limit; insurance)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/get/contractor.html\"}, {\"label\": \"How to Get a License (index) - the only limited licenses are LLE (electrician) and LLP (plumber); no limited HVAC/mechanical license exists\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/get.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Fees (Contractor $250 initial / $200 renewal / $20-mo late / $100 mode change / $25 retirement / $25 duplicate; published 20 May 2026)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/fees.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Exam Information (Business & Law + trade exam; open-book; CMC and CMC-A require $50 pre-approval; Prov from Jul 1 2026, PSI through Sept 2026)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/exam-info.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Renewal, Reinstatement & CE (bi-annual, 12-month grace, $20/mo late; renewal documentation; CE only for BC-A/BC-A/r)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/contractors/license/renewal.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 0680-01 (Board rules), dated SoS filing effective November 18, 2025 - .12/.16 classifications (CMC Mechanical incl. 'HVAC, Refrigeration, Gas Piping'), .20 fees, .22 & .26 property-owner exemption, .24 $25,000 HVAC subcontractor threshold\", \"url\": \"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/0680/0680-01.20251118.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Prov Candidate Information Bulletin, Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors (TNCONT_CIB 2026.08.18): $53 per examination, 73% passing standard, CMC-C references\", \"url\": \"https://tnboi.provexam.com/TNContractor\"}]",
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  },
  {
   "page_id": "tx-hvac",
   "state": "Texas",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) — Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors program",
   "board_url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/",
   "application_url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/contractor-apply.htm",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual (the contractor license, the technician certification and the technician registration are each valid for 1 year from the date of issue; renewal fees are $65, $35 and $20 respectively). A contractor may not engage in ACR contracting while the license is expired.",
   "ce_hours": "Continuing education applies to the ACR contractor license only: to renew it a contractor must complete 8 hours of approved continuing education each year, including one hour of instruction in Texas state law and rules that regulate the conduct of licensees. Courses must come from a TDLR-approved provider and must be completed before the license expires; a course taken more than once counts only once. TDLR publishes no continuing-education requirement for renewing a technician registration or a technician certification.",
   "exam": "PSI administers the Texas ACR examinations. Applicants must file an application first; once TDLR verifies eligibility, PSI emails registration and scheduling instructions. Contractor endorsement exams: TX Environmental Air A, TX Environmental Air B, TX Commercial Refrigeration A, TX Commercial Refrigeration B — which one you take depends on the license class and the endorsement(s) selected on the application. Certified Technician applicants take the TX ACR Certified Technician Examination. A registered technician takes no exam. A failed exam may be rescheduled with PSI within 24-48 hours and retaken until the application expires one year after it was submitted. Passing score, question count, time allotted and reference materials are published in the ACR Candidate Information Bulletin (also available in Spanish).",
   "fees": "Application (non-refundable): $115 contractor license, $50 certified technician, $20 registered technician. Renewal: $65 contractor license, $35 certified technician, $20 registered technician. Change of license class or endorsement: $25 change fee plus a new licensing exam (TDLR lists a $74 examination fee for the Class B to Class A upgrade exam). Exam fees are set out in the PSI ACR Candidate Information Bulletin. Late renewal: 1.5x the renewal fee if expired 90 days or less; 2x if expired more than 90 days but less than 18 months; 2x with executive-director approval if expired at least 18 months but less than three years.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Texas Occupations Code, ch. 1302 (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors) — Subchapter B (1302.052-.064) exemptions; 1302.102 insurance; 1302.253-.257 classes, endorsements, eligibility, exams; 1302.501-.504 technician registration, student exemption, supervision of minors\", \"url\": \"https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/OC/htm/OC.1302.htm\"}, {\"citation\": \"16 Texas Administrative Code, ch. 75 (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) — TDLR administrative rules, on the Texas Secretary of State TAC viewer\", \"url\": \"https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meetings?chapter=75&interface=VIEW_TAC&part=4&title=16\"}, {\"citation\": \"16 TAC §75.110 (Applicable Codes) — 2024 International Residential Code, 2024 International Mechanical Code, 2024 International Fuel Gas Code and 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code, effective September 1, 2026 (the 2021 editions through August 31, 2026); §75.28 repealed. Republished rule text in the Texas Register's August 28, 2026 adopted-rules issue\", \"url\": \"https://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/archive/August282026/Adopted%20Rules/16.ECONOMIC%20REGULATION.html\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"TDLR — Apply for an ACR Contractor License (48-month experience, $115 fee, age 18, Class A/B, the endorsements and \\\"Each license may only have one endorsement\\\", minimum insurance coverage table, criminal-history review, 1-year completion window)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/contractor-apply.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — Exemptions to Contractor Experience Requirement (education substitutes 24/12/6 months; 2,000 apprenticeship hours = 12 months; utility, licensed-engineer, industrial, governmental-entity and military routes)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/acrexempt.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — Exceptions to Technician Registration Requirements (homeowners, new construction, maintenance personnel, utilities, engineers, industrial personnel, equipment exemptions, motor vehicles, vent hoods, manufactured homes, technology integration; municipal permits still required)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/technician-exempt.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — Apply for a Technician Registration ($20 fee, age 16, must register to assist a licensed contractor, supervision rule, 1-year validity)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/technician-apply.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — Apply for a Technician Certification ($50 fee, age 18, 24 months experience or a 2,000-hour approved program, exam, upgrade path to contractor)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/certified-tech-apply.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — ACR Exam Information (PSI; the four contractor endorsement exams: Environmental Air A/B and Commercial Refrigeration A/B; Certified Technician exam; Candidate Information Bulletin)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/acrexam.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — Renew a Contractor License ($65 renewal, 8 CE hours each year, insurance waiver for licensees who do not serve the public, $25 class/endorsement change fee, $74 upgrade exam fee, late-renewal multipliers)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/contractor-renew.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — Renew a Technician Registration or Certification ($20 registered / $35 certified; no continuing education requirement stated)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/technician-renew.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"TDLR — ACR Continuing Education (8 hours per contractor renewal including 1 hour of Texas law and rules; approved providers only; a repeated course does not count)\", \"url\": \"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/acr/acrce.htm\"}, {\"label\": \"Texas Register, August 28, 2026 adopted rules — 16 TAC §75.110 updated from the 2021 to the 2024 International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code and Uniform Mechanical Code, effective September 1, 2026; the 2021 codes remain in effect through August 31, 2026; ASHRAE 15/34 references moved to the 2024 editions; §75.28 repealed. Adopted July 28, 2026, filed August 12, 2026 (TRD-202603422 amendments, TRD-202603423 repeal; proposal May 22, 2026, 51 TexReg 3495)\", \"url\": \"https://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/archive/August282026/Adopted%20Rules/16.ECONOMIC%20REGULATION.html\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/tx-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "ut-hvac",
   "state": "Utah",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "contractor",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) - Construction Services Commission (Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act)",
   "board_url": "https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/",
   "application_url": "https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Two-year renewal cycle established by rule, expiring November 30 of odd-numbered years (Utah Code 58-55-303(1); Utah Admin. Code R156-55a-303a referencing R156-1-308a). The current licensing period ends November 30, 2027. At renewal the contractor must show continuing financial responsibility (58-55-306) and completion of six hours of approved continuing education (58-55-303(2); 58-55-302.5). A license that becomes, or is transferred to, a reportable unincorporated entity is subject to automatic suspension 60 days later unless renewed (58-55-303(1)(c)). A license that expires may be reinstated under Section 58-1-308, and a license suspended or revoked carries additional reinstatement conditions including a new financial-responsibility review (58-55-303(5)).",
   "ce_hours": "Six hours of approved continuing education per two-year renewal cycle for a contractor licensee (Utah Code 58-55-302.5(1); Utah Admin. Code R156-55a-303b(1)). Structure: at least three hours must be 'core' continuing education (construction codes, laws, job-site safety/OSHA, regulations, finance/bookkeeping, energy conservation, business practices) and the remaining three may be professional or core; at least three hours must be live in-class attendance and up to three may be distance learning. For an HVAC contractor specifically, at least three of the six hours must be continuing education directly related to the installation, repair, or replacement of a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system (58-55-302.5(2)(f); R156-55a-303b(1)(b)), and at least one of the six hours must cover energy conservation (R156-55a-303b(1)(d)). Courses must be offered by a provider specified in 58-55-302.5(2) (for HVAC contractors this includes the Utah Plumbing & Heating Contractors Association and the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association).",
   "exam": "Utah licenses HVAC at the business level (the H100 - HVAC Contractor classification), and the examinations are taken by the individual H100 Qualifier who stands behind the license. The qualifier must pass two examinations: the Utah Contractor Business and Law Examination (the general contractor business/law exam) and the Utah HVAC written examination, on which a score of at least 70% is required, both before the qualifier petition is submitted (Utah Admin. Code R156-55a-302g(3)). DOPL's exam information page names Prov as the vendor for both examinations, and Prov's Utah HVAC handbook (2026.04.09) lists $85 per written exam, first attempt or retake. A failed examination may be retaken no sooner than 30 days after each of the first three failures and no sooner than six months after any subsequent failure (R156-55a-302a(2)). Separately, the qualifier must complete a 25-hour pre-licensure course and a 5-hour business-and-law course through an approved provider (Utah Code 58-55-302(1)(e)(iii)-(iv)). An applicant seeking licensure by endorsement under Section 58-1-302 is not required to take the Utah Contractor Business and Law Examination (R156-55a-302a(3)).",
