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TextFAQs: Contractor Licensing
You can contact the Permit Application Center at 703-222-0801, TTY 711, or check the contractor's state license status online.
Fairfax County Business License: you will need a business license in Fairfax County if your business is located in the county and you have completed over $10,000 worth of total work in a year within the county. If your businesses is located outside of the county, you will need a business license when your work exceeds $25,000 in a year in the county.
State Contractor's License: all contractors must have a Virginia Contractor's License if they are bidding on jobs in excess of $1,000. There are three classes of licenses:
Class C: if the project is over $1,000 but less than
or equal to $10,000.
Class B: if the project is over $10,001 but less than or equal
to $120,000.
Class A: if the project is over $120,000.
Fairfax County Home Improvement License: this license is required when a contractor has a Virginia Class C license with Home Improvement, ('HIC') or Building, ('BLD') as their specialty.
Fairfax County Business License: you can call the Department of Tax Administration at 703-222-8234, TTY 711, for information/applications to obtain a Fairfax County Business License.
State Contractor's License: A contractor's license may be obtained from the state by contacting the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation at 804-367-8511, TTY 711, or online.
Fairfax County Home Improvement License: A Fairfax County Home Improvement Contractor's License may be obtained by submitting an application for approval to the Fairfax County Code Development and Compliance Division on the third floor of the Herrity Building, or you may call 703-324-1300, TTY 711, for more information.
The commonwealth of Virginia requires that if you are bidding on construction jobs in excess of $1,000, you must obtain a Virginia contractors license.
Fairfax County requires a Home Improvement Contractor's License
for Class C contractors performing work on residential properties with
the Home Improvement (HIC) or Building (BLD) state
classifications.
The testing for the state contractor's license is given by PSI Examination Services; contact them by phone at 800-733-9267, TTY 711, to find testing locations.
For more information, please contact the Permit Application Center at 703-222-0801, TTY 711.
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