Roof Replacement Contractor Requirements in Arkansas
Arkansas roof replacement answers three ways: over $2,000 of residential roofing needs the subch. 6 REGISTRATION since 2021-07-01 ($20/yr + $15,000 bond) — but a licensed residential builder or remodeler does NOT need it, while a home-improvement licensee holding the roofing specialty DOES; § 17-25-610(5) further exempts an RBC/HI licensee whose roofing is ≤ 50% of total project cost with no door-to-door sales, and the owner's own residence gets one project a year. Commercial roofing (over $50,000, non-single-family) rides the Building classification or the Roofing specialty on the commercial licence. Every claim sourced and dated.
Residential roofing registration required after July 1, 2021 — $20/yr + $15,000 bond — § 17-25-603(a): 'A person shall not act as a roofing contractor after July 1, 2021, unless a person is (1) granted a roofing contractor registration certificate by the Residential Contractors Committee; or (2) exempt from certification under this subchapter'; (b) Class A misdemeanor with each day a separate offense. § 17-25-601(4) defines the trade (residential roofing services for a fee — construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, waterproofing). Application (§ 17-25-604): oath, 18 years of age, name/address, business names, other persons authorized, compliance statement, out-of-state licensure and discipline disclosure; NONRESIDENTS must designate a registered agent; attached '(1) A surety bond in the minimum amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); (2) Proof of workers' compensation coverage …; and (3) Any other information required by the committee.' Term one year (§ 17-25-609(a)); fee $20 new and renewal (17 CAR 295-204, statutory cap $100). S-AR-ROOF-APP
Residential exemptions — own residence, owner-occupant work, ≤ $2,000, licensed subs, other Arkansas licences, roofing subch. — § 17-25-513 verbatim: exempt '(1) A person who acts as a residential building contractor in the construction of his or her residence unless he or she builds more than one (1) residence during any calendar year; (2) The owner of a single family residence acting as his or her own home improvement contractor on his or her own property; (3)(A) A person or entity … when the cost of the work done or to be done does not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000)', with the anti-splitting sentence in (B); '(4) A subcontractor of a contractor licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee; (5) A person or entity licensed as a contractor by another licensing agency, board, or commission of the State of Arkansas if the contractor is performing work within the scope of the license held …; (6) A person or entity performing work as a roofing contractor as defined under § 17-25-601 et seq.' § 17-25-610 adds the roofing chapter's five exemptions, including the 50%-of-project-cost rule for HI/RBC licensees. S-AR-RES-LAW
Commercial licence required at $50,000 — expressly excluding single-family residences — Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-101(a)(1) verbatim: 'contractor' means any person … that for a fixed price, fee, commission, or wage, attempts to or submits a bid to construct or demolish … any building, apartment, condominium, highway, sewer, utility, grading, or any other improvement or structure on public or private property for lease, rent, resale, public access, or similar purpose, 'except single-family residences, when the cost of the work to be done, or done, in the State of Arkansas by the contractor, including, but not limited to, labor and materials, is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more.' § 17-25-101(b): the $50,000 exception 'shall not apply to any project of construction in which any of the construction work necessary to complete the project … is divided into separate contracts of amounts less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), a purpose being to circumvent the provisions of this chapter.' § 17-25-101(a)(2): an owner acting on 'his or her own or its own property … shall not result in the person's or entity's being required to obtain a licensee, but the person or entity shall comply with all other provisions of this chapter.' § 17-25-101(c): 'It is the intention of this definition to include all improvements, demolition, or structures, excepting only single-family residences.' S-AR-COMM-LAW
Residential licence required above $2,000 — builder since 7/1/2001, home improvement since 1/1/2012 — § 17-25-505(a): 'A person shall not act as a residential building contractor after July 1, 2001, unless licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee or exempted from licensure under this subchapter.' (b) the same for a home improvement contractor after January 1, 2012. (c) failure to procure the licence 'shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor with each day in violation of the requirement to constitute a separate offense.' § 17-25-513(3)(A): exempt 'when the cost of the work done or to be done does not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000)'; (B) the exemption 'shall not apply to a project in which the construction work necessary to complete the project is divided into separate contracts of amounts less than two thousand dollars ($2,000)'. The apply page repeats the trigger for each licence type ('more than $2,000, including, but not limited to, labor and material'). S-AR-RES-LAW
The $10,000 contractor's bond is a condition of licensure (not a fee) and follows the licensee into every project; the roofing registration adds its own $15,000 bond. Every city/county fee is LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED and is not published here.