   "fees": "Application fee: $175.00 for the H100 HVAC Contractor classification and renewal fee: $128.00, per the DOPL Division of Professional Licensing Fee Schedule (verified July 25, 2026); the schedule also applies fee code EL-01, a $1.00 e-library surcharge. All DOPL fees are non-refundable, and online payments carry a processing fee (a small flat fee for transactions under $100; up to 3% at $100 or more). DOPL fees are set by the department under Utah Code 63J-1-504 and can be reset each fiscal year - confirm the current amounts on the DOPL fee schedule before applying. Beyond the license fee, the required cost components an HVAC-contractor applicant must budget for: public liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per incident and $2,000,000 total; workers' compensation insurance (or a Labor Commission waiver if there are no employees); the 25-hour pre-licensure course and the 5-hour business-and-law course through an approved provider; the Utah Contractor Business and Law Examination and the Utah HVAC written examination fees (paid to the exam vendor); a criminal background check; and, for gas-line work, the separate Certified Natural Gas Technician training and certification. A Division financial-responsibility review is also part of qualifying. (Fee-waiver programs for low-income and recently discharged military applicants exist across DOPL professions, but no official source reviewed for this page confirms them for this classification, so they are not stated here as fact.)",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Utah Code 58-55-301 (License required - License classifications - Scope) - a contractor must be licensed before engaging in the trade unless exempt under 58-1-307 or 58-55-305; the Division issues an 'HVAC contractor' license (58-55-301(2)(l)); the state license plus local business license are the only licenses a local jurisdiction may require.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S301.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Utah Code 58-55-302(3)(n) (Qualifications for licensure - HVAC contractor) - an HVAC-contractor applicant must show two years of full-time paid HVAC-specific experience and pass an examination established by rule; general contractor requirements (financial responsibility, 25-hour and 5-hour pre-licensure courses, insurance, registrations, background check) also apply.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S302.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Utah Code 58-55-302.5 (Continuing education requirements for contractor licensees) - six hours per two-year renewal cycle; for an HVAC-contractor licensee at least three of the six hours must relate directly to installing, repairing, or replacing an HVAC system; up to one hour may be energy conservation.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S302.5.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Utah Code 58-55-303 (Term of license - Expiration - Renewal) - two-year renewal cycle; at renewal the contractor shows continuing financial responsibility and six hours of approved continuing education.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S303.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Utah Code 58-55-305 (Exemptions from licensure) - the construction-trades exemptions, including the $7,000 small-jobs exemption at (1)(h) whose subsection (1)(h)(ii)(F) requires that any HVAC installation, repair, or replacement on such a project be performed by an HVAC contractor licensed by the Division; owner-builder, employee/maintenance, and gas-appliance-delivery carve-outs.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S305.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Utah Code 58-55-308 (Scope of practice - gas appliance / combustion system certification) - installing, repairing, maintaining, cleaning, or replacing a residential or commercial gas appliance or combustion system requires natural-gas-technician training and certification, and this requirement applies to licensees and to persons otherwise exempt under 58-55-305.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S308.html\"}, {\"citation\": \"Utah Admin. Code R156-55a-301g (H100 HVAC Contractor License) and R156-55a-302g (Requirements for H100 Qualifier) - define the H100 HVAC scope (warm-air heating, AC, ventilating, refrigeration equipment, condensate drains; excludes electrical, plumbing, and gas-line work absent a Certified Natural Gas Technician), the 4,000-hour experience path, the Utah Contractor Business and Law plus Utah HVAC (70%) examinations, and the S350-to-H100 transition with an Interim H100 Qualifier grandfather period ending November 30, 2027.\", \"url\": \"https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R156-55a/Current%20Rules\"}, {\"citation\": \"Utah Admin. Code R156-55a-302d (Proof of Insurance) and R156-55a-303a/303b (Renewal Cycle; Continuing Education) - liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per incident / $2,000,000 total with the Division as certificate holder; two-year renewal cycle ending November 30 of odd years; six CE hours (at least three HVAC-specific for HVAC contractors, at least three core, at least three live in-class, at least one energy conservation).\", \"url\": \"https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R156-55a/Current%20Rules\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-08-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Utah Code 58-55-301 - License required; License classifications; Scope (the 'HVAC contractor' classification at 58-55-301(2)(l); state license plus local business license are the only licenses required). Effective 5/7/2025, superseded 1/1/2027 by the chapter renumbering.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S301.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah Code 58-55-302 - Qualifications for licensure (58-55-302(3)(n): HVAC contractor needs two years HVAC-specific experience and a rule-established examination; 58-55-302(1)(e): 25-hour and 5-hour pre-licensure courses, financial responsibility, background check; 58-55-302(2)(b): insurance and registrations). Effective 5/7/2025, superseded 1/1/2027.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S302.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah Code 58-55-302.5 - Continuing education requirements for contractor licensees (six hours per two-year cycle; HVAC contractors: at least three hours HVAC-specific; one hour energy conservation; approved providers). Effective 5/6/2026, repealed 1/1/2027.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S302.5.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah Code 58-55-303 - Term of license; Expiration; Renewal (two-year renewal cycle; at renewal a contractor shows financial responsibility and six hours of CE). Effective 5/3/2023, superseded 1/1/2027.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S303.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah Code 58-55-305 - Exemptions from licensure (the general construction-trades exemptions (1)(a)-(s), including the $7,000 small-jobs exemption at (1)(h) and its carve-back at (1)(h)(ii)(F) that HVAC work must be performed by a division-licensed HVAC contractor). Effective 5/7/2025, renumbered 1/1/2027 by Chapter 42, 2026 General Session.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S305.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah Code 58-55-308 - Scope of practice; gas appliance/combustion system certification (58-55-308(2): installing/repairing/maintaining/replacing a residential or commercial gas appliance or combustion system requires training and certification as a natural gas technician, reaching even persons exempt under 58-55-305). Effective 5/4/2022, repealed 1/1/2027.\", \"url\": \"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter55/58-55-S308.html\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah Admin. Code R156-55a - Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Rule (effective 08/07/2026; the version read on 2026-08-13 was effective 6/25/2026 — the 08/07/2026 revision re-letters the R156-55a-302d insurance subsections but leaves the $1,000,000-per-incident / $2,000,000-total figures unchanged, re-read 2026-08-25): R156-55a-301g H100 HVAC Contractor scope; R156-55a-302g H100 Qualifier experience/exam and the S350-to-H100 transition (Interim H100 Qualifier grandfather until Nov 30, 2027); R156-55a-302d insurance ($1M/$2M); R156-55a-303a/303b renewal cycle and CE; R156-55a-308b Natural Gas Technician certification.\", \"url\": \"https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R156-55a/Current%20Rules\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) - Contracting (the state HVAC contractor licensing program page: licensing, exams, renewal, board information, and the April 2026 'New Contractor Licensing Requirements Effective April 20, 2026' announcement; DOPL pages moved from dopl.utah.gov to commerce.utah.gov in 2026)\", \"url\": \"https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/\"}, {\"label\": \"DOPL - Division of Professional Licensing Fee Schedule (interactive fee table for the current fiscal year; lists the HVAC Contractor classification at $175.00 application / $128.00 renewal with fee code EL-01, the $1.00 e-library surcharge)\", \"url\": \"https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/dopl-fee-schedule/\"}, {\"label\": \"Utah DOPL - Contracting Exam Information (Prov administers the H100 HVAC written exam and the Business and Law exam)\", \"url\": \"https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/exam-information/\"}, {\"label\": \"Prov Examination Handbook, State of Utah HVAC (UTHVAC_CIB 2026.04.09): $85 per written exam, references, retake waits\", \"url\": \"https://utahboi.provexam.com/UtahHVAC\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/ut-hvac/"
  },
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   "page_id": "va-hvac",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Virginia Board for Contractors (Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, DPOR) - Tradesman program",
   "board_url": "https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Tradesmen",
   "application_url": "https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Tradesman/A501-2710EXLIC.pdf",
   "renewal_cycle": "Three years - an HVAC tradesman license expires three years from the last day of the month in which it was issued (18VAC50-30-120 A). The renewal fee set by regulation is $160 (18VAC50-30-120 G); DPOR does not publish a payable renewal amount online, and the board mails a renewal notice outlining procedures for renewal (18VAC50-30-120 H); DPOR does not publish the payable renewal amount online.",
   "ce_hours": "Three (3) hours of continuing education per HVAC designation each renewal cycle, covering the current edition of the International Mechanical Code, taken from a Board-approved provider (18VAC50-30-120 and 18VAC50-30-220; authorized by Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1133).",
   "exam": "The Virginia Board for Contractors contracts its tradesman examinations to PSI (855-340-3910). Journeyman and master applicants must first be approved by the Board for meeting the experience/education routes in 18VAC50-30-39, then schedule and pay PSI directly; exams run on business days at Virginia test centers (e.g., Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Vienna, Charlottesville). Current exam fees: $100 journeyman, $125 master. By regulation the exam cost may not exceed $200 (journeyman) or $225 (master) (18VAC50-30-100).",
   "fees": "Application fees payable to DPOR are the amounts printed on the live application forms, which are higher than the base fees in the regulation. Original HVAC tradesman license (journeyman or master) by examination, reciprocity, or apprenticeship: $171.75; card exchange (locality-issued card to state license): $131.75 (Tradesman Exam & License Application A501-2710EXLIC-v8, dated 07/01/2026). Residential HVAC Mechanic license by examination: $171.75 (Residential Tradesman Exam & License Application A501-2709EXLIC-v3, dated 07/01/2026). Universal License Recognition: $171.75 (A501-2710ULR-v4, dated 07/01/2026). Adding a tradesman designation to an existing license: $105.00; upgrading a journeyman license to master: $171.75 (A501-2710_ADDLIC-v6, dated 07/01/2026). All application fees are non-refundable. Examination, paid to PSI: $100 journeyman, $125 master (regulatory caps $200 / $225 under 18VAC50-30-100). Why the forms exceed the regulation: 18VAC50-30-90 sets base fees of $150 (original tradesman license, by exam or without exam), $110 (card exchange) and $105 (additional designation), and effective July 1, 2026 DPOR adds a separate Technology Fee of $7.25 per year under 2026 House Bill 30, in force through June 30, 2030. DPOR applies it to 'certain fees' only: the tradesman license term is three years, so $150 + (3 x $7.25 = $21.75) = $171.75 and $110 + $21.75 = $131.75, while the $105.00 additional-designation fee on A501-2710ADDLIC carries no technology fee. Renewal: the regulation sets a tradesman renewal fee of $160 (18VAC50-30-120 G). DPOR does not publish a payable renewal amount online and individual tradesmen cannot renew online; the board mails a renewal notice outlining procedures for renewal (18VAC50-30-120 H); DPOR does not publish the payable renewal amount online, and individual tradesmen cannot renew online. Contractor (business) license fees are set separately under 18VAC50-22.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Code of Virginia Title 54.1, Chapter 11 (Board for Contractors - contractor and tradesman licensing)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1100 (Class A/B/C contractor definitions and monetary limits)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/section54.1-1100/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1129 (necessity for licensure as an individual tradesman)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/section54.1-1129/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1103 (necessity for a contractor license)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/section54.1-1103/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1133 (continuing education authority for tradesmen)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/section54.1-1133/\"}, {\"citation\": \"18VAC50-30 (Individual License and Certification Regulations - tradesman qualifications, fees, renewal, CE)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency50/chapter30/\"}, {\"citation\": \"18VAC50-22 (Board for Contractors Regulations - business contractor licenses)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency50/chapter22/\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F (federal EPA Section 608 technician certification - not a Virginia credential)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608/section-608-technician-certification-requirements\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-22",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"DPOR Tradesmen program - HVAC is a tradesman trade; journeyman/master levels + residential HVAC mechanic (eff. Apr 1 2025); PSI exam fees $100 journeyman / $125 master; Technology Fee of $7.25 per year on certain fees, eff. July 1 2026 through June 30 2030; individual licenses renew by mailed renewal card, not online\", \"url\": \"https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Tradesmen\"}, {\"label\": \"DPOR Board for Contractors - business contractor licenses (Class A/B/C), qualified individual, HVAC specialty\", \"url\": \"https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/Contractors\"}, {\"label\": \"DPOR Tradesman Exam & License Application (A501-2710EXLIC-v8, 07/01/2026) - LIVE fees: $171.75 by examination, reciprocity or apprenticeship; $131.75 card exchange; Technology Fee footnote. Journeyman/master only - no residential HVAC line\", \"url\": \"https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Tradesman/A501-2710EXLIC.