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Arizona contractor license (ROC)Requirements, cost, exam

Arizona licenses general contractors through the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC). Work with an aggregate price under $1,000 (labor, materials, all items) on one project is exempt only if casual or minor and not split from or part…1

Arizona · general contractor

State license required

Experience
Qualifying party needs 4 years practical or management trade experience, at least 2 within the last 10.2
Exam
Two exams, 70% to pass: online open-book Statutes and Rules exam (SRE, $61 to Gmetrix) plus a trade exam through PSI ($66, online or test center).3
Bond
Set by estimated annual volume (A.R.S. 32-1152; ROC table).4
Insurance
No general liability insurance requirement in A.R.S. 32-1122 (application, fee and bond list) or the ROC bond and renewal pages.2
Fees
Two-year license, ROC table: new General Commercial (A, B-1, B-2) $780 total.3
Renewal
Licenses are biennial.3

Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC)

How do you get an Arizona contractor license?

  1. Check that you need a license

    Work with an aggregate price under $1,000 (labor, materials, all items) on one project is exempt only if casual or minor and not split from or part…1

  2. Meet the experience rule

    Qualifying party needs 4 years practical or management trade experience, at least 2 within the last 10.2

  3. Apply to the ROC

    Two-year license, ROC table: new General Commercial (A, B-1, B-2) $780 total.3

    ROC site
  4. Pass the exam$61

    Two exams, 70% to pass: online open-book Statutes and Rules exam (SRE, $61 to Gmetrix) plus a trade exam through PSI ($66, online or test center).3

    What's on the exam
  5. File the bond and insurance

    Set by estimated annual volume (A.R.S. 32-1152; ROC table). No general liability insurance requirement in A.R.S. 32-1122 (application, fee and bond list) or the ROC bond and renewal pages.4

    Arizona bond and insurance rules
  6. Get the license, then renew

    Licenses are biennial.3

    Renewal and CE

Electrical, plumbing and HVAC licenses in Arizona

Which license class do you need in Arizona?

Licenses are split Commercial, Residential and Dual.5

Does Arizona have license reciprocity?

No reciprocity.6

Do you need workers' comp?

Application must attest compliance with workers' compensation law and give the policy number if coverage is required (A.R.S. 32-1122(B)(1)(i)).2

Arizona insurance and bonds

Sources

  1. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): who needs a license (azleg.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): experience (azleg.gov, 2026-10-27)
  3. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): exam (roc.az.gov, 2026-10-27)
  4. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): bond (roc.az.gov, 2026-10-27)
  5. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): license classes (roc.az.gov, 2026-10-27)
  6. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): reciprocity (roc.az.gov, 2026-10-27)
  7. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): 01123 (azleg.gov, 2026-10-27)
  8. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): 01126 (azleg.gov, 2026-10-27)
  9. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): 01152 (azleg.gov, 2026-10-27)
  10. Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC): Renew license checklist (roc.az.gov, 2026-10-27)