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RBC Residential Building License (Virginia)

Virginia has 20,146 active RBC Residential Building holders in the state file as of 2026-10-271, the largest of 32 classes with at least 200 holders. 883 of them expire by 2026-12-26.

Active holders
20,146
39.9% of active Virginia licenses
Expiring by 2026-12-26
883
4.4% of holders

What does the Virginia Residential Building license require?

Three license classes by job size: Class A, B, C (54.1-1100). A Class A license can be issued in residential building (RBC), commercial building (CBC), highway/heavy (H/H), electrical (ELE), plumbing (PLB), HVAC (HVA), fire sprinkler (SPR) or specialty (54.1-1106(F)), and dozens of specialties such as home improvement (HIC), commercial improvement (CIC) and roofing (ROC) are added by designation (18VAC50-22-20, -30). One state board (Board for Contractors, DPOR) covers all trades.2

Exam

The designated employee (age 18+, full-time employee or in responsible management) of a Class A or B firm must pass the board-approved business exam (Va. Code 54.1-1106(E), 54.1-1108; 18VAC50-22-50 B, -60 B).3

Bond

No license bond.4

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How do you check a RBC license?

Search by license number or business name on the Virginia license lookup, which reads the same state file.

Sources

  1. VA DPOR regulant list 2705 (contractor firms) (dpor.virginia.gov, 2026-10-27)
  2. VA Board for Contractors (DPOR): classes (law.lis.virginia.gov)
  3. VA Board for Contractors (DPOR): exam (law.lis.virginia.gov)
  4. VA Board for Contractors (DPOR): bond (law.lis.virginia.gov)