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"18VAC50-30-39 - journeyman, master, and residential HVAC tradesman qualification routes (exact hours/years)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency50/chapter30/section39/\"}, {\"label\": \"18VAC50-30-90 - REGULATORY BASE fees (not the amount DPOR charges): $150 original tradesman license, $105 additional designation, $110 card exchange. Contains no renewal fee\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency50/chapter30/section90/\"}, {\"label\": \"18VAC50-30-100 - examination fee caps $200 journeyman / $225 master\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency50/chapter30/section100/\"}, {\"label\": \"18VAC50-30-120 - three-year license term (A), 3 hours CE per designation (C), $160 tradesman renewal fee (G), board mails the renewal notice (H)\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency50/chapter30/section120/\"}, {\"label\": \"18VAC50-30-220 - continuing education courses must cover the International Mechanical Code for HVAC\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency50/chapter30/section220/\"}, {\"label\": \"Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1100 - Class A/B/C definitions: single-contract value OR 12-month aggregate, either trigger; and 'The Board shall require a master tradesmen license as a condition of licensure for electrical, plumbing, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractors'\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/section54.1-1100/\"}, {\"label\": \"DPOR Residential Tradesman Exam & License Application (A501-2709EXLIC-v3, 07/01/2026) - the form for Residential HVAC Mechanic applicants; examination fee $171.75\", \"url\": \"https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Tradesman/A501-2709EXLIC.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DPOR Tradesman Additional Designation & License Upgrade Application (A501-2710_ADDLIC-v6, 07/01/2026) - $105.00 to add a designation (no technology fee) vs $171.75 to upgrade to master; proof the technology fee applies only to certain fees\", \"url\": \"https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Tradesman/A501-2710ADDLIC.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DPOR Tradesmen Universal License Recognition Application (A501-2710ULR-v4, 07/01/2026) - $171.75\", \"url\": \"https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Tradesman/A501-2710ULR.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DPOR Board for Contractors, Requirements for Qualified Individuals (A501-27EXINFO-v10, 09/01/2025) - the QI for the HVAC (HVA) classification 'must hold a current Master Tradesman Card'; QI experience: 1 year (Class C), 3 years (Class B), 5 years (Class A)\", \"url\": \"https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Contractors/A501-27EXINFO.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1129 - necessity for individual tradesman licensure; exemption for work done under the supervision of a licensed tradesman\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/section54.1-1129/\"}, {\"label\": \"Code of Virginia sec. 54.1-1103 - necessity for a contractor license to engage in or offer contracting work\", \"url\": \"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title54.1/chapter11/section54.1-1103/\"}, {\"label\": \"U.S. EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification Requirements (40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F): technicians who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of equipment that could release refrigerants must be certified\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608/section-608-technician-certification-requirements\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/va-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "vt-hvac",
   "state": "Vermont",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Vermont Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire Safety - Electricians' Licensing Board (26 V.S.A. ch. 15), Plumber's Examining Board (26 V.S.A. ch. 39), and the Division's certificates of fitness for gas and oil-burning equipment (20 V.S.A. 2731)",
   "board_url": "https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing",
   "application_url": "https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing",
   "renewal_cycle": "Vermont runs three different clocks, and an HVAC technician holding credentials from more than one program will have more than one renewal date. Electrical - 'All licenses expire on the last day of a month designated by the Board. A license shall be valid for three years' (26 V.S.A. 908(a); 2025 Electrical Safety Rules 3.5(a)). A renewal notice and application are sent before expiration, and the signed renewal application, the certification of continuing education and the fee must be returned before the license expires; the Board renews on receipt of the renewal application, certification of continuing education, child support certification, tax certification and the required fee on or before the expiration date. If a license is allowed to lapse it may be renewed within one year of its expiration date by paying $25.00 in addition to the renewal fee (26 V.S.A. 905(e); Rules 3.5(c)). Plumbing - 'All licenses expire on the last day of a month designated by the Board. A license shall be valid for two years' (26 V.S.A. 2195(a)). A licensee who fails to renew before expiration may reinstate within 90 days by paying a $15.00 reinstatement fee in addition to the renewal fee; a licensee who fails to renew within 90 days of expiration 'shall appear before the Board to request reinstatement' (2195(b)-(c)). Gas and oil certificates of fitness - the statute sets 'three-year initial certificate of fitness and renewal fees,' so these run on a three-year cycle (20 V.S.A. 2731(c)(4)). Residential contractor registration - fees are paid 'at initial application and biennial renewal,' a two-year cycle (26 V.S.A. 5507). Across every one of these, the Vermont Energy Goals education module is a condition of renewal as well as of initial issuance (26 V.S.A. 905(h), 2193(f); 20 V.S.A. 2731(a)(2)).",
   "ce_hours": "Electrical (36-month lookback, tied to the three-year license): 'All journeyman and master electricians shall, as a condition of license renewal, complete 15 hours of instruction, approved by the Board, on the national electrical code during the preceding 36-month period. All holders of a type-S journeyman license shall, as a condition of renewal, complete eight hours of instruction, approved by the Board, on the subject of the license holder's specialty during the preceding 36 months, except that holders of multiple type-S licenses shall not be required to complete more than 15 hours of instruction during the preceding 36 months' (26 V.S.A. 908(b)). The 2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules add a carve-out that matters to HVAC technicians specifically: 'A person who is licensed in more than two fields of specialized competence shall not be required to complete more than a total of 15 hours of instruction. Exception: A person licensed only as a Type S A1 and C3 shall not be required to complete more than 8 hours of continuing education' (Rules 3.5(b)). So a technician holding exactly the heating and the refrigeration/AC specialties - the common HVAC pairing - owes 8 hours per cycle, not 16. Plumbing (24-month lookback, tied to the two-year license): 'applicants for license renewal shall provide to the Board evidence of completion of eight hours of continued training or instruction, approved by the Board, within the previous 24-month period' (26 V.S.A. 2195(d)). Gas certificates of fitness: the Division requires, for each of the Natural Gas Installer, LP Gas Installer and Both categories, 'eight (8) hours of related instruction during the previous 3 years including at least two hours regarding the prevention of CO leakage and the procedure for safety inspection of an existing appliance - NFPA 54 (annex H).' Oil certificates of fitness: for both the full and the limited Oil Burning Equipment Installer certifications, 'eight (8) hours of related instruction during the previous three (3) years including at least two hours regarding prevention of CO leakage and the procedure for inspection, or a current silver or gold certificate from NORA.' On top of all of these: the Vermont Energy Goals education module, not more than two hours, is required as a condition of both initial licensure and renewal for electricians, plumbers, and gas and oil certificants (26 V.S.A. 905(h), 2193(f); 20 V.S.A. 2731(a)(2)); master and journeyman plumbers who complete it need not repeat it for an additional specialty license. The Division maintains a master list of approved continuing education providers and separate lists of approved electrical and plumbing continuing education seminars.",
   "exam": "Vermont examines by credential, not by trade, so an HVAC technician's testing burden depends on which credentials the work requires. Electrical: to be eligible for a Type-S journeyman license in class C3 (refrigeration or air conditioning, air to air heat pumps) or class A1 (automatic gas or oil heating, including geo-thermal and ground source heat pumps), an applicant must complete an accredited training and experience program recognised by the Board, or have training and experience acceptable to the Board, and 'pass an examination to the satisfaction of the Board' in one or more specialty fields (26 V.S.A. 904(a)). Examinations may be conducted in writing or computer based and include a practical skills examination covering theoretical and practical aspects of electrical work together with pertinent laws and rules; the master electrician's examination additionally contains questions on all specialty fields designated for Type-S journeyman electricians (2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules 3.4(b)); the statute's own wording is narrower - 26 V.S.A. 905(b) says the master's examination 'shall contain questions on the installation of lightning rods, fire alarms, and fire detection systems' - and both are stated because they differ. The examination fee is set by the Board but may be no greater than the cost of administering the examination and may be paid directly to the testing agency; the Rules note the current fee as '$80 for the standard test, or $80 for the computer-based test, paid directly to the contracted testing agency ProV' (Rules 3.4(a); 26 V.S.A. 905(a)). Board approval to test is valid for three years (Rules 3.4(d)). A failed examination may be retaken twice more on payment of the required fees; after a third failure the applicant reapplies with a new application, additional fees and Board approval, and must first obtain a minimum of 8 hours of education on the National Electrical Code, the National Fire Alarm Code, or an exam prep course (Rules 3.4(e)). The Rules also note that the electrical examinations are now on the 2023 NEC. Plumbing: a P2 Heating System Specialist takes a Board examination, in whole or in part in writing, on the theoretical and practical nature of plumbing or specialties and on State laws and the rules of the Departments of Health and of Environmental Conservation; the examination fee is determined by the Board based on administration cost and may be paid directly to an outside testing service, and a failed examination may be retaken on payment of that fee (26 V.S.A. 2193(a)-(b), 2192a(a)). The Division directs plumbing candidates to the International Code Council for testing information and publishes a ProV bulletin covering online testing. Gas and oil certificates of fitness: no Vermont state examination is published. Gas certification is granted on documented completion of the AGA course of study and/or National Propane Gas Association CETP sections (transitioning to PEP modules); oil certification is granted on successful completion of the NORA examination for the Silver Certificate (full) or the Bronze Certificate (limited) - those examinations are administered by NORA, not by Vermont.",
