In California you can check license and insurance information on the Contractors State License Board
Check the information on your state licensing website. Or, the easy way, is ASK to see proof of license, and insurance when they come to your home. They are required by law to post their license # on any proposals or advertising in most states. This is a very important question, and one that should be posed more often. Someone that is licensed and insured is not only doing things the right way, but also is a true expert in the field, and has had testing to prove their knowledge. Good for you!
In Florida, MyFloridaLicense.com – License efficiently. Regulate fairly., Contractors the have advertising on their vehicles are required to have the License number on it as well.
In NYC you can simply check contractor insurance and licence at below link:
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/LicenseTypeServlet?vlfirst=Y
Go to the CSLB website. Their it will give you an option to type in the license number, and you can see if their license is active and if they are bonded and insured.
Go to CSLB web site and input the contractor licence number.
Well first of all; you need to make sure everything is current otherwise what’s the point? License information can be obtained by your local licensing agency. You can check with your local attorney general or consumer affairs(most have websites with search engines now). As for insurance it’s always best to get a “certificate of insurance” from your contractor with your address on it to make sure your covered. P.S. certificates of insurance are always free. Do not believe someone who says they have to pay for it.
In the state of California:
In the state of Florida, you can check here: MyFloridaLicense.com – License efficiently. Regulate fairly., Contractors must have advertising on their vehicles with their License number on it as well.
In California, the right hand side of the CSLB site, Instant License check if you know the license number. Under the instant license check will say “Don’t know the license number, click here.” You can also check it by their First and Last Name or Company.
Check CSLB website in CA for valid license, bond and worker comp. and ask the contractor to provide you with his Liability policy.
Most states have an online search where you can find this information but each state has a different url address or section. It usually depends on what branch they fall under per each state but the department of commerce and insurance is a good place to start. Now days it is usually pretty easy to find their information past and present on one of the government sites.
In Seattle area, you can check the Labor and Industries website and look them up by name or UBI number.
In Florida ,you need to go to DBPR site and check contractor license.