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Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors

Reciprocity Agreements between Louisiana and other state Licensing Boards

  1. Reciprocity ONLY applies to an exemption of a trade exam, it does not waive any other license requirement.
  2. Contractor has not been sanctioned for violations (disciplinary actions) by the reciprocal board for past three (3) years.
  3. There are no time limitations as to how long the license must be held.
    •  Exceptions:
      • California– contractor must be licensed and have no sanctions for 5 years.
      • Florida– contractor must have held license/have appropriate experience and have no sanctions for 5 years.
      • Nevada– contractor must be licensed and have no sanctions for 4 years.
  1. Each reciprocity agreement between Louisiana and the reciprocal state varies and may not cover ALL classifications/trades. Some agreements may be for only one or two trades.

 Please see the chart below or click HERE for a PDF version of this chart.

 Reciprocal Board Major Classification Specialties Electrical Mechanical or HVAC
Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors YES ALL YES YES
Alabama Board of Heating & Air Conditioning Contractors NO NO NO HVACR
Alabama Electrical Contractors Board NO NO YES NO
Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board Residential Building NO NO NO
Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board ALL ALL NO NO
California Contractors State License Board Building Construction NO NO NO

Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board

 Building Construction, Residential Building NO NO NO

Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors

 Building Construction, Residential Building NO NO NO
Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board NO NO YES NO

Kentucky, Division of Housing, Buildings and Construction

 NO NO YES NO
Mississippi Board of Contractors ALL ALL YES YES
Nevada State Contractors Board Building Construction SOME YES YES
North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors NO NO YES NO
North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors Building Construction NO NO NO
Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board NO Industrial Piping; Refrigeration YES Mechanical & HVAC
South Carolina Contractor’s Board SOME SOME NO YES
South Carolina Residential Builder’s Commission Residential Building NO NO NO
Tennessee Board for Licensing General Contractors ALL ALL YES YES
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation NO NO YES NO

Utah Construction Trades Bureau Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing

 ALL ALL NO YES

 

ALL = there is an agreement for all major classifications
SOME = there is an agreement for some specialty classifications
YES = there is an agreement for classification(s) listed
NO = no reciprocity agreement for classification

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