   "fees": "Every fee below is set in Vermont statute, and in each case the Division of Fire Safety's own live application form states the same amount - the two were compared and agree. Electrical, three-year license fees identical for initial and renewal (26 V.S.A. 905(d)(1)): master electrician $150.00; journeyman electrician $115.00; Type-S journeyman electrician $115.00 per field, so a technician holding both A1 and C3 pays $115.00 for each. The Division's electricians license application (2026 June edition) states 'Master- $150.00 3 year license fee', 'Journeyman - $115.00 3 year license fee' and 'Specialist- $115.00 (per field) 3 year license fee', and notes that examination fees are not included in the application. Add-ons: certificate suitable for framing $10.00; a lapsed license renewed within one year of expiration costs $25.00 in addition to the renewal fee; replacement of a lost or damaged license $20.00 (26 V.S.A. 905(d)(2), (e), (f)). The electrical examination fee is currently $80, paid directly to ProV. Plumbing, two-year license and renewal fees (26 V.S.A. 2193(c)): specialist license $50.00 and specialist renewal $50.00 - per specialty field, so a combined P1/P2 license carries two specialty field fees; master plumber $120.00; journeyman plumber $90.00; license certificate $10.00. Reinstatement within 90 days of expiration adds $15.00 to the renewal fee (26 V.S.A. 2195(b)). Master and journeyman plumbers are exempt from paying license or renewal fees as specialists (2193(d)). Gas and oil certificates of fitness, three-year initial and renewal (20 V.S.A. 2731(c)(4)): gas appliance installation, inspection and service $60.00; oil burning equipment installation, inspection and service $60.00; limited oil burning equipment installation, inspection and service $60.00. The Division's Certificate of Fitness Propane (LP) / Gas Application (2025 Jan edition) confirms $60.00 initial and $60.00 renewal. Residential contractor registration at OPR, paid at initial application and biennial renewal (26 V.S.A. 5507): individual $75.00; business organization $250.00; State certifications $75.00 for a first and $25.00 for each additional. Fee waivers: the electrical and plumbing boards shall, upon request, waive application fees for qualified military members and military spouses pursuant to qualifications and procedures determined by the Commissioner (26 V.S.A. 905(g), 2193(e)). Payment practicalities from the Division's own forms: applications are mailed with payment, checks made out to Division of Fire Safety - electrical and plumbing to the Central Office, Licensing Division, 45 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-8200; gas and oil to the Department of Public Safety, 100 Mineral Street Suite 307, Springfield, VT 05156. Some applications and renewals can be done through the Division's licensing web portal. Electrical and plumbing applications must be signed and notarised, and the Division reviews them two weeks before the board meeting date.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 904 (Type-S journeyman electricians) - to be eligible an applicant shall complete an accredited training and experience program recognized by the Board, or have training and experience acceptable to the Board, and pass an examination to the satisfaction of the Board in one or more listed fields; subdivision (a)(3)(A) is 'automatic gas or oil heating' and (a)(3)(C) is 'refrigeration or air conditioning' - the statutory home of Vermont's A1 and C3 HVAC specialty classes. A license is issued for each field in which the applicant qualifies, on payment of the required fee for each.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00904\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 905(d)(1) (Application; examinations, education, and fees) - 'Three-year electrical license fees shall be: (A) for a masters license (initial and renewal) $150.00; (B) for a journeyman's license (initial and renewal) $115.00; (C) for a type-S journeyman's license (initial and renewal) per field $115.00.' Subsection (h) requires each applicant to complete a Vermont energy goals education module of not more than two hours as a condition of initial licensure and renewal.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00905\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 908 (Expiration and renewal of licenses; continuing education) - electrical licenses are valid for three years; masters and journeymen complete 15 hours of Board-approved National Electrical Code instruction per 36 months, and type-S journeyman license holders complete eight hours of Board-approved instruction on their specialty per 36 months, with holders of multiple type-S licenses capped at 15 hours.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00908\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 910 (License not required) - the electrical licensing exemptions. Subdivision (6) is the one that governs most residential HVAC work: no license is required for 'any electrical work in a building used for dwelling or residential purposes that contains no more than two dwelling units.' Subdivision (1) exempts electrical work on equipment or premises owned or leased by the operator of an industrial or manufacturing plant when done under the supervision of an electrical engineer or master electrician in the operator's employ.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00910\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 2192a (Limited licensure; specialists) - subsection (b)(2) defines the Heating System Specialist field as 'Installation, replacement, and repair of residential, industrial, or commercial hydronic space heating systems, including radiant, solar, and other types of hydronic system design. Any work on steam systems shall be limited to steam systems with operating pressure not to exceed 15 PSIG.' Subsection (c) limits a specialist to the designated field and provides that 'a specialty business may hire or employ only people licensed in the specialty of the business.' Subsection (a) provides that 'a specialist license does not take the place of any other license required by law.'\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02192a\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 2193(c) (Applications; examinations, education, and fees) - the plumbing license and renewal fees: master plumber $120.00, journeyman plumber $90.00, specialist license $50.00, with renewals at the same amounts and a $10.00 license certificate. Subsection (d) exempts master and journeyman plumbers from paying license or renewal fees as specialists; subsection (f) imposes the Vermont energy goals education module.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02193\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 2195 (Licenses) - plumbing licenses are valid for two years; reinstatement within 90 days of expiration costs $15.00 above the renewal fee and after 90 days requires appearing before the Board; and at renewal an applicant shall provide evidence of completion of eight hours of Board-approved continued training or instruction within the previous 24-month period.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02195\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 2198 (Exceptions; license not required) - 'All plumbing and specialty work performed in Vermont shall be performed by persons licensed under this chapter except that a license shall not be required for the following types of work,' followed by the owner-occupied single family dwelling, laboratory, in-house maintenance, vocational training, own-property manual labour, agricultural building and water company employee carve-outs, and closing with subsection (b): 'Plumbing installed or maintained by persons included in this section shall conform to State law.'\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02198\"}, {\"citation\": \"20 V.S.A. 2731 (Rules; inspections; variances) - the Commissioner of Public Safety's authority to adopt the rules that make up the Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code, the energy goals education module for gas appliance and oil burning equipment certificants at subsection (a)(2), and the certificate of fitness fee schedule at subsection (c)(4): '(C) Gas appliance installation, inspection, and service: $60.00. (D) Oil burning equipment installation, inspection, and service: $60.00 ... (F) Limited oil burning equipment installation, inspection, and service: $60.00', all as three-year initial certificate and renewal fees.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/173/02731\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 5501 (Registration required) - 'A person shall register with the Office of Professional Regulation prior to contracting with a homeowner to perform residential construction in exchange for consideration of more than $10,000.00, including labor and materials,' and 'residential construction' includes 'installation or repair of heating, plumbing, solar, electrical, water, or wastewater systems' in a residential dwelling unit or a building or premises with four or fewer residential dwelling units.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/106/05501\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 5502 (Exemptions) - the residential contractor registration exemptions, including subdivision (2)(A) for 'a professional engineer, licensed architect, or a tradesperson licensed, registered, or certified by the Department of Public Safety acting within the scope of his or her license, registration, or certification' and subdivision (2)(B) for a business performing residential construction primarily by or under the direct supervision of such tradespeople.\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/106/05502\"}, {\"citation\": \"26 V.S.A. 5509(a) (Requirements of registrants) - 'A person registered under this chapter shall maintain minimum liability insurance coverage in the amount of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and $2,000,000.00 aggregate, evidence of which may be required as a precondition to issuance or renewal of a registration,' together with the written contract, price-term, work-date, scope and change-order requirements in subsection (b) and the down payment limits in subsection (c).\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/106/05509\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Trade Licensing and Certifications (the Division's own licensing ledger, listing every trade credential it issues: EM/EJ/ES electrical, A1 Automatic Gas/Oil Heating, C3 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, D4 Appliance and Motor Repairs, PM/PJ/PS plumbing, P1 Water Heater Specialist, P2 Heating System Specialist and the P1/P2 combo, P3 Water Treatment Specialist, among the ledger's other license lines - and no HVAC license; boiler, elevator and T-series certifications appear as separate page links rather than ledger lines)\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Electricians (statutes, the 2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules effective 11/05/2025, the electrical license application for all classifications, adopted NFPA codes, and the approved continuing education seminar list)\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing/electrical\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Gas Certifications (Natural And Propane Gas: 'All individuals engaged in the inspection, installation, and service of Propane (LP) or Natural Gas systems must be certified as required under the Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code'; the Natural Gas Installer / LP Gas Installer / Both categories and their AGA and CETP qualifications; the CETP-to-PEP transition; the 8-hour, 3-year continuing education requirement with at least 2 hours on CO leakage prevention)\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing/gas-certifications\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Oil Burner Installers (Oil Burning Equipment Installer requires the NORA Silver Certificate examination; the Limited certification requires the NORA Bronze Certificate; adopted codes include NFPA 31, NFPA 90A and NFPA 90B at the current Vermont adopted editions; 8 hours of instruction over three years including 2 hours on CO)\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing/oil-burner-installers\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Plumbing (program purpose covering 'hydronically related hot water heating' and the licensing of 'qualified heating and water treatment specialists'; the 2025 Vermont Plumbing Rules effective 11/04/2025; the plumbing license application for all classes; the scope statement on owner-occupied single family residences not on public water or sewage systems)\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing/plumbing\"}, {\"label\": \"2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules, effective November 5, 2025 (Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board and Division of Fire Safety) - Section 3.3 lists the Type-S specialty classes including 'A1 Automatic gas or oil heating, including geo-thermal, ground source heat pumps' and 'C3 Refrigeration or air conditioning, air to air heat pumps'; Section 3.3(c) limits a Type-S holder to the designated field and to branch circuits from the existing electrical service; Section 3.4 covers the $80 ProV examination fee and the retake rules; Section 3.5 covers the three-year term and the CE hours including the A1-plus-C3 8-hour exception\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/sites/firesafety/files/Rules/2025%20Vermont%20Electrical%20Safety%20Rules.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Electricians' License Application and Instructions, all classifications (2026 JUNE edition) - states 'Master- $150.00 3 year license fee', 'Journeyman - $115.00 3 year license fee', 'Specialist- $115.00 (per field) 3 year license fee', and the specialist documentation route: 'Submit proof of completion of recognized training program PLUS one year (2,000 hrs) experience through signed affidavits for each specialty applying for'\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/sites/firesafety/files/Licensing/dfs_electrical_license_application.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"2025 Vermont Plumbing Rules, effective November 4, 2025 (Plumbers' Examining Board) - defines the P1, P2, P1/P2 and P3 specialist fields, states that a P1/P2 license covers two specialty fields and therefore carries two specialty field license fees, and confirms that the Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code and the Vermont Electrical Safety Rules regulate the safe operation of water heaters, hydronic heating systems, water treatment equipment and the related fuel or power source\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/sites/firesafety/files/Rules/2025%20Vermont%20Plumbing%20Rules%20V2.