Contractor licenses in
Alaska
Alaska licenses or registers contractors statewide.
Search Alaska licenses (opens official site)
Official search run by Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Construction Contractors) at commerce.alaska.gov
Which work needs a license
The state licenses general, residential, specialty, handyman, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and HVAC work.
Small jobs
No license-free threshold confirmed; jobs of $10,000 or less (labor, materials and other items combined) still need a Handyman contractor license.
What a licensed contractor had to show
- Exam
- Residential endorsement requires a 16-hour cold climate course and passing the residential contractor endorsement exam.
- Bond
- $25,000 general, $20,000 general with residential endorsement, $10,000 specialty or mechanical, $5,000 handyman.
- Insurance
- Liability insurance of $20,000 property damage, $50,000 injury to one person, $100,000 injury to more than one person.
- Experience
- Not confirmed
State licensing agency
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Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (Construction Contractors)
General, residential, specialty, mechanical and handyman contractors, plus electrical and mechanical administrators
Search licenses (opens official site) Agency site (opens official site)
If something goes wrong
- File a complaint about a contractor (opens official site)
- Permits come from your city or county building department.