Renewal of residential building and remodeler contractor license

Ownership or Business Structure Change
(i.e., individual proprietor to LLC or corporation)

You may not use the renewal form if you changed the organizational structure of the licensed business (for example: sole proprietor to LLC or corporation; corporation to LLC; partnership to LLP). You must submit a new license application with applicable fees. These application forms are available at www.dli.mn.gov/CCLD/RBCContractorRemodApp.asp.

Important notes:

To locate your QB, QM, QR or QI number, visit DLI's Online License Lookup.

Residential contractor license renewal FAQ and common mistakes

Please refer to the proper instructions below based on the license expiration date

License renewal quick links. Renewal instructions for licenses that ...

expire March 31, 2012
expired March 31, 2011
expired on or before March 31, 2010

Instructions for licenses that expire March 31, 2012

Licenses that expire March 31, 2012

New: Residential contractor license renewal FAQ and common mistakes

Online license renewal

2012 license renewal forms (PDF)

Continuing education reporting:

Please complete the qualifying person registration. (PDF)
In 2012 the qualifying person will be required to submit CE Course Completion Certificates totaling 14 hours of Minnesota pre-approved building contractor continuing education including one hour of energy. These hours can be acquired at any time within the license term after the license was issued/renewed and before renewal in 2012. A list of approved courses is available at https://secure.doli.state.mn.us/ccldcecourses/.

Instructions for licenses that expired March 31, 2011

Any contractor whose license expired March 31, 2011, is unlicensed at midnight April 1, 2011, and remains unlicensed until a renewed license has been issued by the department and is received by the contractor. Unlicensed activity is a misdemeanor and will result in enforcement action against the unlicensed contractor, including a civil penalty of up to $10,000. It is the department's objective to process complete and accurate renewals within 30 days of the date received. Processing time is dictated by the date received, complete and accurate documentation submitted by the contractor, and DLI work volume. All renewals are processed in order of date received. Your patience is greatly appreciated.

License renewal documents:

2011 Expired License Renewal (PDF)

Instructions for licenses that expired on or before March 31, 2010

Effective April 1, 2011, all licenses expired on or before March 31, 2010, cannot be renewed or reinstated and shall remain expired. A contractor choosing to regain licensure will be required to submit a new application and fee, which will result in a new license number being issued.

Please note: The Department of Labor and Industry does not accept cash as payment for licenses, inspections, copy requests and other DLI services. Accepted methods of payment include checks, money orders and electronic payments that can be made through the DLI website.