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Plumbers License Application Instructions, all classes - states 'Limited Licensure; Specialists (P1 and P2) - Application Fee - $50.00 per Specialty Field' and the two documented experience routes (registered Vermont State Apprenticeship Council apprentice plus 2,000 hours with a Vermont Department of Labor completion certificate; or 4,000 on-the-job hours by affidavit from a P1/P2 specialist or master plumber plus formal instruction of 144 hours or more)\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/sites/firesafety/files/documents/dfs_plumbing_license_application_0.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Division of Fire Safety - Certificate of Fitness Propane (LP) / Gas Application (2025 JAN edition) - states 'Initial Application $60.00' and 'Renewal Application $60.00', and lists both the CETP sections and the PEP program paths including 'HVAC Tech- Limited Interior'\", \"url\": \"https://firesafety.vermont.gov/sites/firesafety/files/documents/FINAL%20GAS%20AP%20PEP%202025.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 904 - Type-S journeyman electricians (the statutory list of specialty fields: automatic gas or oil heating; outdoor advertising; refrigeration or air conditioning; appliance and motor repairs; well pumps; farm equipment; and any miscellaneous specified area of specialized competence)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00904\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 905 - Application; examinations, education, and fees (the three-year electrical license fees: master $150.00, journeyman $115.00, type-S journeyman $115.00 per field; the $10.00 framing certificate, $25.00 late renewal, $20.00 replacement; military fee waiver; and the Vermont energy goals education module at subsection (h))\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00905\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 908 - Expiration and renewal of licenses; continuing education (three-year electrical license term; 15 hours of NEC instruction per 36 months for masters and journeymen; 8 hours of specialty instruction per 36 months for type-S holders, capped at 15 hours for holders of multiple type-S licenses)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00908\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 910 - License not required (the electrical exemptions, including subdivision (6) for buildings with no more than two dwelling units, the industrial/manufacturing own-premises exemption, laboratory wiring, owner work in a freestanding single unit residence and on owner-occupied farms, vocational training projects, electrician's helpers under direct supervision, and solar module and racking installation on complex structures)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00910\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 882 - Exceptions (chapter 15 does not apply to public utility service work and telecommunications wiring, electrical installations in ships/pipeline systems/railway rolling stock/automotive equipment/portable sound equipment, manufacture-testing-repair of electrical equipment in the manufacturer's own plant, or buildings used exclusively for agricultural purposes on owner-occupied farms)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/015/00882\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 2192a - Limited licensure; specialists (the P2 Heating System Specialist definition covering hydronic space heating including radiant and solar, with steam limited to 15 PSIG; the wallet card requirement; the employee-or-independent-contractor scope limit; the rule that a specialty business may employ only people licensed in its specialty; and that a specialist license does not take the place of any other license required by law)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02192a\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 2193 - Applications; examinations, education, and fees (plumbing fee schedule: master $120.00, journeyman $90.00, specialist $50.00, with renewals at the same amounts and a $10.00 license certificate; masters and journeymen exempt from specialist fees; military waiver; the energy goals education module)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02193\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 2195 - Licenses (two-year plumbing license term; $15.00 reinstatement within 90 days of expiration; appearance before the Board after 90 days; and the requirement to show eight hours of Board-approved continued training or instruction within the previous 24-month period at renewal)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02195\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 2198 - Exceptions; license not required (the plumbing and specialty carve-outs: owner or owner's regular employees in an owner-occupied freestanding single family dwelling and its accessory outbuildings, laboratory installations for experimental purposes, in-house maintenance persons, vocational training projects, miscellaneous manual labour on one's own property, buildings used exclusively for agricultural purposes and animal housing on owner-occupied farms, and water company employees - with the closing rule that plumbing installed by exempt persons shall conform to State law)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/039/02198\"}, {\"label\": \"20 V.S.A. 2731 - Rules; inspections; variances (the Commissioner's authority behind the Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code; the energy goals education module for gas and oil certificants at subsection (a)(2); and the certificate of fitness fee schedule at subsection (c)(4), including gas appliance installation/inspection/service $60.00, oil burning equipment installation/inspection/service $60.00 and limited oil burning equipment $60.00, all as three-year initial and renewal fees)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/173/02731\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 5501 - Registration required (OPR registration before contracting with a homeowner for residential construction of more than $10,000.00 including labour and materials, with 'residential construction' expressly including installation or repair of heating systems in a dwelling unit or a building with four or fewer residential dwelling units)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/106/05501\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 5502 - Exemptions (residential contractor registration does not apply to an employee acting within the scope of employment for a registered business organization; to a professional engineer, licensed architect, or a tradesperson licensed, registered, or certified by the Department of Public Safety acting within the scope of that credential, or to a business whose residential construction is performed primarily by or under the direct supervision of such tradespeople; to delivery or installation of consumer appliances; to landscaping; to work on an unattached structure; or to emergency work where the person applies within a reasonable time)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/106/05502\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 5507 - Fees (residential contractor registration at initial application and biennial renewal: individual $75.00, business organization $250.00, State certifications $75.00 first and $25.00 each additional)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/106/05507\"}, {\"label\": \"26 V.S.A. 5509 - Requirements of registrants (minimum liability insurance of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and $2,000,000.00 aggregate; the written contract required before a deposit or before commencing work valued over $10,000.00, with its price, work dates, scope of work and change order terms; and the down payment limits)\", \"url\": \"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/106/05509\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation - Professions ('a comprehensive list of the various professions regulated by the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation' - no HVAC, mechanical, refrigeration or air conditioning profession appears on it, and the page routes 'Plumbers and Electricians' to the Department of Fire Safety as outside OPR's jurisdiction)\", \"url\": \"https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/professions\"}, {\"label\": \"Vermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation - Residential Contractors ('Registration for Residential Contractors is required as of April 1, 2023'; OPR's authority over unlawful and unprofessional conduct by those required to register, and the limits of that authority)\", \"url\": \"https://sos.vermont.gov/residential-contractors/\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (the FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement that applies in Vermont and is not a Vermont license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/vt-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "wa-hvac",
   "state": "Washington",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) - Electrical Program (individual electrician certification and electrical contractor licensing) and Contractor Registration",
   "board_url": "https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/electrical/electrical-licensing-exams-education/electrician",
   "application_url": "https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/electrical/electrical-licensing-exams-education/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Individual specialty electrician certificate of competency: renewed every 3 years, expiring on the holder's birthdate (the first certificate runs a minimum of 25 up to a maximum of 36 months). Electrical/telecommunications contractor license: expires 24 months after the date of issue and is renewed every two years (WAC 296-46B-925; L&I electrical contractor page). Contractor registration under ch. 18.27 RCW is renewed per that chapter.",
   "ce_hours": "24 hours of L&I-approved continuing education per 3-year certificate period for an electrician/specialty-electrician certificate of competency, including at least 8 hours on changes in the currently adopted electrical code and 4 hours on chapter 19.28 RCW and its related WAC (WAC 296-46B-970(1)(e); L&I electrician page). Continuing education is a condition of certificate renewal.",
   "exam": "The written electrical examinations, including the (06A) HVAC/Refrigeration and (06B) HVAC/Refrigeration - Restricted specialty exams, are administered by PSI. The candidate first applies to L&I (form F626-001 for in-state experience; F626-009 for out-of-state; a 2,000-hour specialty may apply on F500-098) with affidavits of experience and a $114.60 application fee ($44.20 nonrefundable after submission). After L&I verifies the qualifying hours and approves the application, it mails an approval notice with instructions on how to schedule the exam with PSI (RCW 19.28.191; WAC 296-46B-945; L&I electrician page). The examination is administered by computer at PSI test centers. PSI's Washington electrical certification bulletin (10/30/2025) states that a score of 70% is required to pass.",
   "fees": "Electrical examination application to L&I: $114.60, of which $44.20 is nonrefundable after the application is submitted (forms F626-001 and F500-098, both 07-2026). Individual specialty electrician certificate renewal: $106.40 on time, $212.90 for a late renewal within 90 days of expiration (form F500-045); renewed every 3 years. Electrical/telecommunications contractor license: $353.90 (GL 1450) plus a $53.00 administrator/master assignment (GL 1555) = $406.90, per form F500-018 (07-2026); a $4,000 contractor surety bond or equivalent cash/security deposit is required (form F500-019), plus liability insurance of $20,000 property damage / $50,000 injury or death of one person / $100,000 per occurrence (RCW 19.28.041); the contractor license expires 24 months after issue. Contractor registration under ch. 18.27 RCW carries its own registration fee, surety bond and liability insurance (the current amounts are not stated here; see L&I's Contractor Registration pages). (Note: aggregator sites listing a '$75 06A / $65 06B exam fee' or a '$293.60 contractor license fee' are stale - the live 07-2026 L&I forms show $114.60 and $353.90 + $53.00 respectively.)",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"RCW 19.28.161 (certificate of competency required to engage in the electrical construction trade; trainees work under supervision; specialties)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.28.161\"}, {\"citation\": \"RCW 19.28.191 (application, review, and eligibility for electrician/specialty electrician examinations; qualifying hours)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.28.191\"}, {\"citation\": \"RCW 19.28.261 (exemptions from the electrical certification/licensing provisions - work on one's own property/residence, with new-building-for-sale/lease and 12-month-sale limits; friend/neighbor assistance; utilities and telecom; employees on the employer's premises) (formerly RCW 19.28.610)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.28.261\"}, {\"citation\": \"RCW 19.28.041 (electrical contractor license; $4,000 bond; liability insurance - $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury/death one person, $100,000 per occurrence)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=19.28.041\"}, {\"citation\": \"WAC 296-46B-920 (electrical license/certificate types and scope of work; (2)(f)(iii) HVAC/refrigeration (06A) and (2)(f)(iv) HVAC/refrigeration - Restricted (06B) scopes and