LBGC license lookup

Check an Alabama contractor license by number against the LBGC file dated Oct 27, 2026.¹

What should you check before hiring?

What to ask before you hire

Get the license number in writing. The name on the license should match the name on your contract and invoice.
Check the class covers the job. A license for one trade doesn't cover another. Alabama license classes
Ask for a certificate of insurance sent to you by the insurance agent, not handed over by the contractor. How to read a COI
Ask who will be on site. If a crew works on your property, ask for proof of workers' comp. An exemption means the contractor told the LBGC it has no employees.
Put it in a written contract: license number, price, start date and payment schedule. Check the license again on the day you sign.

If the license is lapsed

Don't sign or pay a deposit until the LBGC shows the license active again.
Ask the contractor why. For a bond or insurance lapse, ask for proof that the new bond or policy was filed with the LBGC, then check again.
If work has started, hold further payments, keep the contract, receipts and photos, and file a complaint with Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC).
Check another contractor. Alabama license lookup

How do you read the result?

The word is the board's status for the license. The square sums up the check against the file.

Active: Nothing on file ends in the next 60 days.
Ending soon: Active, but the license ends within 60 days. The card names which one.
Lapsed: Expired, suspended, revoked or inactive. The card gives the reason the board lists.
Not found: No license with that number in the file.

Is a sub's coverage about to lapse?

1,767 licenses on active Alabama licenses end between Oct 27, 2026 and Dec 26, 2026.¹

Check each sub's license before they start, and ask their agent for a fresh certificate when a policy ends mid-job. Read a certificate of insurance

What does an Alabama license record show?

The LBGC file gives the license number, name, city, classification, status and expiry date for each license.¹ It has no bond or liability insurance or workers' comp field, so record pages say "Not in the LBGC file" there; the board can tell you more. Licenses held by a person show the name, city, classes, status and expiry only.

Which license class covers the job?

A contractor can take work only in the classes on the license. These are the classes Alabama contractors hold most.

BC Building Construction
SC Exhibit Construction
MU Municipal And Utility
H/RR Heavy And Railroad
SUB-ELECTRICAL Subcontractor: Electrical
BCU4 Building Construction Under Four Stories
HS Highways And Streets
E Electrical
ADM New Administrative
SUB-HVAC Subcontractor: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
SUB-CONCRETE Subcontractor: Concrete
BC-S-REMODELING-AND Remodeling And Alteration

Sources

LBGC license roster (licensesearch.alabama.gov, Oct 27, 2026)
Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) (genconbd.alabama.gov)