Utah General Contractor License Requirements

Official classification: B100 General Building Contractor (also E100 General Engineering Contractor and R100 Residential and Small Commercial Contractor) · Issued by the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL).

🏗️ General ContractorUT ✔ Verified 2026-06-18

License types

B100 General Building Contractor — Broadest building license; construction, alteration, and repair of structures (Utah Code 58-55-102), including specialty scopes with specified exclusions
E100 General Engineering Contractor — General engineering construction (Utah Code 58-55-102)
R100 Residential and Small Commercial Contractor — Residential and small commercial construction (Utah Code 58-55-102)

Requirements at a glance

Experience required	At least 4,000 hours (2 years) of paid construction work experience, OR an accepted alternative: holding a prior Utah license qualifier, a construction-management degree, a licensed professional engineer, or passing the NASCLA exam.
Application fee	$175 (primary classification)
License fee	Included in application fee
Renewal fee	$128
Renewal period	Every 2 years (expires Nov 30 of odd years).
Continuing education	6 CE hours per renewal (3 must be taught live). A general contractor must complete a 30-hour pre-licensure course before initial licensure (specialty contractors take a 25-hour course).
Bond required	No flat state license bond. Applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility (questionnaire); a surety bond is required only if they fail it. Conditional minimums: $50,000 for B100 or E100; $25,000 for R100 (R156-55a-602).
Liability insurance	Required: minimum $1,000,000 per incident and $3,000,000 aggregate (DOPL listed as certificate holder)
Property damage	Covered within the general liability policy
Workers' comp	Required if you have employees, or a Workers' Compensation Coverage Waiver from the Utah Labor Commission
Background check	No routine fingerprint background check; DOPL reviews criminal history via its Criminal History Guidelines.
Credit requirement	No credit-score requirement, but financial responsibility must be demonstrated; poor standing triggers a bond.
Reciprocity	None — Utah accepts the NASCLA exam and out-of-state experience toward qualification, but has no formal license reciprocity.
Processing time	Variable; DOPL does not publish a guaranteed processing time.

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Exams

Utah Business and Law exam (or 1 year of active licensed experience in another U.S. jurisdiction, or qualifier on a Utah license prior to May 9, 2017)

Provider: Prov (provexam.com)
Passing: Not publicly disclosed
Fee: Not publicly disclosed

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Local / municipal notes

Pre-licensure education is 30 hours for general contractors (B100/E100/R100) versus 25 hours for specialty contractors.

Fees and rules change frequently (often annually). This page was last verified on 2026-06-18 — always confirm current requirements directly with the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) before applying. This is not legal advice.

Official sources

https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/apply-for-a-license/general-contractor/
https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/apply-for-a-license/specialty-contractor-license/
https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/contracting/renew-a-license/
https://commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fee-schedule.pdf
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/utah/Utah-Admin-Code-R156-55a-301
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/utah/Utah-Admin-Code-R156-55a-602