limits)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-46B-920\"}, {\"citation\": \"WAC 296-46B-925 (electrical/telecommunications contractor's license; 24-month term; bond/cash deposit; combination specialty license)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-46B-925\"}, {\"citation\": \"WAC 296-46B-945 (qualifying for a specialty electrician certificate/examination; Table 945-1 experience hours - 06A 4,000 hours, 06B 1,000/2,000 hours)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-46B-945\"}, {\"citation\": \"WAC 296-46B-970 (continuing and classroom education requirements - 24 hours per certification period, at least 8 hours code update and 4 hours ch. 19.28 RCW/WAC)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-46B-970\"}, {\"citation\": \"Chapter 18.27 RCW (Registration of Contractors - RCW 18.27.020 registration required; RCW 18.27.090 exemptions, including 18.27.090(14) for a certified electrician acting within the scope of certification)\", \"url\": \"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.27.090\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F - Recycling and Emissions Reduction (federal EPA Section 608 refrigerant certification; applies in Washington but is not a state license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"L&I - Electrician (certificate of competency renewed every 3 years, expires on birthdate; 24 hours CE = 8 code update + 4 RCW/WAC; exams administered by PSI; L&I mails approval with PSI scheduling instructions)\", \"url\": \"https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/electrical/electrical-licensing-exams-education/electrician\"}, {\"label\": \"L&I - Electrical Contractor (electrical contractor license renewed every 2 years; $4,000 surety bond; certified assigned administrator or master electrician required)\", \"url\": \"https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/electrical/electrical-licensing-exams-education/electrical-contractor\"}, {\"label\": \"L&I form F626-001 - In-State Application for Electrical Examination (07-2026): $114.60 fee ($44.20 nonrefundable); lists (06A) HVAC/Refrigeration and (06B) HVAC/Refrigeration - Restricted among the certificate types; cites RCW 19.28.191 and WAC 296-46B-945\", \"url\": \"https://lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F626-001-000.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"L&I form F500-098 - Application for a 2000 Hour Specialty Electrician Certificate (07-2026): $114.60 fee; lists 06B - HVAC/Refrigeration - Restricted among covered specialties\", \"url\": \"https://lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F500-098-000.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"L&I form F500-018 - Application for Electrical Contractor's License (07-2026): $353.90 contractor license (GL 1450) + $53.00 administrator/master assignment (GL 1555) = $406.90; insurance $20,000 property / $50,000 injury one person / $100,000 per occurrence\", \"url\": \"https://lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F500-018-000.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"L&I form F500-019 - Electrical/Telecommunications Contractor's Bond ($4,000 penal sum)\", \"url\": \"https://lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F500-019-000.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"L&I form F500-045 - Administrator/Electrician/Master Electrician Certificate Renewal (electrician on-time renewal $106.40; late within 90 days $212.90)\", \"url\": \"https://www.lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F500-045-000.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant requirement; not a Washington license)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}, {\"label\": \"PSI Electrical Certification Candidate Information Bulletin, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (10/30/2025): 70% passing score, 06A references, retest waits\", \"url\": \"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/4233\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/wa-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "wi-hvac",
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "business",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), Division of Industry Services",
   "board_url": "https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/HVACContractor/Default.aspx",
   "application_url": "https://license.wi.gov/",
   "renewal_cycle": "Both credentials carry a 4-year term. Under the DSPS Trades Renewal Dates and Fees schedule the renewal date is the 'Date of Issuance,' so each credential expires four years from its issuance/last renewal (SPS 305.06). DSPS mails a renewal notice at least 30 days before expiration (SPS 305.07(1)(a)); renewals are filed in LicensE. A credential renewed more than one term after expiration may be reinstated by paying a $200.00 administrative fee plus the application and credential fee, and DSPS may require a demonstration of competence (SPS 305.07(2)(c)).",
   "ce_hours": "None required. The DSPS Trades Renewal Dates and Fees schedule lists no continuing-education requirement for either the HVAC Contractor or the HVAC Qualifier credential (the 'Late CE (if applicable)' column reads 'N/A' for both, in contrast to trades such as Journeyman Electrician that show a late-CE fee), and neither SPS 305.70 (Contractor) nor SPS 305.71 (Qualifier) imposes a continuing-education condition on renewal.",
   "exam": "Only the HVAC Qualifier certification requires an examination (the HVAC Contractor registration does not). The Qualifier exam is administered under Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305.09 as a computer-based test at Pearson (Pearson VUE) testing centers. DSPS's Trades Credentialing Examination Information page lists the HVAC Qualifier exam as only available at the Pearson centers in Eau Claire, Madison, Brookfield, Kenosha, Ashwaubenon, and Milwaukee, while the reference-material rules on the HVAC Qualifier Exam Information page refer to both Pearson VUE and DSPS exam locations. It is open book, and the passing score is 70%. Only specified reference items may be brought into the exam (in a three-ring binder), including Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 320 (the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code, governing one- and two-family dwellings; the commercial code is SPS 361-366) and the International Building Code; DSPS updated the code edition the exam covers effective October 1, 2025. A candidate is made eligible to test after DSPS reviews the submitted application; a failed exam requires paying another exam fee in LicensE before retesting.",
   "fees": "Published on the DSPS Trades Renewal Dates and Fees schedule (Rev. 1/4/2024): HVAC Contractor - $40.00 for a 4-year term (renewal date is the date of issuance), no continuing-education fee, $200.00 reinstatement. HVAC Qualifier - $100.00 for a 4-year term (renewal date is the date of issuance), no continuing-education fee, $200.00 reinstatement. These are the credential fees. Initial application processing fees and the Qualifier examination fee are set in Wis. Admin. Code s. SPS 305.02, Table 305.02, and are calculated and collected inside the LicensE portal (license.wi.gov) at the time of application - DSPS's HVAC pages direct applicants to LicensE rather than publishing those figures as a separate static number, so they are not stated here to avoid presenting an unverified amount. Reinstatement more than one term after expiration adds a $200.00 administrative fee plus the application and credential fee (SPS 305.07(2)(c)). A lost or destroyed credential is replaced for $15.00 (SPS 305.02(5)).",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Wis. Stat. s. 101.178 (Installation and servicing of heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment) - (2) mandatory registration with the department; (3)(a) voluntary certification program by examination; (3)(b)-(d) limits on local certification requirements; (3)(c) a state-certified person may not be required to obtain local approval; (4) department may set fees; (5) forfeiture of $50-$1,000 per violation of sub. (2)\", \"url\": \"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/101/i/178\"}, {\"citation\": \"Wis. Admin. Code s. SPS 305.70 (HVAC Contractor) - (1)(a) registration required per s. 101.178(2); (1)(b)1.-3. exceptions (service of own facility, own dwelling of residence, associated electrical/plumbing work); (2) application and fees per Table 305.02; (3) owner/partner/CEO must apply; (4) permit required before installation; Note: federal EPA Section 608 required for ozone-depleting refrigerants\", \"url\": \"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/sps/safety_and_buildings_and_environment/301_319/305/VII/70\"}, {\"citation\": \"Wis. Admin. Code s. SPS 305.71 (HVAC Qualifier) - (1) certification under s. 101.178(3); (1)(b) certified HVAC business preempts local certification (101.178(3)(c)); (3) qualifications (1,000 hrs/yr x 4 yrs experience, or 4 yrs HVAC education, or a combination); (4) exam under SPS 305.09; (5) application for certification; (6) permit required before installation\", \"url\": \"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/sps/safety_and_buildings_and_environment/301_319/305/VII/71\"}, {\"citation\": \"Wis. Admin. Code s. SPS 305.02 and Table 305.02 (fees for licenses, certifications, registrations; fees nonrefundable; $15 replacement) and s. SPS 305.06 (credential terms) and s. SPS 305.07 (renewal; $200 reinstatement more than one term after expiration)\", \"url\": \"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/sps/safety_and_buildings_and_environment/301_319/305/I/02\"}, {\"citation\": \"Wis. Admin. Code s. SPS 305.09 (Examinations) - governs the HVAC Qualifier examination (computer-based, passing standard)\", \"url\": \"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/sps/safety_and_buildings_and_environment/301_319/305/I/09\"}, {\"citation\": \"40 CFR part 82, subpart F (federal EPA Section 608 technician certification under the Clean Air Act) - a federal refrigerant credential referenced in the Note to SPS 305.70; not a Wisconsin HVAC credential\", \"url\": \"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-82/subpart-F\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-23",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"DSPS - HVAC Contractor profession page (registration mandatory per SPS 305.70; the three registration exceptions; owner/partner/CEO must apply; Form 3121)\", \"url\": \"https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/HVACContractor/Default.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"DSPS - HVAC Qualifier profession page (SPS 305.71 certification; 'certified HVAC business' preempts local certification per Wis. Stat. 101.178(3)(c); Form 3122)\", \"url\": \"https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/HVACQualifier/Default.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"DSPS - HVAC Qualifier Exam Information (open book, 70% passing score; reference materials incl. SPS 320 and IBC; code edition effective Oct 1, 2025)\", \"url\": \"https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/HVACQualifier/Exams.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"DSPS - Trades Exams at Pearson Exam Centers (HVAC Qualifier exams offered at Pearson centers in Eau Claire, Madison, Brookfield, Kenosha, Ashwaubenon, Milwaukee)\", \"url\": \"https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/TradesExaminationInformation.aspx\"}, {\"label\": \"DSPS - Trades Renewal Dates and Fees (Rev. 1/4/2024): HVAC Contractor $40 / 4-yr, HVAC Qualifier $100 / 4-yr, both no late-CE, $200 reinstatement\", \"url\": \"https://dsps.wi.gov/Credentialing/Trades/TradesRenewalDatesFees.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DSPS - Form 3121, HVAC Contractor Registration Application Information (requirements, three registration exceptions, apply/pay in LicensE)\", \"url\": \"https://dsps.wi.gov/Credentialing/Trades/fm3121.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"DSPS - Form 3122 / 3122T, HVAC Qualifier Certification Application Information (experience 1,000 hrs/yr x 4 yrs OR 4 yrs education OR combination; exam)\", \"url\": \"https://dsps.wi.gov/Credentialing/Trades/fm3122.pdf\"}, {\"label\": \"LicensE online licensing portal (all initial, reinstatement, and renewal Trades applications; fees calculated here)\", \"url\": \"https://license.wi.gov/\"}]",
   "page_url": "https://licensingatlas.com/hvac/wi-hvac/"
  },
  {
   "page_id": "wv-hvac",
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "individual",
   "licensing_level": "",
   "board_name": "West Virginia Division of Labor - Licensing Section (Commissioner of Labor; HVAC Technician Certification program under the Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work Act)",
   "board_url": "https://labor.wv.gov/licensing/hvac-technician-certification",
   "application_url": "https://labor.wv.gov/licensing/hvac-technician-certification/hvac-technician-certification-forms",
   "renewal_cycle": "Annual. Every class of license - HVAC Technician, HVAC Residential Technician, and HVAC Technician in Training - 'is valid for up to one year unless sooner suspended or revoked by the Commissioner' (Title 42, Series 34, 42-34-6.4, 42-34-7.3, 42-34-8.2). There is no fixed statewide expiration date: the expiration is printed on the licensee's card, and the Commissioner sends a renewal notice at least 45 days before it. Renewal is by renewal application on the Division's form plus the annual fee - no re-examination and no continuing education. A renewal received or postmarked more than 15 days after the expiration date costs an extra $25.00 late fee. The cliff to watch: 'a license that has been expired for 90 days or more cannot be renewed' (42-34-6.5, 42-34-7.4, 42-34-8.3) - after that the person must apply again from the beginning, including the examination. The same principle applies to the closed grandfather routes: a license issued without examination under the transition provisions and later allowed to lapse leaves the holder 'subject to all licensure requirements, including the examination' (W. Va. Code 21-16-3(a), 21-16-5(a)(2)).",
