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Florida Electrician License Lookup: DBPR Verification

Florida publishes every contractor license it issues, and the search is free. This page is a guide to using it, reading what comes back, and knowing what it does not cover.

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On this page
  1. Where the search lives
  2. What to type
  3. Reading what comes back
  4. County journeyman cards are not in there
  5. Verification letters and other states
  6. If you are hiring the work done
  7. Questions people ask
  8. What this page cites

Where the search lives

DBPR runs license search and application status at myfloridalicense.com. Licensees log in, manage and renew through the DBPR online services portal instead.

Both are the department's own pages. This site isn't affiliated with DBPR and runs no search of its own.

Search by name, by business name or by license number. If you have the number, use it, because contractor names and business names change more often than numbers do.

Qualifying agents matter in Florida. A company works under the license of the individual who qualifies it, so search the person as well as the business if the two do not line up.

Reading what comes back

Read the prefix first. EC, EF, EG and ES are certified, which means the licensee can contract anywhere in Florida. ER, EY, EH, EZ, EI, ET and EJ are registered, which means the license reaches only the jurisdiction it names and only the work that jurisdiction's card covers, under s. 489.513.

Then read the status and the date. Florida licenses expire on August 31 of each even numbered year, so a license with an old expiry has missed a cycle. A delinquent license carries a $25.00 fee and is not the same as a current one.

County journeyman cards are not in there

The DBPR search covers state licenses. A county journeyman card is county law under s. 489.5335, and it lives in the county's own records.

Some counties publish their own search. Pinellas runs a contractor search, Orange County publishes a licensed contractor list through Fast Track, and Jacksonville's Construction Trades Qualifying Board keeps a license lookup on its own site. Where no search exists, call the county board.

Verification letters and other states

If another state needs proof of your Florida license, the board charges $25 for a license verification letter ordered online, per its FAQ page.

That's a different thing from a screen print. A verification letter goes from the department to the other board.

If you are hiring the work done

Check three things: the license is current, the type covers the work, and the person on the permit is the licensee or their qualified business.

Section 489.516 says a certified contractor may work anywhere in the state on presenting the current certificate and a business tax receipt to the local authority. It also lets a county or city suspend or deny a local permit where the contractor lacks workers compensation or an acceptable exemption and the liability coverage the board requires.

Unlicensed contracting is not a paperwork problem. Section 489.532 makes a contract entered into by an unlicensed contractor unenforceable, which leaves the homeowner with fewer options than they think.

Questions people ask

How do I look up a Florida electrical contractor license?

Use DBPR's license search on myfloridalicense.com and search by name, business name or license number. The result shows the license type, its status and its expiration.

What do the letters on a Florida license mean?

EC, EF, EG and ES are certified licenses that work statewide. ER, EY, EH, EZ, EI, ET and EJ are registered licenses limited to the jurisdiction named on them, under s. 489.513.

Can I check a county journeyman card on DBPR?

No. County journeyman cards are issued under county law and stay in county records. Pinellas, Orange County and Jacksonville publish searches of their own, and other counties answer by phone.

When should a current Florida license expire?

On August 31 of the next even numbered year. Every certificate holder and registrant renews on that same biennial date, so an expiry from an earlier cycle means the license has lapsed.

How do I get my Florida license verified for another state?

Order a license verification letter from DBPR, which the board prices at $25 online. That letter goes from the department to the other board and is not the same as a printout of the search.

Then don't sign. Section 489.516 says nobody who is not certified or registered may engage in the business of contracting in Florida, and s. 489.532 makes contracts with unlicensed contractors unenforceable.

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