California Contractor License Lookup
164,354 license records from the California Contractors State License Board, refreshed daily. 3 of them are expired right now.
General Building Contractors
108,058
2 expired · the general construction licence, class B, for projects involving two or more trades
Electrical Contractors
29,048
0 expired · class C-10, licensed for electrical work
Plumbing Contractors
18,172
1 expired · class C-36, licensed for plumbing and drainage work
HVAC Contractors
12,182
0 expired · class C-20, licensed for warm-air heating, ventilating and air conditioning
Roofing Contractors
5,749
0 expired · class C-39, licensed for roofing work
General Engineering Contractors
15,304
1 expired · class A, for fixed works: grading, paving, drainage and site work
How licensing works in California
California licenses general contractors as well as individual trades, and publishes bond and workers' compensation status, so records here carry more detail than Texas.
The California Contractors State License Board publishes its licensee file as public record, and we reload it every day. A license belongs to a named individual or company and stops being valid when it lapses, is suspended, or is not renewed. The record usually stays in the published file after that, which is exactly why lapsed licenses are visible here rather than quietly disappearing.