   "ce_hours": "None. Neither the Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work Act (W. Va. Code 21-16-1 through 21-16-11) nor the Division of Labor's legislative rule (Title 42, Series 34) requires continuing education for an HVAC Technician, HVAC Residential Technician, or HVAC Technician in Training; the rule's renewal provisions (42-34-6.5, 42-34-7.4, 42-34-8.3) require only a renewal application and the annual fee, and the statute's list of subjects the Commissioner must address by rule (21-16-5(a)) does not include continuing education. One place continuing education can still reach an HVAC worker: a person licensed under the RECAP Act 'must comply with all relevant continuing education requirements to renew a license established by the board and any other rule promulgated by the board' (21-17-3(c)) - which, for this license, is presently none - and the Contractor Licensing Board is separately directed to address 'the continued competency of licensees for purposes of renewal and reinstatement of licenses' by rule for the business-level contractor license (30-42-5(a)(4)). EPA Section 608 refrigerant certification, a federal credential, does not expire.",
   "exam": "West Virginia requires a written examination for the two working classes of individual license - HVAC Technician and HVAC Residential Technician - with a minimum score of at least 70% (Title 42, Series 34, 42-34-11.1). The HVAC Technician in Training class requires no examination; the applicant submits a completed application with the $25.00 fee. The Division of Labor has contracted with Prov, Inc. to develop and administer its licensing examinations. Candidates register and schedule directly with Prov at provexam.com/register or by phone at 866-720-7768, and may test at a Prov testing center or through Prov's at-home testing service. Per Prov's West Virginia Division of Labor Candidate Information Bulletin (edition WVDOL_CIB 2026.02.02), each examination costs $59.95 whether taking it for the first time or retaking it; the WV HVAC Technician examination and the WV HVAC Residential Technician examination are each 80 questions with 3 hours allowed, both offered in English and Spanish, and both delivered open book - only the reference titles listed in the current bulletin may be brought in, and books allowed by the state's prior testing vendor before September 2024 are no longer permitted. Exams are graded against a cut score of 70% and results are available at the testing center on completion. A candidate who does not reach 70% may retake the examination on payment of the applicable fee (42-34-11.5); Prov also offers a paid hand-score review ($25.00, including tax) and a score review for candidates within 10 points of the passing score. The examination score report is submitted to the Division with the application/affidavit. The rule requires the examinations to test the codes adopted in 42-34-4 - the International Mechanical Code and the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings as adopted by the West Virginia State Fire Commission in 87 CSR 4 - applied to each class's scope of work; the current Prov bulletin lists the 2018 International Mechanical Code among the permitted references for the WV HVAC Technician examination. An applicant licensed by another state may qualify for a license of the same classification without examination under the RECAP Act and rule 42-34-15; note the sources conflict on whether that outcome is owed or discretionary - the statute says the board 'shall issue' when its conditions are met (21-17-3(a); 21-17-4), the rule says the Commissioner 'in his or her discretion, may grant' (42-34-15.1) - and both are stated under Requirements.",
   "fees": "Annual license fees, from the Division of Labor's HVAC Technician Certification Fees page and the rule that sets them (Title 42, Series 34, 42-34-10), which agree: HVAC Technician $75.00 initial and renewal; HVAC Residential Technician $50.00 initial and renewal; HVAC Technician in Training $25.00 initial and renewal (a ceiling the Legislature wrote into the statute itself at W. Va. Code 21-16-2(f)); duplicate license $10.00; late fee $25.00 where a renewal is received or postmarked more than 15 days after the expiration date. Paid separately to the testing vendor: $59.95 per examination attempt to Prov, Inc., first attempt or retake, plus $25.00 if you request a hand score. A fee waiver exists for the Technician class, and the two official statements of it differ - state both when budgeting: rule 42-34-10.1 provides that no license fee is charged 'if the applicant is licensed as an HVAC contractor pursuant to W. Va. Code 30-42-1 et seq.,' while the Division's live application/affidavit (revised January 6, 2026) states that the $75.00 Technician fee 'will be waived if you have a current WV Contractor Licensing Board license with the HVAC classification and are an owner and the HVAC qualifier' and asks for that license number. The form's wording is the narrower one; confirm with the Licensing Section which applies before relying on it. Separate from the technician license, the contracting business's license from the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board carries its own fee, capped by statute at 'not to exceed $150' (30-42-7(a)); the Board's own Contractor License Application/Affidavit states the charged amount, a $90.00 application fee. The fee is Board-set and can change - confirm the current amount on the Board's application before applying. Mailed payments to the Division of Labor are by check, certified check, cashier's check, or money order payable to the West Virginia Division of Labor (no cash); the Division also accepts online payments.",
   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-3(a) (License required) - 'On and after January 1, 2016, a person performing or offering to perform work on a heating, ventilating, and cooling system in this state shall have a license issued by the Commissioner of Labor, in accordance with the provisions of this article and the legislative rules promulgated pursuant hereto.'\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-3/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-3(d) (Exemptions) - the Act does not apply to a person performing work on a system in a single family dwelling owned by that person or an immediate family member; a person working at a manufacturing plant or other industrial establishment as an employee of the operator; a person performing only electrical or plumbing work within a scope the person is otherwise licensed or authorized to perform; or a person performing routine maintenance.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-3/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-2 (Definitions) - 'HVAC Technician' requires at least 2,000 hours of HVAC-related work, training, and experience and covers residential and nonresidential systems; 'HVAC Residential Technician' covers residential systems and nonresidential work only as the Commissioner's rules allow; 'HVAC technician in training' is a person with fewer than 2,000 hours, whose license fee 'may not be higher than $25.00'; 'routine maintenance' and 'single family dwelling' are defined terms that set the reach of the exemptions.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-2/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-4 (Scope of practice) - a technician in training may assist 'only under the direction and control of a HVAC technician'; an HVAC technician may work without supervision; and persons licensed under the article remain subject to the Contractor Licensing Act, 30-42-1 et seq., in performing the work.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-4/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-9 (Inapplicability of local ordinances) - a political subdivision may not require a person holding a valid state HVAC license to hold 'any other license or other evidence of competence beyond those required by the Commissioner of Labor' as a condition of performing HVAC work.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-9/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-8 (Penalties) - unlicensed work draws a cease and desist order; continuing afterward draws fines of $200-$1,000 (first), $500-$2,000 (second), and $1,000-$5,000 (third and subsequent), with each day of continued work a separate offense.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-8/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-11 (Veteran qualifications for license as HVAC Technician) - armed forces course of instruction qualifying for an HVAC technician's mate or equivalent rating, honorable discharge, completed application, and prescribed fees; more than 30 years since the course may require additional training.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-11/\"}, {\"citation\": \"Title 42, Series 34, West Virginia Legislative Rule, Division of Labor - Regulation of HVAC Work (filed March 31, 2023; effective May 1, 2023; authority W. Va. Code 21-16-5; sunset August 1, 2028) - 42-34-6 through 42-34-8 licensure of the three classes and the one-year term; 42-34-9 supervision ratios (four trainees residential, two trainees and residential technicians non-residential); 42-34-10 fees ($75.00 / $50.00 / $25.00, $25.00 late, $10.00 duplicate, and the HVAC-contractor fee waiver); 42-34-11 examination at 70%; 42-34-3.8 'HVAC work' excludes refrigeration lines, steam lines, and hydronics; 42-34-3.11 non-residential system; 42-34-15 reciprocity and work-experience licensure.\", \"url\": \"https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/ruleview.aspx?document=17748\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 30-42-3(d) and (h) (West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act, Definitions) - a 'contractor' is a person who for compensation other than as an employee of another undertakes or bids covered work 'where the cost of the undertaking is $5,000 or more for residential work or $25,000 or more for commercial work'; a 'Heating, ventilating and cooling contractor' engages in the business of contracting to install, erect, repair, service, or alter HVAC equipment or systems for residential and commercial structures.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-3/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 30-42-6 (Necessity for license; exemptions) - no person may act as a contractor or bid contracting work without a license, and no entity may contract unless an officer holds one; subsection (c) lists the contractor-level exemptions (government employees, sale or installation of a finished product not permanently fixed, owner/lessee work on agricultural property, material suppliers, regulated public utilities, emergency repair contracted by the equipment owner, an employer's regular wage employees on the employer's own non-speculative property, work personally performed by an owner or occupant, and certain engineer-specified specialized work).\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-6/\"}, {\"citation\": \"W. Va. Code 21-17-3 and 21-17-4 (Review and Credential Acknowledgement Procedures Act, the 'RECAP Act') - the conditions on which a West Virginia board must issue a license to a person licensed in another state (similar scope and requirements, one year holding it, good standing, West Virginia residency, no disqualifying criminal record, fees and bonding), and the parallel two-year work-experience route for applicants from states that do not license the occupation. Rule 42-34-15 makes these the reciprocity path for HVAC licensure.\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-17-3/\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
