Email Contact Us. FAX The Board for Contractors licenses businesses engaged in the construction, removal, repair, or improvement of facilities on property owned by others.
The Board also licenses tradesmen, as well as individuals and firms engaged in residential building energy analysis, which involves evaluation of energy consumption and recommendations to improve energy efficiency. You MUST include your license number s.
Renewals cannot be processed over the phone. If your license has been expired for more than 30 days , you must contact Board staff at or Contractors dpor. DPOR is not responsible for processing delays associated with forms that do not conform to this requirement.
Sign up for email notification of regulatory action and meetings by registering here. Statutes Chapter 11 of Title News Releases View archived news releases. Board News Worker Misclassification Prevention Misclassification occurs when an employer improperly counts a worker as an independent contractor who should, in fact, be an employee. Employee misclassification undermines those businesses that follow the law by allowing unscrupulous employers to undercut bids because they avoid payroll costs.
Virginia is committed to leveling the playing field for employers that play by the rules. Frequently Asked Questions. Will I be able to speak directly with a Board member? I am licensed in Virginia, and applying for licensure in another state. The other state is requesting verification of my Virginia license.
What do I need to do? How do I go about filing a complaint against a contractor? I need to renew my license, but I haven't received my renewal form. My renewal payment was one day late and I have always paid on time. Can you waive the late fee? I did not renew on time because I didn't receive my renewal card. Do I still have to pay a late fee or reinstate my license? Does the Board office use the date of receipt or the postmark date to determine whether an application or renewal was received on time?
What do I need to do to notify the Board? Board Roster. Board Executive Director. Board Administrators. Board Member Roster. Jeffery W.
Gene E. Vance T. Wiley "Bif" V. Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund. Military and Veterans Services. With a license that allows you to take jobs throughout Virginia and neighboring states, you might decide the process of getting your journeyman or master license is well worth it.
Some electrical licensees get insurance through their employer or their union. Once you have your journeyman or master electrician license, you can legally get your own electrical jobs throughout Virginia. It can be helpful to list your license number on your website and business cards. Many electricians join a union to guarantee they get a pension plan, certain types of insurance, sick pay, a competitive salary, and other benefits.
It can help to look at your local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW to get an idea of what joining a union would mean for you.
The U. And even though COVID hit the construction industry hard, the industry is only seeing a marginal decline. Here are four trends worth watching. Complete the DPOR application. Pass the exam. This exam gets administered by PSI. Continuing education must be completed before the expiration date on your license. For example, an individual holding a master electrician license must complete an approved electrical continuing education course.
An individual holding a master electrician and master plumbing license must complete an approved continuing education course in electrical and plumbing. For the trades of plumbing, electrical, and HVAC , the course must be three hours in length. For gas-fitting, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas , the course must be one hour each.
ALL continuing education courses must be approved by the Board for Contractors in order for them to be used as part of the renewal requirements. Be sure to check the list of approved courses before scheduling your training class. You may reach the Board office by phone at Licensing Section or Education Section , by FAX at , or by e-mail at tradesmen dpor.
If you have a question regarding licensing issues, renewal, application status, etc. If you have a question regarding continuing education providers, how to become a provider, or other questions relating to education, please contact the Education Section at Additionally, if you have information that you would like to mail to the Board, please send it to:.
The Board members do not work in the Board office. They come into the Board offices for Board meetings and hearings, but are not here on a daily basis.
Board office staff members can answer your questions and are trained to process all information that comes into the Board office. Please do not contact Board members directly. The Board's regulations provide a day period after the expiration date in which a license may be renewed without penalty therefore, your payment is actually 31 days late. Staff cannot waive the fee. Board regulations state that failure to receive the renewal notice does not relieve you of the obligation to renew.
The date the application or renewal was received in the agency determines whether it is on time, not the postmark date. If the renewal fee is received after the due date, you will be required to pay the reinstatement fee.
If the reinstatement fee is received after the due date, you will be required to reapply, meeting all current requirements. The alternative is to complete, print, sign, and submit an Address Change Form to the Board office by mail. Unless updated online, all Address Change Forms must be received by the Board in writing. When providing a post office box as the mailing address, it must be accompanied by the physical address.
All name changes must be received by the Board in writing. Individual name change requests must be accompanied by a copy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order, or other official documentation that verifies the name change. Beginning January 1, , all tradesmen must complete continuing education in order to renew their licenses.
The only exception is certified backflow prevention device workers, who are not currently required to complete continuing education for renewal. All continuing education requirements must be fulfilled during the two-year term of the license. If your license expires December 31, , you must complete the required continuing education hours for your license before December 31, The next cycle for your license will be January 1, , through.
December 31, the next expiration date of your license , during which the continuing education requirements for your license must be fulfilled. The continuing education course must cover a subject directly related to the current edition of the code that is specific to your trade.
For example, electricians must complete a course covering the National Electrical Code; plumbers must complete a course covering the International Plumbing Code; HVAC workers must complete a course covering the International Mechanical Code; and gas fitters must complete a course covering the International Fuel Gas Code. The course must be completed through a Board-approved provider. The list is continuously updated as new providers are approved, so check back often to see if new providers in your area have been added to the list.
While the Board-Approved Provider List shows the location of each of the providers, that is not necessarily the location of the course. Some of the providers travel to various locations, while others offer their courses online or through correspondence courses.
You would need to contact the individual providers to find out the locations of their courses. Online providers are denoted on the list as providing online courses.
Also, if you have several months or more before your license expired, you may wish to wait to take the course because the list is continuously being updated as new providers are approved by the Board.
By waiting a few months, you may find a provider has been approved that is closer to your area. The important thing is to complete the continuing education before your license expires. Only approved courses offered by approved providers count toward the continuing education requirement. If you have a provider that you have taken courses through that you would like to see on the list, you should contact that provider and encourage them to apply for approval.
The course must cover code updates, and the provider must meet the Board's requirements. The provider can contact the Board's education staff at Only correspondence and online providers must offer a test at the end of their courses. Providers who teach their courses in traditional classroom environments are not required to administer a test, but they may choose to do so as an assessment of understanding of course topics. All Board-approved providers are required to transmit rosters electronically from each course to the Board office.
This information is then transferred to your license record to document that the continuing education requirements have been completed. We do highly recommended that you keep some type of documentation from the course i. Providers have seven days after course completion to transmit course rosters to the Board office. Once received, it takes several days for Board staff to process the rosters.
Therefore, it may be two to three weeks before we have record of your course. We recommend you do not contact the Board office to check on your continuing education. Instead, keep the documentation referenced above and be prepared to submit it when you renew your license if you receive a letter from the Board office requesting proof of completion of continuing education coursework. There is no grandfather provision for continuing education.
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