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Connecticut contractor license lookup
Check a Connecticut contractor's license against the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection: status, credential number, and when it expires.
Live against the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection through Connecticut's official license data, showing the current status and expiration date.
Enter a Connecticut credential number above to see a live result.
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What each status means
- Active
- The license is current and the contractor is cleared to work in the trade. This is what you want to see before you sign a contract or pull a permit.
- Expired or inactive
- The license is on file but not in force. The contractor cannot work on it until it is renewed.
- Suspended or revoked
- The state has taken disciplinary action. The contractor is not authorized to work, and the action is on the public record.
Verifying a Connecticut contractor
- Licensing authority
- Connecticut licenses the electrical and plumbing trades through the Department of Consumer Protection's occupational licensing, and it issues no single general-contractor license.
- Credential number
- A Connecticut trade credential number from the state's eLicense system. Connecticut files the electrical trade under code ELC and the plumbing and piping trade under PLM, each with unlimited and limited tiers and separate journeyperson and contractor credentials, so you pick the trade before entering the number.
- Renewal
- A Connecticut trade credential shows its issue and expiration dates in the eLicense record, which reads ACTIVE while the credential is current.
- Disciplinary history
- Public. Connecticut's eLicense system shows the status together with a reason, and it can read ACTIVE with the reason SUSPENDED - MAY NOT PRACTICE, so a license that looks active can still be one the state has acted against; revoked and surrendered credentials show there too.
Common questions
How do I know a Connecticut contractor is really licensed?
Find them by credential number on the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection's record with an active status. A contractor who cannot be found on the state's record is not licensed in Connecticut, whatever a website says.
What does an expired or inactive license mean?
The license is on file but not current, so the contractor cannot practice on it until it is renewed or reactivated. The record shows the expiration date.
Can I see if a Connecticut contractor has been disciplined?
Public. Connecticut's eLicense system shows the status together with a reason, and it can read ACTIVE with the reason SUSPENDED - MAY NOT PRACTICE, so a license that looks active can still be one the state has acted against; revoked and surrendered credentials show there too.
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