Get Your Contractor License to Obey the Law

You cannot be a contractor legally in Florida without a contractor license. If you get caught, there are consequences. It is a criminal offense in Florida where you can face misdemeanor or felony charges.

In Florida, there are nine ways to commit the crime of practicing unlicensed contracting. You just need to do and get caught (with proof) one of these nine things to get convicted.

The nine ways you can commit a crime while working unlicensed:

1. Falsely saying you or your organization is licensed, when you and they are not.
2. Pretending to be a certificate holder or registrant.
3. Presenting someone else’s certificate or registrations.
4. Giving false or forged evidence to the board.
5. Using a certificate or registration that is suspended or revoked.
6. Operating a contracting business after 60 days of termination
7. Performing work that requires a building permit without the build permit being in effect.
8. Disregarding or violating municipal or county ordinances related to un-certified/unregistered licenses.
9. Advertising yourself or business as an available registered contractor.

Usually, an unlicensed contracting charge is a first-degree misdemeanor, which has penalties of up to one year of probation or jail and a $1,000 fine.

If you have been convicted before of working without a license, you could be charged with a third-degree felony. This felony has penalties of up to five years in prison or probation and a $5,000 fine. There is also court-ordered restitution when the victim claims the work performed was sub-par and caused a loss of some sort.

If you plead guilty, you will have a permanent criminal record that can ruin your chance of obtaining a contractor license in the future.

As you can see, you need a contractor’s license. It important and necessary to work as a contractor in Florida. If you’re looking to get your Florida contractor’s license, we can help.

Click our Florida contractor license  page to learn more or call us 239-777-1028 to get started on the contractor license process today.

We are a Florida contractor licensing company, and we can help you get your contractor’s license, renew your license, start a business, manage a business, get a credit report, and more. We help contractors in Florida and across the United States get their contractor license. We specialize in getting our clients their contractor licenses fast and easy.