   "source_urls": "[{\"label\": \"W. Va. Code Chapter 21, Article 16 - Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work (the Act: purpose, definitions, license required and exemptions, scope of practice, rule-making, enforcement, discipline, penalties, local preemption, HVAC Fund, veteran qualifications) - article index\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-2 - Definitions (HVAC Technician = at least 2,000 hours; HVAC Residential Technician; HVAC technician in training with the $25.00 fee cap; residential system = no more than four units each with a combined capacity of five tons - 130,000 BTUs; 'routine maintenance'; 'single family dwelling')\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-2/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-3 - License required; exemptions (licensure required on and after January 1, 2016; military credit and expedited endorsement/reciprocity; carry the license on the job; the exemptions at subsection (d))\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-3/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-4 - Scope of practice (trainee works only under the direction and control of an HVAC technician; HVAC technician works without supervision; licensees remain subject to the Contractor Licensing Act, 30-42-1 et seq.)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-4/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-5 - Rule-making authority (standards for licensing, applications, examinations and qualifications; the 2,000-hour documentation cap; reciprocity; fees; the closed grandfather windows)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-5/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-8 - Penalties (cease and desist order; $200-$1,000 first offense, $500-$2,000 second, $1,000-$5,000 third and subsequent; each day a separate offense; injunction; appeal)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-8/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-9 - Inapplicability of local ordinances (a political subdivision may not require any other license or evidence of competence from a person holding a valid state HVAC license)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-9/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-16-11 - Veteran qualifications for license as HVAC Technician (armed forces course of instruction, honorable discharge, application and fees; additional training possible after 30 years)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-16-11/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-17-3 - Review and Credential Acknowledgement Procedures Act (RECAP Act): occupational license or other authorization to practice - the out-of-state licensure conditions the HVAC rule incorporates\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-17-3/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 21-17-4 - RECAP Act: work experience route for applicants from states that do not license the occupation (two years of work, required national examinations, residency/criminal-record/fee conditions)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-17-4/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 30-42-3 - West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act, Definitions ('contractor' where the cost of the undertaking is $5,000 or more residential / $25,000 or more commercial; 'Heating, ventilating and cooling contractor' classification)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-3/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 30-42-6 - Contractor Licensing Act: Necessity for license; exemptions (no entity may contract unless an officer holds the license; the contractor-level exemptions at subsection (c))\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-6/\"}, {\"label\": \"W. Va. Code 30-42-7 - Contractor Licensing Act: Application for, issuance, and transfer of license (license fee 'not to exceed $150'; transfers to a new business entity or an immediate family member)\", \"url\": \"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-42-7/\"}, {\"label\": \"West Virginia Secretary of State, Code of State Rules - Title 42, Series 34, Regulation of HVAC Work (Division of Labor legislative rule; filed March 31, 2023, effective May 1, 2023, sunset August 1, 2028; licensing, supervision ratios, fees, 70% examination, reciprocity)\", \"url\": \"https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/ruleview.aspx?document=17748\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor - HVAC Technician Certification (the program page: who must be certified, the three classifications and the experience behind each, exemption pointer to 21-16-3(d)(1)-(4))\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/licensing/hvac-technician-certification\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor - HVAC Technician Certification Fees ($75.00 Technician, $50.00 Residential Technician, $25.00 Technician in Training, $10.00 duplicate, $25.00 late fee)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/licensing/hvac-technician-certification/hvac-technician-certification-fees\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor - HVAC Certification FAQ (a contractor license does not substitute for the technician certification; every person performing the work needs one; supervision ratios; exemptions; examination through Prov; the $5,000 residential / $25,000 commercial contractor threshold)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/licensing/hvac-technician-certification/hvac-certification-faq\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor - HVAC Technician Certification Forms (HVAC Technician Candidate Information Bulletin, HVAC Technician License Application, Request for Investigation, R.E.C.A.P. forms; Licensing Section contact licensing@wv.gov / (304) 356-3928)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/licensing/hvac-technician-certification/hvac-technician-certification-forms\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor - HVAC Technician Statute & Rule (points to W. Va. Code Chapter 21, Article 16 and Title 42 Legislative Rule, Series 34)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/licensing/hvac-technician-certification/hvac-technician-statute-rule\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor - HVAC Technician Certification Application/Affidavit (official form, revised January 6, 2026: classification checkboxes, examination score block, fee amounts, and the Contractor-Licensing-Board fee-waiver condition; notarized)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/media/249/download?inline\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor / Prov, Inc. - Elevator Mechanic, HVAC Technician and Plumber Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (edition WVDOL_CIB 2026.02.02: $59.95 per attempt, 80 questions and 3 hours for both WV HVAC examinations, open book, 70% cut score, permitted references, $25.00 hand score)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/media/282/download?inline\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Division of Labor - Licensing Section (the Licensing Section covers the Contractor Licensing Board, Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work, Manufactured Housing, and Supervision of Plumbing Work)\", \"url\": \"https://labor.wv.gov/licensing\"}, {\"label\": \"West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board (the separate business-level contractor license, including the Heating, Ventilating and Cooling classification: application guide, renewal, license search, statutes and rules)\", \"url\": \"https://www.wvclboard.wv.gov/\"}, {\"label\": \"US EPA - Section 608 Technician Certification (FEDERAL Clean Air Act refrigerant-handling requirement; not a West Virginia license and not satisfied by one)\", \"url\": \"https://www.epa.gov/section608\"}, {\"label\": \"WV Contractor Licensing Board - Contractor License Application/Affidavit (states the $90.00 application fee, Board-set under the 30-42-7(a) 'not to exceed $150' cap)\", \"url\": \"https://wvclboard.wv.gov/www/download_resource.asp?id=206\"}]",
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   "state": "Wyoming",
   "occupation": "HVAC Technician",
   "cluster": "hvac",
   "credential_holder": "local-only",
   "licensing_level": "municipal",
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   "legal_basis": "[{\"citation\": \"Wyoming Statutes Title 33 (Professions and Occupations) - the state's occupational licensing title. Its chapters license abstractors, accountants, architects, attorneys, barbers, boxing and combat sports, podiatrists, chiropractors, collection agencies, cosmetologists, dance hall operators, debt adjusters, dentists and dental hygienists, embalmers and funeral directors, hotel keepers, junk dealers, itinerant merchants, nurses, nursing home administrators, optometrists, pharmacists, physical therapists, physicians and surgeons, psychologists and behavior analysts, real estate brokers and salespersons, surveyors and engineers, veterinarians, bonded warehousemen, eye care practitioners, speech-language pathologists and audiologists, clinical laboratories and blood banks, hearing aid specialists, emergency medical services, radiologic technologists, professional counselors and marriage and family therapists, real estate appraisers, occupational therapists, geologists, water well drilling contractors and pump installers, respiratory care practitioners, athlete agents, athletic trainers, midwives, dietitians, and acupuncturists. No chapter licenses HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, or general construction contracting - which is why the HVAC credential in Wyoming is municipal.\", \"url\": \"https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title33.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"W.S. 35-9-123(a)(viii)(A) (Electrical installations to be performed by licensed electricians; exceptions) - the chief electrical inspector 'may issue a limited electrical contractor's license to a contractor not qualified for an electrical contractor's license but qualified in his limited area of expertise for the: (A) Installation, repair or remodel of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems limited to wiring on the load side of the equipment disconnect.' The same paragraph provides that limited electrical work 'shall only include the electrical system on the load side of the disconnect which supplies power to the electrical equipment that they are licensed to work on,' and W.S. 35-9-123(b) adds that 'exceptions shall not apply to anyone who contracts or subcontracts to or for any exempt person, partnership or corporation.'\", \"url\": \"https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title35.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"W.S. 35-9-125(c) and W.S. 35-9-126 (Limited electrical contractor's license; Licensing of limited technicians) - on or before July 1 each year a limited electrical contractor files a license application for each firm and must be, or actively employ in a full-time capacity, a licensed limited technician of record who assumes responsibility for compliance with the National Electrical Code, W.S. 35-9-120 through 35-9-130, and department rules, and who is not the technician of record for any other limited electrical contractor; the license bears the date of issue and expires on July 1 next following. A limited technician license is issued on application, qualification, examination, and payment of the license fee, and expires on July 1 in the third year following the year of issue; renewal is at fifty percent of the license fee, with a $50.00 additional fee for renewal within 45 days after expiration.\", \"url\": \"https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title35.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"W.S. 35-9-129(a) (Fees) - the department sets the fees but they 'shall not exceed' the statutory ceilings: electrical contractor's license $400.00; low voltage electrical contractor's license $200.00; limited electrical contractor's license $200.00; master electrician license $200.00; journeyman electrician license $100.00; low voltage technician's license $100.00; limited technician's license $100.00; temporary working permit for journeyman electrician, low voltage technician or limited technician $50.00; examination fee $300.00; apprentice registration fee $20.00.\", \"url\": \"https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title35.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"W.S. 35-9-121(a) (Local enforcement) - the state fire marshal 'shall delegate complete authority to municipalities and counties which apply to enforce and interpret local or state fire, building, existing building standards or electrical safety standards which meet the requirements of this section,' conditioned on the local governing body adopting minimum standards equivalent to or more stringent than the department's and maintaining certified inspectors; enforcement reverts to the department if those conditions lapse. This is the statutory hinge on which Wyoming's building-trade regulation sits at the municipal level.\", \"url\": \"https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title35.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Cheyenne Contractor Licensing Regulations, adopted under Chapter 5.44 of the City of Cheyenne Code of Ordinances (revision 03/10/2026) - 'Contractor licenses are required, pursuant to Chapter 5.44 of Title 5 of the City of Cheyenne Code of Ordinances, in order to perform work in the building construction industry,' and for some trades 'including Plumbing, Electrical, Refrigeration, and HVAC[,] all employees on a job site are required to hold a master, journeyman or apprentice license or be a qualified supervisor.' HVAC is a Class C1 tested license; the city's Class A, B, and R building contractor licenses do not authorize HVAC work. This is a municipal licensing scheme, not a state one.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cheyennecity.org/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/departments/compliance-division/building/contractor-licensing-board-rules-and-regs-3.10.26.pdf\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Casper Community Development Department, Building Inspection Division - published license classifications: 'MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR authorizes the contractor to conduct, carry on or engage in the business of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and associated sheet metal work. Every applicant shall possess or provide proof of employment of a full-time licensed mechanical master.' Casper separately licenses Mechanical Master, Mechanical Journeyman, and Mechanical Apprentice individuals, evidencing that Wyoming HVAC authority sits at the municipal level.\", \"url\": \"https://www.casperwy.gov/services/building_and_inspections/contractor_licensing/individual_contractors.php\"}, {\"citation\": \"City of Laramie Code Administration Division - contractor licensing required since 2021: trade contractors 'including those specializing in electrical, mechanical, plumbing, lawn sprinkler, fire protection, gas service, water and sewer, refrigeration, and petroleum or petroleum piping - must also hold a valid City of Laramie contractor license,' and 'all individuals performing work in these fields - including masters (supervisors), journeymen, and apprentices - are required to be licensed with the City.' Licenses run the calendar year under the Laramie Municipal Code.\", \"url\": \"https://www.cityoflaramie.org/1159/Contractor-Licensing\"}]",
   "last_verified": "2026-07-25",
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