Alabama License and Trade Fees
The 3 verified whole-dollar state fees Alabama publishes — the statutory general contractor renewal ($200, §34-8-2) and the Administrative Code electrical schedule ($150 contractor / $35 journeyman, chapter 303-X). Alabama publishes whole-dollar fees. The ALBGC application amount, the HBLB tier amounts, the plumbing/gas schedule and every municipal permit fee are not published here, and the only confirmed state bond is the HVAC/R $20,000 performance bond.
01 State fees vs local fees vs the bond
STATE BOARD FEE (ALBGC / AECB / …)≠LOCAL PERMIT FEE (city/county)≠ONE STATE BOND ($20,000 HVAC/R)
- General contractor renewal — the statutory $200 fee (§34-8-2), received at least 30 days before expiration; the board publishes annual renewal forms.S-AL-CODE-34-8-2
- Electrical schedule — $150 electrical contractor, $35 journeyman electrician (Administrative Code chapter 303-X); a reciprocal electrical-contractor fee exists (amount not read). S-AL-ADMINCODE-303
- One bond to price — the HVAC/R performance bond of $20,000 for new applicants (rule 440-X-3-.04(5)). S-AL-HACR-BOND
- No general-contractor bond — the ALBGC publishes no surety-bond condition (CONFLICT-AL-001). S-AL-GC-LAW
- Permit fees are local — the municipal building permit and the city/county business licence are set locally — LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.
02 General contractor — statutory renewal, §34-8-2 (ch. 8, Title 34)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General contractor — renewal (statutory fee, §34-8-2) Code of Alabama §34-8-2: 'application for renewal … together with the payment of a fee of two hundred dollars ($200), received by the board at least 30 days prior to' expiration. The application/new-licence amount was not read — NOT_VERIFIED. | $200 | renewal | Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors (ALBGC) | S-AL-CODE-34-8-2 |
This is the statutory renewal figure only
§34-8-2 sets the $200 renewal fee; the ALBGC application/new-licence amount was not read — NOT_VERIFIED.
03 Electrical — Administrative Code chapter 303-X (AECB)
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical contractor — license fee (Administrative Code 303-X) '(c) Electrical Contractor License Fee $150.00' — official rule-set amount (Administrative Code chapter 303-X). A 4% card-processing service fee applies (board). | $150 | license | Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors (AECB) | S-AL-ADMINCODE-303 |
| Journeyman electrician — license fee (Administrative Code 303-X) '(d) Journeyman Electrician License Fee $35.00' — official rule-set amount. The reciprocal electrical-contractor licence fee exists; its amount was not extracted — NOT_VERIFIED. | $35 | license | Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors (AECB) | S-AL-ADMINCODE-303 |
Rule-set amounts from the Administrative Code
These are the board's rule-set fee amounts (Administrative Code chapter 303-X); a 4% card-processing service fee applies. The reciprocal licence fee and the examination fee amounts were not extracted — NOT_VERIFIED.
04 Renewal cycles and late rules
Renewal differs across the five boards: the general contractor renewal runs on the statutory $200 fee and a 30-day window; the home builders licence is annual on a January 1 cycle; the electrical contractor renews online with 14-hour CE in a CE year; the plumbing/gas certificate runs the calendar year with renewal October 1–December 31 and 4-hour CE; the HVAC/R licence renews annually. The 5 rows below carry the late and continuing-education conditions.
Credential
al:general_contractor_license
12-month cycle
Late / reinstatement
Renewal is filed with the $200 statutory fee (§34-8-2) received at least 30 days before expiration; the board publishes annual renewal forms. Late/reinstatement consequences were not read — NOT_VERIFIED.
Continuing education
No continuing-education condition is published on the ALBGC law page read — NOT_VERIFIED (do not infer none).
The licence TERM length is set by the board's practice; the statutory renewal window is 30 days before expiration.
Credential
al:home_builder_license
12-month cycle
Late / reinstatement
§34-14A-5(b): the annual licence fee covers a 12-month period beginning January 1; the board may charge a late fee, inactive fee, application-processing fee and education fees (amounts not read — NOT_VERIFIED).
Continuing education
The board may charge fees for education requirements; a specific CE hour figure is not published on the page read — NOT_VERIFIED.
Annual, January 1 cycle; entity licences require a qualifying representative.
Credential
al:electrical_contractor_license
12-month cycle
Late / reinstatement
Online renewals are available for electrical contractors and journeyman electricians (board home); the renewal TERM and late-fee amounts were not published on the page read — NOT_VERIFIED.
Continuing education
14 hours of continuing education in a CE year (2027 is a CE year — AECB home, read 2026-10-05).
Electrical contractor + journeyman electrician renew on the board's cycle; 14-hour CE in a CE year.
Credential
al:plumber_certification
12-month cycle
Late / reinstatement
Annual certificate running the calendar year; the renewal window is October 1 through December 31. Late CE triggers a deficiency plan and deficiency fee; a late renewal doubles the rate (board newsletter).
Continuing education
4 hours of continuing education, completed before the CE deadline each renewal year.
Master/journeyman/apprentice plumber and gas fitter certificates all renew on this annual cycle.
Credential
al:hvac_contractor_license
12-month cycle
Late / reinstatement
Annual licence fee and renewal through the board's online profile; the late-fee amount was not board-published on the page read — NOT_VERIFIED.
Continuing education
The board operates an online profile for CE-hour verification; a specific CE hour figure was not published on the page read — NOT_VERIFIED.
New applicants (and reciprocity applicants) must also provide the $20,000 performance bond (rule 440-X-3-.04(5)).
05 Withheld on purpose — never guessed
NOT VERIFIED — no number published
- The ALBGC application/new-licence amount — only the $200 statutory renewal fee (§34-8-2) was read.
- The HBLB tier amounts — the annual fee money is board-set and not published on the law page read; reported tier figures ($250 Unlimited, $150 roofer + $100 processing) are not board-published here.
- The plumbing/gas fee schedule — Administrative Code chapter 720-X-4 is a binary PDF; the amounts were not extractable, and commercial figures disagree.
- The HVAC/R amounts — the board's own page read does not itemise the annual licence or examination fee; the reported $220 / $175 are not confirmed.
- All municipal permit and business-licence fees — set locally; no city schedule was opened.
- Plumbing fee framework: §34-37-9 authorises the board to set the necessary fees to administer the chapter, and the Administrative Code chapter 720-X-4 holds the fee schedule. The specific renewal and examination amounts were NOT extractable from the official sources read on 2026-10-05, so no figure is published here. (Commercial training pages circulate different figures — master $75/$150, journeyman $25/$50, apprentice $12/$25 — which do not agree, so none is asserted.) S-AL-ADMINCODE-720
- HVAC/R fee framework: The HACR board charges an annual licence fee and an examination fee and operates an online profile for CE-hour verification and renewals. Commercial training sources report an annual licence fee of about $220 and an examination fee of about $175, but the board's own page read on 2026-10-05 does not itemise the amounts, so they are reported (not confirmed). S-AL-HACR
06 Sources
S-AL-ADMINCODE-303regulation
Alabama Administrative Code — Electrical Contractors, Alabama State Board of (fee filing, chapter 303-X)
https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/api/filing/68a71898f5f4c24dd61a87b5/filingS-AL-CODE-34-8-2statute
Code of Alabama §34-8-2 — Licensure and classification of contractors
https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=34-8-2